@ July 11, 2006 # No Comment Yet
No Need For Two Parties Of National Extinction By Robert Billyard There can be no doubt that Canada/US relations are a critical aspect of being the prime minister of Canada. Now it is more critical than ever as Canada is under excruciating pressure from the most aggressive US administration ever to come to heel on [...]
@ July 8, 2006 # No Comment Yet
Mexican Elections – Don’t Discount a Recount Late Thursday afternoon, after a lengthy re-tallying process, Mexico’s Federal Electoral Institute officially declared the ruling PAN party candidate, Felipe Calderón as the winner of the country’s presidential elections. In the words of Luis Carlos Ugalde, head of the electoral institution, “the golden rule of democracy establishes that [...]
@ July 7, 2006 # No Comment Yet
Only Bush & His Neo-Cons By John Chuckman A summary of events leading to the invasion of Afghanistan is helpful. Following 9/11, the Taleban government said it would extradite Osama bin Laden if the U.S. could produce evidence against him. This is the approach taken by the courts of every Western country when extradition is [...]
@ July 4, 2006 # No Comment Yet
Free Trade Lumber Council Says Trade Pact Imperils Industry Despite overwhelming opposition from the softwood lumber industry across Canada, the Government of Canada announced late on Canada Day that it had proceeded to initial a final text of a “deal” with the United States – a move that trade associations in British Columbia, Ontario and [...]