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Banning the taser as a national imperative

@ December 21, 2007 # No Comment Yet

By Robert Billyard
“In other words, taser use is on trial and there are strong arguments to be made for its out right ban.”

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Back Room Politics - A Study in Confusion

@ December 21, 2007 # No Comment Yet

Boy would I love to be a fly on the wall inside the Stephen Harper’s, or for that matter Danny Williams’, office these days. Then again in order to know what’s really going on it’s more likley I’d have to get inside the heads of these two men. Now that’s a scary thought. I guess [...]

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Dean McDonald Left the Wind Farm - Danny, Danny Oh!

@ December 18, 2007 # No Comment Yet

Today Dean McDonald resigned as Chairman of the Board for Newfoundland and Labador Hydro, effective immediately.

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The Annapolis Conference

@ December 14, 2007 # No Comment Yet

Dead Man Walking

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Mulroney - Schreiber: With Friends Like This Who Needs Enemas

@ December 14, 2007 # No Comment Yet

The headline might make some people think of the mess Schreiber is bringing to light and whether or not he really was a friend to Mulroney or a curse. Don`t jump to conclusions. From all the testimony so far in Ottawa and especially after today the story is just the opposite.

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How Michael Ignatieff Lost Canadian Liberal Leadership

@ December 3, 2007 # No Comment Yet

(THE SCENE: Evening, Oct. 11, 2006. In the centre of a darkened room stands Michael Ignatieff, candidate for the Liberal Party leadership. He is agitated and confused.)

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The latest Nanos Poll

@ December 3, 2007 # No Comment Yet

The latest Nanos Poll indicates that politicians in general may be the first casualties of the Schreiber Affair. The ongoing Nanos Federal Leadership Report Card Tracking indicates that Canadians are moving away from all party leaders into the “none of the above” or “unsure”. It is quite unprecedented to see movement away from all the [...]

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