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    Sums up the US Mentality

    (Note the topic name: US Mentality... Not American Mentality) I found this on another forum, posted by a user of yet another forum. Anyways, take a long read and tell me what you think :D Q: Daddy, why did we have to attack Iraq? A: Because they had weapons of mass destruction honey. Q...
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    I'm outraged! Ontario, Liberals bring back health premium

    Liberals bring back health premium FROM CANADIAN PRESS A solemn Liberal election pledge to freeze taxes and balance Ontario's books was shunted aside today in a provincial budget that taps taxpayers for $9 billion over four years to finance a spending spree on everything from heart surgeries...
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    Young Canadians NOT voting

    Getting young Canadians to vote Most young Canadians are not participating in the democratic process. Reforming electoral laws is not a complete answer, but it could represent an important step towards reversing the trend. Bill C-24, an Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Income...
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    Looks like Air Canada might make it

    CAW extends final deadline Union last holdout standing between airline, bailout package RICK WESTHEAD BUSINESS REPORTER Air Canada’s showdown with the union representing its customer-service employees has been extended to this afternoon after the CAW received a new proposal on pay cuts this...
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    Harper's moderate formula

    Harper's moderate formula Terence Corcoran National Post Saturday, May 15, 2004 Conservative Party leader Stephen Harper in Toronto Friday. (CP/ Derek Oliver) [ PHOTO OF HARPER REMOVED ] There are two big stories in the leaked election platform of the new Conservative party. One is...
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    Al-Qaeda says Canada deserves bombing

    Al-Qaeda says Canada deserves bombing Jihad spokesman says Canadians were mean to Khadrs Stewart Bell National Post Saturday, May 15, 2004 Karim Khadr, 14, who was paralyzed when shot in the spine by Pakistani security forces last year near the border with Afghanistan, has returned home...
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    Culture, Life and Politics in Quebec...

    Featured at http://www.canadiancontent.net/commtr/itemid180.html The province of Quebec: Culture, Life and Politics -------------------------------------------------------------------------- By Christopher Walsh May 13, 2004 (CC) - Canadians are everso immersed in Quebec politics every...
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    What kind of music do you like?

    There has not been much talk of music around here, so let me start it off with that I like... maybe you wanna share your likes and dislikes? I'm into house and certain dance music. I can't stand hip hop, but I like some older forms of rap just for nostalgic purposes :) 80's are cool, especially...
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    A New Immigration Act For Canada?

    A New Immigration Act For Canada? By James E. Turner, Barrister and Solicitor Introduction A new Canada Immigration Act, the first entirely new statute since 1978, will become law in the next few months. At present, the new Immigration Act is still under consideration by Canada's...
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    Your experience with providers

    Hello everyone! I'm going to be doing some reviews on mobile telephone providers because it's pretty hard to find unbiased views on all of them together. If you'd like to contribute, please do so and reply to this post. I'll be reviewing these factors: - Actual Phones - Clarity - Coverage -...
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    Local Toronto News: GO Transit gets $1b boost

    GO Transit gets $1B boost KEVIN MCGRAN TRANSPORTATION REPORTER Federal politicians, no doubt part of a pre-election campaign, dropped by local transit authorities yesterday and signed multi-partner, multi-year promises that guarantee $1 billion to GO Transit and $150 million to York Region...
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    SASSER Virus Information - Be careful everyone!

    We are sending this Virus Alert to update you on two critical viruses that are circulating on the Internet: The SASSER Virus and the NETSKY Virus. SASSER VIRUS INFORMATION (NETSKY VIRUS INFORMATION IS BELOW) A. SASSER KEY MESSAGE: All customers using Windows 2000 or Windows XP should...
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    Trouble finding Kazaa Lite K++?

    Just incase anyone was wondering, it was removed from Google results by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and a letter of cease and desist. Here's a url where you can still get it.. It's great - no spyware, no hidden ads and it's faster than regular kazaa...
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    U.S. Senate Moves Closer to Condemning Canadian Seal Hunt

    Monday, May 03, 2004 (Yarmouth Port, Mass. - 3 May 2004) - The U.S. Senate moved one step closer to an official condemnation of Canada's seal hunt when the Senate Foreign Relations Committee recommended the Levin-Collins Resolution to the full Senate. The resolution, which was introduced in...
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    Views of Bloc Québécois

    Let's just forget about the whole seperatist thing for a moment and focus on the actual politics of the Bloc Québécois... I have been reading their web site (only available in French) and noticed some similarities in some articles that I've seen on these forums...
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    Opera 7.x betas

    Opera 7.x betas. I suggest everyone give it a try, really nice and quick browser. Definately beats IE series anyday!! Highly suggested :) Happy surfing :D
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    Iraqis Declare Victory Over U.S. as Falluja Families Return

    Published on Saturday, May 1, 2004 by Reuters Iraqis Declare Victory Over U.S. as Falluja Families Return by Fadel Badran FALLUJA, Iraq - Eight-year-old Anas Mohamed wept as his father picked through the rubble where their family house once stood in the besieged Iraqi town of Falluja...
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    Caribbean Turks and Caicos move to join Canada

    Caribbean Turks and Caicos move to join Canada (originally featured at http://www.canadiancontent.net/commtr/itemid176.html ) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By Christopher Walsh April 25, 2004 (CC) - In recent news, Nova Scotia's parliament...
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    N.S. votes to invite Turks and Caicos to join it

    N.S. votes to invite Turks and Caicos to join it Last Updated Thu, 22 Apr 2004 14:16:50 HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's three political parties voted unanimously Wednesday to invite Turks and Caicos to join the province, if the Caribbean islands ever become part of Canada. INDEPTH: Turks and...
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    Rogers NNTP

    Has anybody had experience using Rogers' news server? I've found to get extremely fast speeds by using it. Usually around 2.9mbps... just really fast. I can never seem to achieve that speed on regular web sites or file-sharing services. Ah well, the NNTP is great, so I'm happy with that part of...