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    'We are safer now than 30 years ago,' says leading terrorism expert

    'We are safer now than 30 years ago,' says leading terrorism expert Professor Louise Richardson believes the French response to the Paris attacks with the language of warfare has helped terrorists “spread fear and terror” The world is a safer place than 30 years ago as people are more likely...
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    Ontario, B.C., Quebec, Manitoba earn top marks on history education report card

    Lest we forget those other two. Ontario, B.C., Quebec, Manitoba earn top marks on history education report card TORONTO - The majority of Canada's provinces and territories have been assigned high marks on a new report card on history education. Historica Canada looked at both social...
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    MSM Starting to Pay Attention to Anti-Muslim/Anti-Government Groups and Individuals

    Time to start cracking down. MSM Starting to Pay Attention to Anti-Muslim/Anti-Government Groups and Individuals In some ways this should cause us some degree of optimism. PEGIDA Canada's coming out party in Toronto was tiny and dwarfed by a much larger contingency of anti-fascists and...
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    LGBTories encouraging Conservatives to change same-sex marriage stance

    LGBT Tories organizing to change party's policy on same-sex marriage Bye bye curmudgeons! LGBT Tories organizing to change party's policy on same-sex marriage A group of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered Tories says now is the time to drop language opposing same-sex marriage from...
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    How blockchain tech could change the way we do business

    Since people on this forum purport to care about business and the economy... Time to move on from resources and get resourceful... How blockchain tech could change the way we do business But how does it work exactly? Digital records are lumped together into "blocks" then bound together...
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    Employment Insurance numbers paint grisly picture in Alberta, Saskatchewan

    Employment Insurance numbers paint grisly picture in Alberta, Saskatchewan EI up in Alberta, Saskatchewan Fresh Employment Insurance numbers today paint an even more troubling picture for Alberta and Saskatchewan, two provinces hit hard by the commodities rout. The number of people receiving...
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    Sask. Premier welcomes stimulus money into the province

    Bububu Sasquatchewan is supposed to be the shining beacon of economic prosperity. Sask. Premier welcomes stimulus money into the province Saskatchewan's premier is welcoming news that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could decide to focus initial stimulus efforts between Saskatchewan and...
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    Macleans: The Angry, Radical White

    I mean Right.. whoops... The angry, radical right Lawrence Witko doesn’t actually want Justin Trudeau dead, he swears. Nor does he really want to kill all Muslims, moderate or otherwise, or hope for the mass killing of Palestinian children. “I hate violence, period. I don’t want to have to...
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    Leaders envy Trudeau at World Economic Forum in Davos

    It's probably just Stockholm Syndrome :lol: Justin Trudeau's political honeymoon the envy of world leaders in Davos As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses the rich and powerful at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, today, some of the world leaders in attendance may be a...
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    Learn English or leave? Mind your language, Mr. Cameron

    Almost as dumb as Harper. Learn English or leave? Mind your language, Mr. Cameron British Prime Minister David Cameron has called on Muslim women to learn English if they want to better integrate themselves in British society and counter radicalization. In an article written for The Times...
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    Terrorism is DEAD

    And the jingo ate his baby. 'Jihadi John' confirmed dead by ISIS-linked media outlet A magazine associated with ISIS released a eulogy on Tuesday for "Jihadi John", a member of the militant group who won global notoriety for his filmed executions of hostages, the monitoring organisation SITE...
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    December layoffs are a holiday tradition for corporations across Canada

    December layoffs are a holiday tradition for corporations across Canada One of the cruel realities of modern capitalism is that December brings together layoffs and the holiday season. As Q3 earnings are released and Q4 earnings are projected, many corporations use the twelfth month to balance...
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    Proof That a Price on Carbon Works

    Proof That a Price on Carbon Works Lawmakers who oppose taking action to lower greenhouse gas emissions by putting a price on carbon often argue that doing so would hurt businesses and consumers. But the energy policies adopted by some American states and Canadian provinces demonstrate that...
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    What economists are saying about Trudeau’s stimulus plan

    What economists are saying about Trudeau’s stimulus plan Does stimulus work? It depends on which economist you ask. Finance Minister Bill Morneau has plenty of contradictory advice to choose from as Canada’s economics community engages in a heated debate over the merits of fiscal stimulus...
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    Potash going down the drain

    Another defunct industry like oil. PotashCorp to close N.B. mine indefinitely, cutting up to 430 jobs SUSSEX, N.B. -- Amid weak global markets for fertilizer products, Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan shut down its Picadilly mine in southern New Brunswick for an indefinite period Tuesday...
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    Libertarians are dumb

    No more gubmint derpity derp derp 'Freedom and liberty' not enough to save Galt's Gulch Chile libertarian community from bureaucracy and internal dissent Jeff Berwick values “freedom and liberty” and that, he says, makes him an anarchist libertarian. He wears the label proudly. So do his...
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    Ontario economy posts modest third-quarter growth boosted by lag in loonie

    Dutch Delicious Ontario economy posts modest third-quarter growth boosted by lag in loonie A surge in exports fuelled by the lagging loonie helped Ontario notch modest growth of 0.9 per cent in the third quarter of 2015 — double the pace of the previous three months, Ministry of Finance...
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    Climate change bomb has already gone off says NWT premier

    Looks like he's having nunavut eh guys? EH? Climate change bomb has already gone off says NWT premier OTTAWA – The premier of the Northwest Territories doesn’t see climate change as a ticking time bomb _ in his part of the country, it’s already gone off. Canada’s North is at the forefront...
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    Norway & Canada: An Important And Long-Standing Economic Relationship

    Norway & Canada: An Important And Long-Standing Economic Relationship Emphasis on Research & Innovation Norway has a strong emphasis on research as a key component to an evolving competitive and innovative society -- this is evident across sectors. Norwegian firms' commitment to research...
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    Trudeau lends star power as Google Canada launches new headquarters

    Fluffer McFluffen Fluffing again Fluff Trudeau lends star power as Google Canada launches new headquarters Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lent his star power to help Google Canada open its gigantic new engineering office in Kitchener, Ont., on Thursday. Speaking to a packed room full of...