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    The prof weighs in: Ontario’s editorial writers bombed

    I think this deserves special attention as it speaks volumes about the credibility of some mainstream Op Eds. The prof weighs in: Ontario’s editorial writers bombed Being an editorialist must be fun. They spend their days reading and thinking and forming opinions on all manner of issues...
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    Australian PM's ‘Canadia’ gaffe the butt of jokes on social media

    Australian PM's ‘Canadia’ gaffe the butt of jokes on social media Crossing a hemisphere and more than a dozen time zones for his first official trip to Ottawa, Australia’s Prime Minister briefly mixed up the name of the country he was visiting – and social media pounced on him for it. Speaking...
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    G7 Declaration Highlights Energy Security, Climate Change, Sustainable Development

    G7 Declaration Highlights Energy Security, Climate Change, Sustainable Development 5 June 2014: The Presidents of the European Council and European Commission (EC) have gathered with leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US for a G7 Summit, during which they...
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    F-35’s single-engine design too dangerous for Canadian air force, report says

    F-35’s single-engine design too dangerous for Canadian air force, report says A new report is urging the federal government to forego the purchase of the F-35 fighter to replace Canada’s aging CF-18 fleet because its single-engine design is ill-suited to Canada’s north and dangerous to pilots...
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    Manitoba: Climate change central

    Turning up the heat: Manitoba caught in climate change crosshairs Ask Danny Blair what really keeps Prairie climate experts such as himself up at night and watch him run through a long list of looming calamities to settle on one. Drought. "If you thought the Dirty Thirties were bad," he said...
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    Canadian unemployment rate rises to 7% in May

    Canadian unemployment rate rises to 7% in May Canada's unemployment rate rose to seven per cent in May just over the previous month, as many young workers entered the job market seeking summer work, according to Statistics Canada. Nearly 26,000 jobs were created in May, but most of the gains...
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    Alabama Christian Youth Ministry quotes Adolf Hitler on billboard

    Christian Youth Ministry uses Hitler quote to promote child indoctrination
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    Scientists discover three NEW, man made global warming gasses

    Scientists discover three new global warming gases Twenty-five years after the world first moved to protect the ozone layer, British scientists have found three new potentially damaging gases in the atmosphere. While they do not expect the gases to do much damage to the ozone layer, they think...
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    IMF: Austerity is much worse for the economy than we thought

    IMF: Austerity is much worse for the economy than we thought Earlier this week, the International Monetary Fund made a striking admission in its new World Economic Outlook. The IMF's chief economist, Olivier Blanchard, explained that recent efforts among wealthy countries to shrink their...
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    Canada bans government meteorologists from talking about climate change

    What's nuff said is that you agree that meteorologists of all stripes are not credible on the issue but you will still look to them to support denialist claims.
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    Canada bans government meteorologists from talking about climate change

    Does the credibility of meteorologists only apply to public meteorologists?
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    Canada bans government meteorologists from talking about climate change

    Well then. I guess that means you'll stop looking to the meteorologist, Anthony Watts for your talking points. I'll remember to bring up this point next time you do. :)
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    Canada bans government meteorologists from talking about climate change

    Are you guys saying that meteorologists aren't credible on this issue?
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    Canada bans government meteorologists from talking about climate change

    Ban the politicians first then and not the people who are tangentially related.
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    Canada bans government meteorologists from talking about climate change

    Are they going to ban politicians from talking about climate change because the aren't experts as well?
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    Harper's Million Dollar Trip

    Stephen Harper’s Middle East trip cost $1 million OTTAWA—Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s January trip to the Middle East with a large delegation rang up a bill topping $1 million, newly released figures show. More than half the cost for the seven-day trip to Israel, the West Bank and Jordan...
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    U.S. urges Canada to act on climate change

    Times have changed folks. U.S. urges Canada to act on climate change As President Barack Obama unveiled the first major regulations to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions in the United States, his ambassador in Ottawa urged Canada to do the same and take action to combat climate change. It is a...
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    U.S. unveils first national plan to slash emissions 30% by 2020

    Barack Obama sets 2020 emissions target for U.S. power plants The Obama administration on Monday will unveil a plan to cut Earth-warming pollution from power plants by 30 per cent by 2020, setting in motion one of the most significant actions to address global warming in U.S. history. The...
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    UN chief calls world to support Harper's $3.5B commitment to kids, moms health

    UN chief calls world to support Harper's $3.5B commitment to kids, moms health TORONTO - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is calling on world leaders to follow Canada's $3.5 billion commitment to maternal and child health. And he says his support is personal. He is telling delegates to Prime...
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    Canada’s economy posts slowest growth since 2012

    Canada’s economy posts slowest growth since 2012 Canada’s economy limped through a brutal winter, with growth slowing to an annual pace of 1.2 per cent in the first three months of the year. It was the slowest growth since late 2012. Friday’s measure by Statistics Canada of gross domestic...