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Harper predicts pain at gas pumps should Layton grab share of power Stephen Harper is warning an NDP-led coalition government would raid Canadians’ pocketbooks and savage the economy as the Conservative Leader tries to curb surging support for Jack Layton that imperils his long-sought Tory...

I can't promise that this is as objective as Colpy's list, but it should do for now. Crime and Law Enforcement The Conservatives have promised to re-introduce Internet surveillance legislation that did not pass in the previous parlement, as part of an omnibus bill‎. They said they plan...

I've read there are some side effects or problems with carbon capture, but am too lazy to research now. Still, it seems like a good step forward.

Guantánamo leaks lift lid on world's most controversial prison • Innocent people interrogated for years on slimmest pretexts • Children, elderly and mentally ill among those wrongfully held • 172 prisoners remain, some with no prospect of trial or release The Guantánamo files are among...

No bias in online Vote Compass, CBC says The CBC is standing by its online tool that purports to tell users which party reflects their policy preferences, but critics say skews Liberal. Blogs and websites are rife with discussion about the public broadcaster's Vote Compass; on Tuesday a new...

Not a new article or concept by any means, but I was just wondering how soon we would be able to rid of our dependency on this type of resource. Sweden looks to be the first oil-free nation by 2020... Sweden plans to be world's first oil-free economy | Environment | The Guardian But what...

Cuba's Communist Party approves sweeping economic changes, elects new leadership HAVANA (AP) - Cubans hoped to get details Tuesday of the sweeping economic changes and new leadership choices their government approved in closed-door meetings as the Communist Party held its last day of talks...

Sounds bolshevik to me! -- Tory's words raise eyebrows Trashes Obama, says NDP rival a socialist Barack Obama is the worst president in American history and an NDP MP is a Chinese-educated socialist, according to a Conservative candidate in northern Manitoba. Wally Daudrich, who...

I'm no finance major, but this sounded pretty reasonable to me. Fiscal responsibilities How the next government should respond to the federal deficit No matter which party (or parties) forms the government after the federal election scheduled for May 2, the new government will face a very...

With new platform, Liberals chart course back to Trudeauville Whether he succeeds depends on whether you believe that Canada should return to its Trudeauesque past of increased social spending paid for by higher taxes on corporations and the wealthy, or continue the Conservative emphasis on...

So, I recently got wind that, out of our 30 million Canadian citizens (if I remember that figure correctly) there are 22 million working class taxpayers. Now, for the sake of simplicity I'm going to cut that number down to 20 million, assuming the other 2 million are fraudulent or small...

A 12-year-old Staten Island boy was marched out of school in handcuffs yesterday and slapped with felony hate-crime charges after allegedly bullying a Muslim classmate. Sources tell the Staten Island Advance that the boy, Osman Daramy, had repeatedly harassed and attacked the girl over the...

Transparency, as used in the humanities and in a social context more generally, implies openness, communication, and accountability. It is a metaphorical extension of the meaning a "transparent" object is one that can be seen through. Transparent procedures include open meetings, financial...

An intellectual is a person who uses intelligence (thought and reason) and critical or analytical reasoning in either a professional or a personal capacity. ‘Intellectual’ can denote three types of persons: A person involved in, and with, abstract, erudite ideas and theories. A...

Religion may become extinct in nine nations, study says A study using census data from nine countries shows that religion there is set for extinction, say researchers. The study found a steady rise in those claiming no religious affiliation. The team's mathematical model...

AKA "The Best Rant of All Time" Political fantasies and the Republican war on Americans by Massimo Pigliucci Sometimes I think I’m not paid enough to do this job. Well, actually I’m not paid at all, but that’s beside the point. I ought to be paid more than a large number of...

Japanese Americans: House hearings on radical Islam 'sinister' By David Nakamura Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, March 9, 2011 During the chaotic days after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Basim Elkarra was passing by an Islamic school in Sacramento when he did a double-take...

Rep. Peter King Says Muslims Aren’t ‘American’ When It Comes To War Rep. Peter King (R-NY), the new chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, has promised to launch a series of investigations of Muslim Americans beginning in February. “I’ve made it clear that I’ll focus the committee on...

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