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According to the World Federation of the Deaf (http://www.wfdeaf.org/pdf/fact_signlanguage.pdf), Brazil, Finland, South Africa, the Czech Republic, New Zealand, Uganda, Ecuador, Portugal , and Venezuela recognize their national sign languages in their constitutions. Has Canada been so blinded...

I would think the best way to kill a hangover is to just top up. As long as there's no withdrawal, you can't have a hangover... Oh, right, but I think tht's called alcoholism.

I have the best remedy. I'm a teetotaller:smile: I only drink to kill hangovers.

Hey, I'm vegan. Leave my bull alone.

11 And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come? 12 And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought. 13 But I say unto you, That Elias...

The term red neck is a common term of abuse used among the left to denigrate the right. Based on my understanding of people's use of the term, it implies an ignorant, heartless person whose views on law and order are strongly influcenced by religion though his views on war and economics tend to...

A n g l o s p h e r e Though I don't fully agree with Anglosphereism if it is thought of a a fort to keep others out, I do agree with the idea if it is thought of as a means of building closer ties between predominantly English-speaking countries, be it in freer trade, freer movement of...

I was thinking, since the auto industry has obviously become too big to sustain itself, why not let the US deal with it, not bail them out on the Canadian side, let them close their plants on the Canadian side and move back to the US, and negotiate a free movement of labour agreement with the...

I've been reading Linguistic Imperialism by Robert Phillipson (ISBN 780194371469), and came across a few quotes. Though I speak English fluently, I still don't identify myself as an Anglo since English isn't my mother tongue; but I'd like to know whether or not the ideas presented in these...

Many auto workers looking to leave increasingly uncertain sector once and for all It seems the auto workers themselves want out.

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Language barriers lead to health barriers: study

RIM sues Motorola for blocking hiring of workers: report Unbelieveable. I can understand for the purpose of protecting intellectual property that companies would have such an agreement. But certainly once a company either fires or lays off a worker, the deal is off for that worker at least...

From my past observations, it appears (and demographic and politial maps of Quebec substantiate this) that support for Quebec sovereignty is especially concentrated among monolingual French-speaking communities. Do you think there is a strong correlation between support for sovereignty and...

One of the main arguments that Harper had used against the coalition in his televized address to the nation before popoguing parliament was the danger of making a coalition with 'separatists'. Now we could debate whether or not a federalist party should or shouldn't form a coalition with a...

I'd like to know what you would like infrastructure spending to focus on if it must come to that. Here are some examples of what I'd like to see. These are some of the criteria I'd be looking for in an infrastructure project. It would have to meet at least one of the following criteria: 1...

I'd rather the government just lower interest rates and retrain laid off workers for whatever jobs are created from the drop in interest rates. If the government absolutely must create jobs, however, then instead of wandering aimlessly, bailing out whatever squeeky wheel asks for greece, which...

If we look at history, recessions have often been followed by labour shortages, resulting in inflation. How best do you think we should use the current recession to prepare for the likely labour shortage to follow in a few years' time?

Let's suppose that the government were banned from imposing taxes on income and wealth, and would be allowed to get revenue from natural resources and fines only. Beyond that the government would reserve the right to require us to give a certain amount of our income and non-essential wealth to a...

I'm looking forward to your responses.