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    Canadian Conservatism

    In Canada, political conservatism is generally considered to be primarily represented by the Conservative Party of Canada at the federal level of governance, and by the various right-leaning parties at the provincial levels. Organised conservatism in Canada dates back to the creation of the...
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    Does Canada need Civil-War to fix out its problems

    With Canada and Quebec heading to another referendum, and other problems, like Alberta and social issues affecting our country. Does Canada need some kind of civil-war like America to fix out its problems to become a powerful country it once was. Just look at the States, five bloody years of...
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    Canada is it left-wing, right-wing or centralist country

    Now I was wondering on another issue what Canada is. For most of its history it has had left-wing parties running it federally and provincially in most provinces. With small bouts of conservatism. So is the Canadian population a left-wing society, a right-wing society or a centralist society...
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    Are Conservatives Right-Wing or Centralist (1990s era)

    Now from a post I read in the Green Party thread. It got me thinging. With the merger of the Canadian Alliance, the Reform and the PC, has the party gone from a centralist party into a party of right-wing radicals that are the minority in Canada?
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    Poll: Undecided will go Liberal

    http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Politics/2005/12/04/1376187-cp.html Uncommitted voters outside Quebec, who could determine the outcome of the close-fought federal election, were more likely to ultimately support the Liberals than the Conservatives, a new poll suggests. The Decima Research online...
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    Girl struck crossing highway

    [url = " Click Here ! " ]http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2006/01/07/bearspaw-funeral-060107.html[/url] More than 300 people attended a funeral service for a teenager who was hit by at least three cars on an Alberta highway on New Year's Day – none of which stopped. Police believe...
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    Rejection

    I know everyone has had rejection before. From a boyfriend or a girlfriend. From a job oportunity to other rejection. Now some could be bad, some could be really funny and some could be sad. Now I got a funny rejection story from a female friend I have known for eight years now. Several years...
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    Another Tragedy for Kashechewan

    Two prisoners die in jailhouse fire on troubled Ontario reserve -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- at 20:45 on January 8, 2006, EST. OTTAWA (CP) - Two residents of the Kashechewan reserve died and a police officer was injured after a fire broke...
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    Bryan McCabe

    Bryan McCabe, defenseman for the Toronto Maple Leafs. With the new rules, nearly has 50 points in 42 games. Thus this mean with the new rules we are truly seeing some players potential. And how many points do you think he will end up with?
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    UN Haitian Commander kills self

    The Brazilian commander of UN peacekeepers in Haiti was found dead on the balcony of his hotel room Saturday after shooting himself in the head, authorities said, in a blow to the 9,000-strong force and efforts to restore democracy in Haiti. UN officials and Haitian police swarmed the upscale...
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    2,200 US troops dead

    http://start.shaw.ca/start/enCA/News/WorldNewsArticle.htm?src=w010811A.xml And wasn't this at a time that Bush wanted to withdraw forces?
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    Ethnic Vote not as predictable

    TORONTO (CP) - The so-called ethnic vote is more fluid and fickle than in past federal elections and can't readily be bought with high-profile campaign promises, experts and activists say. Paul Martin is promising to waive the hated immigration landing fee, while Stephen Harper says he'll...
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    Bush Needs Court Approval for Snooping: Poll

    WASHINGTON - A majority of Americans want the Bush administration to get court approval before eavesdropping on people inside the United States, even if those calls might involve suspected terrorists, an AP-Ipsos poll shows. ADVERTISEMENT Over the past three weeks, President Bush and top...
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    UN Year in Review

    More than two dozen UN personnel were killed in 2005 – Staff Union New York staffers march in memory of slain colleagues 5 January – Fatal attacks against United Nations civilian and military personnel stationed around the globe more than doubled last year compared to 2004 as 32 people were...
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    Ogoni Reconciliation

    This is the same people who are healing after the death of Ken Saro-Wiwa. Ogoni: Remarks on Reconciliation by Ledum Mitee President of the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP), Ledum Mitee has warned that the ongoing reconciliation efforts by the Federal Government between Ogoni...
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    My Lai Massacre

    Just for a little background to Hugh Johnson Jr. So it is kind of interesting to see that Major. Colin Powell was the prosecutor to investigate the abuses in the letter and stumbled onto My Lai massacre.
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    Hugh Johnson Jr.

    Hugh C. Thompson, Jr. (April 15, 1943 – January 6, 2006) was a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War. He is chiefly known for his role in stopping the My Lai Massacre, during which he was flying a reconnaissance mission. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Thompson joined the US Navy in 1961, then US...
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    IBAF may pull plug on World Baseball Classic

    Without Cuba, the World Baseball Classic, that highly charged and already highly politicized 16-team tournament scheduled for its debut in March, likely won't ever get to a "Play Ball!" The International Baseball Federation (IBAF) is threatening to pull its sanctioning of Major League...
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    Newest Polls

    SES Research January 06 Liberal:32 Conservative: 35 NDP: 17 BLOC: 10 Green: 6 The Liberals and the Conservatives seem to fluxuate a point here and there every poll remaining around 32-33 for the Libs, and around about 36 for the CONs. The NDP is still strong at 17% Ekos January 05 Lib...
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    Harper will repeal current Income Tax Cuts

    OTTAWA (CP) - A Conservative government would reverse Liberal tax cuts for low-and middle-income earners passed just before the election was called as part of a broad tax plan that would substantially reduce taxes for everyone, leader Stephen Harper said Saturday. ADVERTISEMENT "We have a...