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If it were not so sad, it would be funny. Last year, Stephen Harper had never heard of the environment, let alone understood that there was something wrong with it. When pressured, he sent the then current Conservative lady scapegoat, Rona Ambrose, to Kenya to make a fool of herself. More ... If there is one thing which has consistently angered Liberals over the years - and sparked their just-below-the-surface disregard of Americans - it is when leading U.S. political figures make public comments about Canadian domestic policy. Except, it seems, when it's an American loudmouth saying something they agree with. More ... Skirmishes among Ontario's political parties less than six months before an election are being called a phoney war, but don't tell that to Premier Dalton McGuinty. More ... 100 YEARS AGO Thursday, May 2, 1907 + The Licence Commissioners of Dufferin County met in Orangeville last week, Messrs. Samuel Graydon, of Grand Valley, and Dr. A. J.Hunter, of Orangeville, being the two commissioners present, Dr. R. W. Rooney, of Shelburne, having resigned. More ... One enjoys talking to friends who are planning to visit for the first time places that are on one's own "been there, done that" list. Two such folk told me this week that they were soon heading, but not together, for Halifax, N.S. and New York, N.Y. More ... It must be a horrible life for prisoners these days. We've all heard the horror stories from detention centers in Iraq and Afghanistan, but what about poor misguided robbers, murderers, and jaywalkers here in North America? There are several prisons within a few miles of where I live. I can't imagine the hardships faced by the inmates. More ... This guy comes up to the counter to rent a DVD called "Squirrels Go Wild." It's a 60 minute loop of squirrels jumping through trees, dashing along fences, chomping on acorns in open fields. Bold letters under the title blare: "Baby sitting for your dog." You're supposed to put it on when you go out - so instead of tearing up the furniture your dog will watch TV. More ... Over the past years there has been a disturbing amount in the media about religious symbols, disturbing for its negativity. It's good to see religion in the news, but... More ... |
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