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Columns November 5, 2009  RSS feed

In my opinion
Planning, reality are far apart
      Federal Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq is reported to have blamed GlaxoSmithKline Inc., the H1N1 vaccine producer, "along with the panic," for the supply shortage that's already gripping the country after only one week. I prefer to blame the minister for not having considered all the factors that should have been taken into account in the planning.
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Angles 'n' Attitudes
Time now to forget
      Remember, remember, The fifth of November, The gunpowder treason and plot. There's truly no reason Why the gunpowder treason Ever should be forgot. What was that all about? It was about a planned act of terrorism that should now be forgotten. Guy Fawkes Day is still 'celebrated' in England by fireworks and the burning of an effigy of the villain.
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National Affairs
Why not just relax and enjoy it?
      With Prince Charles and his wife Camilla currently visiting Canada, the usual suspects, i.e. the champions of Republicanism, are working overtime attempting to convince us all that we'd be better off without having any formal ties whatsoever to our country's basic history.
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Queen's Park
A few clues on cuts that may be coming
      Premier Dalton McGuinty says he has not even begun to choose which programs he will cut to start whittling down the biggest deficit in the province's history, but he has dropped a few clues. The premier has to reduce his government's spending dramatically, because it is headed for a $24.
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From the Global Classroom
Limiting our Tolerance
      Unfortunately we as a society have become quite blasé about pollution. News broadcasts about polluting situations are disquieting but we have become used to them. Where is the protest movement when we are informed by the medical authorities that we experience 1500 premature deaths annually due to poor air quality in Toronto?
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Dipping Into the Past
Stolen ballot boxes delayed official count in temperance vote
      125 YEARS AGO Thursday, November 6, 1884 • The voting on the Scott Act in Dufferin County last Thursday resulted in an unofficial majority for the measure of 805. In Orangeville the vote was 254 for to 143 against, while Shelburne was the only municipality opposing the act, 74 to 64. The count was not official, returning officer P. M.
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Christian Perspectives
Two minutes too much to ask?
      What will you do this Remembrance Day? At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month where will you be? In this country, we have in different ways, since 1919, set aside time and space to Remember, but it seems as the years pass, fewer and fewer people are taking the time to remember.
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Royal Canadian Legion News
      Youth Education Officer is reminding everyone that the Poster & Poetry Competition is underway. This is normally done through their respective schools, but entries will be accepted at the Legion directly. The deadline for submissions is no later than November 6, 2009.
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