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Appointment clear as mud
May 1st, 2009 - 5 h 00
Congratulations to Bill Casey on his new appointment, but what exactly is an "intergovernmental affairs senior representative in Ottawa" and what does he do? Not to sound uninformed, but I've never heard of the job. It sounds like it's a...
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Holding the bag for a flawed system
April 24th, 2009 - 5 h 00
Is a systemic failure making scapegoats of frontline police officers? Last year, Vancouver RCMP officers repeatedly tased an upset air traveler in an incident that ultimately led to his death. Most recently, Mounties in Newfoundland jailed an...
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In awe of selflessness
April 22nd, 2009 - 5 h 00
There are some incredibly brave people in this world. In recent weeks we have seen examples of total selflessness, with some facing very real danger to protect others - or to protect human rights. When newscasters announced that Capt. Richard...
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OK, 19 drunk driving offences is more than enough
April 3rd, 2009 - 5 h 00
What exactly do you do with a drunk who, even in the face of incarceration, continues to put the lives of others in danger by drinking and driving? After at least 19 prior convictions, a Truro area man is facing another impaired driving charge...
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Being betrayed by a friend is nothing to laugh at
March 27th, 2009 - 5 h 00
Et tu, Brute? There are few betrayals that hurt more than getting stabbed in the back by a friend. Such seems the case in a recent controversy generated by a late-night American pseudo news show that shall remain nameless. In what was later...
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Pope is human, but hes wrong about condoms
March 20th, 2009 - 5 h 00
I know that for the Catholic religion the Pope is God's representative on earth, but I've gotta say: I think he's wrong on the whole condom issue, particularly as it pertains to the AIDS epidemic. Now before anyone gets up in arms and thinks I'm...
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Closet fails to keep real issue in the dark
March 13th, 2009 - 5 h 00
A closet is no place for a student, but what do you do with a kid who has severe behavioral issues and is disrupting the rest of the class? There's been quite a bit of controversy and at least two trains of thought regarding a Grade 2 boy from...
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News cuts hurt coverage
March 6th, 2009 - 5 h 00
One of my greatest fears is that newspaper readers won't know what they've got until it's gone. Scholars and oldtimers have long been warning us about the dangers of putting all your eggs into one basket, but the newspaper industry hasn't...
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Turf protecting part of municipal politics
Febuary 27th, 2009 - 5 h 00
County councillor John Kellegrew's comment to the effect that a new jail should go anywhere but in Springhill certainly raised a few hackles in that community. Turf protecting and regional animosity are nothing new in municipal politics but it's...
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Separtists the weird uncle of our Canadian family
Febuary 20th, 2009 - 5 h 00
Jack Nicholson's famous line from the film A Few Good Men, "You can't handle the truth!," never applied better than to the whining separatists who caused a reenactment of the 1759 battle on the Plains of Abraham to be cancelled. The event was...
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