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Harping on Free Trade

 Stephen Harper promotes free trade deal in first speech by a Canadian Prime Minister to the British Parliament in 70 years.

Stephen Harper promotes free trade deal in first speech by a Canadian Prime Minister to the British Parliament in 70 years.

A Kinder Morgan dawns for B.C.?

Oil spill on Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline fuels pipeline debate

Oil spill on Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline fuels pipeline debate

Chris Had Field day!

Astronaut Chris Hadfield, commander of the International Space Station, announces his retirement. [From outer space to inner chamber?]

Astronaut Chris Hadfield, commander of the International Space Station, announces his retirement.        To boldly go?

Anthrax Bull-shift!

Canadian Food Inspection Agency will no longer investigate, quarantine, clean up, vaccinate or test for deadly anthrax. It will shift that responsibility to livestock producers and private Veterinarians.

Canadian Food Inspection Agency will no longer investigate, quarantine, clean up, vaccinate or test for deadly anthrax. It will shift that responsibility to livestock producers and private Veterinarians.

“Brenting his Rath”

Canadian MP Brent Rathgeber resigns from Conservative caucus and attacks the Prime Minister and the Conservative Government for betraying its principals and "morphing into what we once mocked"

Canadian MP Brent Rathgeber resigns from the Conservative caucus and attacks the Prime Minister and the Conservative Government for betraying its principals and “morphing into what we once mocked”

Farewell to Henry Morgentaler

We can all walk taller thanks to Morgantaler

We all walk taller thanks to Morgentaler:

Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil

Senators Mike Duffy and Pamela Wallin, Prime Minister Harper remain evasive on Senate expense scandal.

Senators Mike Duffy and Pamela Wallin, Prime Minister Harper remain evasive on Senate expense scandal.

Disorder of Canada

Senators and Order of Canada recipients Pamela Wallin and Mike Duffy resign from caucus over Senate expense-claim scandal

Senators and Order of Canada recipients Pamela Wallin and Mike Duffy resign from Conservative caucus over Senate expense-claim scandal

5.2 Quake hits Toronto

[It was caused by Mayor Rob Ford  taking a tumble]

[It was caused by Mayor Rob Ford taking a tumble after alleged crack-smoking video]

The Wright Duff

Canadian Conservative Senator Mike Duffy accepts $90,000 personal cheque from Prime Minister Harper's Chief of Staff Nigel Wright, to pay back falsified housing expense claims.

Canadian Conservative Senator Mike Duffy accepts $90,000 personal cheque from Prime Minister Harper’s Chief of Staff Nigel Wright, to pay back falsified housing expense claims.