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Belarus Air Force Commander fired after Parachuting Teddy Bear Protest Stunt

Pro-Democracy Activists drop 789 teddy bears with parachutes and protest signs over Minsk. President Lukashenko is furious.

Carson: Peddling influence, and excess baggage

Bruce Carson, former aide to Canadian Prime minister Stephen Harper, charged with influence peddling. Carson had previous convictions for theft, forgery and fraud.

ABCs: D-

Abbott, B.C Education Minister, vows to make reading a top priority; appoints Dockendorf “Superintendent of Reading”, but fails to mention specifics or consult teachers.

“No telltale signs of landslide” says B.C. Premier Christy Clark

Clark says lessons need to be learned, but Johnsons Landing  tragedy couldn’t have been predicted.
Will she say the same on May 15th 2013?

“Ask not for whom the bridge tolls…”

B.C. Liberal Government spends $400,000 advertising Port Mann toll bridge.
In related news, 8 high-profile MLA’s won’t run for Christy Clark’s Liberals in next election.

Enbridge CEO Pat Daniel: Blowing Smoke?

Multi-million dollar PR campaign for Northern Gateway Pipeline Project rings false after U.S. regulatory watchdog issues damning report warning of “pervasive systemic problems, mistakes and missteps”

Enbridge acted like “Keystone Cops” after disastrous Michigan pipeline rupture

National Transportation Safety Board Chairman blasts Enbridge for mishandling 840,000 gallon oil spill which caused $800 million in damages.

Harper names Julian Fantino to succeed Bev Oda as Canada’s International Development Minister

Fantino oversaw disastrous F-35 Stealth Fighter purchase fiasco and has little international experience.