toyoufromfailinghands.blogspot.com - 12/3/2008
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In a message to two members of Parliament - one Conservative and one Liberal - a retired Vice-Admiral has written (posted with permission): Gentlemen, As you both may be aware I contributed financially towards your recent re-election - not because of your Party affiliations but because I know ...
the-reaction.blogspot.com - 12/4/2008
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the-reaction.blogspot.com —
By Michael J.W. Stickings I just wanted to
mention that The Guardian asked me to write an
article, for it's Comment is Free section, on the turbulent political situation here in Canada (which I initially wrote about here ). It was published this ...
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Bare Naked Politics: The ongoing situation in Canada
theglobeandmail.com - 12/4/2008
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theglobeandmail.com —
OTTAWA Prime Minister Stephen Harper has obtained
Governor-General Michaëlle Jean's consent to temporarily shut down Parliament,
a move that allows him to avoid a confidence vote next week that he was expected to lose. It's a blow for the ...
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Parliament shut down till Jan. 26
guardian.co.uk - 12/4/2008
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Time for a trip to the woodshed
small dead animals —
Time for a trip to the woodshed One of my colleagues at The Torch received a passionate and heartfelt expression of opinion about this whole parliamentary mess in his e-mail yesterday. With the author's permission, we've posted it in its entirety : Regretfully, I am too old now to serve Canada in any political capacity. However, I did serve faithfully for 38 years in the RCN and the Canadian Armed Forces - including in NDHQ, as a Rear Admiral and Vice Admiral, where I had the honour to serve both under Liberal and Conservative Ministers of National Defence. In every instance ...
"Service and country"
Daimnation! —
A post at The Torch. A message for all our politicians.
Mark C.
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