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Liberal MP under fire for ‘separatist losers' blog post |
 Liberal MP Garth Turner has come under fire for blasting Quebec sovereigntists on his blog as “balkanizing separatist losers.” MORE... |
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Former Alberta NDP leader going federal |
 UPDATE: Confirmed. Ray Martin is expected to announce today his intention to run for Jack Layton's NDP in the riding of Edmonton East. |
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If we don't step forward, no one will |
 Last week's column trigged a mini-avalanche of email, both in quantity and in quality of feeling and of argument. The subject was Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion's "green shift" proposal for imposing a new carbon tax while returning the.. MORE... |
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Harper has shifty moves, too |
 Stephen Harper has yet another opportunity to seize the green mantle and, in so doing, place himself within reach of a majority. The smart money says he has to try. MORE... |
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Let the carbon tax debate begin |
 No one's taking up Liberal Leader Stephane Dion on his challenge to debate the prime minister over a carbon tax. Can I make Dion an offer? I'll debate him anytime, anywhere. MORE... |
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Wallet politics work against Dion |
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 It somehow seems right for Stephane Dion to hold his Liberal leader's Stampede breakfast at the Calgary zoo. And if the dorky Quebec politician dresses up like a real Alberta cowboy, things will only get more bizarre. MORE...
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Dion a threat to the West |
 So Stephane Dion thinks all he has to do is show up for Stampede, eat a corn dog or two, and talk nice to the handful of federal Liberals still left in the oilpatch and we'll all embrace his party's plan to stick us with a nationwide carbon tax. MORE... |
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Ottawa is rewriting Quebec history |
 Future historians will probably be mystified by the extent to which the Charest government allowed Stephen Harper to make sure that Quebec City's 400th anniversary would also serve to publicize Canada, its history, federalism and.. MORE... |
 The Supreme Court last week struck a welcome blow for free speech – and against libel chill – with its ruling overturning a judgment against a talk-show host. MORE... |
 It's unlikely the Canadian embassy in Washington meant any insult to French Canadians when it sent out invitations for its Canada Day party showing Samuel de Champlain carrying a plate of poutine. Diplomats are usually super-sensitive.. MORE... |
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 Whether Henry Morgentaler is a champion of women's rights or a baby killer, there is no debate about one thing: He is now a member of the Order of Canada. No one should freak out. The same award was given to Alan Eagleson, Conrad Black.. MORE...
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Morgentaler is worthy of the Order |
 In a previous life 20 or so years ago, I had personal and professional cause to cross paths with Dr. Henry Morgentaler. For a brief season, we both visited the Toronto Central YMCA at the same time. While waiting for my sons' swimming.. MORE... |
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Order of Canada for Morgentaler tells us a lot about our country |
 An announcement this week that Henry Morgentaler has been named to the Order of Canada has significance that goes well beyond the man. MORE... |
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Who's ready to return their snowflake? |
 If I had the sole and undivided power to select the Order of Canada, Dr. Henry Morgentaler would get through the door easily. Indeed, we might have to create a whole new class of the Order just for him. MORE... |
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If you wear the pin, send it back |
 If I had an Order of Canada I'd return it to protest the appointment of Henry Morgentaler. But of course people like me don't get that little white snowflake lapel pin. We're too divisive. MORE... |
 Politicians too gutless to legalize prostitution for women's safety. Such hypocrisy. We're too gutless to legalize prostitution but we don't mind being pimps, charging licence fees for activities everyone knows are covers for the sex trade. MORE... |
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Obama has little choice but to drift toward centre |
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 Everyone does it. But Barack Obama claims not to be everyone. The Illinois senator's most enthusiastic supporters are furious at his flip-flop on FISA. And they are bombarding his website with protests by the thousands. MORE...
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BRITNEY Spears has reportedly reconciled with ex-boyfriend Adnan Ghalib because she fears him releasing a secret sex tape. 
...reports he was kidnapped by members of Colombia's largest left-wing rebel group FARC. 
Refugee board ordered to take another look at U.S. war dodger's failed asylum bid 
...described as the Frank Sinatra of France, is being named an honorary officer of the Order of Canada, a special designation reserved for non-Canadians. 
...to the Order of Canada 
Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt arrived in France to a hero's welcome Friday after six years being held by leftist rebels in the Colombian jungle. 
Canada is the best country to move to if you want to escape the dangers of climate change. 
... the sole Liberal MP in Saskatchewan 
Poll reveals 'shockingly bad' civic knowledge 
1,000 agents patrol the border between Canada and the U.S., but with 4,000 miles to cover some experts call it an 'open door' to terror.. 
A controversial decision about the future site of the national portrait gallery is in the hands of a committee whose membership is secret. 
Canada's army will get rid of its smaller mortars starting next year after losing a bureaucratic battle with Treasury Board, which required the military to dump one type of weapon before it could buy a new one. 
Analysts say Canadians could be there longer if dropout rates run too high 
..including more than $3 million for a national advertising campaign. 
Harper characterizes city as Canada's original capital, while French PM evokes de Gaulle's rallying cry 
A B.C. priest who is returning his Order of Canada because the same award was given to Dr. Henry Morgentaler has a controversial past of his own. 
..sends 15-year-old home on air ambulance after barring her from commercial flight 
