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TODAY'S DISHONESTY 'Anti-military types' dictating Liberal policy, PM suggests Ignatieff has repeatedly said there is not a planned coalition with the NDP and Bloc, nor will one occur. Memo to M. Kennedy: As reported by your competition in June: Ignatieff open to coalition, nixes Liberal-NDP merger
Le Canada est les yeux et les oreilles d'Israël au Venezuela La décision du gouvernement israélien de demander à la diplomatie canadienne d'être ses yeux et ses oreilles à Caracas, capitale du Venezuela, démontre que le Canada est désormais l'un des alliés les plus fidèles et les plus solides d'Israël, selon des experts interrogés par La Presse…. Ce changement de cap du Canada vis-à-vis du Proche-Orient a été cité comme l'une des causes de son échec dans sa tentative d'obtenir un siège non permanent au Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies, cette semaine. Memo to J-D Bellavance: Canada has been providing Israeli citizens in Cuba with consular services since 1973. OCTOBER 2-8 Mother of slain soldier urges Harper to extend Afghan mission (Post)Nothing in the House motion would prevent Canada assuming a different military mission elsewhere in Afghanistan, but until now the prime minister has been adamant that all Canadian troops will be out of the country by the end of next year. Memo to M. Fisher: The House motion is an authorizing motion; nothing in it would prevent Canada assuming any military mission anywhere in the world--or invading the US, for that matter.
McQuaig: Tax-exempt fortunes feed inequality To prevent the wealthy from slipping out the back door at settling-up time, the Obama administration is pushing hard to end George W. Bush’s tax cuts for the rich and to save the U.S. estate tax, which many Republicans are hell-bent on repealing. Memo to McQuaig: FT.com - Obama’s promise to end tax cuts for rich unravels SEPTEMBER 25-OCTOBER 1 G20 'secret law' to undergo independent review A so-called “secret law” widely criticized for giving police excessive powers during June’s G20 summit protests and riots will be the subject of an independent review, The Star has learned. The lead graf should read: A so-called “secret law”—so called in a Toronto Star front-page report under a banner headline—widely criticized (thanks to this erroneous report) during June’s G-20 summit protests and riots, will be the subject of an independent review, the Star has learned. SEPTEMBER 11-18 The biggest trend in favour of a coalition in Canada next time, though, is less what has happened here than what has happened in Britain and Australia, which now have coalition governments. Memo to A. Cohen: In fact, Australia does not have a coalition government. Walkom: Australia proves losers can win by offering a raft of goodies (and one cabinet seat) to two rural independents, Gillard has managed to form a fragile majority government that she hopes will last three years. Memo to T. Walkom: In fact, Prime Minister Gillard leads a minority government. SATURDAY, JULY 3, 2010 The final countdown to end of Afghan mission while the motion passed by the House of Commons in March 2008 commits Canada to end combat operations and withdraw from Kandahar by 2011, it does not require that the country leave Afghanistan entirely — a rider added by Harper himself during the last election campaign. Memo to CP: Beyond July 2011, there is no parliamentary authorization for any Canadian military presence anywhere in Afghanistan. Revised Conservative motion on Afghanistan it is the opinion of this House that Canada should continue a military presence in Kandahar beyond February 2009, to July 2011 |
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