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In throwing out search warrants used by the RCMP to search the home of Ottawa Citizen reporter Juliet O'Neill, a judge has truck down three sections of the Security of Information Act, a post-9/11 piece of legislation. An excerpt from the CP story on CTV.ca: The provisions were used by the RCMP on frosty morning [...]
Thu, October 19 2006 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
Heading south on the Bathurst St. car this morning, I went right to the back for a seat — and the front row for observing a major TTC meltdown. To my left was a woman, presumably in her early 30s, reasonably well groomed and wearing a fashionable leather jacket. The second person to her left was [...]
Thu, October 19 2006 » Main Page, Minutiae » Comments Off
BBC: Can a change in Afghan tactics bring peace? BBC: Afghans killed in NATO strikes CBC: Chretien government rejected military's advice on Afghan deployment: ex-Army chief CBC: Afghanistan mission 'successful' but demanding on troops: Hillier Globe and Mail: Typical Afghan mess ruins Canadians' day G&M: Afghanistan won't be revolving door for troops, minister says G&M: [...]
Thu, October 19 2006 » * Big Picture Stuff, Main Page » Comments Off
A BBC World poll asked 27,000 people in 25 countries about using torture under certain circumstances. Twenty-nine per cent would support it versus 59 per cent who wouldn't. An excerpt: While most polled in the US are against torture, opposition there is less robust than in Europe and elsewhere. More than 27,000 people in 25 [...]
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As you may have heard, Tory MP Garth Turner from the Halton riding west of Toronto got indefinitely suspended from the Conservative caucus, ostensibly for blabbing about the contents of caucus meeting. However, it's more probable his views about some of his colleagues may have really triggered this event. I did some poking through his blog. Here's a feature [...]
Thu, October 19 2006 » Main Page, politics » Comments Off
If you're in Taranna and a vota, check out Campaign Bubble, by Marc Weisblott for globeandmail.com. From the blog: A fresh and sometimes irreverent look at political behaviour leading up to the Nov. 13 Ontario-wide municipal elections. Marc Weisblott blogs the local races, focusing on the Toronto area. If you're not in sub-Saharan Africa but are [...]