The DAILY DIGEST: INFORMATION and OPINION from ST. JOHN'S to VICTORIA.
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AMHERST DAILY NEWS -
Historic battle that has seen no end
http://www.amherstdaily.com/index.cfm?sid=217720&sc=61
SAINT JOHN TELEGRAPH-JOURNAL -
Democracy at its best
http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/opinion/article/558369
MONTREAL GAZETTE -
Follow Obama lead on tailpipe emissions
http://www.montrealgazette.com/opinion/editorials/Follow+Obama+lead+tailpipe+emissions/1243083/story.html
OTTAWA CITIZEN -
Reproducing ourselves
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/opinion/editorials/Reproducing+ourselves/1242949/story.html
Broken promises
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/opinion/editorials/Broken+promises/1242950/story.html
Budget misses going green
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/opinion/editorials/Budget+misses+going+green/1242972/story.html
Say it ain't so, Stephen By
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/opinion/op-ed/Stephen/1245426/story.html
Why Omar Khadr must be set free
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/opinion/op-ed/Omar+Khadr+must+free/1242954/story.html
KINGSTON WHIG STANDARD-
'Iggy' should have pushed harder
http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1415167
BUDGET THROWS MONEY AROUND
http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1415179
Get to root cause of economic meltdown
http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1415190
PROTECTIONISM IS A VIRUS
http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1415183
Should polygamy be legal?
http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1415185
TORONTO STAR -
Clear the fog on funding for cities
http://www.thestar.com/Opinion/article/580704
Politicians awash in our money
http://www.thestar.com/Opinion/article/580086
PM sings new tune on the arts
http://www.thestar.com/Opinion/article/580087
GLOBE & MAIL -
Twisting minds, losing custody
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090201.weFamily02/BNStory/specialComment/home
On the hook, in the end
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090201.weFertility02/BNStory/specialComment/home
NATIONAL POST -
Bush's gift: Democracy in Iraq
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/story.html?id=1243916
HAMILTON SPECTATOR -
Look for vote, not coalition, if PM falters
http://www.thespec.com/Opinions/article/505788
R and D left high and dry
http://www.thespec.com/Opinions/article/505723
WINDSOR STAR -
Good ideas
http://www.windsorstar.com/opinion/editorials/Good+ideas/1243819/story.html
SUDBURY STAR -
Budget missed chance to boost research
http://www.thesudburystar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1415696
WINNIPEG FREE PRESS -
At least there's some action
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/westview/at_least_theres_some_action38793032.html
Corporate honesty
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/westview/corporate_honesty38792982.html
WINNIPEG SUN -
Flaherty's budget a no-brainer
http://www.winnipegsun.com/comment/editorial/2009/02/02/8231911-sun.html
SASKATOON STARPHOENIX -
Scorned NDP quick to react
http://www2.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/forum/story.html?id=a441cdb4-640f-470b-ab1b-292b9517007e
More jobs created with white coats than hard hats
http://www2.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/forum/story.html?id=a93f1942-0baf-4674-be61-bdddcd47d7bc
CALGARY HERALD -
Oh, Canada! True north strong and politically correct
http://www2.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/theeditorialpage/story.html?id=4a57da54-5885-4d06-9857-e659c2103a74
GRANDE PRAIRIE DAILY HERALD TRIBUNE -
Beware of interest rates - They're great now but what happens when they rise?
http://www.dailyheraldtribune.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1416074
Protection policy poses a problem
http://www.dailyheraldtribune.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1416071
VICTORIA TIMES-COLONIST -
Budget offers right a choice: ideological purity or power
http://www2.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/comment/story.html?id=48ead846-2414-4659-9713-4c816f61487a
Investing in volunteer programs will pay off
http://www2.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/comment/story.html?id=c7728031-3599-4d68-be88-3e51a82f7f52
ISSUES
ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS -
Mentoring Gives Aborginals New Start
http://www.nationalpost.com/todays_paper/story.html?id=1243937
The truth about sentencing circles
http://www.nationalpost.com/todays_paper/story.html?id=1243946
Jonathan Kay on aboriginal assimilation, and the best Canadian policy book written in the last 10 years
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/02/02/jonathan-kay-on-aboriginal-assimilation-and-the-best-canadian-policy-book-written-in-the-last-10-years.aspx
AFGHANISTAN -
NATO Wants Sim Afghanistan to Test War Plans
http://blog.wired.com/defense/agony_of_astan/index.html
Taliban ideology echoes across the valley
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KB03Df02.html
U.S. troop influx will only increase violence
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Opinion/1104219.html
New approach sought for Afghan development
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=270521&version=1&template_id=41&parent_id=23
Obama's missing timetable for Afghanistan
http://www.paperarticles.com/
Afghanistan is no Vietnam: Mullen
http://www.southasianmedia.net/index_story.cfm?id=557524&category=Frontend&Country=AFGHANISTAN
NATO urges Kyrgyz to keep Afghan supply base open
http://in.reuters.com/article/southAsiaNews/idINIndia-37793820090202
CANUSA/USACAN -
Canada aims to solve trade spat before Obama visit
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/090202/canada/canada_us_usa_steel
Obama could find Ottawa a bit of a tangled political web
http://news.therecord.com/Opinions/article/480877
Day concerned 'Buy American' clause could extend to other products
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/02/02/day-trade.html
U.S. protectionism could set off 'downward spiral'
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=1244646
- Obama sees 'difficult' days on Senate stimulus bill
- World finance chiefs line up against 'Buy American' plan
- Comment: 'Buy America' policy a veiled attempt to export unemployment
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090202.wprotectionist02/BNStory/politics/home
ECONOMIC AFFAIRS -
Canadian bank CEOs take pay cuts
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/581015
Ontario's pension safety net imperilled
http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/580737
JUSTICE SYSTEM -
Order to take off niqab pits law against religion
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/580790
Pro-life activists at Calgary university charged with trespassing
http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/581219
POLITICS IN THE PROVINCES -
B.C. to run two-year deficit
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090202.wbcbudget0202/BNStory/National/home
Big deficit coming: McGuinty
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/581164
FEDERAL POLITICS -
New analysis casts doubt on schedule to eliminate deficits
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/090202/national/fedbudget_economy
Tory campaign vows taking back seat
http://www.nationalpost.com/todays_paper/story.html?id=1243915
Harper's party-funding gambit finally makes sense
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/02/02/don-martin-harper-s-party-funding-gambit-makes-all-too-much-sense-now.aspx
Tasha Kheiriddin: Stephen Harper, conservative sellout
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/02/02/tasha-kheiriddin-stephen-harper-conservative-sellout.aspx
Bob Rae: Goodbye 'Rae Days.' Hello 'Harper Holidays'
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/02/02/bob-rae-goodbye-rae-days-hello-harper-holidays.aspx
Liberals back budget despite backlash
Ignatieff scrambles as four of six Newfoundland MPs vow to oppose Tory fiscal plan
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090202.wPOLnewf0202/BNStory/politics/home
Be reasonable' over equalization, Flaherty urges N.L. MPs
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/02/02/flaherty-equalization.html
The new balance of power on Parliament Hill
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090130.wcoharper02/BNStory/specialComment/home
Seek Canadian exemption to U.S. protectionism: Liberals
http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/581193
Tories almost quadruple rivals in 2008 fundraising
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090202/tories_fundraising_090202/20090202?hub=Canada
Bloc attacks on Ignatieff welcomed by Grits
http://www.timescolonist.com/Bloc+attacks+Ignatieff+welcomed+Grits/1245447/story.html
Brazeau hires former colleagues amid drinking-at-work allegations
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090202.wcongress02/BNStory/National/home
PM Harper's Conservatives agree: it's an election budget
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/html/index.php?display=story&full_path=2009/february/2/budget/&c=2
OLO Parliamentary coffers too depleted to hire permanent chief of staff
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/html/index.php?display=story&full_path=2009/february/2/climbers/&c=2
Ignatieff must avoid 'flag wars' in Quebec
http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/580773
PROGRAMMES -
Budget caters to political interests of all stripes
http://www.ottawabusinessjournal.com/327673402019172.php
Federal budget isn't all bad for SMEs
http://www.nationalpost.com/todays_paper/story.html?id=1243934
PRESSURE POINTS -
Turtle fossil find testimony to warm Arctic
http://www.nationalpost.com/todays_paper/story.html?id=1244125
Poll: Thousands of Scientists Affirm Human-Caused Global Warming
http://www.kmtr.com/news/environmental/story/Poll-Thousands-of-Scientists-Affirm-Human-Caused/CUVUcVs8zkusT0v4IJ4xZw.cspx
Felt 'bad' in terror sting, RCMP agent says
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090202.wterrtrial0202/BNStory/National/home
RCMP agent wanted $2.7 million for role in thwarting Toronto 18 terror plot
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/090202/national/terror_trial_abuse
OPINION AND INFORMATION -
Two children should be limit, says green guru
http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/families/article5627634.ece
Follow the Money
Are taxpayers on the hook for hundreds of billions of dollars for a credit crisis that may have been overblown? Who is the bailout really helping? http://www.treasuryandrisk.com/Issues/2009/February%202009/Pages/Follow-the-Money.aspx
INFOS -
Acier: Ottawa veut régler le différend avec les États-Unis
http://www.cyberpresse.ca/actualites/quebec-canada/politique-canadienne/200902/02/01-823400-acier-ottawa-veut-regler-le-differend-avec-les-etats-unis.php
Droits humains: le bilan canadien sera scruté par l'ONU
http://www.cyberpresse.ca/actualites/200902/02/01-823408-droits-humains-le-bilan-canadien-sera-scrute-par-lonu.php
Les conservateurs ont récolté quatre fois plus d'argent que les libéraux
http://www.cyberpresse.ca/actualites/quebec-canada/politique-canadienne/200902/02/01-823395-les-conservateurs-ont-recolte-quatre-fois-plus-dargent-que-les-liberaux.php
Conseil général de Saint-Hyacinthe - Le Bloc québécois recentre son discours autour de la souveraineté
http://www.ledevoir.com/2009/02/02/230885.html
La sécurité en voie d'être resserrée
http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/National/2009/02/02/002-patrouille_frontiere.shtml
Du beurre d'arachide dangereux
http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/sante/2009/02/01/001-rappel-salmonelle.shtml
Budget: les députés libéraux du Québec ne suivront pas l'exemple de T-N-et-L
http://info.branchez-vous.com/Nationales/090202/N0202206AU.html
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From: "Rebecca Gingrich" Subject: a re-think of buy american???
Barack Obama to dilute 'Buy American' plan after Europe threatens US with trade war
Barack Obama is expected to water down "Buy American" plans in his economic stimulus package after European diplomats privately threatened to launch a trade war in retaliation.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/4414202/Barack-Obama-to-dilute-Buy-American-plan-after-Europe-threatens-US-with-trade-war.html
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From: "Margo" <wonderwords@shaw.ca>
To: "'Joe Hueglin'" <joe.hueglin@bellnet.ca>
Subject: BC-STV
Hi Joe,
Just wondering, did you include the link to the BC-STV
information I sent a week or so ago? I haven't seen it,
but maybe I missed that issue.
Since NB was considering having a referendum on a form
of proportional representation, and it's really an idea whose
time has come and then some, it seems useful that we
take the opportunity to look into these various systems.
The animation of how BC-STV works makes it so much
more easy to understand.
Cheers…….
Margo, Vancouver (where we are, thankfully,
back to business-as-usual: Rain)
Links:
General info BC-STV: http://www.citizensassembly.bc.ca/public
Animations on how it would work in practice:
http://www.citizensassembly.bc.ca/public/extra/animations.xml
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From: Ron Thornton
Subject: Re: Daily Digest January 31- February 1, 2009-1
Hi Joe:
Edmonton is building a big highway interchange on the south end of the city. It was supposed to cost a few million, but they have already managed to screw it up to the tune of a quarter billion. I, for one, do not believe our civic governments should ever, ever be given the power to tax as they are even more clueless and inept than those pols found on both the federal and provincial level.
My city fathers are stupid enough to want a minor league world's fair, but only after they get the student world games, and I'm sure they have even more plans to piss away my money. By the way, how is that Olympic thing working out for Vancouver? If it weren't for the money, it sounds like one hell of a deal.
Take care, Joe.
Ron*
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From: "Derek Skinner"
Subject: Re: Daily Digest January 31- February 1, 2008 -2
Joe, Can you use this?
We have been wondering where will Mr.Flaherty get the $35Billion deficit in 2009 and the succeeding Billions down the road?
If he buys it on the market and just adds it to the current approximately $500Billion of Federal National debt, how much extra annual interest will we taxpayers have to find or do we just add that to the total debt in ever expanding indebtedness to the private banks.? This will be in addition to any new Provincial/Municipal debt needed to match the provincial share of cost of infrastructure projects.
Nobody seems willing to probe into this aspect of the interest problem.
Agreed, we have to go into deficit in order to reduce the damage from the global meltdown but why should the banks and other near-bank financial institutions that caused the mess profit from their mistakes? Should they not have to bear at least some of the responsibility?
One obvious solution to the interest problem is to borrow directly from the Bank of Canada (BoC) rather than sell interest bearing Bonds to the private banks.
The private banks will thus have to forgo the addition, of this interest on the new debt, to their current revenue stream from the existing debt. The government, meaning we Canadians, will pay the new interest to ourselves because we own the BoC.
Any excess revenue the BoC accumulates will be paid back to Government Treasury at year end because the BoC is a Crown Corporation. Hence the actual interest rate will be for operating costs only and will be a fraction of 1%.
When will Mr. Harper wake up to the fact that the people know we are being swindled out of $Billions of our own money due to the duplicity or stupidity (or both) of our Ministers of Finance?
Mr. Flaherty – Use the Bank of Canada to directly finance the new deficits and cut out the chartered banks.
Derek Skinner
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From: Ron Thornton
Subject: Re: Daily Digest January 31- February 1, 2008 -2
Hi Joe:
Unlike some I know, I try to beat the rising sun to bed, so I'll keep this short (for a change). In answer to your invitation to make comment, I believe that governments do give lip service to following the rules of law, but essentially they tend to follow the whims of the elite. Democracy can be a pain, but as long as the populous feel they actually matter with their votes and input, then at least it usually keeps in check the pike and torch carriers.
We mere peons don't know all the details, and most couldn't care less anyway. Though this forum often shows exceptions to the rule, the vast majority appears to be ignorant idiots with opinions formed with little rationale thought and previous little vigorous review of the details, along with an unhealthy tendency to just follow the herd. Of course, the media does much to shape our opinions. If you believe you live in a "have" province that pays so much to keep the rest of Canada afloat, when in reality you might be just a socialist parasite that can't even afford the pot you piss in, this fantasy must come from somewhere.
I'm reminded of an example of how the media can make us believe the damnedest things. A few years ago, NASA claimed to have found a rock that was chipped off Mars by a asteroid, flung into space where it floated along until it finally landed in the Antarctic ice where it was discovered in this icy wasteland that is the size of the USA and Mexico combined even though the place was first seen in historic times only in 1820. What are the odds? I actually bought into the media hype until I took the time to ponder just what indeed were the odds of finding a 5 pound rock among the ice of a land the combined size of the USA and Mexico that has only been explored for less than 200 years, but only after that rock had floated through space after being chipped off the Martian surface by an asteroid. The next time I drop something and can't find it, I'm calling these boys. They are good. By the way, isn't NASA one of the same outfits trying to get us to buy into this man-made global warming crap? Coincidence?
Our elected legislators quickly move from being our representatives to quickly singing from a party song sheet, where the party line supersedes the constituency concerns. Our parliamentarians need to be more than mere delegates to the House, to return to being the chosen representative of those who elected them.
Well, Joe, you did ask for comments.
Ron.
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From: alan heisey <hize@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: Daily Digest January 31- February 1, 2008 -2
j, wandering a long way from what i thought was your continuing roles! cz
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From: "Suan H.Booiman"
Subject: elite
Joe,
Elite can mean many thing, the dictionary only gives a small
recognition, obvious to avoid discussion. The main term used
is 'member of a social group', again definition questionable.
The reality is that the ruling "elite" have enough strength to
override the laws. Laws written by them giving it a wide
range of interpretation. In Canada we ask the Supreme Court
to provide the answer. Doing so we hand it back to the elite.
An "Elite" can be a gang member whom has no respect for laws,
but also origin can be the reason, as we see no respect for life,
with or without laws. That includes describing what it means to
be a Canadian, multicultural - bilingual kind, The Elite of them
will tell you where you stand in the matter. Some Elite say
speak French and you are a better Canadian.
Elites today are the Members of Parliament, the silent kind.
Suan
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