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Wall Street greed and contributions should be illegal

Diane Francis | Posted 09.18.2008 | Business

Read More: Europe, u.s. Economy Problems, Campaign Finance Reform, Bailout, Lehman Brothers, Economy, U.S. Economic Crisis, Banks, Federal Reserve, Henry Paulson, Canada, Business News
Diane Francis

In 2006, the big five Wall Street firms handed out bonuses to their worldwide employees equivalent to the GDP of Vietnam or about $70 billion. Now to ...

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Herd on the Hill

Michael Markarian | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Factory Farming, John Campbell, Chris Shays, Horses, Tom Lantos, Canada, America's Next Top Model, Prop 2, Animals, Farm Animals, Seal Hunt, Bob Filner, California, Susan Collins, Proposition 2, Nigel Barker, Carl Levin, Horse Slaughter, Elton Gallegly, Animal Cruelty, Seals, Atlantic Coast, Politics News
Michael Markarian

Passage of this modest, but crucial, ballot measure in California will surely change the calculus for farm animals elsewhere by demonstrating that Americans have no tolerance for gratuitous cruelty.

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Congress Weans Us Off the Teat of Foreign Oil with Concessions to Offshore Drilling

Simran Sethi | Posted 09.15.2008 | Green

Read More: Gas Prices, Foreign Oil, John McCain, T. Boone Pickens, Wind Energy, Mexico, Renewable Energy, Canada, Congress, Democrats, Coal, Legislation, Offshore Drilling, Cnbc, Fuel Efficiency, Turbine, Electricity, Wall Street, Climate Change, Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Department of Energy, Environment, Mercury, Department of Energy, Republicans, Turbines, Wind Farms, Global Warming, Simran Sethi, Kansas, Green Energy, Green News
Simran Sethi

Weaning America off the teat of foreign oil is something that every citizen can agree is a good thing. It will start to put funding into renewable energy infrastructure that we so desperately need.

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Canada, Oh Canada; Part 5: Strategic Actions

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 09.15.2008 | Business

Read More: Economic Imperialism, Strategic Initiatives, Canada, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business News
<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

One Idea: Reverse takeover of U.S. corporation by Canada, Inc. -- several of you have suggested this -- it has its points, but the concept is ultimately unstable.

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The Acquisition of Canada, Part 4: Some History of the Subject

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 09.11.2008 | Business

Read More: Mergers and Acquisitions, Unfriendly Takeovers, Canada, Imperialism, Business News
<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

Not a majority, or even a plurality, but a surprising base of support for a project that might, at first, be considered the realm of humorists and business bloggers.

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Canadian Election Gets Down and Redolent of Loam

David Weinberger | Posted 09.08.2008 | Media

Read More: Stephane Dion, E-Democracy, Stephen Harper, Canadian Election, Canada, Jack Layton, John McCain, Campaign, Barack Obama, Media News
David Weinberger

The tag line at the Canadian Conservative Party's website, attacking Liberal party candidate Stephane Dion seems oddly 19th century.

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The Acquisition of Canada, Part 3

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 09.03.2008 | Home

Read More: Canada, Jerry Levin, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Strategies, Home News
<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

We now turn to some of the roadblocks that stand in the way of the acquisition under review. There are certainly many, and they are significant enough...

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Jazz Airline Removes Life Vests To Save Weight, Fuel

Clusterstock, AP | Jonathan Kennedy | Posted 09.03.2008 | Business

Read More: Air Travel, Life Vests, Air Canada, Airline Ditches Life Vests, Oil Prices, Canada, Air Canada Jazz, Fuel Prices, Airline, Business News

An official with Air Canada's regional carrier Jazz says the airline is removing life vests from all its planes to save weight and fuel. Jazz spokesw...

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Sarah Palin May Solve McCain's Sizzle Problem

Steve Clemons | Posted 09.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, Women, Alaska, John McCain, Reproductive Choice, Abortion Rights, Mitt Romney, Microcredits, Canada, Tom Tancredo, Muhammad Yunus, Sarah Palin, Foreign Policy, Mike Huckabee, Bay Buchanan, Arkansas, Russia, Hillary Clinton, Republican Party, Vice Presidential Choice, Bay Buchanan Palin, Sarah Palin Reaction, Politics News
Steve Clemons

Many women do like Palin -- there will be a lot who will be drawn to her gutsy, take on Washington's vested interests style as well as to her womanhood.

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The Next Big Acqusition, Part One

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 08.26.2008 | Business

Read More: Canada, Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategic Interests, Business News
<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

Is this not an excellent time to take stock of our portfolio of assets and look for ways to divest, invest and grow the base business of our national corporate state?

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Wal-Mart Plays Fear Factor and Workers Lose

James P. Hoffa | Posted 08.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: United Food and Commercial Workers, Federal Election Commission, Employee Free Choice Act, Vlad the Impaler, Texas, Canada, Teamsters, Wall Street Journal, Wal-Mart, Fec, Politics News
James P. Hoffa

In an effort to push their anti-worker agenda, the corporate behemoth has begun herding its employees into mandatory meetings where the topic is simple and clear -- vote Republican, or else.

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Friday Talking Points [40] -- Obama Shines, McCain Whines

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Gaffe, Gop, Bill of Rights, First Amendment, Speech, Giants, Atlas, Pakistan, Berlin, Czechoslovakia, Free Speech, Whine, Canada, Democratic, Iraq, Campaign, National Convention, Minimum Wage, Redskins, Oil Spill, 2008, Midotw, Victory Column, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, 2008 Campaign, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Democratic National Convention, Mississippi, Risk, Dncc, Tiergarten, John McCain, Germany, Football, Whiny, Oil Rig, Democrat, 2008 Elections, Democratic National Convention Committee, 08, Photo-Op, Nfl, Democrats, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Election, 08 Election, Senior Moment, Presidential, Elections, Desperation, Free Speech Zones, 08 Campaign, Mddotw, Talking Heads, Convention, 2008 Presidential Race, Afghanistan, Burning Down the House, Mississippi River, Democrat-Lite, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Be careful what you wish for, John. That seems to be the message of the week for Senator John McCain. He took some campaign consultant's idea a few w...

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Five Reasons Why Preserving Summer Fruits Like Grandma Is Green

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 07.24.2008 | Green

Read More: Organic Food, Fruit, Cooking Recipes, Cooking, Environment, Food, Canada, Diy, Treehugger, Health, Green News
Karin Kloosterman

I say we need a revolution -- one where people spend less time at shopping malls, and more in the kitchen.

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My Sinful Second Home

Lloyd Alter | Posted 07.19.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Green Design, Canada, Green News
Lloyd Alter

I am writing this post from my own little fantasy in the woods by a small lake in the District of Muskoka, three hours north of Toronto. I am not going to talk about how green my place is.

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Sorry, Canada, $7 Canadian Is Just $6.98 American!

Dave Burdick | Posted 07.17.2008 | Business

Read More: Loonie, Canadian Dollar, Weak Economy, Canada, Weak Dollar, Inflation, Economy, Business News
Dave Burdick

"Hey, Canada! You thought that pipeline was worth seven billion dollars? Ha! Yeah, where we're from, that's a $6.98 billion pipeline!" And then I'd smugly shine an apple on my lapel.

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Just for Spite

Doug Stanhope | Posted 07.17.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Montreal Just for Laughs Festival, Canada, Montreal, Comedy Festivals, Just for Spite, Just for Laughs, Entertainment News
Doug Stanhope

Out of spite, I booked the weekend in Montreal on my own, the same weekend as Just For Laughs' finale.

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"Screwed up" and "abused": Omar Khadr's Canadian interrogations at Guantanamo

Andy Worthington | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Al-Qaeda, Terrorism, Guantanamo Detainees, Guantanamo, Nathan Whitling, Omar Khadr, UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Omar Khadr Tape, Canada, Osama Bin Laden, Politics News
Andy Worthington

In 2003, when he was 16, Omar was visited by representatives of Special Investigations. The video shows Omar displaying his wounds, weeping uncontrollably and pulling at his hair in despair.

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Exclusive: Congress Plans Historic Hearing on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: House, Senate, Congress, Military, Dadt, Colin Powell, Hearing, Afghanistan, Homophobia, Sam Nunn, Manpower Shortage, Gays, Iraq, Dan Coats, Canada, Politics News
Aubrey Sarvis

Any serious discussion of the crisis the country faces in recruiting and retaining qualified men and women in the military will require a fresh and serious look at the odious "compromise" known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."

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The Ten Hottest Men And Ten Hottest Women From Canada

Huffington Post | Posted 07.01.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Hot Canadians, Canada, Canada Day, Slideshow, Entertainment News

HAPPY CANADA DAY!! July 1 is the country's national holiday. As per wikipedia, "The occasion marks the joining of the British colonies of Nova Scot...

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In Favor of Plan B, IUD's and the Freedom of Choice

Danielle Cavallucci | Posted 06.18.2008 | Living

Read More: Women's Health, Plan B, Iud, Feminism, Canada, Healthcare, Sexuality, Education, Sex, News, Living News
Danielle Cavallucci

Why is it that Canadians have such an evolved take on sexuality and are so much less taboo driven and abstinence promoting?

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Secretly Turning Canadian Lakes Into Mine Dumping Sites

CBC News | Terry Milewski | Posted 06.17.2008 | Green

Read More: Fisheries Act, Canada, Hidden Mining Subsidy, Pollution, Canadian Lakes Dump Sites, Green News

CBC News has learned that 16 Canadian lakes are slated to be officially but quietly "reclassified" as toxic dump sites for mines. The lakes include pr...

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NAFTA: America's Energy Solution

Diane Francis | Posted 06.13.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Alternative Energy, Manhattan Project for Energy, Mexico, Conservation, Obama, Mccain, Canada, U.S., Drill Bans on Federal Lands and Offshore, Democrats, Nafta, Windfall Profits Tax, Power Generation, Hybrids, Oil, Tidal Power, Fuel Efficiencies, Hydro-Electric Power, Natural Gas, Alberta, Newfoundland, Green News
Diane Francis

North America should forget a continental energy policy which will guarantee its economic pre-eminence -- but this will only work if the US imposes strict conservation and Mexico changes its oil policies immediately.

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Gas Prices Not High Enough For Some: Price-Fixing Cartel Caught In Quebec

Ottawa Citizen | Posted 06.12.2008 | Business

Read More: Gas Prices, Price-Fixing, Quebec Gas Scam, Canadian Gas, Quebec, Quebecois, Canada, Gas Price Fixing, Canada Gas Scam, Business News

MONTREAL - The Competition Bureau has charged 13 people and 11 companies - in what it called a cartel - with gas-price fixing in four different Quebec...

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Serious News: Indian Abuse Ignored For Decades. Why?

Sharon Waxman | Posted 06.12.2008 | Media

Read More: Native American, Native Americans, New York Times, Native American Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Canada, Physical Abuse, Media News
Sharon Waxman

Canada has apologized to the country's Native Americans, for forcing them into residential schools where they were physically and sexually abused.

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Major Victory for Indigenous Rights and Old Growth Forests

Michael Brune | Posted 06.09.2008 | Living

Read More: Logging, Canada, Indigenous Rights, Activism, Forests, First Nations, Ontario, Land Battles, Native Americans, The Grassy Narrow, Living News
Michael Brune

Mention Native peoples being forced off their lands and most Americans think of their high school history books. But battles over Indigenous land rights continue to this day, even right here in North America.

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