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I KNOW WHAT YOU SHOULD DO THIS SUMMER…
Here we are on the verge of summertime and I find myself once again wondering what to do to get through it.
For teachers summer is a magical time when they escape their charges in the classroom (meaning the kids they are in charge of, nothing criminal. Hopefully). It is perhaps the biggest perk of being [...]
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HOW MUCH NEWS CAN YOU MISS IN TWO WEEKS?
I can answer this question after having taken two weeks off to go get married in the Caribbean between April 24-May 8.
First things first, I missed the Montreal Canadiens being eliminated in seven games by the Boston Bruins. When I left the country, they were leading the series two games to one. Pretty shocking.
Second [...]
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WHY CHOOSE ONE NEW LEADER WHEN WE COULD CHOOSE FIVE?
With an election now gearing up and all of Canada a twitter (seriously, it’s all that Canadians are tweeting about) most people are talking about who might become Canada’s new majority leader. But I say, why stop there? Why not choose 5 new leaders to make this election more interesting.
So, here is what I have [...]
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Ignatieff Hasn’t Thought This Fairy Tale Through
- Globe and Mail
So Michael Ignatieff has thrown down the "election gauntlet" has he? Here are the top 51/2 reasons he is not making an informed decision:
First of all, he made the announcement in a speech at the Liberal caucus retreat in Sudbury with the following words: "Mr. Harper, your time is up." Note to Mr. Ignatieff: Stephen Harper doesn't attend Liberal caucus retreats. The statement should have been: "Mr. Harper's time is up." Actually, for someone with Mr. Ignatieff's esteemed literary background, I would expect something more poetic. Something like: "We are primed to prune the Prime Minister's pretentious pedigree on behalf of the proletariat." But this probably goes against his recent training to seem more like a normal human being.
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THE NEED FOR A NEW WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY