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By Arthur Weinreb
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Canada’s west coast has been deluged with rain since late last week. The heavy rains resulted in high levels of silt being found in two Lower Mainland area reservoirs, leaving the water with a brownish colour. Authorities issued a boil-water advisory last Thursday and then all hell broke loose.
By Judi McLeod
Monday, November 20, 2006
Carolyn Parrish, who made headlines on the eve of the US-led invasion of Iraq when she said: “Damn Americans. I hate those bastards”, made a successful comeback to the political realm, in last Monday’ municipal elections.
The same politician, who once stomped on a George W. Bush doll for television cameras, is now Councillor Carolyn Parrish, of Mississauga Ward 6.
By Judi McLeod
Saturday, November 18, 2006
The co-author of a book, which calls God a “fat black dyke—financed by all three levels of the Canadian government—was the 2004 recipient of a Governor General award.
Chi Nguyen, of Ottawa, co-authored St. Stephen’s Community House’s The Little Black Book: A Guide to Sexual Health for Grrrls by Grrils.
By Judi McLeod
Friday, November 17, 2006
A sexually explicit book, which calls God, a “fat black dyke”—financed by all three levels of the Canadian government—is selling for $11.58 at U.S. Wal-Marts. (Availability of the book and its price list at Canadian Wal-Mart unknown at press time).
Angry American parents can blame Industry Canada, which at the beginning of the 2006 school year, posted an online version of the coyly called Little Black Book for Girlz: A Book on Healthy Sexuality.
By Arthur Weinreb
Thursday, November 16, 2006
And federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty wasn’t far behind with a negative response.
At his post-election victory party, Toronto’s re-elected mayor wasted no time in demanding money from both the provincial and federal levels of government. Miller demanded that the city receive one cent of the Provincial Sales Tax or the Goods and Services Tax that is collected on taxable items and services within the city of Toronto.
By Judi McLeod
Thursday, November 16, 2006
You’ll never hear it from the New Democratic Party (NDP), but the sound defeat of two “progressive” incumbents on the Toronto District School Board is an indicator that an increasing number of parents want education not politics from their school board.
By Judi McLeod
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Like most everybody else, Toronto Free Press (TFP) snoozed through the municipal election campaign.
Having observed civic elections over an 18-year period, TFP knew that there would be few, if any changes in the outcome of the 2006 race. Plagued by voter apathy, civic elections draw the lowest percentage of voter turnout of any level of government. For those seeking significant change and a more business-like city council, municipal elections are a heartbreaker. Municipal elections almost always return incumbents like Councillors Howard Moscoe and Joe Mihevc to Toronto City Hall. The only changes occur in wards left empty by incumbents for one reason or another.
By Arthur Weinreb
Wednesday, November 1, 2006
At least not yet.
On Thursday, newly sworn-in Ontario Provincial Police commissioner, Julian Fantino gave his first media briefing at OPP Headquarters in Orillia. The province’s highest ranking cop made a couple of statements that appear to some to be contradictory. These statements were in regard to the issue that will keep Fantino on centre stage – the native occupation in Caledonia.
By Judi McLeod
Monday, October 30, 2006
Thanks largely to Canada's New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jack Layton, al-Qaeda has chosen the Land of the Maple Leaf as its "priority target" for terrorism.
"An al-Qaeda strategist has warned Canada to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan or face terrorist attacks similar to 9/11, Madrid and the London transit bombings." (Stewart Bell, National Post, Oct. 28, 2006). "The threat, attributed to a member of the al-Qaeda information and strategy committee, condemns Prime Minister Stephen Harper for refusing to pull out of Afghanistan."
Why is the Canadian International Development Agency perpetuating malaria deaths?
By Amir Attaran
Thursday, October 26, 2006
(Editor's Note:This startling article by Dr. Amir Attaran already appeared in the Ottawa Citizen, but it needs much broader distribution to put pressure on the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) to change its life-threatening errant ways, and by so doing, to save little children's lives. Running the story from the CFP cover is a mass appeal to people who care everywhere to send copies of the Dr. Attaran article directly to Prime Minister Steven Harper and CIDA on behalf of the 2,700 children who die from malaria in Africa each day. The clock is ticking--and you can stop it for little children-Judi McLeod.)
"The poor," Jesus Christ said, "will always be with us." He did not say anything about whether the poor would suffer always from malaria. The inaction of the Canadian International Development Agency suggests that they will.
Malaria is a dreadful disease. Annually it kills more children in Africa than any other, and about 1 million children worldwide. When it does not quite kill, it has a repulsive efficiency to stunt children's growth and damage their brains. Because it also targets pregnant women, it often kills mothers and orphans the children. The sacrifice of so much life, security and brainpower in the next generation is foolish, and evades palpable understanding. To imagine just part of it, visualize seven Boeing 747s--the biggest plane in the sky--full of children, crashing every day.
By Judi McLeod
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Canadian troops in Afghanistan share the same fate as their American counterparts when it comes to criticism laced with second-guessing by the far left.
In the US, troops have Queen of the Blame America First crowd, Cindy Sheehan.
In Canada, troops have New Democrat Party leader Jack Layton, who continues to use our courageous soldiers to score political points.
Organizers are working to arrange free buses at Canadian university campuses for the "Canada Out of Afghanistan" rally and march taking place October 28 in Toronto. Gelinas' environmental evangelism based on a misunderstanding of her role and the fundamentals of climate science
By Dr. Tim Ball and Tom Harris
Saturday, October 21, 2006
"The Earth is warming, triggering dramatic changes in climate and weather systems around the world. Climate scientists overwhelmingly agree that carbon dioxide and other "greenhouse gases" released by human activities are generally to blame. ...Experts say we need to act quickly and effectively."
By Judi McLeod
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Why are we not surprised that among the few times the elusive Maurice Strong raised his head after his alleged ties to the United Nations Oil-For-Food scandal became public, it was to rush to the defense of his one-time protege Eleanor Clitheroe?
Clitheroe, the former CEO of Hydro One, who spent $300,000 on limousine rides for her children's nanny, holds top spot in Canada's rogues' gallery of rip-offs from the public purse.
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