Today may be a truly historic day in the United Kingdom, and indeed the Commonwealth as a whole. That is because today, Members of Parliament in the House of Commons (lower chamber) of the United Kingdom voted in favour of major reform of the House of Lords, which is the upper chamber of their Parliament, …
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The flood gates seem to be opening to independant power producers here in BC. And while i don’t like that BC Hydro isn’t doing the dirty work, clean power is still the most important thing in the long. I saw the notice of purchase of Crown Land today in the Alberni Valley Times. The application …
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Second-hand word from a friend in the Forces indicates that there are rumours of new equipment coming soon to the forces. This new equipment is in the form of 80 new Main Battle Tanks for the Canadian Armed Forces. The only details I have is that the rumour is 60 new Leopard 2A4 and 20 …
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