Canadians like to think of themselves as very outdoorsy, environment-conscious people. We talk about how great our pristine mountains are, and how our lakes and streams are crystal clear. Well… if that’s the image we’re trying to project we just got a big kick in the cans cuz CNN had This Headline on their frontpage …
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Paul Martin phones George Bush re: Softwood
and says enough is enough, Canada is no longer at the negotiating table… it’s off to US Court we go! Needless to say.. when I heard this on the CBC this afternoon.. my jaw dropped. What’s this? Canada actually recognizing when Shes right and standing up for herself? Haazaa! From the CBC and National Post/Canada.com …
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Canadian Gov to introduce Energy Subsidies
In the face of rising home heating and energy costs, the Federal government today announced that they will introduce new subsidies and programs aimed at offsetting rising energy costs for low-income home owners and funding mass transportation programs and home renovation rebates. From the CBC: The federal Cabinet Tuesday approved a $2.4 billion five-year plan …
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