This was Thangsgiving weekend up here in Canada. We celebrate early.. you know.. so we can still have a barbeque rather than shivering on the deck in late November. There is always plenty to give thanks for and this year was no exception. Family, friends, a house and good food. What more can we ask …
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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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Democracy takes a turn for the worse in Iraq
Bad news from the New York Times yesterday: Shiite and Kurdish lawmakers have made a “clarification” to the rules on how the new Iraqi constitution will be passed: Under the new rules, the constitution will fail only if two-thirds of all registered voters – rather than two-thirds of all those actually casting ballots – reject …
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