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Forum: Current Events Topic: Church scandal�s next wave: Abused girls |
| leewgrant |
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Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 9:09 am
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| Don't forget the nuns... They may (or may not) have not been sexually abusive, but a lot were not really "nice ladies"... R=UP R=UP R=UP Of this, I can attest to personally! :evil: The report on sex abuse in the Archdiocese of Dublin that was released last November stated that violence ag... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Stephen Harper on the hunt for new governor general |
| leewgrant |
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Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 5:47 pm
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| Joe Clark. White male (it's about time) Bilingual. Comes from the West. |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Vatican distances itself from comments on Jews |
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Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 8:58 am
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| Two comments made within 24 hours of one another resulting in two apologies. Note to Mr Williams: your own church is in a mess. Let the Catholics sort out their own problems and you should turn your attention to keeping the creaky old CofE together. Note to Mr. Cantalamessa: the Catholic Church need... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Olympics have made curling cooler than ever |
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Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 4:44 pm
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Replies: 10
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| Strange, but when I was young everyone curled, both city and country folks. I'm now curling in a hangover league and there are about 5 people under the age of 40 playing. Maybe they don't want to come out on a sunday morning at 0930? The one thing I can tell you is that if you get involved in curli... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Ottawa calls for review of detainee documents |
| leewgrant |
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Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 10:01 am
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| Good move by the Tories. Already Ignatieff has given his approval. And of course it stalls the whole issue. |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: No election over budget: Ignatieff |
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Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 8:11 am
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Replies: 3
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| It really doesn't do much for our Parliamentary system when even before the Minister of Finance sits down the Bloc and and NDP proclaim they will vote against the government knowing that the Liberals are too scared to force an election. Iggy's comment that they will vote against the budget but not i... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Kenney takes 'full responsibility' for citizenship guide lac |
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Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 7:55 am
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| I suppose it is a matter of judgement what you put in the guide. I see nothing wrong with mentioning that Canada permits SSM but I don't see it as a fundamental characteristic of Canadian culture - and we can't even claim that we were the first country to espouse (pun intended) gay marriage. |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Olympics have made curling cooler than ever |
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Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 7:46 am
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| Happens every four years. Curling gets a bump. Then after the Olympics are over people turn back to hockey and the baseball season. BTW, starting tomorrow, the Brier (men's national championship) from Halifax. And in fourteen days, the World's Women's from Swift Current - shows you where curling is ... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Liberals outline priorities for the next session of Parliame |
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Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 2:06 pm
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| And can we expect an election, Mr Ignatieff, if the PM decides to ignore your priorities? It seems like a two way street - will Harper make some accommodations? I hope he throws Iggy enough of a bone so we don't play brinkmanship again. Seems like time to hold the course. It is certainly not a comp... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Tiger Woods to 'apologize' publicly on Friday |
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Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:32 am
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Replies: 21
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| Tiger Woods has a lot of explaining to do Yes, to his wife. And maybe to his bitches. But to his wife first and foremost. The rest of the world? Seriously, what do WE have to do with this? Tiger has been told by his former sponsors that if he wants them back he has to do the proper American thing -... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Tiger Woods to 'apologize' publicly on Friday |
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Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 8:44 am
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| Interesting timing....Olympics are taking center stage. Such is public life though. If I had to make public apologies for my private life I'd need my own TV network running 24/7 !! I think it's a "play" to let the Olympics overshadow his announcement, but he can still feel vindicated that... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Liberals outline priorities for the next session of Parliame |
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Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 8:37 am
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| Mr. Ignatieff encouraged the Prime Minister to implement the following initiatives: *Job creation proposals to support manufacturers and young Canadians, and to encourage investment in start-up companies; *Increase investments in clean energy and energy efficiency; *Adopt a made-in-Canada climate c... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Anti-Olympic protest turns violent in Vancouver |
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Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 2:35 pm
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| Alissa Westergard-Thorpe, of the Olympic Resistance Network, disavowed her group from the vandalism and violence, saying that the protest was "a day of autonomous actions, independent groups, with a diversity of tactics around the Olympics." She said there was some property damage, but th... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Arnold Schwarzenegger to carry torch in Vancouver |
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Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:08 pm
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Replies: 14
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Canadaka Canadaka: Have there been any other non Canadian torch runners so far?
Seb Coe, as well as a host of Canucks for the final run. I don't know if Arnie has any special association with the Olympics. |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Some Conservatives now jumpy about prorogation backlash |
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Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 7:18 am
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Replies: 40
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$1: Conservative voters will vote coalition because they dont like Steve though.
What will prevent Tories from doing that is the fear of the Bloc having any say in the running of the country. |
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