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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Canada Must Look Elsewhere |
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Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 7:59 am
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Replies: 15
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| <strong>Written By:</strong> abacus <strong>Date:</strong> 2006-10-14 07:59:27 <a href="/article/191427261-canada-must-look-elsewhere">Article Link</a> Unfortunately, this attitude has now reached even a lot of average Americans, who take at face value anything th... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Who should you vote for? |
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Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 12:47 pm
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Replies: 7
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| Sorry, but as was confirmed in today's papers again, the Liberals have moved extremely far to the left. You are the uninformed one, my friend, not me. Open your eyes. Thanks also for sharing with us that you have voted in favour of corruption, fraud and crime. |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Who should you vote for? |
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Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 2:58 pm
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Replies: 7
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| <strong>Written By:</strong> abacus <strong>Date:</strong> 2006-01-22 13:58:01 <a href="/article/135801594-who-should-you-vote-for">Article Link</a> The NDP under Jack Layton, which has now moved further to the political centre, and in all likelihood will continue... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Greens vs. NDP: who's Greener? |
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Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 6:30 pm
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Replies: 12
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| I think there is considerable overlap between the NDP and the Green Party. But I agree with at least one commenter here that the article is nothing but a bad case of sour grapes. Helping our environment requires some heavy-duty doing. But doing it in a way that would excessively hurt companies is no... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Universities should be accessible for all |
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Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 2:12 pm
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Replies: 22
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| Allow me to make some clarifications. When I said that every one should have access to universities, I meant anyone with a high-school diploma (in most European countries, this is the only requirement for admission). That means that, for example, entry into law school should not be subject to LSAT r... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Universities should be accessible for all |
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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 9:27 am
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Replies: 22
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| <strong>Written By:</strong> abacus <strong>Date:</strong> 2005-07-05 09:27:00 <a href="/article/182729912-universities-should-be-accessible-for-all">Article Link</a> Since there were no restrictions on who could study what, students were able to enrol in a number... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: The future of Canadian television |
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Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 9:40 pm
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| On a personal note, back in the winter of 2003/04, Michael Hogan (Battlestar Galactica) and I were neighbours here in Calgary for approximately five months. He had just finished the shoot for the original mini-series, and I was among the first to find out (from him and his wife) that Battlestar had ... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: The future of Canadian television |
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Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 9:36 pm
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Replies: 17
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| I really don't care when exactly Battlestar aired in the UK. Fact is that the show (season 1) aired at the same time in the US and Canada, and the same is true of SG Atlantis. The second seasons of Battlestar and SG Atlantis will be launched simultaneously in the US and Canada (i.e., SPACE and Movie... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: The future of Canadian television |
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Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2005 3:54 pm
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Replies: 17
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| I think you are missing vital information. All these shows are available to Canadian cable viewers. SG-1 is available on SPACE and other CHUM stations. Stargate Atlantis has aired on Movie Central/The Movie Network and will move to CHUM this fall. Battlestar Galactica has been broadcast on SPACE. Ev... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Progressive Conservative party reincarnated as Progressive C |
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Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 2:59 pm
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Replies: 14
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| I think this is great news for our political culture and landscape. Some observations: - The Reform/Alliance party has now plunged to third place in Ontario (22%), behind the NDP (24%), while the Liberals are in the lead with 48%. - Canadians don't trust the CPC, and that goes for Westerners too. Pl... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Canadian catharsis |
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Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 11:02 pm
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Replies: 15
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| Right now, the Liberals are in the lead in Ontario at 45%, with the CPC very far behind. It would take a miracle for Ontarians to swing towards the CPC - not very likely, given the Grewal affair and how it's been handled by Harper and his Reform/Alliance cohorts. Right now, and especially in Ontario... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Canadian catharsis |
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Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 9:16 pm
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Replies: 15
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| I have drawn these conclusions based on what Canadians want (not my own personal preference. The majority of Canadians are centrists or somewhat left-of-centre, which is why the Liberal party will remain the domain party. I have also drawn on several sources for my conclusions. I hope I deciphered y... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Canadian catharsis |
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Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 8:44 pm
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Replies: 15
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Jim,
Please re-read my comments. I said that it will remain a fringe party at best. |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Canadian catharsis |
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Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 3:36 pm
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Replies: 15
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| <strong>Written By:</strong> abacus <strong>Date:</strong> 2005-06-07 15:36:10 <a href="/article/15361046-canadian-catharsis">Article Link</a> My personal scenario looks something like this: The Liberal Party will remain the dominant party in Canada - in fact, I t... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: The future of Canadian television |
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Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 1:37 pm
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Replies: 17
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| I may be wrong here, but a certain percentage of the fees collected for foreign (i.e., US-based) premium channels are distributed among Canadian broadcasters. And if we had decent Canadian networks with a reasonable amount of Canadian content and good programming, there would be no need for an "... |
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