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So step right up. Sign on the dotted line. You too could be a politcian…
Politicians. At one time, they were actual people…just like you and me…maybe your friend, neighbour, perhaps even a relative. Maybe they had a specific issue the wanted to fix. Maybe they felt the community had been good to them and it was time to give back. Maybe they needed to feed their ego. Perhaps they
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Attack ads…it’s becoming the catch all phrase for political criticism
Attack ads. It’s becoming the catch all for printed or broadcast criticism. What’s had to define in the minds of our political class is where a criticism ends and an attack begins. The Liberals are running around like a political party that has never uttered an unkind word about anybody. Remember, this is the same
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As Churchill said…it’s better to be right than be consistent
Whether it’s simply politics or a genuine desire to fix the problem, Education Minister Ramona Jennex should be commended for finally reading the writing on the chalkboard. Yesterday she announced the government was suspending the school review process. It is the right thing to do. The opposition Liberals were quick to criticize saying this decision
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NSLC needs to apologize, then donate extra cash to charity
It’s amazing the change in the NDP. In opposition they would howl about how government is gouging the little guy. In government…it’s all about defense of the status quo. Take the NSLC price gaffe over the weekend. The Liquor Corp made a mistake. A price increase was prematurely entered into their computer system. The result?
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Have the nattering opponents of private health care delivery finally seen the light?
Have the nattering opponents of private health care delivery finally seen the light? The Dexter government, once the champions of Tommy Douglas socialism signed another contract with Scotia Surgery. The same Scotia Surgery the NDP would regularly excoriate in the legislature as the slippery slope to American style health-care. American style healthcare, as we have
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The Catholic Church has a new Pope
The Catholic Church has a new Pope. Yesterday the plume of white smoke from the Sistine Chapel announced the election of Pope Francis. Like his namesake, Saint Francis of Assisi, the former Archbishop of Buenos Aires Jesuit Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio is known for his humility. Also like his namesake, he’ll be tasked with the rebuilding
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The Crosswalk Safety Committee report can’t come soon enough
I just wanted to begin this morning by apologizing to the sailor I nearly killed on Gottingen Street this morning. I stood on the binders and managed to bring my car to a stop with my bumper hanging over the edge of the crosswalk. After an ill-considered expletive…I received a well-deserved thumbs up…he could have
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RCMP warning motorists to not leave their keys in their car ingnitions
We are a trusting lot here in the Maritimes. We leave our doors unlocked, we let our cell phones on tables and apparently, we leave our keys in our cars. It has come to the point that police in Halifax are reminding motorists to take their keys with them when leaving their vehicles. You would
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Government should be given credit for listening…but Band-Aid solutions are not enough
Last Monday, we first told you the story of a young developmentally delayed woman on the South Shore. We spoke with Caitlyn’s Mom, Cheryl, who was horrified at the idea her 23-year-old daughter was being moved by community services into a small options home with five men. Yesterday, after other media outlets picked up on
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There are no 10 foot poles long enough to touch Tom Flanagan.
There are no 10 foot poles long enough to touch Tom Flanagan. In a speech at the University of Lethbridge Wednesday night, Flanagan — a University of Calgary professor and former adviser to Stephen Harper — said he had “grave doubts about putting people in jail because of their taste in pictures.” He said, “It
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Awesome Halifax
There’s a growing group of folks who think life is just awesome….and they want to do awesome things not for profit, or notoriety…just because… well, it would be awesome. They don’t toddle off to government looking for a grant, nor do they solicit donations. They pony up their own cash…pool it together and then go
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There is little need for its citizenry to have access to assault rifles
I have been a strong advocate of the dismantling of the gun registry. It was a wasteful exercise in knee jerk policy making and political posturing in the wake of the Ecole Polytechnique massacre. It siphoned off resources from where they should have been applied…in law enforcement and built an unnecessary bureaucracy whose function was