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"I have a deal with your people to keep quiet. But after this seal of silence is lifted, I will tell you and you will be very red-faced." Georgiy Mamedov Russian Ambassador to Canada Well ... as a Canadian citizen and taxpayer, I demand to know details of this. -CTV News -The Globe & Mail Read Full Story

"Scores of labour activists and seniors started occupying the offices of Conservative MPs in Ontario Thursday afternoon to protest possible changes in the retirement income system. Supporters of a so-called “Blue-Grey” Alliance entered and stayed in the constituency offices of 20 MPs in the province including the one for Finance Minister Jim Flaherty. Spokesmen for the group said they did not know how long the occupations would continue beyond Thursday. “Prime Minister (Stephen) Harper will... Read Full Story

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I expect this page to disappear fairly soon .... Garry Breitkeuz.com Read Full Story

REGINA -- Critical in the subtle battle for the hearts and minds of those in the so-called "new Saskatchewan" has been the portrayal of the self-entitled left of the "old Saskatchewan". Or at least, that's what the soundtrack of Premier Brad Wall's Saskatchewan Party government has been since its 2007 election win: that the real hardworking taxpayers of the province shall no longer be bullied by left-wing elitists who abused the unearned and elevated status they received during years of NDP... Read Full Story

"A Saskatchewan law limiting the ability of public sector workers to go on strike has been ruled unconstitutional by a Queen's Bench judge. In a 132-page decision released Monday, Regina Justice Dennis Ball said the Public Service Essential Services Act, also known as Bill 5, infringes on workers' rights and is of "no force or effect." However, a "declaration of invalidity" will be suspended for a year, Ball said. The law, bitterly opposed by labour groups, was passed by the Saskatchewan... Read Full Story

We continue to live in a make believe country. Somehow or the other, archaic processes remain which technically links the Dominion of Canada to the monarch of a foreign nation. England's 'Elizabeth' may be your Queen ... she is not mine. I have no king or queen in my Canada. This ludicrous, ridiculous affront to logic still continues. Enough already! -Canada's Future Should NOT Include A 'King Charles'! -Canada's Future Should NOT Include A 'King William' Or Harry! Read Full Story

... but then again, tricky dicky Richard Nixon got one! Act 1 Scene 1 - Nixon In China Read Full Story

As a New Democrat I advocate for the abolishment of the Canadian Senate. It is an archaic, highly expensive, undemocratic retirement home for Conservative and Liberal hacks, flacks and other riff raff. The best argument made by those who defend the Senate, is that the Chamber acts as a House of 'sober second thought' , where measured and mature reflection is conducted on matters before Canada's Parliament. I am not sure what sober second thought went into Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu's... Read Full Story

Caterpillar’s decision to close its plant in London, Ontario, throwing over 400 workers out of work is a powerful indictment of the Harper government’s economic agenda. A hugely profitable company, Caterpillar benefited from millions of dollars in Harper government tax giveaways. But instead of investing in its Canadian operations, Caterpillar chose to provoke a conflict with its Canadian workforce demanding outrageous salary cuts that it knew would be rejected. In the end, Caterpillar took... Read Full Story