politics

Drug Crime Containment

Doug Smith
Our family is lucky to live where we do. Our neighbourhood has a strong community spirit and many of our neighbours have young families with kids the same age as ours.

Softwood Deal

Doug Smith
Could someone please fill me in on the US-Canada softwood deal? I just read something in the paper and it sounds like the deal could be dead.

This guy has guts

Doug Smith
Stephen Colbert is one gutsy guy. At the recent White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner he delivered a bomb of a speech/performance.

You're Fired!

Doug Smith
It’s sort of old news but in case you haven’t heard, VANOC (Vancouver Olympic Committee) put together a closing show at the 2006 winter olympics that was full of pathetic Canadian stereotypes.

When unethical is ethical

Doug Smith
Apparently the ethics commissioner said today that he found nothing unethical in the actions of Emerson and Harper, in regards to Emerson’s party switching.

New government gets early voter thumbs up

Doug Smith
New government gets early voter thumbs up - Yahoo! News Here’s a poll that has me scratching my head. Considering that the only thing the new government has done so far is pick it’s cabinet, and considering that by all accounts it has failed miserably at this, it is suprising that the public have given the Conservatives a 51% approval.

US to expel Venezuelan diplomat

Doug Smith
BBC NEWS | Americas | US to expel Venezuelan diplomat The saga continues… US State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said Jeny Figueredo Frias, who is chief of staff to Venezuela’s ambassador, would have 72 hours to leave the country.

A Day Without War

Doug Smith
What do Hugo Chavez, Fidel Castro and Evo Morales all have in common? Besides a nice tan? They all “concern” Donald Rumsfeld.

"God Bless Canada"

Doug Smith
Much to my dismay, Stephen Harper seems to end his speeches with “God Bless Canada”. Some people think that he is deliberately paying homage to George W Bush.