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		<title>Progressive Bloggers</title>
		<link>http://www.progressivebloggers.ca</link>
		<description>Progressive blogs from Canada</description>
		<copyright>Copyright 2010</copyright>
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					<title><![CDATA[Whistleblowers: The real threat? (Rusty Idols)]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[http://rustyidols.blogspot.com/2010/07/whistleblowers-real-threat.html]]></link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:40 EDT</pubDate>
					<author>Rusty Idols</author>
					<description><![CDATA[Peter Worthington sniffs in disdain at Wikileaks and the information they've revealed:WikiLeaks also “reveals” (my quotations are meant to imply irony) that Taliban have infiltrated Pakistan’s Intelligence Service and have alarming support in that country.So what else is new? That’s been written about and commented on so often you’d think it hardly worth mentioning. Sure, it’s important, and unless the Pakistan government regains full control of its country, the war against the Taliban cannot be won. And the Taliban protect al-Qaida.So what damage has been done by WikiLeaks exposes?The real danger lies in individuals who squeal and steal stuff in order to leak it. They are a menace who violate their oaths and/or betray trust while often posing as people motivated by a concern for truth and principles — all of which camouflages their treachery.So Peter Worthington is a 'journalist' (my quotations are meant to imply utter contempt) who thinks the real threat isn't a&#8230;]]></description>
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					<title><![CDATA[Secret Video of #CPC #Census Paranoia (Eugene Forsey Liberal)]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[http://eugeneforseyliberal.blogspot.com/2010/07/secret-video-of-cpc-census-paranoia.html]]></link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:55 EDT</pubDate>
					<author>Eugene Forsey Liberal</author>
					<description><![CDATA[(h/t Neil Morrison, CBC)]]></description>
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					<title><![CDATA[Rape by deception (Dawg's Blawg)]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[http://drdawgsblawg.blogspot.com/2010/07/rape-by-deception.html]]></link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:55 EDT</pubDate>
					<author>Dawg's Blawg</author>
					<description><![CDATA[I think we can all agree that a man who impersonates his identical twin to have sex with that twin's friend or partner is a species of rapist. The issue of consent is very clear--none is given.But a recent case in Israel raises some fundamental questions about the nature of consent. In this instance, a Muslim who adopted a Jewish name had sexual relations with a Jewish woman. He's now doing 18 months in jail.The man, an Arab Israeli by the name of Sabbar Kashur, told a woman he met at a bar that his name was "Dudu," a diminutive of Daniel. That was all the silver-tongued devil had to do, apparently: the two of them immediately went to a nearby office building and had a quickie. When she found out he wasn't Jewish, though, she had him successfully prosecuted for rape.The Ottawa Citizen's Janice Kennedy peels away some of the layers of this onion today. This case has become a raging controversy in Israel. Journalist Gideon Levy writes in Ha'aretz:Don't [the judges] realize that&#8230;]]></description>
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					<title><![CDATA[Oooh, Russians Probing Canadian Airspace?  Oooh, Scary! (The Disaffected Lib)]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[http://the-mound-of-sound.blogspot.com/2010/07/oooh-russians-probing-canadian-airspace.html]]></link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:21 EDT</pubDate>
					<author>The Disaffected Lib</author>
					<description><![CDATA[If the Russians really wanted to probe Canadian airspace, as DefMin Peter MacKay likes to pretend, about the worst way to go about it would be to send over a Tupolev TU-95 Bear bomber and at high altitude no less.The problem with probing anything with the Bear is the Bear itself.&nbsp;&nbsp; In service since 1955 it's old.&nbsp; It's old and huge.&nbsp;&nbsp; It has four enormous engines turning enormous, counter-rotating propellers.&nbsp;&nbsp; That's a total of 32-enormous steel propeller blades spinning about giving this beast the radar cross section of a battleship.&nbsp;&nbsp; When the Russkies designed the Bear, stealth was not a consideration.In effect, the Bear announces its presence well before it gets anywhere near Canadian airspace.&nbsp;&nbsp; The Russians put in an appearance, check how long it takes for a Canadian fighter to intercept, and then head home.&nbsp;&nbsp; No matter how much Peter MacKay wants to hype the event, the Russkies are hardly probing our&#8230;]]></description>
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					<title><![CDATA[All of mainstream Christian-dom now opposes Census change! (Scott's DiaTribes)]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[http://scottdiatribe.canflag.com/2010/07/30/all-of-mainstream-christian-dom-now-opposes-census-change/]]></link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:20 EDT</pubDate>
					<author>Scott's DiaTribes</author>
					<description><![CDATA[The entire spectrum of mainstream Christianity now opposes the Census decision: The country&#8217;s Roman Catholic bishops have joined the chorus asking the federal government to reverse a decision to scrap the mandatory long census form. In case you&#8217;re counting, they join the Anglicans, the  United Church (which happens to be the church I&#8217;m a [...]]]></description>
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					<title><![CDATA[2697...Who Do You Love? (The World Famous Dan Shields)]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[http://thewfds.blogspot.com/2010/07/2697who-do-you-love.html]]></link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:50 EDT</pubDate>
					<author>The World Famous Dan Shields</author>
					<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Stephen Harper?The next Prime Minister Michael Ignatieff?According the the Leger Marketing Poll that the Ottawa Sun et. al. ran yesterday, most of us love neither.  With the exception of confidence and determination, categories where Mr. Harper scored in the mid fifties, neither of the leaders scored above forty five percent.  Categories were things like In Tune With Canadians [Mr. Ignatieff  12 per cent; the PM 28]; Hypocritical [Mr. I 39; Mr. H 42] and; Condescending [Mike 41; Stephen 40].Salad days for leadership these are not.WFDS]]></description>
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					<title><![CDATA[Shooting the messenger ... blood on their hands (Dawg's Blawg)]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[http://drdawgsblawg.blogspot.com/2010/07/shooting-messenger-blood-on-their-hands.html]]></link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:50 EDT</pubDate>
					<author>Dawg's Blawg</author>
					<description><![CDATA[CNN : WikiLeaks founder may have 'blood' on his handsReuters : WikiLeaks may have blood on its hands, U.S. saysBoth sources quote Admiral Mike Mullen :"Mr. Assange can say whatever he likes about the greater good he thinks he and his source are doing," Mullen said. "But the truth is they might already have on their hands the blood of some young soldier or that of an Afghan family."Guardian : The War Logs :"...the marines opening fire with automatic weapons as they tore down a six-mile stretch of highway, hitting almost anyone in their way – teenage girls in fields, motorists in their cars, old men as they walked along the road. Nineteen unarmed civilians were killed and 50 wounded."Two hours later they returned to confiscate camera evidence.A news photographer said they told him : "Delete them, or we will delete you."A US army colonel paid $2,000 to the families of each victim and Major General Francis Kearney ordered the marines to pull the entire 120-man company out of the&#8230;]]></description>
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					<title><![CDATA[Et tu, Brute? (DAMMIT JANET!)]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[http://scathinglywrongrightwingnutz.blogspot.com/2010/07/et-tu-brute.html]]></link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:26 EDT</pubDate>
					<author>DAMMIT JANET!</author>
					<description><![CDATA[Add economists to the loooong list of professional organizations who oppose Harper's decision to axe the census long-form questionnaire. The Canadian Association for Business Economics poll found that 76 per  cent of 252 respondents surveyed last week say they do not believe it is  good policy to replace the mandatory long-form census with a voluntary  national household survey.   The survey comes as a growing number of groups are speaking out against  the proposed change, saying it will degrade the quality of information  on everything from city planning to school sizes and immigrant income  levels. [...]  “There is no substitute for the census. It is the foundation of our  household information set,” said Paul Jacobson, vice-president of the  economics association. The switch means “we’re spending more money for  less quality – that’s the part a lot of us find offensive.” [...] Economists use census results to track changes in Canadian life, right  down to the&#8230;]]></description>
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					<title><![CDATA[Well said (Accidental Deliberations)]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[http://accidentaldeliberations.blogspot.com/2010/07/well-said_30.html]]></link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:16 EDT</pubDate>
					<author>Accidental Deliberations</author>
					<description><![CDATA[In case there was any doubt, Simon Enoch explains why the Fraser Institute has been so eager to trash the long-form census:One might wonder how the Fraser Institute can possible defend the evisceration of social statistics that it also depends upon for its research.That is until you realize that the Fraser Institute has been painfully allergic to evidence-based research since its inception. What does accurate data matter when you can simply manipulate it to suit your desired ends? Whether it's flawed content analysis, grossly inflated tax numbers, disregard for socio-economic indicators, misrepresenting the HST, rigged hospital and school "report cards," or bogus "Tax Freedom" days, the Fraser has always been "fact-averse." The Fraser institute has never cared about the validity of social statistics before, so why should it start now?With a voluntary long-form almost guaranteed to bias in favour of the affluent, the Fraser can end evidence of poverty, discrimination, and all the&#8230;]]></description>
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					<title><![CDATA[Things that go without saying (Accidental Deliberations)]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[http://accidentaldeliberations.blogspot.com/2010/07/things-that-go-without-saying.html]]></link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:12 EDT</pubDate>
					<author>Accidental Deliberations</author>
					<description><![CDATA[Gail Lethbridge:I give Canadians more credit than Stephen Harper does.Which makes sense, because the amount of credit Stephen Harper gives Canadians is too small to be measured by the science Harper abhors so much.]]></description>
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					<title><![CDATA[Santa is Canadian if you want him to be (Just Another Willy Loman)]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[http://justanotherwillyloman.blogspot.com/2010/07/santa-is-canadian-if-you-want-him-to-be.html]]></link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:03 EDT</pubDate>
					<author>Just Another Willy Loman</author>
					<description><![CDATA[Today, Kory's Kapers, formally know as the Toronto Sun newspaper, has a picture of a jet and a headline, Ruskies Sent Packing and then an article asking Are we prepared to defend the north? This piece of political propaganda is nothing more than an imaginary argument to justify the $9 billion, F-35 purchase and ramp up the so called Tim Hortons crowd who believe the crap that governments and in particular this government puts out.
Regardless of whether Russia plants a flag at the bottom of the arctic ocean or DenMark opens a weather station in the arctic or Harper moves the elite forces of the Van Doos north to surround Santa's village, the decision on which country owns which part of the arctic and more importantly the possibly resource rich&nbsp;Lomonosov ridge will be decided by the proposals put forth to the UN by each country making a claim.
Of course none of that is explained in Kory's Kapers.&nbsp;
The good thing about blogging is that you end up reading a lot of articles&#8230;]]></description>
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					<title><![CDATA[Russian bombers “happen” to demonstrate why the Forces need new toys… (Trashy's World)]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[http://trashysworld.ca/2010/07/30/russian-fighter-jets-happen-to-demonstrate-why-the-forces-need-new-toys/#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=russian-fighter-jets-happen-to-demonstrate-why-the-forces-need-new-toys]]></link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:45 EDT</pubDate>
					<author>Trashy's World</author>
					<description><![CDATA[I cannot believe THIS is just a coincidence! I mean, what are the odds of something like this going down just at the time where there is increasing attention on the Cons&#8217; sole source purchase of brand new fighter jets at a cost to the Canadian taxpayer of 23 gazillion dollars? Pretty long, eh? I&#8217;m [...]


Related posts:I love graphics
Could a spill happen in Canada&#8217;s north? You betcha!
Hitchin&#8217; the Grit wagon to the right tractor
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					<title><![CDATA[Beware the scourge of unmarried women! (hint: they're not ladies) (DAMMIT JANET!)]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[http://scathinglywrongrightwingnutz.blogspot.com/2010/07/beware-scourge-of-unmarried-women-hint.html]]></link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:33 EDT</pubDate>
					<author>DAMMIT JANET!</author>
					<description><![CDATA[Phyllis Schlafly: still shrieeeky and strident after all these years. "Unmarried women, 70 percent of unmarried women, voted for Obama, and  this is because when you kick your husband out, you've got to have big  brother government to be your provider."           On Thursday, in an interview with Talking Points Memo,  Schlafly repeated her link of single women, Obama and welfare, and  added.            "Yes, I said that. It's true too.  All welfare goes to  unmarried moms. They are trying to line up their constituency for Obama  and Democrats against Republican candidates."And by the way, what exactly is that baked-solid entity stuck on Schlafly's head?  I've cleaned up dog poop on the sidewalk that was more attractive than that.If you enjoyed this post, our blog archives have many more.]]></description>
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					<title><![CDATA[Quote of the Day (Rusty Idols)]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[http://rustyidols.blogspot.com/2010/07/quote-of-day_30.html]]></link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:23 EDT</pubDate>
					<author>Rusty Idols</author>
					<description><![CDATA["Having a journalist around is like having a pet bear. Most of the time it's really cool, but once in a while it'll bite your hand off." - Michael Hastings, the Rolling Stone writer whose reporting compelled the White House to fire Gen. Stanley McChrystal as commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistansdnxry5z7g]]></description>
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					<title><![CDATA[We had joy, we had fun (centre of the universe)]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[http://cenobyte.ca/wp/2010/07/30/we-had-joy-we-had-fun/]]></link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:52 EDT</pubDate>
					<author>centre of the universe</author>
					<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago, the news came out that the last remaining independent bookstore in Saskatchewan is closing its doors on Saturday. (I know McNally Robinson in Saskatoon still considers itself an independent, but I&#8217;m talking about the small-format, cozy bookstore. More on that later.) The Book and Brier Patch has been in operation in [...]]]></description>
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					<title><![CDATA[Cluster Bomb Ban Kicks In Sunday (The Disaffected Lib)]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[http://the-mound-of-sound.blogspot.com/2010/07/cluster-bomb-ban-kicks-in-sunday.html]]></link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:10 EDT</pubDate>
					<author>The Disaffected Lib</author>
					<description><![CDATA[For 107 countries, the use, production and stockpiling of cluster bombs is officially banned beginning Sunday, August 1st.&nbsp; From AlterNet:Dropped from aircraft or fired from artillery or rockets, the weapons scatter bomblets over a wide area, but have limited military impact today as they were designed to attack tanks on an open battlefield, an increasingly rare scenario, they said. Cluster bombs often fail to detonate immediately and can explode years after a conflict, killing or maiming civilians in Laos, Kosovo and Lebanon, according to humanitarian groups. "These weapons are a relic of the Cold War. They are a legacy that has to be eliminated because they increasingly won't work," Peter Herby, an arms expert at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), told a news conference. Support is growing for the Convention on Cluster Bombs, adopted in May 2008 and ratified by 37 states including Britain, France, Germany and Japan, which all have significant stocks. But&#8230;]]></description>
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					<title><![CDATA[Iggy in Burlington! (Blunt Objects)]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[http://blunt-objects.blogspot.com/2010/07/iggy-in-burlington.html]]></link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:37 EDT</pubDate>
					<author>Blunt Objects</author>
					<description><![CDATA[Michael Ignatieff was in Burlington this morning, giving a rousing and firm stump speech to a crowd of over 200 (somewhere between 200-250 is the estimate), including bigwigs like Oakville Mayor Rob Burton, former Senator Betty Kennedy, federal Liberal candidate Deb Gillis, and several Burlington and Milton candidates for city council, including Mark Carr and Marianne Meed Ward, and Cory Judson.All in all, it was an event to remember. Maybe not as noisy and crazy like Conservative events, but Ignatieff certainly deserves accolades for his push with the Liberal Express. Never been more proud to donate to this wonderful party, and see the results in action. And, as a Victory Fund member, I may be entitled to one of those nifty hats!Best of all, while I wasn't able to talk to Iggy, I did get the chance to thank former Ontario Education Minister Gerard Kennedy for allowing me to get a first-rate education, after growing up under the Mike Harris cuts.Here are some poor-quality&#8230;]]></description>
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					<title><![CDATA[Canadian Bar Association: Keep Mandatory Long-Form Census (Wise Law Blog)]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[http://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2010/07/canadian-bar-association-keep-mandatory.html]]></link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:34 EDT</pubDate>
					<author>Wise Law Blog</author>
					<description><![CDATA[  The Canadian Bar Association has called upon federal Industry Minister Tony Clement to drop plans to scrap Canada's mandatory long-form census.  CTV reports:OTTAWA — The group representing Canada's lawyers says changes to the census will make it tougher for people who suffer serious personal injuries to get proper compensation.In a letter to Industry Minister Tony Clement, the Canadian Bar Association calls for the return of the mandatory long-form census, saying lawyers and judges use the information to help determine how much injured clients should claim in court.The association says the ditching of the mandatory form will especially hurt women, children, the disabled and others without a regular work history.- Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Firm website: www.wiselaw.net EMPLOYMENT LAW • CIVIL LITIGATION • WILLS AND ESTATES • FAMILY LAW &amp; DIVORCEORIGINALLY POSTED AT WISE LAW BLOG • SUBSCRIBE TO WISE LAW BLOG ]]></description>
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					<title><![CDATA[Thanks for the Arrest (Abandoned Stuff by Saskboy)]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[http://saskboy.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/thanks-for-the-arrest/]]></link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:20 EDT</pubDate>
					<author>Abandoned Stuff by Saskboy</author>
					<description><![CDATA[How would you feel if you were arrested on fake charges, and when you show up in court to defend yourself, you find the state pretending that you were never charged? This happened in Canada over the last month. Most Canadians couldn&#8217;t imagine this sort of state corruption happening here, and now it is. It&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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					<title><![CDATA[Hoping to Go Viral: Marketing Books with Movie-like Trailers (Recreating Eden: Mary Soderstrom's Blog)]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[http://marysoderstrom.blogspot.com/2010/07/hoping-to-go-viral-marketing-books-with.html]]></link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:17 EDT</pubDate>
					<author>Recreating Eden: Mary Soderstrom's Blog</author>
					<description><![CDATA[Okay, so the book pages of newspapers are practically non-existent any more: what can a writer or a publisher do to get the word out about a new novel?  It would seem that some, at least, are turning to You Tube with the idea that a slick, cinema-quality trailer will attract readers.I became aware of this a few months ago when I stumbled on Véhicule Press's promotional video for Avi Friedman's book  A Place in Mind - The Search for Authenticity, but clearly it's an idea that is making the rounds.  This morning I got an email from Cormorant Press with a taste of what is coming from them this season.  While messing around with the links, I stumbled across some of the trailers the house has prepared to promote its list.  Below you'll find two of the more interesting.Doing this must cost a fair bit: the videos look fully professional, and my guess is they cost about as much as the advance the novelists in question received.  I suppose this is money well spent, if they sell a lot of&#8230;]]></description>
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					<title><![CDATA[Its Summertime... (BigCityLib Strikes Back)]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[http://bigcitylib.blogspot.com/2010/07/its-summertime.html]]></link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:44 EDT</pubDate>
					<author>BigCityLib Strikes Back</author>
					<description><![CDATA[...and Tory MPs are talking crazy. But don't ask me: here's a Blogging Tory response to Rob Anders' latest:If Rob has directly witnessed any Canadian politician (Liberal or Conservative) accepting favours from the Chinese presumably in exchange for votes in the Commons, then he should report that to the appropriate officials. That is not the kind of information that you discuss for the first time with Rosie. He said that he had not talked to the Prime Minister about his allegations, but it is okay to talk about them with Rosie on the CBC? He should be talking to the police, not an amateur like Rosemary Barton. Typically, in Canada, the federal government's approval ratings go up in summer, when the HOC has been shuttered . But Prime Minister Harper treats the whole season as a kind of leash-free dog-park for his back benchers. Hence...]]></description>
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					<title><![CDATA[Just can't help themselves (Impolitical)]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[http://impolitical.blogspot.com/2010/07/just-cant-help-themselves.html]]></link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:37 EDT</pubDate>
					<author>Impolitical</author>
					<description><![CDATA[What a difference a few hours make. Peter MacKay quoted in the Sun Media piece on the Wednesday Russian jet incident: Asked if he was playing up this Russian incursion to boost support for the F-35 purchase, MacKay said no."Surely even the most cynical, partisan person would not suggest that we engineered the visit of a Russian bomber to boost support for our air force," said MacKay.  Cue MacKay's party making hay with the incident to bolster the fighter jet purchase later today: While similar incidents occur 12 to 18 times a year, a story on the confrontation appeared on Friday morning in the Sun Media chain. Within a few hours, the Conservative Party issued talking points on the matter designed to boost the Harper government’s plan to buy Joint Strike Fighter F-35 fighter jets to start replacing the CF-18s in 2017.“This incident demonstrates why it is vitally important for the Canadian Armed Forces to have the best technology and equipment available,” the Conservative&#8230;]]></description>
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					<title><![CDATA[Rouge Forum Update:  Firings in DC–Build October 7th! (Where The Blog Has No Name)]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.ubc.ca/ross/2010/07/rouge-forum-update-firings-in-dc%E2%80%93build-october-7th/]]></link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:06 EDT</pubDate>
					<author>Where The Blog Has No Name</author>
					<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t forget Rouge Forum 2010 next week! More info here. Little Red Schoolhouse: Michelle Rhee of DC Fires 241 Teachers After Hugging AFT’s Weingarten for Helping Out on Sellout Contract. The AFT Does–Nothing Much and More Educators are on Firing Line: D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee announced Friday that she has fired 241 teachers, [...]]]></description>
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					<title><![CDATA[*Voluptuous Aging (A Novelist's Mind: Lilian Nattel Online)]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[http://liliannattel.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/voluptuous-aging/]]></link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:37 EDT</pubDate>
					<author>A Novelist's Mind: Lilian Nattel Online</author>
					<description><![CDATA[I came across this personal account of aging while browsing the internet. It struck me as so lovely and positive and apropos of yesterday&#8217;s post, that I wanted to share it. Here is Margaret Morganroth Gullette speaking from the Our Bodies Ourselves website: [I]n the shower one morning I made a discovery. As I was [...]]]></description>
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					<title><![CDATA[Canadian Reference on MAD TV (Abandoned Stuff by Saskboy)]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[http://saskboy.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/canadian-reference-on-mad-tv/]]></link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:15 EDT</pubDate>
					<author>Abandoned Stuff by Saskboy</author>
					<description><![CDATA[Trading Saskatchewan away? Bad move Canada, we&#8217;re one of the few places that escaped 2008 with our economic holdings somewhat intact. But I can totally see why a President would trade for us. I also think that his method of dealing with cancer would work. &#8211; Hat tip to Lon.]]></description>
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					<title><![CDATA[Spectorvision is Skewed on UK Election Lessons for Canada (Pop The Stack)]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[http://popthestack.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/spectorvision-is-skewed-on-uk-election-lessons-for-canada/]]></link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:59 EDT</pubDate>
					<author>Pop The Stack</author>
					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not sure what Norman Spector of the Globe and Mail is trying to get at with his recent article about the coalition situation in the UK.  He points out that the coalition seems quite stable for now given their agreement on a fixed term election: So Britons have been spared the leaks and jockeying [...]]]></description>
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					<title><![CDATA[Festive Left Friday Blogging: And the birthday boy is looking great (News of the Restless)]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[http://www.hollow-hill.com/sabina/2010/07/festive_left_friday_blogging_a_31.html]]></link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:54 EDT</pubDate>
					<author>News of the Restless</author>
					<description><![CDATA[

Yep, it's Chavecito. And it's another of those "just because" pix--I posted it just because it's nice, and I like it.]]></description>
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					<title><![CDATA[Oil, civil liberties, and the G20 Summit (Toban Black)]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[http://tobanblack.net/blog/?p=1730]]></link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:36 EDT</pubDate>
					<author>Toban Black</author>
					<description><![CDATA[A statement written for Climate Justice London, Ontario -
Members of our group took to the streets around the G20 Summit in Toronto with concerns about climate change, the Alberta tar sands, assaults on native sovereignty, and other environmental injustices. The Summit police in Toronto threatened, searched, arrested, and detained Climate Justice London activists, while other [...]]]></description>
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					<title><![CDATA[Astroids and Mice (Abandoned Stuff by Saskboy)]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[http://saskboy.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/astroids-and-mice/]]></link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:34 EDT</pubDate>
					<author>Abandoned Stuff by Saskboy</author>
					<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a significant possibility of an asteroid hitting the Earth in 172 years from now. There&#8217;s also an unknown level of possibility around an asteroid hitting us today, tomorrow, or in 72 years. If we&#8217;d spend more time defending against the threats that don&#8217;t care about politics or resources (infectious disease and space objects), then [...]]]></description>
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					<title><![CDATA[Wind developer plans to industrialize Arran Lake (Wind Concerns Ontario)]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[http://windconcernsontario.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/wind-developer-plans-to-industrialize-arran-lake/]]></link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:11 EDT</pubDate>
					<author>Wind Concerns Ontario</author>
					<description><![CDATA[Download:  Analysis of Arran Wind Energy Project by The Friends of Arran Lake and Central Bruce-Grey Wind Concerns Ontario Download:  Arran Wind Project Concerns by William K.G. Palmer P. Eng. It would be difficult to imagine a natural habitat more inappropriate for an industrial wind turbine development than the one that has been selected for the Arran Wind [...]]]></description>
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					<title><![CDATA[2698...I Am Eligible For A Refund (The World Famous Dan Shields)]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[http://thewfds.blogspot.com/2010/07/2698i-am-eligible-for-refund.html]]></link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:58 EDT</pubDate>
					<author>The World Famous Dan Shields</author>
					<description><![CDATA[Look at the note I got from the Canada Revenue Agency:NOTICE:This e-mail has been sent to you in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. Its content and any file transmitted along with it is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed.This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named."You are eligible to recieve a tax refund for $386.00" and instructs the recipient to access the link provided in the email. Canada Revenue Agency "12 days left to apply for your refund. You may not receive your refund as quickly as you expected. A refund can be delayed for a variety of reasons. For example, a name and Social Security number listed on the tax return may not match the Canada Revenue Agency. You may have failed to electronically sign the return or applied after the deadline. "This email has been sent by the Internal Revenue Service, a bureau of the Department of the&#8230;]]></description>
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					<title><![CDATA[Good News! (Pondering the Myriad Things)]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[http://myriadthings.blogspot.com/2010/07/good-news.html]]></link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:46 EDT</pubDate>
					<author>Pondering the Myriad Things</author>
					<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week, the United Nations declared clean water and sanitation a human right!  The declaration was ratified by 122 forward-thinking countries, with no countries voting against.  But 41 members abstained, and you guessed it, Canada was among them.Stephen Harper, you are a short-sighted, greedy coward.  So there.~~~Have a lovely long weekend everyone!]]></description>
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					<title><![CDATA[Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters have serious concerns (Wind Concerns Ontario)]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[http://windconcernsontario.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/ontario-federation-of-anglers-and-hunters-have-serious-concerns/]]></link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:21 EDT</pubDate>
					<author>Wind Concerns Ontario</author>
					<description><![CDATA[By: Jeff Helsdon   Ontario Out of Doors Proposals for hundreds of wind turbines in the Great Lakes have raised concerns among wildlife biologists. Dr. Scott Petrie, executive director of Long Point Waterfowl, who examined a map of proposed wind farms in Lakes Ontario, Erie, and St. Clair, said the numbers will &#8220;boggle your mind.&#8221; South [...]]]></description>
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					<title><![CDATA[Details of BC’s Emissions Trading Have to Wait (Environmental Law Alert)]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[http://wcel.org/resources/environmental-law-alert/details-bc%E2%80%99s-emissions-trading-have-wait]]></link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:56 EDT</pubDate>
					<author>Environmental Law Alert</author>
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If you&rsquo;re paying attention to efforts to tackle climate change through emissions trading, or &ldquo;Cap and Trade&rdquo;, systems, then there have been a number of recent developments worthy of note.
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					<title><![CDATA[BMXers local heros (www.xtremeleafan.ca)]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[http://xtremeleafan.blogspot.com/2010/07/bmxers-local-heros.html]]></link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:07 EDT</pubDate>
					<author>www.xtremeleafan.ca</author>
					<description><![CDATA[BMXers foil downtown purse snatchingTheir first instinct was to give chase. In the moments after the suspect grabbed the woman's purse, the five teens quickly took to their bikes and began a short but fevered pursuit. The group of young BMXers even had the presence of mind to alert police to the crime.Read the good story here&nbsp;http://tiny.cc/u6ugy]]></description>
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					<title><![CDATA[Friday Film Pick: Super Amigos (Art Threat | Political Art Journal)]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/artthreat/~3/52wr6T_Jr8Y/]]></link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:05 EDT</pubDate>
					<author>Art Threat | Political Art Journal</author>
					<description><![CDATA[Watch Super Amigos, the Mexican political super heroes doc for free on line.]]></description>
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					<title><![CDATA[BGM Council Elections (Dave Bagler's Blog)]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DaveBaglersBlog/~3/-bNYRBy0uWg/bgm-council-elections]]></link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:34 EDT</pubDate>
					<author>Dave Bagler's Blog</author>
					<description><![CDATA[I’ve been avoiding going over the council race but I said that I would (and have been recently reminded that I said that I would) so I might as well get it over with.
First, before I get into things, I’m disappointed in the rather small number of people who are seeking a councilor-at-large position.  Had I known that there were so few people running I would have likely thrown my hat in the ring.  I’m not the only one who feels this way as I’ve heard similar sentiments from Greens in the Ottawa area.  We have 7 choices for 5 positions.
Anyway there’s nothing we can do about that this time around. I might as well get into the options.  I think I know who my first three choices will be, it’s the last two that I’m not really sure about.  I’m not going to rank candidates but rather just let you know who I know I’ll be supporting, who I’m not sure about.
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					<title><![CDATA[Searches of a residence (Mortons Musings)]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[http://jmortonmusings.blogspot.com/2010/07/searches-of-residence.html]]></link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:27 EDT</pubDate>
					<author>Mortons Musings</author>
					<description><![CDATA[R. v. Cornell 2010&#160;SCC&#160;31 was released today. It permitted a search of a residence made without prior announcement but in so doing set out the customary process. The Court held: [18] Except in exigent circumstances, police officers must make an announcement before forcing entry into a dwelling house.&#160; In the ordinary case, they should give: &quot;(i) notice of presence by knocking or ringing the door bell; (ii) notice of authority, by identifying themselves as law enforcement officers and (iii) notice of purpose, by stating a lawful reason for entry: Eccles v. Bourque, [1975] 2 S.C.R. 739, at p. 747. &#160;[19] Neither the wisdom nor the vitality of the knock and announce principle is in issue on this appeal. Experience has shown that it not only protects the dignity and privacy interests of the occupants of dwellings, but it may also enhance the safety of the police and the public:&#160; Commission of Inquiry into Policing in British Columbia, Closing the Gap:&#8230;]]></description>
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					<title><![CDATA[The rush of heaven downward &amp; other short fictions (The Skwib)]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[http://markarayner.com/blog/archives/3579]]></link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:21 EDT</pubDate>
					<author>The Skwib</author>
					<description><![CDATA[For those of you who enjoy some of my non-insane work &#8212; okay, just partially insane &#8212; I&#8217;ve got a new short story posted in the short fiction section. It was originally published in Flash Me, an online flash fiction magazine, in 2003, and I&#8217;ve reprinted it online here: &#8220;The rush of heaven downward&#8220;. I&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
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					<title><![CDATA[MP Rob Anders Has A Duty To Give Names Of Other MP's Who Are Under Influence Of A Foreign Government (Buckdog)]]></title>
					<link><![CDATA[http://buckdogpolitics.blogspot.com/2010/07/mp-rob-anders-has-duty-to-give-names-of.html]]></link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:16 EDT</pubDate>
					<author>Buckdog</author>
					<description><![CDATA["CALGARY — China’s influence over Western politicians runs deeper than controversial claims made by the head of Canada’s spy agency, Tory MP Rob Anders is alleging. In a recent interview with Epoch Times, an international newspaper founded by Falun Gong supporters, Mr. Anders suggested politicians and government officials from Canada and other countries are being wooed with extravagant gifts, beautiful young women and too-good-to-be-true business deals. “The reach is deep, and it’s very unfortunate,” Mr. Anders told the newspaper. “I would argue that I’ve seen things happen on a federal level as well in our own government. And so I think there’s a lot more than he has even mentioned,” the Calgary MP added, referring to Canadian Security Intelligence Service director Richard Fadden.“I think that Mr. Fadden only gingerly scratched the surface. I feel for him that he was dragged before an investigative committee with Parliament to have to explain, and I think&#8230;]]></description>
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