PHOTOS: Mel Hurtig with his Canadian Encyclopedia, without which, once upon a time, no respectable Canadian home was considered complete. I am grateful to Mr. Hurtig for one thing not mentioned in the short commentary below, and that is my accidental i…
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Farley Mowat passed away on May 7, 2014, aged 92. The prolific Canadian writer and environmentalist was just shy of his 93rd birthday on May 12. Mowat was also a veteran of the Second World War. In Canada, we mark the end of the war on May 8. He served
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CMA poll finds golden years filled with ‘anxiety’ Poll backs national plan on seniors’ health care CBC News Posted: Aug 19, 2013 10:53 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 19, 2013 11:00 AM ET Considering this is the pro-privatization of the medical system – CMA, rather like a certified (or
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