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Canada News
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Written by LPC
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Thursday, 15 December 2005 |
Conservative Leader Stephen Harper delivered a speech in Montreal to a secret ultra-right-wing American think tank, the Council for National Policy (CNP), in which he denounced Canada as a “Northern welfare state in the worst sense of the term.”
“Your country, and particularly your conservative movement is a light and an inspiration to people in this country and across the world,” Harper told the American audience in his June 1997 speech.
Yesterday, a spokesperson for Mr. Harper tried to excuse this piece of his history, saying it was intended to be “tongue-in-cheek.” This is simply not credible, given the serious topic and the audience he addressed.
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World News
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Written by D.L. McCracken
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Thursday, 15 December 2005 |
The Halifax Regional Municipality has been chosen by the Commonwealth Games Canada review committee to represent this country in the final international selection process to be held in the Fall of 2007. Canada will be competing against Glasgow, Scotland and Abuja, Nigeria at that time.
Halifax’s proposal revolved around the construction of new facilities in Shannon Park. The state-of-the-art $500 million complex would include a stadium, aquatics centre, marina, new ferry terminal, field house and athlete’s village capable of housing 6,000 athletes. The housing would be turned over to the community after the Games.
Should Halifax be selected in the final process to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games, officials suggest that the event will generate at least $2 billion in revenue.
Also competing for the host position were Hamilton, the York Region and Ottawa, all in the province of Ontario.
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Nova Scotia News
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Written by NDP News Release
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Thursday, 15 December 2005 |
Once again the NDP has nominated significantly more women candidates in Nova Scotia than the Liberals or Conservatives. In fact, the Liberals and Conservatives have not nominated any women in this province.
“I am proud that four of the eleven Nova Scotia NDP candidates are women. It is a disgrace that the governing Liberals and Stephen Harper’s Conservatives have not nominated a single female candidate in Nova Scotia,” said NDP candidate for Central Nova, Alexis McDonald.
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Canada News
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Written by Wire Services
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Thursday, 15 December 2005 |
Canadian Booksellers Association (CBA), as part of a national coalition, is calling on the party leaders to refine their platforms to reflect a commitment to remove the GST from books, returning books to the list of non-taxed items, as they were before the GST was originally introduced.
Bloc Quebecois, Conservative and NDP party leaders have all argued for GST reduction or removal in recent weeks. Following Stephen Harper's proposal to cut back the GST, just last week Gilles Duceppe suggested that the GST not be charged on books at all. Alexa McDonough introduced a Private Member's bill before Parliament broke for the election calling for complete removal of GST from books.
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World News
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Written by PMO
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Thursday, 15 December 2005 |
Prime Minister Paul Martin today issued the following statement following remarks made by the President of Iran. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the Holocaust was a "myth" and suggested the Jewish state be relocated outside the Middle East.
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Canada News
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Written by Wire Services
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Wednesday, 14 December 2005 |
Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. today announced the permanent closure of the Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Kenora, Ontario newsprint mills.
Today's announcement follows a protracted period of discussions with governments, the unions and other stakeholders. "We could not find a viable long-term solution to return the two mills to profitability," said John Weaver, President and CEO. "These decisions are difficult but essential to achieve our objectives. We recognize the hard work of many committed people but after much effort, we simply could not overcome the inherent challenges facing these operations," added Weaver.
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Canada News
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Written by LPC
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Wednesday, 14 December 2005 |
Prime Minister Paul Martin today said the trade dispute with the United States over softwood lumber demands national leadership.
“The softwood lumber dispute matters to the people of Canada. This dispute with the United States demands leadership at the national level in Canada,” the Prime Minister told reports during a press conference following a visit to Terminal Forest Products Sawmills in Richmond, B.C.
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Nova Scotia News
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Written by NS Government
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Wednesday, 14 December 2005 |
The province of Nova Scotia is forecasting a modest increase in its budget surplus for 2005-06, as rising energy prices boost royalty revenues from offshore natural gas.
Government will increase investment in key priorities, such as new programs to help Nova Scotians manage higher energy costs. The provincial surplus is expected to go up to $78.4 million, $15.1 million higher than budgeted. The budget includes a legislated $57.1-million surplus to be allocated to the debt.
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Nova Scotia News
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Written by NS Liberal Party
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Wednesday, 14 December 2005 |
Liberal Seniors' Critic Stephen McNeil is questioning why government did not include information on how to apply for the Seniors' Pharmacare Program in the Positive Aging Strategy released on Tuesday.
Included in the Appendices of the document were detailed descriptions on how to apply for the Old Age Security, the Guaranteed Income Supplement, the Property Tax Rebate as well as other housing programs. No information was provided on the Seniors' Pharmacare Program.
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Nova Scotia News
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Written by NDP News Release
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Wednesday, 14 December 2005 |
NDP Finance Critic Graham Steele is calling on the government to reinstate full funding to the Keep the Heat program after learning the amount budgeted for the program has been reduced by $7 million in Wednesday's budget update.
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