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Forum: Current Events Topic: 57 per cent of Canadians want gas tax lowered: poll |
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Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 3:07 pm
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| Sadly, the drive to reduce gas taxes will always be championed by whomever is in opposition, and denied by whomever is in power. As we all know governments are addicted to taxes, and on average, taxes represent 30 to 40 per cent of what you pay at the pumps. The federal portion consists of the excis... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Canadian police have been brainwashed, Taser inquiry told |
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Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 2:50 pm
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Replies: 6
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The Taser is a good tool when used as a weapon of last resort prior to esclating to deadly force.
The reality for many Police responders is it is a weapon of first use when common sence and communication should have been tried to defuse many incidents. |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: If stressed, men more likely than women to crave alcohol: st |
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 7:40 pm
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Replies: 105
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My fondest memories of Germany are the country wide stress relief clinics held late Sept through early October.
![[BB]](./images/smilies/beers.gif "Beers") Prosit! |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Burma police block aid workers, food piles up |
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 7:17 pm
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Replies: 7
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| China has publicly shook their heads at Burma, in a big brotherly way so what's the military and political reprecussions of air dropping aid directly to the affected areas? Think the generals would want to launch some missiles or fighters? Well, I never thought of the air drop route. I think it wou... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Burma police block aid workers, food piles up |
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 6:39 pm
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Replies: 7
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| Time to move on to China. They apparently are interested in helping their citizens. |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: PM's plan will increase troops, update equipment |
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 6:37 pm
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Replies: 18
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Scape Scape: I'm fine with that as long as they get more than red shirt fridays.
Agreed, great article too by the way. |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: PM's plan will increase troops, update equipment |
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 4:23 pm
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Replies: 18
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| Harper really said nothing new here. As far as I could tell he just signalled he intends to ensure military funding will basically keep place with inflation. The intent to make us a 100K strong force is nice but will take 20 years to get there with trained personnel. While the next government may de... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Air Canada slaps travellers with $120 fuel surcharge |
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Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 2:05 pm
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Replies: 7
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commanderkai commanderkai: As much as fuel is going up, they really should increase service to more than a Coke and a bag of peanuts.
I flew AC a couple of weeks ago, they had to delay my flight because my seat was missing its seatbase cushion, they had to rob one from another aircraft...... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Brits offer a taste of Kyoto |
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Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 1:54 pm
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Replies: 3
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| The Kyoto Protocol is a protocol to the International Framework Convention on Climate Change with the objective of reducing greenhouse gases that cause GW. The Protocol is based on the principle that developed countries have to pay billions of dollars, and supply technology to other countries for cl... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Canada can't find 41,000 people it wants to deport |
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Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 6:10 pm
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Replies: 4
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Happy Mother's Day: Woman pregnant with 18th child |
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Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 6:07 pm
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Replies: 28
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| Saw their show last year. Like Wullu said, they are self sufficient and are raising healthy well adjusted kids, who are learning early they have responsibilites and chores. Laugh if you want, buts its families with these values and work ethics that are the backbone of modern civility. I bet if one o... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Air Canada slaps travellers with $120 fuel surcharge |
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Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 5:24 pm
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| Much as I would like to make this an anti Air Canada rant, the fact is I think all airlines will be forced to follow suit or go broke. |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Driver admits to 260 km/h on 401 |
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Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 9:58 am
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Replies: 11
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| On the track I'm a big fan of horsepower, too much is just enough as they say. I'm not a big fan of dangerous driving as this twit was doing. Hope the fine is many thousands of dollars. I'm sure Ontario will charge him with street racing, impound his vehicle, suspend his licence and rightfully so. |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Burmese junta claims UN aid as its own |
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Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 9:31 pm
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| All hail our wise and powerful generals who have tricked the evil foreigners into giving them empty bags and boxes which they then filled with home grown foodstuffs and delivered to us in our hour of blah blah blah |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Brenda Martin granted parole |
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Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 7:55 pm
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| http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/05/09/martin-parole.html When is she going to start paying back the $83 000 for the private charter? Give her a computer and she should be able to sca....sorry...raise the money in a couple of days. ROTFL Seriously though, spending 80K was worth it if I never hav... |
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