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Robert Galbraith’s photos of Liberal Fundraiser in Montreal - June 4, 2009
Ignatieff on how the West will be won
… In part, he said, the Liberals have tried to win votes in Toronto […]

Helen Fotopulos will run in the Côte-des-Neiges district for team Tremblay-Applebaum
And sister Natasha, her Campaign Manager, writes:
If you’re available on Monday evening [June 29] we’d love to see you at the Nominating Convention to cheer [Helen] the Candidate.
Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Nominating Convention 7pm,
Loisirs Sportifs Côte-des-Neiges, 4880 Van Horne Avenue
25 May
Felix von Geyer will be teaching a […]

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Photograph by: Allen McInnis, Gazette file photo
Statement by Helen Fotopulos,
Mayor of the Plateau-Mont-Royal Borough
Monday, June 1, 2009
Greetings everyone,
And thank you for coming,
It is of course with a certain sadness, but especially with the firm conviction that I have made the right decision, that I am here before you today.
I […]

Allmand still in the game
By HUBERT BAUCH,

Warren Allmand.
Photograph by: Vincenzo D’Alto, The Gazette
Settling in at his city hall office for a recap of his remarkable political career, Warren Allmand pulls out a memento one of his constituents sent him after he announced earlier this month that he wouldn’t be running in any more elections.
This after […]

T H E  R E P O R T
The market and the economy

The TSX has broken through the ten thousand barrier first achieved in 2000 and there is some anticipation of an early end to the current painful financial situation.  The market, in fact, anticipates an impressive stimulus from financial support provided […]

See Diana Clarke on Wednesday-night.com Wednesday Night 1404 and 1407 with video of Diana thanking the room at #1403
CLARKE, Diana March 15, 1963 - February 23, 2009
It is with deep sorrow we announce the passing of Diana, daughter of Lise and Kenneth, sister of Stephen and Linda. Funeral services will be held in St. […]

Photo by Alan Hustak

Affaire Wajsman: Paradis persiste et signe
«Le Parti libéral n’a définitivement rien appris du scandale des commandites vivement dénoncées par la commission Gomery. Il accueille à bras ouverts dans son équipe de proches conseillers un des acteurs-clés du scandale des commandites», affirme le ministre Paradis dans ce communiqué.
28 February
Beryl Wajsman’s return to the […]

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Several very promising Wednesday Nighter ventures were given airtime.
Bert Revenaz gave a brief update on the new company, Ecometrica, that he and some colleagues have started up. The  head office is in Edinburgh and as soon as the necessary investment was acquired, the North American office, […]

A better life for children no longer remote
Schoolhouses are now being built in remote communities thanks to numerous charitable contributions, led by James Gulkin

By: TONY WALTHAM
Bangkok Post
Mae Hong Son province is remote, but whether you travel 16 hours from Bangkok by a tour bus or take the best part of three hours by […]

Rob Wright, Canada’s Deputy Minister of Finance, announced the appointment of Chris Ragan as the 2009-2010 Clifford Clark Visiting Economist in the Department of Finance, effective Jan. 5, 2009.
The post, established in 1983, honours the late Dr. Clifford Clark, who served as Deputy Minister of Finance from 1932 until his death in 1952. Occupants of […]