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A message from the Queen
October 5, 2008, Comments Off on A message from the Queen

An oldie, but goodie. Should be updated further to address the vocabulary and pronunciation practiced (we believe that i ...

Canada and U.S. 2008 elections
September 21, 2008, Comments Off on Canada and U.S. 2008 elections

Curious Coincidence David Jones writes in American Diplomacy A Summing Up Our parallel elections offer a Comparative Gov ...

By-elections Sep 8 2008
September 7, 2008, Comments Off on By-elections Sep 8 2008

(RCI) CANADA WILL HOLD EARLY FEDERAL ELECTION Canadians will vote in an early election on October 14.  On Sunday mornin ...

Wednesday Night #1383
September 3, 2008, 1 Comment

Not to be missed: Beryl Wajsman’s account of the Peel Street flood and the decision-making process involved in mak ...

U.S. Presidential Campaign — Vice President (R) Sarah Palin
September 3, 2008, 2 Comments

  The Story McCain names female Alaska governor as surprise VP pick What a shocker and, in our opinion, a less than cle ...

Politics, government and FEMA
September 1, 2008, Comments Off on Politics, government and FEMA

John, Don’t Go Paul Krugman, NYT It’s an ill wind that blows nobody good. Three years after Hurricane Katrina, anoth ...

2008 Democratic National Convention
August 28, 2008, 1 Comment

August 25-28, Denver, Colorado The convention will bring as many as 50,000 guests to the region including delegates, pol ...

Wednesday Night #1381
August 20, 2008, 9 Comments

We are delighted that Anne Lagacé Dowson, the NDP candidate in our by-election will be joining us this Wednesday. As al ...

Wednesday Night #1378
July 30, 2008, 3 Comments

See photos and more Starting this Wednesday Night on a different note (!), our very special diva, Susanna Eyton-Jones, a ...

Welcome home, Paul McCartney
July 21, 2008, Comments Off on Welcome home, Paul McCartney

We have purposely not acknowledged the ridiculous debate over the Paul McCartney concert in Québec City. However, we ar ...

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