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[LINK] "Bob Rae quits as MP in 'very emotional' decision"
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Bob Rae's departure form electoral politics in Canada, as reported by CBC, strikes me as a bit of an anti-climax. (I'd argue that his political career peaked with his premiership in Ontario two decades ago.) Bob ...
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Former GMO Engineer Drops Biotech and Goes Organic
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The career of Thierry Vrain has spanned the full range of agriculture—from “chemical” agriculture and genetic engineering to being an advocate of organic farming and an opponent of GMOs. ( Read more...) ...
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Portending
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Exactly halfway between the equator and the North Pole lays a slab of granite known as Nouvelle-Ecosse, or more commonly, Nova Scotia. For the past few days, I’ve been in its capital conducting business with a ...
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[LINK] "In Economic Growth, It’s Newfoundland Over Alberta"
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Ben Dummett's brief Wall Street Journal noting that the province of Newfoundland and Labrador is experiencing greater economic growth than Alberta is ironic, not least because the Atlantic Canadian province is ...
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[BLOG] Some Tuesday links
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Crooked Timber's Jon Mandle reflects on his experiences of a visit to Auschwitz. The Dragon's Tales' Will Baird notes the development of a robot that can walk like a cat. Eastern Approaches suggests that Croatia, ...
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Вот такой Plymouth встретился
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Street Food tra Paesi Bassi e Canada: abitudini alimentari strane
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Street Food, cioè cibo di strada. Non di rado ai piatti cari gustati solo nei ristoranti di classe sarebbe da preferire una pietanza acquistata in una bancarella. Nessuna forchetta, in questo caso vanno meglio le ...
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[LINK] "Harper’s appointment of Walter Natynczyk to Canadian Space Agency ...
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The National Post article regarding the appointment of Walter Natynczyk, formerly head of the Canadian military, to head the Canadian space agency, hits the right notes. The only thing I can say is that the ...
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[LINK] "Why Do Americans Think Canada Is So Pure?"
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Christopher Flavelle's Bloomberg News article, written in the aftermath of the arrest of Montréal mayor Michael Applebaum on corruption charges while Toronto mayor Rob Ford is still being surveilled for allleged ...
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Chambord Residence / NatureHumaine
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Architects: NatureHumaine Location: Montréal, QC, Canada Architect In Charge: NatureHumaine Area: 2,013 sqm Photographs: Adrien Williams The client wanted to utilize the second storey of her 1920s duplex by ...
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