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Afternoon thoughts on a Dash-8

Posted on September 9, 2009 by

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It’s fall and I’m traveling on union business again. Not as much as I was last year now that bargaining is ended but I expect there will be enough to do with simple shop stewarding in the next little while. Prince Rupert last night,… Continue Reading “Afternoon thoughts on a Dash-8”

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An egregious use of your tax dollars.

Posted on August 19, 2009 by

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http://www.actionplan.gc.ca This is the government’s stimulus package website. Besides being ugly and next-to-useless on the information front, you will note that every one of the social media links goes to Stephen Harper’s Facebook, Twitter, Flickr etc. accounts. Not the Government of Canada, or the… Continue Reading “An egregious use of your tax dollars.”

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Finding the real Canada

Posted on May 30, 2008 by

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I’ve been thinking about Canada as a “country” a lot lately – spending time in the various provinces and cities of the nation will do that to you I suppose. Though, it is probably my time in Ottawa that has caused the most reflection… Continue Reading “Finding the real Canada”

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Safe Third-Country Agreement struck.

Posted on January 18, 2008 by

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In a ruling that probably won’t get much press, the Canadian courts have determined that the US can’t be considered a safe country for refugee claimants because it does not uphold international conventions that protect refugees nor does it meet its obligations with regards… Continue Reading “Safe Third-Country Agreement struck.”

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