Monthly Archives: August 2006

Snips

A blogger has helped wrestle a public apology out of the CBC National staff. Blogging Tory Steven Taylor caught dubious editing of a report by Christina Lawford, outside the Conservative caucus meeting held in Cornwall the beginning of August and posted it on his blog. … Continue reading

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Jesus Junk

This is slick, Visa, MasterCard, American Express, eCheck, and Paypal. The prices are pretty slick too. Not just pj’s, activity books (with pink and blue beds) and dolls, but a blanket too? Talk about magical thinking. Inspired by $$$.    

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Squeezing through the legal loopholes – Charities and politics

A federal advisory group has urged the Canada Revenue Agency to either close the loophole or accept that charities can now freely engage in partisan politics – such as campaigning to defeat sitting MPs who support same-sex marriage. The current … Continue reading

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Photojournalism in crisis

David D. Perlmutter, a journalism professor and war photo expert looks at the manipulation of photos from conflicts – particularly the recent manipulation of photos in Lebanon caught by bloggers. There is one great irony here. From a historical perspective, this … Continue reading

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United Church of Canada

The United Church of Canada has selected a new moderator at it’s 39th general council being held in Thunder Bay Ontario. Rev. David Giuliano who has been working in Marathon Ontario was elected by the 400 delegates after four votes. He was … Continue reading

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You came on this stage and you blew us away

She is 11 years old. She is one of those rare talents, with an ability to work a stage, an ownership of tone, pitch, a innate need  to step into a song and a natural familarity with her music few can lay claim to.  … Continue reading

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Federal Conservative rules not pleasing anyone

Another explanatory piece on what the Conservative Party national executive are up to. This June the executive at the national level decided that each of the 308 ridings in Canada would have a nominee read to rumble when there is an … Continue reading

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The fix is in

Pictures that lie at CNET

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