> As of July 1, the university had met its target of nine chairs who are visible minorities, but had only 14 women (short of the target of 19) and did not have two professors with a disability or one Indigenous scholar in the program.

When you start subdividing the 1,600 positions into smaller and smaller units, would you really expect every single university to have exactly the right number of candidates to fulfill its quotas? So are universities now going to have separate 'pools' of professors so as to fill all these positions?

I think most people would want "the best" people appointed irrespective of which "group" someone might decide they belong to.

And I suspect most professors would like to feel they were appointed because of the quality of their work rather than the university needing to fulfill a quota.

I wonder if there is going to be any followup to see if imposing these quotas has increased or decreased the quality of research.

Probably not.


Senator Murkowski did more in free advertising for this show than anyone else could have dreamed! For anyone interested in a history of aviation in Alaska, I recommend "The Thousand Mile War" by Brian Garfield.


On what basis do you state that Sam Snyder has zero credibility?  I agree with those asking who are you.  Are you the Alaska Energy Authority (AEA)?  You are certainly commenting as though you are.


This  Professor is worth his weight in Gold

He is not required to toe the line or cater to the latest fashion like the  smug self righteous media does.

Psychologists do a lot of debunking of popular myths and  beliefs.

Especially research focused on attitudinal change, bias, conflict and prejudice.

We need more outspoken people like Petersen  in the world.


The problem with direct Chinese investment in Canadian corporations , is that direct investment is not a reciprocal arrangement between countries. As a Canadian businessman and investor I cannot directly invest in A Chinese domiciled business. I would need to do that in conjunction with a Chinese national .
Although possible , the process is fraught with risk, as control over everything remains with the local partner.
Until this changes I think allowing Chinese direct investment in Canada will be seen as a mistake in future years.


Now GragSask wants Trump to be tortured ?


Gee I feel real bad for the Fuskies.

Har har.


Try to understand what this is all about;

Removing one of the Conservatives best election policies and taking it as your own in advance of the next election.

So what are the Conservatives going to do?  Argue against the very policy that they put front and center?  And how are the Conservatives going to argue with the resultant tax increases, when this was their policy all along?

Shrewd political move intended for the home audience.


Agreed.  Here's the role Ottawa should play.

Miser.


"The need for true co-management," doesn't imply that the Inuit are going to take over the current management systems but simply states they want a representative in the process. I can't see the logic in denying the Inuit participation in wildlife management besides blatant prejudice. One would think their knowledge would be welcomed! Commercial hunters get representation, commercial fishing gets representation, there are organizations all over the place representing the rights of Alaskans and special interests but heaven forbid we allow the indigenous a place at the table of policy, ethics and sustainability of natural resources. It's downright shameful.


Well, there should be challenges for those here illegally.  Once again the DP is sympathetic to illegals.  Taxpayers have paid for the education of people who shouldn't be here.  There are ways to get legal status and temporary work visas...wish DP would highlight that instead.  Paying under the table to illegals simply depresses wages for everyone else.


When was this so-called “screen” first used?


You mock this issue. Not funny. This is a very serious and dangerous movement toward a massive lack of freedom in the workforce and in one's personal life. God speaks of this occurring...and so it begins.


The DOE needs to reduce a lot of things. Start with the thousands of teachers on the payroll  that don't actually teach or work in a classroom. THOUSANDS!


whenever a society rewards incompetence and criminal activity in the public and private sectors it ends up with incompetent and criminal leaders.


Like the Oscar case, this judgement brings the entire judiciary into disrepute.


No matter what this group recommends, hoards of bureaucrats will lobby hard to maintain all of the places they can hide what they do (or don't do) from public scrutiny.  It would be nice if the issues already identified actually got effectively addressed but I will not be holding my breath on that.


It isn't the nuke programs that are the real threat. Canada, the UK, France, and the US all have nuke programs and they are not threatening anyone.  The problem is the regimes behind the programs.  We need to stop getting caught up in "nuke speak" and start talking about the leaders behind these programs. Nukes don't push buttons, leaders do.


Trad, all our actual welfare programs are very specific for the "worthy poor"--that's the hallmark of non-charity, which ruins your perspective on that issue.

You are combining all entitlement programs, including Medicare, into your numbers, which is certainly a very common and unsophisticated approach, used to make the wrong points. If you don't think older, retired persons should have medical coverage in our 'non-system' of health insurance, which was built around employees offering medical coverage to workers, then I guess you are dating yourself back to before the Great Depression. The nation is not going to follow you there.

As to your very strange belief that having to pay taxes to your own government is "theft" from a moral basis, you don't have the Church's support on that idea of morality. You are on your own.


Scaremongering eco nuts wrecking the economy:
"How a new breed of activist is damaging economic growth, one project at a time"
http://business.financialpost.com/features/arrested-development


waaaaaaaahhhhh! Really Nana. Want some poke wit dat whine. Typical westside lip. "uneducated"....riiigghhhtttt.


Very true. My focus is on the ones who we're hearing from such as Lebron James and Curry. Just this morning James made some very derogatory  comments about the President. Because Lebron can jump high, shoot a basketball, etc., means nothing to me. I put more weight on what a veteran has to say, especially someone who have been injured in combat. Their voices carry much more weight than Lebron's. Wha has he sacrificed for the country? On the other hand, what has the country done for James? The media will continue to fan the flames because it's good for business and fits well with the agenda to bash the President. It all very well could backfire on the Democrats and MSM, who are basically one in the same.


Unfortunately we don't have a lot of good choices. A woman with no governmental experience at all, but a clear agenda, vs a conservative who is apparently thoughtful and ethical but not necessarily completely aligned with Eugene values.

I do know that Kitty Piercy has not been able to rein in the city manager over the last 12 years; that the city manager's agenda has been behind many of the shady deals we see coming out of our non-existence City Hall;  and that Piercy has endorsed Lucy Vinis. Therefore I will probably hold my nose and vote for Mike Clark.


From the article: "[Laura Miller] announced her departure on Twitter: “I am moving on professionally and geographically.”"
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Is it a safe guess that she is moving on to Ottawa to join the Federal Liberals?  That would seem to fit the current trend.


Great points.  Again, I wasn't seeing him bull-rushed and beaten.  If anything, it was speed of the defender that seemed the most challenging for him (which he does pretty well with, especially given it's his first year).  I wouldn't change what's not broken.  The guys inside are the ones who need to deal with the bigger push and need to be big to do so.  Tackles...not so much.  Worst case is they have to push a heavier DE, who's still 280 and below.


Would it be more bedda if I did da kine pidgeon English.


If you don't understand what I have said, perhaps you may take to heart the following:

“We have two ears and only one tongue, in order that we may hear more and speak less." (Diogenes Laertius)

Or....perhaps you may wish to spend some time with Hurly yourself - for what you are spewing is neither logic nor argument - simply intentional misdirection and harassment.  The only thing I don't understand is why this type of behavior amuses you, but so be it.....

The FACT is, I posted no opinion.  The FACT is, I made no contention.  The FACT is I see no communication from you asking kag to support her statement - the accusations that actually need substantiation.  Therefore, the logical conclusion is that your comments to me are merely bullying and harassment.

This series of posts is now over.


You are 100% correct. The election is over and it makes little difference to Americans, having moved on to the issues that are of much greater importance. The economy and job creation is the #1 priority, even though Obama bragged about how he put the economy back on track. Trump's tax returns don't even receive an honorable mention.


People have various experiences with various levels of government. We're all very impressed with the work done by CDOT last week, though good weather conditions helped considerably in pulling off that effort. That doesn't mean that we should automatically decide all government is "good" or that we should trust them with whatever they want to do. Mr. Young thinks we should "cast off our reflexive negativity". I don't think it's "reflexive", just opinions borne of experience & observations over a lifetime. There are excellent reasons many are skeptical of the ability of government, particularly at higher levels, to handle certain tasks in a prudent, responsive, efficient manner.  Distrust comes, in part, because government takes on too much, in many cases usurping the authority of we the people & our representatives. And in part because government officials & agencies have demonstrated blatantly poor behavior over decades.

So, Kudos to CDOT & distrust of government can coexist.


If it saves BC taxpayers another $8B, this is a real good time. And it may.
You DID know this is fully taxpayer funded, no private $$ came in? Maybe you're not a BC taxpayer?


Did you think that up all by yourself?


I"M WITH YOU RE C.D. HOWE. My dad had a great deal of respect for him - especially for his work leading Canada's economy during WWII. My father was a soldier in that war. The more I read about Howe, the more incredible he seems. He was a political giant in our country and, ironically, born and raised in the U.S.A.. Came here as a young businessman and excelled. In the 40s and 50s, his national policies helped send Canada into the postwar boom. Other than prime ministers, he is the greatest leader the country ever had (although many like saying that Robert Stanfield is the best prime minister we "never had")  My father grew up in Sioux Lookout and knew the region well. I wasn't even born yet. He was once the NDP deputy leader in the House, but disagreements with the party led to his departure.


What you refer to as progress is a fundamental change in a way of living. Most of which is being rejected as displayed in the last election. The brush back is going to continue Richard. We have always been a simple people with simple pleasures in life. This progress you speak of, is nothing but a complication in the status quo that made this State so great.


A genuine saint. A true follower of Yeshua.  It is in and through people like Paulo Evaristo Arns that God becomes present.


Relative to these gifts including a huge donation in 2016 (15 million from the Busch Family Foundation)  to build a hall at CUA. the dean was quoted in an America article 2015 regarding lesser gifts from Busch:

In a Jan. 22 statement announcing the new gift, Abela said that the donation will help the school create “a cadre of faculty dedicated to research exploring how we can make business and economics more humane.” As if anticipating criticism, he added that is also “a moral imperative that Pope Francis has been championing with great passion.”

That same day, Tim Busch, co-founder of the Busch Foundation and a Koch ally, wrote an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal arguing that “the principles behind this initiative and the principled entrepreneurship program are consistent with Catholic teaching.”
Critics said Busch was exaggerating that overlap and glossing over the real goals of libertarian free-market advocates, which they say are in no way compatible with church teachings.


Google:  weapons discovered in German Mosques.  Same in France, across Europe, and now here in North America.


So no ferries? No roads? No Airports?


Agreed. His immaturity reflects poorly on us as a nation. He lacks the dignity to be taken seriously, although it's clearly what he wants very much.


Remove any prayers from public schools entirely and problem will be solved.


Agreed, 10-3, 2 on and Cargo was swinging for that ever elusive 7run HR. I kept saying/praying a single is good cause you are now 10-5 bottom of the 4th....


Billions of dollars are given to the native communities across north america each year.
I'd say every month is "Indian Month"


It does seem like a strange business decision. The Skor McFlurry? I just don't see how in 2017 kicking all those allergic kids (and their families / friends) to the curb could make any kind of business sense - unless this decision is somehow going to radically cut costs and/or bring in new business to offset what is lost.


Yes, I remember.  And Trump makes Nixon look positively statesmanlike.


Seems to be talking about the plaintiff's glaring enviro-hypocrisy in this ridiculous lawsuit.


I do not believe you seriously compare western country with Yemen or Nigeria.In places like Nigeria,Yemen,Afghanistan they are killing each other.Same people,same religion.In western countries thy are invaders.


One good thing:  this will push folks to seek out other vendors with better availability and prices.  True, Amazon is convenient as a one-stop shopping experience, but it's far from being the cheapest place to find books, computers or electronic goods, cameras, expensive knives or what-have-you.  It really boils down to engaging the competition and smart shopping.

As for myself, I've steadily weaned off Amazon, especially in the last three years.  Ebay for one, is not a bad alternative depending on what you're looking for and if you can keep your brain engaged.


what part of the alt left dont you get? its not coming from the right or even center of politics in any way, its coming from wynnes FAR LEFT


Yes....  because their rich bosses want it gone and the poor rubes who vote for them don't matter.


Amazing how the article totally avoided mentioning who the terrorist was and why he was bent on killing innocence people, as if mentioning that the attack was carried out by an Islamic terrorist was somehow irrelevant.


What's the pay gap, approximately?  I didn't even know there was an option to make rugby a career?


She was shot in the head by fellow Muslims yet she forgives them enough to hold no grudge and remains in the faith.      How bad does it have to get before they run for their lives? Many  people have left the Christianity because of bad things done by the church,  yet we are supposed to embrace Islam all the more regardless of such barbarism for Mohammad.


Well, the good news is: Adam was not a “Mexican”.


He should must resign, when one immigrant gives any thing false with reference to his education and experience his application is right away rejected, but for some people lying and deceiving is, in born characteristic to make others fool. Therefore we see in Canada, some people who even can not speak english and are not educated reach in Canada very easily by using this way, but at least at cabinet level such things should be discouraged.


So did my kupuna, Susan.  I am not talking about the war games in Makua Valley or Pohakuloa, I'm talking about recreational land that was part of the military base...and, as the community insisted, the military gave back the land to the community...and it is now  thrashed.  The problem is that when you demand the land to be returned to the people, you have also accepted the kuleana to malama the aina.  We lost two lives for Kaho`olawe, and the ohana continues to clean her wounds, and pray for her continued   healing beyond Navy support.  Why don't you start  making your demands for the return of military compounds in neighborhoods like Nanakuli and Lualualei...look for the green, mowed lawn within the 10 ft. iron linked fence.  Amen!


To call it a "Purge" is extreme. The article fails to mention the previous policy was, non-deployable for two years after reassignment surgery. Given other comments below, increased suicide rates, mental health issues....this is a no-brainer. If you haven't served, never deployed, don't understand small unit leadership, readiness or the 90/10 rule, then stifle. The bottom line is, the military and we in the profession of arms are ultimately tasked with killing people and destroying things. Maybe read up on the physical and mental screening requirements to join the military, and what the classification system of Cat 1A, 4F, etc. We might as well let Jane Doe with no legs join the military because she is an excellent sniper.


The Gauls were in France/Belgium/Netherlands/Switzerland; not Britain.  You may be thinking of the Gaels and Galatians.


Certainly biased when it comes to immigration.  New immigration laws are needed.


American hero and legend


Robber Barons


So it's fashionable to be critical of and attack middle aged white males but now the govt wants to be critical and attack 20 something white guys.

I understand the disability assistance but the others? Seriously it's 2017 why don't we let merit sway peoples hiring decisions.


Smart woman.


Wow, he must really be upset about not getting tht red hat!


Catquote: "I am however still bullish on cash....and on higher US rates...which I know is bad news for your debt laden pipelines."
Yes those pipes and utes really have suffered badly since rates bottomed and the yield on the 5-year Canada has more than doubled. I actually wish they hadn't gained 29% last year. My DRIPs get me fewer shares. Somehow though, I'll find a way to manage.
SFI


The problem that should be clear to all Alaskans is this. Once the purse strings are opened, who is going to close them? If you think a politician is going to do it, you should reconsider your position.

Raiding the PFD today will only set a precidence for the future, and that is bad for all Alaskans.


In the Indian subcontinent, Pakistan is ranked 74th in the order of birth rates. India is ranked 86th in the world and Bangladesh is ranked 89th.

Also, when Europe went through its population explosion in the 19th and 20th centuries, they migrated to the new world in the millions. The same thing should be allowed for the Africans and Asians. The Africans will pour into Europe, and turn the natives there into a minority. Just like the immigrating Europeans turned the natives here into a minority.


But you will support Obama and the Liberals who want to raise your tax's even more Fool!  Hope someone beats some sense into your head!


Yet it still has better range and easier refilling.  Why is that.

Go figure.


I guess the Denver Post must've felt the US armed forces did enough during that time period in response to those atrocities...you know, with all the atomic weapons and fire-bombings and 300,000ish dead Japanese (depending on which sources you want to believe). Oh, and let's not forget forced interment. But, let's keep all this in perspective; Frei made an incredibly thoughtless remark and lost his job over it...events not quite to the scale of WWII nor the acts committed by any side.


Fire em all ... if you don't show up for work you should lose your job


Gary, What I find interesting is this phrase - "specifically cautioned", what the heck does that mean?  Basically, for those who are entertained or make their living off of sports, they have something to write and talk about for the next few weeks and the sports admin folks along with Willie have some serious admin/PR busy work to do.


I don't know, but if getting something notarized is a barrier, then maybe the issue is not so important and does not warrant investigation.


It's all dillwinkle has.


You lost me at 'insightful'.


Advance affordable housing WITH THE MONEY FROM CANCELING RAIL.


The government is still mandating that you have a plan that you may never need (as per your post)....which is the basis or your entire argument against ACA.  Plus, folks like yourself are always telling the rest of us how allowing the government to control one aspect of health care will be a slippery slope to socialized medicine and social engineering.  Plus, you're making the assumption that the cost of a mandated catastrophic plan would stay manageable.

You bellyached about freedom, and now you're here telling us that you have no problem with the government mandating a certain part of health care.  You have never once, in all of our back-and-forths, said that you favor a government-mandated catastrophic plan for all until today, when you were caught in a bind.

You need to make up your mind.


Like the low rankings on education? The Demoncraps keep wanting more money yet we already pay closest to the most in the country.


you got it wrong. Either ISIS kills them or TheDonald's coalition against ISIS will. Cause these perpetrators will live another day after Hawaii's Liberal Judges slaps their hands


Trudeau's ongoing fascination and cuddling up to (communist) dictatorships is very disturbing.  The influence of Chinese government in Canada is something we should be wary of, especially given how widespread it seems to be across many levels of our governments.


Don't get mad; get even.  Off your duff.  Away from your computer screen.  Become part of the group that coalieses to block the LPC candidate in your riding in 2019.  I already have two voters onside here and I'm working on more.

But not just defeat.  He deserves much more than mere defeat:  IGNOMINY, as in Brian Mulroney IGNOMINY.


Good to see the Weekly preserved for posterity.


The text does not say Junia was an apostle, but "prominent among the apostles". I can name hundreds of female saints that fit that description.

I am also well aware of the development of the sacrament of confession. There are plenty of texts describing how early communities had members reveal their faults to one another and received forgiveness from everyone. I think most of us can appreciate that we lost that practice early.


Anybody remember the woman at Ford campaign headquarters who was the first to be interviewed by CP24 when they called the election for Tory? She had tears streaming down her face because she was going to be taxed out of her home by Tory's transit plan.
But, she declared, if we had elected Doug Ford, we'd have subways and she'd get to keep her house.
Apparently Ford supporters 'don't need no stinking facts.' They'll just believe whatever Ford and his media toadies claim.


Opening up the Pandora's box of historical revisionism can have very unfortunate unintended consequences. We should understand history in its complete form and in the era that it happened in, but not ignore, to erase, or rewrite parts to fit our political views of today. A balanced discussion is far more valuable.


So you think all murderers, even the garden variety (not Ted Bundy) are candidates for the death penalty. In my lifetime (well over half century) only a small percentage of murderers have been sentenced to death. You must be bald for all the head scratching.


What an unnecessary comment.


It looks like baby seal and little potatoes are being served.


He'll pay a small fine and be back of the streets.  Thanks to SB91, this is no longer a crime people go to jail for.  He'll bring a gun next time.


"And everything I hear sounds like Obamacare-lite,” said Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.
Maybe if your little R-buddies hadn't hidden everything in the shadows you might have had a chance for some input. Deal with it.


What do you mean?  Do you not know the kind of man Finicum was?  He and his wife primarily made their living by being foster parents to 11 children, who they then exploited by using them as free labor to work their ranch.  You support a man who engaged in child abuse??  My goodness!

And just look at what he did to his poor wife, leaving her all alone to now manage their ranch.  Catholic Charities took all of their foster children away from them after the occupation at the refuge started.  So she lost her primary source of income, and all the free labor they had for the ranch, all because of his insanity. Obviously, he cared nothing about her welfare.  You support a man who abused and mistreated his wife?  His forced his poor wife to have 11 children, telling her that it was immoral to use birth control.

These are very dangerous, mentally ill people, who pose a significant threat.  Our government needs to put all of those who supported the Malheur occupation under surveillance.


What's best for a child and inclusion are usually not contradictory/opposed.
Again, one size does not fit all... we need a spectrum of services especially for kids who are "hard to serve" (to quote a phrase from the 1980s).


IRT Cricket_Amos, and information as to how many contacts would raise his red flags would truly help the investigation.  Would it be 100 or 1?


The integral word is won!


This is simply a lie, unless you are referring to WWII.


This is essentially a PETA fundraiser


Well let's see, there's a real problem with people who act like little d's supporters in places other than his rallies. If they are school children and act this way it's bullying. Kids tend to act like their parents and any set of clips show ill-manners, hateful, hurtful speech. So yes those who care are worried....he's ginning up the crowd.


There was not enough selfies to be taken so he didn't show up.


Republicans are set for another set of major victories.  Unlike this hurricane season, the last decade of elections results is hardly an abnormality!!


The left is certainly displaying a disdain for voting and democracy, which can only be support of totalitarianism.

Definition of fascism for Students. : a political system headed by a dictator in which the government controls business and labor and opposition is not permitted.

So anyone who challenged Obama is vilified as racist and if you oppose the Clinton oligarchy you are a deplorable and a vote against them won't be accepted by the "left" as legitimate.   Are you familiar with the Cultural Revolution? You can do the math, but it's not that far from Fascism. It's certainly not democracy the left are interested in, more like Maoism.


Again, you use SS recipients in your response as if it has any bearing on what county workers should be paid.


NankuliBoo needs to go back under his rock as he must have missed the fact that it is not funded  and probably (hopefully) will not be


I would like to see the law change where selling street narcotics like fentanyl would result in life imprisonment. The pushers are essentially committing murder. Not sure if that will stop the selling but it would feel good to see that.
 (Actually shooting pushers would feel better, but heh...)


From your link,  "In a statement released Monday, Clinton’s transition office said every item they accepted was identified by the White House gift office as a present to them. They said none of the gifts taken was on a curator’s list of official White House property.  “Gifts did not leave the White House without the approval of the White House usher’s and curator’s offices,” the statement said. “Of course, if the White House now determines that a cataloging error occurred, ... any item in question will be returned.”

So they had approval to remove the items, the approval was given in error, and items were returned.

Your characterization of this as stealing is a little off.


The last I read, TDSB has been closing swimming pools in schools, because they are not funded, and seen as a "country club frill". Already lots of posters are grumbling about "Ontariowe". Meanwhile, what programs does the Ontario government have for "non-residents"?


The article doesn't state that all 24 were hiking up the creek, only the 2 and "several tourists".


Hedy Fry commenting on hate and race relations is a bit of a joke. In 2001 as Secretary of State she talked about the KKK burning crosses in the city of Prince George in BC. The only problem was that it never happened.

Hedy has a tremendous credibility problem on this topic.


Chris can't understand that.


Obviously, "evidence" is in the eye of the beholder.  Morever, note that there is no discussion of issues, just wormy personality nonsense.


Funny how Pence and Trump hidout and were scared to address the Millions of women marching across the world.  Doesn't fit the pillaging of America sgenda, so the keep their heads buried in the sand.


What is your obsession with Alaska Governors? There's definitely a pattern in your behavior. It might be time to move back to New York. I think the long-dark winters have taken their toll on your mind 'drée.


“Divisive comments like these demonstrate an unfortunate lack of respect for the NFL, our great game and all of our players, and a failure to understand the overwhelming force for good our clubs and players represent in our communities,”
Roger Goodell

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Goodell was so disgusted with Trump he wouldn't even say his name.

That is the biggest insult that one can give Trump, …withholding mention of his brand.


Hypocrites, how about giving every citizen the right to concealed carry, Al?


Ah SD, do I see elitism hiding here?  Trump supporters are stupid and gullible and believe fake news while liberals see the truth?  This kind of thinking is beneath you.  When I look at what passed for news regarding Trump with virtually all the liberal media pumping out nonsense about how unstable, lecherous, and outright stupid he is, I see another kind of fake news.  Most of us Trump supporters do not believe "Joan Rivers was killed for outing Obama as gay and Michelle as a transgender man" -like stories.  But there are common-sense-deprived people all across the political spectrum.  To suggest that more of them support Trump requires substantiation that is lacking - at least if you live up to your name.


I was put off by the fact that I could not submit the survey without giving them my income (no "decline to answer choice), sexual orientation and email address.

What do they intend to do with all these data?


Canadians in general and their governments in particular are very naive about this topic, largely owing to an atrophied sense of sovereignty and a difficulty in dealing with the more than ever actual fact that, in the US, Canadians are just like any other foreigners. Any country, as large as the US or as small as Norway, that has any success in retaining value-adding jobs, understands very well that direct intervention in fostering sovereign industrial capabilities is a must and that entrepreneurs given state assistance can't just sell their businesses to the first foreigner who dangles cash in front of them. The flip side of this is that the state must provide opportunities for those entrepreneurs to sell to the state, very often in high technology areas such as IT, cyber, defense and aerospace. Our federal government appears to have a lack of purpose and unity on this since it now appears ready to procure used, second-hand foreign goods for our defense rather than Buying Canadian.


17 intelligence agencies swore up and down that it was the Russians. No, wait, only 4. No, wait, no one knows for sure. The CNN/MSNBC nicknamed "journalists" have no problems with parroting a lie, whatever it is to make Trump look bad.


Do you mean "Substantially correct" in that the residential schools were positive in any way? If so you are insinuating that an attempted genocide had a positive spin. What was the swindle that was played on taxpayers? And if you are saying that to"continue the politically correct line", meaning that our nations "leaders" denounce racism at every instance, I whole heartedly agree with you.
Your viewpoint is blind to say the least, vulgar to be truthful.


Make RTD free or nominal in cost, build up a rider base, subsidize it with transport taxes, then when growth is required and devoted riders are committed you can scale up the program and revenue. It may take a decade, but will be a success if we can stomach paying for better metro transport for riders and autos.


Ann in Anch, sorry kiddo but she wont do but maybe 3 months. Probably 30 days. If she is attractive, more like 2 weeks. It is really scary that these dimwitted brainless twits are actually using the same streets as responsible people. Her license should  be revoked permanently.


So masked thugs have shut down free speech and the liberals are all fine with it. Not very liberal if you ask me. The liberals antifa movement which either stands for antifascist or anti first amendment is a complete oxymoron. Using violence and massive intimidation just like fascists. What do you expect from a city that has recently intimidated two women into shutting down their burrito stand. Now they have published a list of 70 more targets for violence, assault and intimidation. Par for the course in the new democratic party. Please do not forget to contribute to the antifa gofundme page to cover the expenses for their riots.


Not a great position to start from, to expect everyone to be boring and only capable of inane chit-chat.  It's amazing what you find out about people when you give them a chance to talk about themselves and amazing how it broadens your own horizons. - and sometimes you find some common ground and a connection with people where you wouldn't have expected.  If you've already lumped all people into the "not worth my time" category, you'll never find out.


Thank you Robin.  You've done an outstanding job providing both a comprehensive and authoritative explanation about how disastrously flawed SB-21 is.

You are too kind in your historical representation of what occurred during the SB-21 referendum.  If Alaskans had not been lied to in a $20 to $30 million dollar propaganda campaign... and had also been told that their dividends were to be confiscated if SB-21 was not repealed, the vote would have gone the other way.

Alaskans need to now turn their attention to the stunning lack of competence displayed by the majority in the Senate.


Jamie, your roasted potato recipe is awesome, even without Maris Pipers being available here. Stick to your area of expertise, and I promise I'll try that healthy goose fat one of these days. Not.


Nope, it's what a lot of your fellow Christians believe.
If they can't tolerate a Muslim mosque, they certainly wouldn't tolerate vouchers going to a Buddhist or Muslim or atheist or Satanist school.
Quit acting like your fellow conservative Christians are so pure and noble-minded.
You see the world through dualistic lenses: Your side good, everyone else bad.


"they started cryin'...it was kinda horrifying...go right back up there and get me toddler...oh,he's beautiful...c'mon over here Jared I'm gonna show you around...set those dogs up and take a load off...(you can tell he's a little outlaw by that twinkle in his eye)....and the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad so I had another for dessert."

Robert Mueller - '[Monday] Mornin Comin Down'


In an interview/conversation with Eugenio Scalfari:
SCALFARI: You told me some time ago that the precept, “Love your neighbour as thyself” had to change, given the dark times that we are going through, and become “more than thyself.” So you yearn for a society where equality dominates. This, as you know, is the programme of Marxist socialism and then of communism. Are you therefore thinking of a Marxist type of society?
POPE FRANCIS: “It it has been said many times and my response has always been that, if anything, it is the communists who think like Christians. Christ spoke of a society where the poor, the weak and the marginalized have the right to decide. Not demagogues, not Barabbas, but the people, the poor, whether they have faith in a transcendent God or not. It is they who must help to achieve equality and freedom”.


Hawaii - locks up spam.
Alaska - locks up mouthwash and vanilla extract

I'd rather have Hawaii's problem.


Lol @ lol


Dennis, I don't think we are in much disagreement.  To define terms, of course homosexuality, heterosexuality, and asexuality are all normal expressions of gender, asexuality being the gender/orientation wherein the person has natural absence of or minimal sexual attraction to others.  There are many variations to gender/orientation, thus a spectrum.  Each person is different from the next, thus a spectrum of expression.  The celibates want the freedom to live according to their asexual nature. Maybe give the gay people the freedom to live according to their nature and stop discriminating against them?  I do not believe that the expression of one's innate tendency to be asexual makes one 'holy,' but many seem to accept that as fact and the same clique stays in power.


As always very astute and appropriate article


casue hydro is taking more money out of thier pockets every month while debt means higher taxes down the road,, yes people need to be as concerned, the damage debt is doing by liberals is going to hurt


According to court records Daniel McCreadie isn't the saint people are making him out to be, same with Mr. Hartman.

Mr. McCreadie has got a nice list going, to include domestic violence with children.

Original Charge  AS1141210a1 AS11.41.210(a)(1): Assault 2 - Injury w/ Weapon, Intent (Class A Misdemeanor) Indicted Charge   Amended Charge  AS1141230A1 AS11.41.230(a)(1): Assault In The 4th Degree - Recklessly Injure (Class A Misdemeanor) DV Related? Yes Modifiers None Stage Date 02/18/2006


Silly if you only make 40 thousand a year. Remember the one percenters. One in a hundred can afford this type of car and are quite comfortable spending the money.


Jimbo are you from Alberta? Because your comments make it look like you are on another Fricken Planet! Good jobs still available? I work in recruiting in Alberta and can assure you that there are not a lot of jobs available in this market and it will get worse with the commercial sector now seeing the effects of oil dropping 2 years ago. Yes you are right that provinces do not pay into equalization and it comes from taxes gained but there is no logical comment anyone on this planet can make that can proves that Quebec deserves $11 billion in payments and Western Canada doesn't get a cent. It's the feds just trying to keep votes in Quebec that's it that's all.


Yonela Dik ou.....eish what a load of tribe. This oke is like Goebbels. DM, why do you publish this garbage?


Indeed. I'm exhausted just reading that sad little comment.


All they have to do is put in an empty chair and introduce the gov..


" ...which will likely increase mental-health issues such as depression, suicide and addiction among those who participate in the process, says a new editorial in the Canadian Journal of Public Health..."

So the money being spent ( wasted ) on this inquiry will cause more mental health problems, which will need more funding, which in turn will cause more mental health problems, which will ....

In higher mathematics this is called an infinite series - goes on forever with in this case diminishing returns, but ever increasing cost to tax payers. The perfect sun shine list job security ..... as are the FN Industry unicorns preserved from extinction !


First class writing and article.
         Clait Braun


too many dogs


I'm no fan of Wynne, until now.  Thats about the only good thing in our political system-when politicians are afraid for their careers.  Ontario's debt isn't that big a deal-yet.  In 1994 canada's debt to gdp was 67%.  And so huge cuts had to be made.  Ontario's is only 37%.


Yes, LFT. In the annals of the Internet, you are a yuuuge winner! The winningest.


I see people with winter tires slipping and sliding too. Winters make a difference but that difference doesn't translate into anywhere near perfection. The key is adapting your driving technique and allowing greater distance between you and the next person and slowing down for everything you do whether that be corners, accelerating, braking.


No "force" involved.  The rules may be one thing, but being that s/he knew that there was CLEARLY an unfair advantage due to the hormone treatments, s/he should have done the "ethical" thing and sat out of the matches.  We all make choices in life.  Electing to change gender has consequences that come with it.

Just because the "rules" state that s/he must compete in a particular group, if s/he knows that the match up is unfair, then this would be a "ethical" decision.  There may be things that are "legal", but not "ethical".  It's all a part of "good sportsmanship".


Full marks to the CPUC for moving ahead with grid modernization. As Germany and other countries have discovered, traditional grids get very unstable when intermittent generation (e.g., wind, solar) exceeds about 35% of total generation. A modernized grid is absolutely essential if we are to achieve 100% generation from renewables.

And full marks to the DP for recognizing a critical issue -- the high degree of technological and cost uncertainty associated with grid modernization. If these aren't carefully managed by both XCEL and the CPUC, we run the risk of joining the very long list of energy and other large infrastructure projects that have experienced very large cost overruns.

While extremists and the left and right will likely disagree, this is a perfect example of why the private and public sectors need and complement each other's efforts.


There's a simple test to determine if what you write is true:

Does NCR critique the salaries and finances of other Catholic orgs?

NCR indeed does that, as we can see with its recent crusade on the finances of the K of C.

Therefore there's no grounds to make a moral appeal that it's somehow wrong for us to ask what NCR is paying its employees.

As for my salary, it isn't tied to donations, nor is it tied to appeals tied to religious belief.  However, the employees at NCR receive income that is directly tied to appeals for donations, and also directly tied to Catholicism.

In my view, this means that NCR is beholden to be straight with its readership and tell them how much it is paying its employees.

Maybe some of these employees are being paid jack, and others are being paid huge six figure salaries.
This very thing happens all over the Catholic media world, I assure you.   Catholic apologist "stars" making huge incomes and constantly asking for more $.   We have a right to know.


Do you ever do any research before you hit the keyboard.  Chemotherapy causes people to lose their appetite and not eating is a quick downhill run to death when going through cancer treatment.  Nothing stimulates appetites like cannabis.  Anybody who is against cancer patients getting treatment does not walk among us.


No, was honestly being hopeful that a group of people didn't decide that getting hit by a car was necessary to get out of the cold. I'd just read the article about Brother Francis turning people away.


The only corruption linked to Hillary is running around in your head, 55.  Go get some damn therapy will you?  Or up your drug dose.


once again there seems to be a fundamental misunderstanding of the First Amendment by this Senator. the First Amendment protects your right to free speech be making it illegal for THE GOVERNMENT to silence you (like jailing you, or killing you). people can say anything they want, but there are consequences, but the 1st Amendment is not the vehicle for doling out said consequences.


Let me just say that Paul Seaton needs to be voted out next election.


he puts his money  to oppose tyrants and  criminal regimes.  You would prefer he put his money to support tyrants and criminal regimes??  The world should be thankful we have such helpful billionaires giving their money away to good causes.  As for funding Clinton - so what? billionaires of all stripe support the parties they like, some pour money into the GOP, as is their right in the US (eg the Koch brothers)


Must be a pen pal for serial killers.


I'm fine if they wanna keep the ACA as long as they get rid of the individual mandate. I'm so ready to get off health insurance.


Actually, the US dollar strengthened considerably overnight, hitting fresh 6 year highs against the Chinese yuan and all-time highs against the Mexican peso.


"I love public sector unions!!!"

Said no tax payer

The union should be ashamed.  Part of the problem is that the shifts are 24 hours even for the paramedics.  That makes no sense.


XMalcom:  " blobs of expendable tissue from a woman's body. " - yea i prefer the word abortion.  what else would you have meant?"     ...  "the rest of us need to stand up to that hate."

you'll never know of what you speak because you cannot experience that "little blob of cells" as you so callously call them.
 and you never got to my question, the basis. you just look to sling mud...


We the people - well, if you are going to cherry pick the US Constitution, there is an amendment I would love to get rid of - I am sure other people have others in mind.


Let's be ready for the damned Yanks.


The tech industry requires stock options to survive specially startups.

What the left fails to understand is that you need to encourage business to generate the income  to pay for the social programs.


I do not see a "New Bond King" in this article.
Meanwhile it seems to suggest that a lot of poor quality bonds are getting "liquidated" at a better price by being stuffed into (lousy) new bond ETFs...because they have created a market for them.
Not real comforting news.


Please. No facts allowed here. Thank you for your consideration


So, who is right, Margaret or the distinguished economists who published this article in the Globe last week (https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/ontario-gets-it-right-with-move-to-higher-minimum-wage/article35499483/)? My guess is that the economists know more about this one than Margaret (who bases her research on just one study, while recognising that another contradicts it), but of course many commenting here will disagree. Keep in mind, too, that Ontario's initial raise of the minimum wage to $14 is more like $11 USD and that, even at $15, we will still be well below the Seattle target.


???

It was made extremely clear during the election that the Libs support Ukraine and this mission

Though I also know you didn't vote Trudeau based on your past comments.  Maybe move back to Russia?


Have done this regularly - say 80% of rad blocked off. Works great. Never a problem overheating .... nice warm cab at any outside low temp down to -40C !


Excellent insights; shame that the people most likely to read this articles are those the least likely to need to.


Since I don't hunt, don't own livestock, and live a long way from where the wolves are involved with either, I'll defer to those who do.  Ecological science at the predator/prey level has yet to convince me of the necessity of reintroduction of a predator when so much of its former range is now and will continue to have humans, their children and their pets competing for the same land.   Is it science or is it Bambi love?


Don't panic should be the watchword of the majority of the legislature who are afraid to use the CBR to balance the budget, are raiding the PF, wanting to tax people to pay for huge tax credits for the majors, and wanting to push out small oil and gas operators who are actually finding new oil and gas.


While Mr. Igl makes a good legal case for saving the name of F.S.  Dunn, the truth is that the KKK was already well-known nationally for its violence directed against African-Americans, and  apparently Dunn would have known of this.  I'd like to hear more of this history.

Now I'm wondering if in 2116 there will be articles in the paper claiming "My great grandfather was tricked in to voting for Donald Trump!"


If you're looking for identity politics, at least Sanders is Jewish.


I think Canadians should be more concerned with radical leftist environmental groups interfering in Canada's elections.
The Elections Office has stated that their appears to be a loophole (a real loophole) that allows foreign organizations to provide unlimited funding to support political parties and individuals as long as it is earlier than 6 months ahead of the elections.
The radical US environmental Group Tides has bragged about its impact in defeating Conservative candidates via Leadnow.  The amount of interference is so bad that even the NDP is worried about this.


More likely than not this is a matter of overall junk service not directed at any particular group of people.


Riddle me this. What does a woman live on when she has to file for support money from an illegal immigrant. Answer: OUR tax dollars. Ask his ex-wife about that.

WHY does Andres use another alias of Andres R Alves Cramer to this very day?

DO you think that if he excuses his own actions, he'd be above hiring others who are also undocumented?

2001Charged for driving without insurance, bench warrant involved. No expense to taxpayers, right?

Same Year Charged FRAUD USE VEH PLATES,EMBL,DECL - So dodging everyday vehicle TAXES? Submitted to collection agency in 2008. STOPPER on license. SINCE 2008!!

2007 charged with driving without valid drivers lic

2014 Criminal contempt of court disobey or resist court mandate- Lengthy court appearances - bail bond involved. Free, right?

2016 criminal citation involving bench warrant - Also free for taxpayers?

And YES, liens from Hawaii's State taxation department. So guess what?

Man is a walking illegal liability that shouldn't BE.


My Victoria BC born son had to pass the 3 part test in "Austrian" German to get official status as a "regular student". I asked a Swiss born German as mother tongue speaker about variations in "German" last month. She said that there are very strong regional differences across Europe, just as there are with local French dialects around la francophonie.

Have you never seen an East Coast Canadian English or Southern USA English dialect speakers on English language  TV shown with open subtitles because the producers feel that some English speaking viewers might not be able to parse their version of spoken English?

"Spanish" speaking Latin Americans speak distinctive versions of the language. They sometimes view castellano spanish speakers as snobs putting on airs.


That's about what a goldfish would say.
How much of recent events is your memory able to recall?


Oh, now I get it! It's what we in the English-speaking community refer to as a 'non sequitur'.
'Canada is' was right. Irrelevant. Your statement is an invalid argument. The good that some staff did was clearly not mitigated by the bad of the residential schools.

What Beyak did, incidentally, was to apply BS 'moral relativism'. It was a clumsy attempt to justify the unjustifiable Indian residential schools by minimizing the suffering of victims. It's a very common and transparent ploy of racists.


This is the contemporary version of Nannygate, which ended in Janet Reno being appointed AG and sending Elian Gonzalez back to Cuba . . . and his father.

There have been treaties in place since 1990, signed by Latin American countries, that require that a child's citizenship derives from his/her parents' citizenships (both genetic parents unless there is a formal adoption or formal consent to single parenting and assumption of all responsibility of the genetic parent(s)).   It is a violation of the child's rights to deny him/her this.  Also, the Latin American countries agreed to provide elementary education, which they are not doing.


As a senior citizen in a high-rise apartment located next to a 4-lane main road with a few schools in the area, I believe, from endless observation ("Get a life" comments noted) that education of 'we-know-it-all' teenagers, whose heads are buried in their phone screens, are the most dangerous pedestrians.  Those on the crossing deliberately slow down and those approaching the crossing run to establish their rights.  Schools need to take some responsibility.


So you don't have an answer.


I prefer seeing NHL stars playing in the Olympics. It is hardly the best format. However, the NHL controlled World Cups are boring and lack the same magic the Olympics bring to the table.

If the NHL stars have to stay home I hope we don't see washed up 30 year old minor leaguers. Make it a under 25 tournament featuring college players and other amateurs.


Our senators should be embarrassed to be suckling up to Tillerson after bad mouthin  they gave too his boss,  two of the biggest freaking rhinos I've ever seen. There probably busy getting a free lunch and a little butt kissing . I'm so  ashamed of my senators.


Wow are they a Nazi party when we just witnessed a group wit mense demonstrating on Monday with their nostalgic apartheid gaze in the name of #BlackMonday? Those people are the Nazi that you are talking about. In fact, I do not understand why are you not addressing them instead of worrying about something that does not even concern you. What does Fees Must Fall have to do with you in any way? Dutch people in this country are still hungover from their Afrikaansdom.


Noticed there never was any article on the Bruins-Canucks game Monday night and was worried the G&M would skip this game as well.

It wasn't pretty, but the Bruins played a near-perfect road game: control the puck in the other team's zone, play shut-down penalty killing, and take your opportunities. Each team played their back-up goalie, and it showed when each gave up a clunker. Bruins able to succeed because of a great face-off win percentage.

Meanwhile, we'll just ignore the fact that the Flames' starting goalie and half their defencemen were ex-Bruins.

Sorry about the defeat, Calgary, but start another streak against Dallas on Friday.


They can't predict the weather from Saturday to Sunday, but they are confident in their multi decades predictions. Give it a rest, already.


"AR-15s as a means of defending themselves, family and friends."
"idolizing cowboys and gunfighters"
"have no practical use for it but want to experience a bit of what it might be like to do what their heroes do."

Regardless of what side of the debate you are on, this author touches on a lot of good points. At the heart of AR15 ownership, it is mostly a child-like, Walter Mitty fantasy.


The usual suspects use the inclusion of  islamic prayers in our schools, to attack Christianity, which has formed part of Canada's traditions and values from the beginnings of our country's formation.  Why,  should we ban christian optional prayers in schools, when in turn they accommodate muslims to pray in the same schools.
The above caption picture, an islamic  woman is wearing:
 "During a Peel District School Board meeting on April 12, a supporter of religious accomodations wears a t-shirt with the saying ‘Respect existance or expect resistance.’
(Glenn Lowson/The Globe and Mail)
"Or expect resistance"?!
Really, we are heading towards the same chaotic violence Islam is causing already in Europe.


This shows the peril of following other people's rules, even Church authority's, and neglecting one's own sense of what is right, healthy, and kind both to self and other. Your comment is very important, Frances.


Poor analogy. Hawaii was annexed in 1898 when colonization was the norm.


WASHINGTON
Delivering a big blow to backers of pot legalization, the Obama administration planned to announce Thursday that it would keep marijuana classified as one of the nation’s most dangerous drugs, similar to heroin and LSD.

 http://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/politics-government/marijuana/article95020912.html#storylink=cpy


And which paper is it that you write for, sir?


Technically one-party but since all the Republicans are passing as Dems, not really.


What I wrote is correct. The Treaty of Rome in 1957 created the EEC which was a customs union of six countries. It was nothing like the European Union as we know it from Maastricht onwards.

The history from 1957 is of repeated attempts to increase power in Brussels and reduce the power of individual nations; the salami-slicing I referred to which has infiltrated almost every aspect of peoples' lives in member countries through laws and regulations.

Schengen, Maastricht and the Lisbon Treaty ( to replace the European Constitution rejected by the Dutch and French ) are just major steps towards the aim of an Europa where individual countries will be powerless. The British are leaving, more will follow in time as this "project" becomes increasingly insensitive to the people of Europe.


Insulting people is never just a breath of fresh air, it is abuse.


Just sink 'community boreholes'  - a few per suburb. Make it clear that it is not for drinking purposes and if you do you should treat it or boil it first. Provide water treatment pills.
We can turn it into a community chat around The Pump kinda thing - better than armies and police.
Run a campaign that warns and educates about symptoms of water born diseases especially Cholera and Typhoid (just in case!).  You could even fit the nozzle wit a filter system to get rid of sediments.
You can even retro fit the pumps to crank handles so you tackle obesity too, It will also stop everyone from saying how unsightly the pump is and the endearing 'quaint' will be used. It also negates the need for noisy pumps.


This is another example of where we are so divided in this country and stuck like super glue to our opinions that no constructive discussion can occur.   The premise of the one payer group is that all people should have health care and that it is the government's responsibility to provide it (and therefore it is another entitlement paid for by everyone).  I have not seen thoughtful discussions that address whether this is really our government's responsibility or what exactly government's responsibility is.   I am frankly sick of the emotions and  hysteria on both sides.


Be fair, he's been running a campaign on a shoestring budget. Hillary's negative campaigning is having a terrible affect on the political discourse. Sure, trolls have always existed since comment sections, and you're only following in a tradition. Yet, consider what you are defending when you make comments like that; that ignorance to facts and nastiness are acceptable forms of discussion.


What a waste of taxpayer's money! Ige will absolutely not get my vote come election time.


As noted in the article, allegedly this passenger already had a confrontation with airline personnel at McCarren. Flight personnel may have been alerted to this passenger before take off. The blanket incident just exacerbated the situation.

"At Las Vegas’ McCarren International Airport, Enriques said he saw Hawaiian Airlines personnel speaking to the passenger.
The man told Enriques, “they’re not treating me right. I’m going to call the president,” Enriques said."


And Bombardier will get the contract--they are such a well run company !


Ut extra sic intra.


Shockingly good article. Someone needs to go take Kizsla's temperature, this really doesn't feel like he one that he's prone to write. Montez was a beast today


The poms - well OK, mainly the toffs and so-called aristocrats - still haven't worked out that they screwed my birth country back in 1914 when they went into a hopeless war started by one of Brenda's, sorry, the 'Queen's', relatives, Kaiser Wilhelm. They still haven't worked out there is no more Empire (even though they give out MBEs and OBEs with 'For God and Empire' on them!) and think they can just tell the Johnny Foreigners where to go. It'd be quite funny, actually, if it wasn't so stupid.


Just in time for Stampede.


A solid historical analysis as one would expect from Donald Savoie.

How the decision to finally cancel Energy East became a complex balance among changing market conditions, alternative pipeline opportunities, declining oil sands expansions, anti-pipeline regional voices, and increased regulatory requirements we will never know. Nor will we know how the pipeline and the New Brunswick refineries might have been re-designed to use the Alberta and Saskatchewan oil, or what kinds of economic benefits would have accrued to New Brunswick.

What else may be gone are the friendly relations that have existed over the past two decades among all of the provinces. What could well be gone is any chance that this Federal government will be re-elected, as the Conservatives correctly argue that Trudeau's professed balance between pipeline economics on one side, and environmental and First Nations benefits on the other side was a "hopey" lie. And we may be back to a right wing federal government.


The Honorable Mr. Scalise was openly against human trafficking.  This is the horrible secret that the DC and Hollywood elite want to hide.  It is worse than your worst nightmare.  Dr. Phil covered one victim on his March 21, 2017 show.  You would have a hard time listening to this evil, I know.  However, it permeates the elite, with their occult practices.  Google MOCA 2011 for pictures of the public exhibition that these people make.  Any halftime show at the Superbowl is another one of their sick and twisted rituals.  They are proud of what they do.  They are better than the rest of us, so they don't care.  It is used to keep them in line.  I believe that more than one man was part of this attempted murder, and that someone inside gave this guy the schedule of the baseball game and who would be playing.  I do not believe the media, bc you lied to me about JFK, and 911, and more.  Fool me once, shame on you.  Fool me twice, shame on me.  You won't fool me again.


"But Tancredo considered the Cheyenne Mountain Resort’s move to cancel the April 2018 event an affront to free speech."
.
Many conservatives say it's OK for the baker refuse to sell a cake to "sinners" because the baker has the right to refuse any business. How is that any different here? The resort is a private business that doesn't want to "bake a cake" for what it considers a hate-based group.


rubbish


It's a seriously weak field opposing Murkowski. Interesting. Then there's that Obamacare thingy.


There's a whole lot of variety in how people worship and what they believe Bill.   It all seems quite real and solid when put into a religious theology, but I serious doubt God cares how you find your way to the doorstep or what you are wearing.  I find it very hard to claim any one path (and that includes those who follow Jesus).

All that makes sense to me only because God is really not a person we can imagine.  One person can't

There reason to thing that gender is not going matter at death.  As Jesus told the remarried widower who asked which wife he would be with in eternity.  Jesus said his marriages will not matter, "we will be like angels".   Angels have no gender and are not human.   Don Orange is a pastor and friend.  He would point out "Have you ever noticed when angels show up on Earth, it just scares the heck out of everybody"  (they are NOT sitting on fluffy clouds with harps).

I've always felt male and female are parts of the single whole, separated by our human form.


Vote Bernie!!!  Healthcare should be a
Given right!!!!  If all the other countries can provide it..,it must be
Greed that
Stops us!


Quite the opposite.
AMOC has slowed way down. If it stops AND, it forces the other conveyors to stop, that will mean increased temp at equator, but decreased at poles. Yes, that would cause a drop in Temp at northern Europe, but would also bring an increase in rain in places such as the equator. That would likely turn a number of deserts into productive land again.
CO2 would likely drop, but most of all, it would prevent the permafrost and ocean methane ice from thawing. After all, If those go, then it will not matter how much co2 that man generates.


I suspect that the families of Canadians who are murdered by the government might receive a settlement.


a grand jury would indict a ham sandwich - lets see what sticks - and by the by folks tell me about the HRC collusion w/Russians - WaPo broke story - who here would like to spout Dem talking points for us?


no, i can't


True it is funny watching that bonehead run the country while jetsetting and praising other countries. Sadly though it will bring truth to the laugh now cry later saying. We will all be crying when we get the bill for this bozo.


Senator McCain is voting his conscience.  Which is EXACTLY what the Founding Fathers envisioned and wanted.  And the people of Arizona, my home state, know what they want.

We elect folks to vote after they study the situation and we do not pretend to know better than the elected official who did the studying.  That is how a representative democracy like our works.

And we do not take orders from an Orange Buffoon.  A buffoon who doesn't even know what is in the bill.


It's important to remember that emergency departments are in the business of assigning priority to medical emergencies -  some emergencies are more emergent than others, thus people wait. Granted, there are clearly problems, as discussed in the article, but one has to remember that there will always be a continually updated priority list where patients are moved up and down depending on what is coming through the door.

For what it's worth, my recent emergency experience was excellent. My wife broke her arm and required surgery. They brought her in and as I was registering her, she was already being seen by the ER physician. She was then sent to x-ray and when she came back, the staff orthopedist was at her bedside. She was transferred to a holding area and waited no more than 1.5 hours before she was admitted and wheeled up to a bed. She was in surgery by the evening.


No, and yes.


The legacy of that "liberal" "Democrat" Bill Clinton's triangulation into moderate Republican RINO land -- the relevance is probably wasted on many Republican and Democrat voters this election cycle, but relevant all the same.


Here are ten misused words that make a stupid person look even more stupid:

"My sorrow is deep, Cuba's larger than life leader died".

Are you reading this, Justin?


Blame oblahblah for letting them run wild for 8 years 😃


Do I have to run my life according to your beliefs? It will drive me crazy. I'm disabled and can't bicycle or walk. Carrying shopping bags and a recyclable bottle everywhere I go can be a hassle.  I can't keep them in my car because I don't have one. And what do I fill the bottle with.  Oh I know, I have to carry a full bottle. Don't eat shrimp because they may have come from bulldozed mangrove forest.  I bet you guys on the north shore bulldoze some mangrove forests. And do I have to quiz every business about its environmental practices before I do business with them?  Oh I know, I have to be a vegan and make my own clothes and electronics because Asian and other countries may use labor which we in the U>S> consider to be slave conditions even though the workers are happy. Could someone tell me where the nearest insane asylum is?


Trump does not love this country. He loves "poorly educated" white people because they are so easy to con. The truth is he only loves himself.


Young Dems I want you to think about this!

One day you may want to run for office as a dem and you will go against another dem most likely a dem that's connected to this old boy network that you see pounding djou! All these insiders , devolpers donors and the list goes on including some of these disgusting unions and banks!   They will all come after you regardless if  your a democrat and will gang up on you for the mighty dollar.. what their doing to djou is not because he is republican it's because they need access for money.. think about this ? You as a young voter dem will have a better chance of being in office if you help level the playing field..  Kirk even helped republican pine raise 100k over a democrat .. it's all about the money, rail, TOD , banks they make money of these things.  They will also go against all you Bernie people too.. vote Kirk out and new Dems will have a better chance to win seats or the old Dems will always gang up on you!!!


Plenty. The proof's in the pudding as they say.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/an_education_in_terror

Maybe you mean these Muslims and their purpose.  Although, the indoctrination techniques used on our youths is less-than-lethal, it is still deadly to the foundations of our nation and it's judeo-christian values.


Did you really expect any Globe columnist to offer any opinion other than "unfettered immigration is the solution to all our ills"?


I like your 'handle' of looking for solutions.  I wish everyone who made a complaint would also have to suggest a solution.  It is too easy to tear things down with no real alternatives put forward.  I do agree that money is not the only way to improve schools - but it is also not the wrong way.  More funding is just about the only way to make class sizes smaller.  (And anyone who says class sizes don't matter should try to substitute teach in an elementary classroom with 33 3rd graders and one teacher - not the home school dream scenario).  Local school districts, run by local school boards, determine how to spend the money from the state.  Every district has a budget committee that the public at large can serve on, to get a better understanding of and make decisions about school budgets.  I would encourage you to join a public school budget committee.  Or at least talk to a budget committee member to get their perspective about what real fiscal challenges school districts face.


How is a burqa any different from  a Handmaid  hat?  If anything the hat is more humane, even if it is fictional. The Burqa is a cruel weapon used to subjugate women,  and is very real. Even the hijab is no better than the hat, yet we are not to discuss it.


Knock off your cherry picking, oldvalleyguy.  Many of the black men and teenagers that were gunned down by white police officers were unarmed and not resisting arrest.  Almost all of the cases had bystanders or witnesses video taping the murders.  Videos don't lie, over adrenaline police officers lie and manage to beat their murder wrap.  I can easily understand why protesters take to the streets rallying for justice.  And by the way, the liberals aren't the ones passing open carry or concealed gun laws.  You can't have it both ways hypocrite.  You must've left your morals in the military locker room.


Rather sad.


Well, you either accept what the Church teaches or you don't. Where that places you, I don't know.


Or a bowl of Richard.


Just tell me one fact indicating that the Clinton Foundation is "crooked" and the evidence that supports that one fact. It should be super easy if the evidence is so overwhelming. Go ahead. I'll wait.


Mellow Yellow Chicken.


Goodbye great journalists!


By their very job description, spies have to be deceitful.

It takes a certain type of person to do that.


Omarosa says "NO"!
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/the-frontline-interview-omarosa-manigault/


Nice and practical suggestions that will get you nowhere. I've been in business for over 35 years and can say without hesitation that honesty won't make you any money. It may keep you in business but all the while the lying sharks are going for the one time kill. When you realize just how many one time lying sharks are out there....it's relentless.
Don't trust anyone and look after yourself are the keys to business success.


Make the school go back and pay a relatively small investment from eight years ago? That's a pretty dangerous precedent. What pet causes of Wynne and Justin will be expected to pay back money in 2025?


Trump is aware of the fact that all the agreements and global warming models are totally flawed due to 1) they deal solely with ghgs from fossil fuels/refrigerants/natures methane ...that is a mere 1.6 % of the overall picture , 2) there is no recognition that 65% of the GHG emissions are consumed by forest/oceanic sinks,  3) the models assume refrigerant ghg emissions increasing by twenty fold over the next twenty five years...the projected increase is due solely to the fact that India and China are unwilling to pay $100 extra per A/C unit required to use the new refrigerants and 4) there is no recognition for future global improvements in land and ocean management to consume more ghgs. You have all been duped by the climate warming alarmists.


Maybe you need to learn the definition of news, Ross.


Right.  Invaders always proclaim an "excuse" for their butchery.  Urban II agitated for the Catholic nations to throw in with the Byzantines in their war with the Turks to gain more slaves and real estate for the un-Holy See.  Nor do I have to go back to 1095 to make my argument.  Our mass-murdering misleaders were lying about Saddam having "WMD's" and how the Islamic Republic of Iran was in league with al-Qa'eda to provide an excuse for THEIR "crusade" just 14 years ago.


Your example is extremely short sited and shows a lack of understanding on your part.
If a Muslim bakery does not serve bacon sandwiches to anyone, then what is the problem?
Jewish bakeries do the same. Many refuse to serve sandwiches with out cheese. (Crazy)

The left? I am not a part of the left. I just do not want to see legal discrimination.
Legal discrimination would be bad for every one.


Both the favourable and unfavourable views are supported by fact. Compared to most other countries, Canada is a very good place to live. Compared to what we could be with achievable improvements, Canada is quite bad.


You realize that the main thing that is driving this is European demographics and the need to renew the workforce, right?
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most European countries have small workforce?
Luxembourg, Denmark, Finland, Albania, Croatia,  Norwayetc.

you don't need a large workforce to be economically viable - it is your GDP per capita

Canada wants large workforce because Canada has ambitions to be a "power"


Take another pill, Roderick.  You're getting there.


They will be like taxis. Drop us off and drive away.


Its simple... they forgot who the customer was... they need some customer satisfaction training 101... maybe Trump should set up a class for them.


So, no matter where one lives, if a disaster befalls the area, that person, in some way, deserves what he got?  Are some people totally devoid of compassion these days?  Where an adult lives is ALWAYS a choice, unless he's in prison.


This is comedy gold, right here.


At worst this is fronting and I presume that our banks will not provide banking services to these entities now fronted.  At best this transaction is highly suspicious and I presume SA banks will not provide banking services until a great deal of proof can be provided that these are not fronting manoevres.  Right now, no SA bank will touch these if their is the slightest doubt that completely above board.  They cannot afford to be associated with the Guptas in any way.


I heard a policeman I know call Fentanyl a cop's best friend. Now they don't have to arrest someone for the 134th time and see the legal system push them back on the street again and again. They're dead.


If the hacking had happened, it would have left evidence.  If they had evidence, they would put it out there.  Asked agiann and again for evidence, fail again and again to provide any.  The only possible conclusion is that there is no evidence and there was no hack.


Except the 1st amendment protects my right to free speech. It doesn't protect robbers, pedo's or murderers. We already have defamation and libel laws, because there is a fine line there. Who defines what is and isn't hate speech?


Quite correct, GS - in this case, the Crown presented circumstantial evidence on consent which did not convince the judge.

In my defence, I was responding to a poster who had written a more sweeping general statement that it was unfair to acquit "with NO evidence about who did and said what."


Yes, the history is terrible. We have learned from our mistakes. Instead of driving yourself crazy rehashing what has happened, try seeing what you can do to make things better yourself. And no, a revolution will not solve your current day problems or change what happened years in the past. It won't even change what happened yesterday.


Indeed, go online and read the surfing websites for southern California, where there are a gazillion sea lions.

They do not eat surfers. On occasion they will bite a surfer in a territorial display (get off my lawn). But they do not eat them. The surfing websites rank them, on the danger scale, as a 1 out 10, meaning the same danger level as a pelican bird.

Think about it: Millions of hours surfing, millions of hours of humans swimming, millions of hours of nearby sea lions, and yet no humans as supper.

As a surfer or swimmer you are probably at higher risk of being eaten by a cannibal human than by a sea lion...


The son, Mor,  asked Brandi to turn her life around in that "elegant" letter.   What better way to give this tragedy any meaning.  What an honor to his father, as well.   Not only wise,  I see it as a start towards forgiveness.  It's a process.   Forgiveness frees yourself and is often (understandably) difficult.


20 years ago, when faced with the prospect of ever declining North Slope oil production, ARCO Alaska undertook a radical reorganization.  Major reductions were made in many departments, among them the Major Projects organization and Government and Public Affairs.  Layers of middle management disappeared. Total headcount went from about 2500 to about 1700.  Hundreds of jobs were re-graded.  No one took a pay cut.  But salaries were frozen until performance and years of service moved an employee up within their new, lower grade.  All of this was announced and implemented in a matter of a few months.  People weren't happy.  Some left the company because the career advancements achieved so far disappeared.  They found jobs elsewhere.  But most stayed.  And a year later, the new organization was functioning well and people had adjusted to a new reality.  Most were content to still be in Alaska doing jobs they loved.  U of A should consider this approach.


Correct, but it does not require a particular solution either for a mixed citizenry.  That is why giving money to families with children is the best solution.  Castii even says that this message is licit in fighting abortion and contraception.  Much more so than NFP, which still leaves families poor.


Gee, what an important piece. We have a real crisis brewing in Juneau, a fishery catastrophe in interior Alaska, a national health care vote pending, a collapse of relationships with Russia, terrorist killings worldwide and what do we  find occupying most of the editorial page of the ADN: a story about feral cats. What a paper!


As one who would be paying an income tax so you can collect your PFD - at that point the PFD is welfare  - get a job


No Richard, papers authorizing her to speak with the enemy.  Papers of introduction and permission.  You know vey well that it is illegal to cavort with the enemy.  You are being a little foolish on this one.  I suggest that you take a page from DiverDaves playbook.  Gabbard is wrong as are you.


About your dustmop dog...Whoops!


They largely have moved this way. Most their plans now throttle the bandwidth when the cap is exceeded instead of charging for overages... so you can keep internet'ing away but at slower speeds and without surprise charges. And their data caps are pretty generous; I'm paying for a 100 mbps connection with 250 GB cap per month -- no way do I ever approach 250 GB per month, even with a lot of Netflix streaming.

Unlimited bandwidth is a bad idea and that's why those plans have largely gone away -- it invites abuse. 1-2% of the users end up using 90-95% of the bandwidth and slowing things down for everybody.


What's very clear is that many people have never played a competitive sport ever in their lives. It's outright embarrassing that people in the general public have so little going on in their lives that they're "outraged", "upset" and "angry" at the notion a professional athlete said a tasteless word. The guy said something he normally wouldn't have in the heat of the battle. Who gives a crap? I wouldn't do so much apologizing if I were him...The only regret he should have was that he did it so blatantly on TV...straight into the camera. I'd simply advise him to pick his spots when venting frustration.


Obama had eight years to prosecute all that crime if it existed.

Why aren't hundreds of evil Republicans in jail?


When NHS went in at the county site, the devastation of the bike paths that connect people/shops north and south of the river via the nearby Ferry St. Bridge/Coburg Rd became intolerable. It went from a couple of nuisance trolls to an entire community that hangs on to the NHS facility. Since they can't rely on openly drinking and drugging at NHS, they take over the bike path underpasses for these activities. The result is that very few people, and essentially no lone females, will ride a bike through there any longer. It is not a coincidence that Eugene has hemorhaged 37% of its cyclists over the most recent five year reporting period while we have added these camps and relaxed all enforcement on illegal camping and public drinking/drugging.


See David Frum: The Making of an Autocracy.


Thank you for this.


Kim, I hope you read this!

The problem is that the traditional trusted media has broken the trust. It has become so one-sided in terms of reporting, so leftwing slanted, that people have abandonned your media [except Lefties].

Did you not watch the US election? Could the message not have been clearer?


The part where in Canada a 15 year old who commits murder can be tried in adult court. How about he moves next door to you so you can give him a giant hug, be his pal, let him play with your kids.


The UN is no longer relevant, where were you when Donald Trump was running for President???


So you just admitted Islamophobia is better than anti-semitism? What do you think about xenophobia? What is it better than, and what is it worse than?


I don't think that Mr. Trump needs to worry about a conspiracy to discredit his presidency. He's doing a fine job of it all by himself


Still no news about the riots in Sweden in the Globe and Mail? I wonder why?


Enjoyed that very much, thank you


There are 15000 Muslims approximately in the US Armed Forces.
15000 served during World War II.

Some buried at Arlington:
Army Captain Humayun Khan, who lured a suicide car bomb away from the men in his charge, saving their lives but giving up his own.
Army Spc. Rasheed Sahib, an American Muslim from Guyana who was killed in Iraq.
Army Spc. Omead Razani, died in Iraq.
Marine Staff Sgt. Kendall Damon Waters-Bey was killed in a helicopter crash on his way to duty in Iraq.
Other military cemetaries:
Hassein Ahmed (Army, WWII)
Ibrahim Muhammad (Navy, WWII)
Mahir Hasan (Army, Korea)
Abul Fateh Umar Khan (Air Force, Korea)

All died fighting for your freedoms.  Happy Memorial Day Weekend.


This isn't about cards, it's about common sense. Nothing straw man about it. We need to relieve traffic jams. You don't have any serious alternatives on the table. Environmentalists will almost always oppose needed growth in infrastructure, while they drive their low MPG Outbacks to PDX to hop on a flight across the globe burning literally tons of carbon based fuels. I am for the CRC because I am pro-environment.

Wishy washy on Imago Dei? That makes zero sense. You just want 100% agreement on your progressive ideals, but that is not what liberals are all about. You don't want to let people think for themselves. Your opinions are based on misconceptions of a church, and of a man (Jules) who you refuse to give the benefit of the doubt to.


"the Sanders ideal of universal coverage is laudable"

How is the author against socialized medicine, bavius?  That reads laudable (meaning praiseworthy) -- not laughable.

If you want to make accusations of fake news, you might try reading it first.


Mo Brooks: “And I’ll use one example, I don’t think you can trust Donald Trump with anything he says. Now why do I say that, it’s because of his track record.  I was just asked a while ago if I am going to endorse Donald Trump after things unfold with Donald Trump having this so-called insurmountable lead, and I said no I am not and the person wanted to know why and I said well look Donald Trump is an adulterer.  I don’t support people who support adultery and I don’t trust people who are serial adulterers as Donald Trump has been and bragged about in writing because I don’t think that is an honorable trait or thing in a person.”  (MSNBC, 2/29/16)


Got it. You're a wankerish troll.


Yes drugs are so cool! Try and sell that to your prospective employer when he asks you to submit to a drug test. Oh wait, they probably have outlawed that intrusion in stoner Canada.


"“The academic community must continue to condemn acts of violence, intimidation, and the fostering of hate,” Gertler said in his statement, which didn’t mention the Toronto rally directly."

Again, you're not seeing the issue clearly if you think that the University president's comments were equating the Canadian white nationalist group with the groups at Charlottesville.  He didn't even mention the Canadian group in his statement condemning hate.


It keeps changing with the change crowd. I like the word cycles better.


You aren't very smart are you.

He IS the world economy and when he cuts off trade the internal dynamic called US manufacturing will create millions of jobs.

He is the world market you dolt. Everyone sells INTO THE US!!!

And most US corps are registered in Ireland???????
So trade barriers won;t affect them
Leftie dolt


Why no citation?


HMMM - That is a lot of stuff, I never knew facts were hateful, misogynistic or racist.


HiLIARy should be back in the news as her protector has been fired and the new Attorney General can now lock her up. President Trump is up to his a$$ in alligators but he continues to drain the swamp. Eight great years ahead.


In the nation’s first presidential election in 1789 and second election in 1792, the states employed a wide variety of methods for choosing presidential electors, including
● appointment of the state’s presidential electors by the Governor and his Council,
● appointment by both houses of the state legislature,
● popular election using special single-member presidential-elector districts,
● popular election using counties as presidential-elector districts,
● popular election using congressional districts,
● popular election using multi-member regional districts,
● combinations of popular election and legislative choice,
● appointment of the state’s presidential electors by the Governor and his Council combined with the state legislature, and
● statewide popular election.

The winner-take-all method of awarding electoral votes became dominant only in the 1830s


The point is when we visited my in laws in Homeward, there was an alternative to getting into Chicago.  That was a life saver.  Same will happen with Honolulu once this is built.  Probably would be dead today if i had to drive those crazy freeways.


Yeah because the Republicans are so self-righteous that they proudly wear Corrupt Bastards Club logo on their ball caps and sleeves.  Just take a good hard look at what you elected to our White House.  Mr. Twit isn't serving the nation, he's too busy scheduling golf R & R, and keeping a sewer pipeline of oversea investments on his daily schedule.


You moron.


After 21 years, Maureen's hots for Hillary has become an obsession..... Get a room


GLOBE & MAIL EDITORS:

WHY WAS THE POST I MADE YESTERDAY, AND WHICH FOLLOWS, PURGED?...because it was critical not just of Wente but also the Globe editors?

For this reason, I'm going to re-post it.


What you linked to is a legal opinion by a lawyer who works for a green think tank.  Opinion differs from facts.

Here's a different opinion:

http://ipolitics.ca/2016/07/28/baloney-meter-could-brad-wall-take-ottawa-to-court-over-carbon-tax/

I don't purport to know the outcome should push come to shove. But would predict protracted legal battles and political strife if Justin wants to throw federal weight around.


Harry Reid changed the rules because the Republicans were filibustering ALL of Obama's appointments, and the result was that the federal court had so many vacancies its ability to hear cases was being compromised.


This plan favors corporations over people, lavishes the idle wealthy and punishes the working rich, and raises taxes on much of the middle class to keep this under the magical $1.5T mark.

Now I don't care about the debt or deficits -- as a nation with a strong, sovereign currency it's the least of our worries -- but the rank hypocrisy of the GOP proposing this hit to the national debt is... well nothing the GOP does shocks me anymore, but it's still worth pointing out.


"The headline on the story was “Dalektable,” which doesn’t even make sense."

Which tells us you have never watched Dr.Who.

What doesn't make sense is writing a long article about a children's program in another country in defence of your feminist views.


The article clearly says the warranty in each province differs - it's not about to spell out each rule in each warranty.


What's the big deal? It's called "cash for access". Waif a minute, I've heard that term somewhere before...........oh I know, we'd better ask Justin.


By the way, it's 100% Israel's own intransigence that makes it vulnerable to charges of war crimes. That's because Israel unlawfully occupies land it captured in war. That military occupation makes Israel subject to the laws of war- the Geneva Conventions and so forth.

Were Israel to end its illegal occupation of the West Bank, it could no longer be accused of committing the war crimes I mentioned.


We need intellectual integrity from our media and institutes of learning.


Gerald, "LEOs have no right to hinder that escape".

Well not quite.  LEO's have the right "to hinder that escape" as allowed by the law.  The law does not allow police to shoot a fleeing suspect unless very specific conditions are met. These are laid out in AS11.81.371, which I cut/pasted a section above.  Those conditions do not appear to be met in this case. You might take a look at the law and see for yourself.

If our police don't follow the law, and do so in an open and honest way, what can we expect from the more savory elements of society?

So, was the shooting in self defense.  We just don't know because we are not being told any information. The secretive nature of the police investigation, of themselves, makes it look very much like a cover up.  The police are suppose to be working for the public and therefor should not be hiding.


Bring on le fromage!


But how is a reasonable person supposed to know that the collar is functional, and even if there IS a shock collar when a dog is charging  you snarling and barking? I haven't heard anywhere that the perimeter was marked so people knew there was positive control. The reasonable person test applies here, and I think the owner probably won't win that fight. LAWYER SCHOOL 201


First thing the AF used to tell you when strapping on a parachute - don't cinch your crotch strap too tight or else good goodbye.


This kind of "hacking" has been going on since there has been an internet. All state governments participate in hacking offense and defense. The FBI and U.S. intelligence community have always acted purposefully against all participants they can catch. Whats amusing is how diminished the executive office of the U.S. presidency has become amid this level of ridiculous propaganda and gaslighting.


I feel for the child's parents as the cope with their son's disease at the NHS of England.  That is no reason to think that our health care system is so great.  Similar situations do happen here.   They happend as a courtesy of our for-profit system that favors profits over people's lives and well-being.  Every health system has limits to its ability to provide care and cures.   All of this costs money.  I know of cancer patients who can no longer get treatments or must now pay out of pocket for their care.   The same goes for diabetics who can become very expensive to treat or end-stage cardiac, liver, burn and AIDS patients.    A lot more denial of treatment happens than you could possibly know.  Our system is quite stealthy in how it denies care;  very high deductibles and copays,  prior-authorizations for a goodly number of procedures, high insurance premiums, limitations on doctor visits, type of meds allowed, etc.   Socialized medicine isn't the problem, expectations are..


Helped alot of illegals 😅


"VFJ's court advocates are only allowed to sit in court with the client and offer emotional support."
Source?  Even the definition provided for "advocacy" indicates more than mere "emotional support" but "process of supporting a cause or proposal" so I don't get where you derive this marginalization of scope in "court advocacy" especially when that more reasonably falls under "accompaniment."  VFJ seems to consider the two distinct enough to list them as two different services, ie. "Court Advocacy and Accompaniment," yet you conflate the two together.


Outcomes for wealthy and well insured Americans are superior to those in Canada. There is no question that American medical research and infrastructure is vastly superior to what we have in Canada. The issue in the USA is that such expertise and infrastructure is not available to a large percentage of their population. Even among many of those Americans that are insured, they get 'basic' coverage, not the 'premium' levels of healthcare available to wealthy Americans.

The averaging of outcomes for key metrics such as life expectancy, infant mortality, etc. reflects a large population of uninsured and under-insured Americans relative to a more broadly based coverage in Canada.

That being said, both US and Canadian healthcare systems suck big time when compared to most European countries and others like Japan, Australia and New Zealand.


"Most of the world considers Jerusalem’s status an issue that must be decided through negotiations."

Patently false. Most of the world considers Jerusalem illegally occupied by Israel.


The Saudis and Turks and Obama carry a heavy burden of guilt for what they have done to the people of Syria.


With no French, it's hard to see Mr. O'Leary coming close to winning, but his economic arguments would bring a lot to the PC race and shine a light on the risky and debt fuelled strategies being supported by the current government.


WTF do you really do with your life?


It was Trump's order so it's his list of countries.


BAHAHAHAHA. All those cops and they couldn't find the guy. Clearly they need higher wages. That would have solved the problem. Good thing we repealed AO37, that's clearly made us safer and the cops more efficient....


Since the days of LBJ presidency, I cannot understand how someone can claim to be both a Catholic and a Democrat.


You're confusing "free speech" with employment.    If you own a company - do you actually believe that "free speech" covers an employee using company resources to author an internal memo that has nothing to do with his job?     If you do, you're mistaken.    Companies have every right to set policy.    If you don't like these policies, then you're free to leave.

His "free speech" hasn't been impinged.    He was fired.    Although it's easy to relate the two - they really have little to do with one another.


LOLOL…I don't think anyone but you understands what you're trying to say...


Weight in, sure.....get stuffed and stay in Murica.


Wow!

Wow!


If the state/local govs didn't make it so hard to open a marijuana business, and then to patronize one, perhaps they'd make a lot more money.  Here in the Matsu, we are still in prohibition.  If we only had 5 liquor stores state-wide, and no alcohol sales outside of those stores, and no bars at all, I wonder how much revenue alcohol sales would generate?


With OPEC and  non OPEC nations cutting oil supplies to support prices why is the U.S. actively expanding production and increasing output.?   Are higher oil prices inconsistent with U.S. national economic interests? Or,  are  the political tools and policy sentiments to do so  inconsistent with the free operation of the marketplace?    Bob Jeffries  Barrie


Willamalane has the Clearwater bike path, it extends between the Dorris Ranch and the Clearwater boat landing along the Willamette River, it is a beautiful path to meander.  Also, they finished the Millrace bike path last year, it, too, is a nice path for biking or walking and connects to the Clearwater path.  They are also working on developing a path that links out to the South Hills in Thurston, they were able to acquire this land from the Gray family a few years back.

In the summer, Willamalane offers concerts and movies in the parks throughout the City, these are family friendly, mostly free, and very enjoyable.

Willamalane is family focused and does a great job of providing both indoor and outdoor entertainment and recreation for the community year-round.  Go online to Willamalane's website and check them out.  The City of Eugene budgets their parks within the City's funding, Willamalane is taxed separately from the City budget and has great support from the community.


White House sends email praising Trump's budget, cites article mocking Trump's budget

Because nothing says we are completely incompetent and out of touch with reality like sending out an email and creating a link on the White House’s official daily briefing page that completely blasts your most recent medieval budget plans.

If you look at the bottom of this official White House daily briefing page, you will see a link to the Mulvaney-inspired lambasting that Alexandra Petri wrote up in her recent “Trump’s budget makes perfect sense and will fix America, and I will tell you why.”