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March 31, 2005

You read it here first

The mainstream media have finally caught up with the crack research team here at Max's Mewsings. This afternoon, a number of radio stations and newspapers picked up a story from the Canadian Press' Broadcast News division noting, as I did... More...

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Filed in: Politics / Ontario

March 22, 2005

Judging Andy Barrie

When I read Metro Morning Host Andy Barrie had told a blogger to "leave Canada" and that the blogger’s departure would give him the satisfaction of "knowing that someone who gets his facts from Fox won't be voting in any... More...

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Filed in: The Media

March 17, 2005

Tory wins by-election easily

Ontario Conservative Leader John Tory has easily won a seat in the Provincial Legislature. With 255 of 269 polls reporting in the riding of Dufferin-Peel-Wellington-Grey, Mr. Tory has 55.8% of the vote, more than three times the total of his... More...

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Filed in: Politics / Ontario

CBC host tells listener to "Leave Canada"

Andy Barrie, the host of CBC Radio's Metro Morning, sent an email to an unhappy listener recommending the listener (also a blogger) "Leave Canada." The blogger posted the exchange yesterday. The email was prompted by the regular Monday Morning segment... More...

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Filed in: The Media

March 16, 2005

No escaping Air India Inquiry

Today's acquittal of two men accused of planting the bombs that brought down an Air India jet off the coast of Ireland and that exploded at Japan's Narita airport in June of 1985 underlines the extent to which the prosecution... More...

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March 15, 2005

MPP wants end to gender-based price discrimiation

Is it wrong that a trip to the barber for a man costs less than a trip to the hair dresser for a woman or that a man's boring cotton/polyester dress shirt costs less to dry-clean than a woman's frilly... More...

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Filed in: Politics / Ontario

March 10, 2005

Ottawa to sue Ad Firms, says Radio-Canada

The French service of the CBC is reporting Ottawa will launch a $39-million law suit in an attempt to recover funds from four Quebec advertising firms that made millions as a result of AdScam. According to Radio-Canada, the federal government... More...

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Filed in: Politics / Canada

March 2, 2005

McGuinty's name beckons online gamblers

When Dalton McGuinty's Liberals abandoned the ChooseChange.ca web address they used in the 2003 provincial election, I doubt they expected it would be used to advertise online gambling. But some enterprising cyber-squatter has bought the address and has it redirecting... More...

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Filed in: Politics / Ontario

Trek fans a formidable foe

You would think television executives would remember 1960s. NBC announced it would cancel the original incarnation of Star Trek only to reverse the decision in the face of an incredibly organized opposition - the show's fans. Flash forward to today:... More...

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Filed in: Business

Missile defense decision already hurting Canada-US relationship

When Prime Minister Paul Martin caved to pressure from his Liberal caucus and announced Canada would not support the United States Missile Defense program, he likely did not anticipated the degree of antipathy the decision would create south of the... More...

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Filed in: Politics / Canada

March 1, 2005

UK MPs sleep deprived: Report

Britain's Sleep Council says the country's Member of Parliament are among the most sleep deprived Britons. According to a survey released this morning, MPs' lack of sleep could be compromising their decision-making. The study found only on-call doctors (4.5 hours... More...

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Filed in: Politics / World