In National News: Harper welcomes softened NAFTA stance in U.S. (National Post)In our opinion: Let's hope Obama's people are correct in their assertion that it's possible to add stronger environmental and labour conditions to NAFTA without reopening the agreement. MPs grill top Mountie on tasers … [Read more...]
News Headlines for Friday, March 27, 2009
In National News:Ignatieff popularity growing (Canoe)In our opinion: This one's funny - it's not really that Iggy's popularity is growing, per se. No: actually it seems he's pretty on par with Harper (around 45%). The difference is that Iggy's negative popularity rating is much lower than Harper's … [Read more...]
News Headlines for Wednesday, March 25, 2009
In National News: Livent co-founders guilty of fraud (Globe and Mail) In our opinion: Justice Mary Lou Benotto said, "The exponential growth of the company was analogous to an athlete taking a performance-enhancing drug. The result may be spectacular but the means involve cheating." Hear, hear! We … [Read more...]
News Headlines for Monday, March 23, 2009
In National News: Bodies of four Canadian soldiers return home (CBC)In our opinion: Whatever your personal feelings about the war on terror, the conflict in Afghanistan, and Canada's role in it, you cannot fail to be moved by the images of of young men returning home in caskets. These men are our … [Read more...]