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Thursday, August 30

Pat Binns to Ireland

by DavidAkin on Thu 30 Aug 2007 12:25 PM EDT

As the Charlottetown Guardian first reported, the former Conservative Premier of Prince Edward Island, Pat Binns, is Canada’s newest ambassador. Binns has just been named Canada’s Ambassador to Ireland — a job which, in diplomatic circles, is considered quite a plum.

Binns, 58, is also a former Conservative MP, ... more »

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Wednesday, August 29

Jack goes north

by DavidAkin on Wed 29 Aug 2007 01:51 PM EDT

While Garth Turner heads west for a series of town hall meetings, the NDP’s Jack Layton is going north:

LAYTON LEADS DELEGATION TO THE CANADIAN ARCTIC
Meetings with Premiers, Mayors and community leaders planned
OTTAWA – NDP Leader Jack Layton departs this morning for a four-day tour to meet ... more »

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Legalize Afghan poppy crop, says Green Party

by DavidAkin on Wed 29 Aug 2007 10:06 AM EDT

The Green Party is repeating its call to legalize, license and commercialize Aghanistan’s poppy crop. The call comes on the same day that the independent research group,The Senlis Council, releases recommendations it wants the Canadian government to adopt for a “Poppy for Medicine” program and just days after the latest United ... more »

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