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Monday, July 13

The Queen likes the little guy from Shawinigan - a lot apparently

by DavidAkin on Mon 13 Jul 2009 12:44 PM EDT

I do believe, looking through the current list of recipients, that Jean Chrétien will be the only Canadian (and certainly the only Quebecer) to have received this honour. Other recipients include Sigmund Freud, Tim Berners-Lee (he invented a little software application called The World Wide Web) and playwright Tom Stoppard.

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The Colonel Behind Republicans for Ignatieff

by DavidAkin on Mon 13 Jul 2009 11:50 AM EDT

Republicans for Ignatieff's "The Colonel": "I should tell you right off the top that I am not a media savvy individual nor do I crave media attention for myself. This is not about me it's about Michael Ignatieff. Our group is small (but growing) and members live in both the United States and Canada."

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