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Tuesday, September 11

Canada's useless fighter jets

by DavidAkin on Tue 11 Sep 2007 11:49 PM EDT

Wouldn't it be great if Canada's fighter planes -- the CF-18 -- could be deployed to Afghanistan where they might be able to play a supporting role to the 2,500-odd Canadian troops there? You're right, it would. But, sadly, Canada's CF-18s are shut out of any theatre of war where ... more »

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Mercer and Paris

by DavidAkin on Tue 11 Sep 2007 10:34 PM EDT

You have to a be Facebook member -- and be accepted as Rick's Friend -- in order to see this but, darn it, this is just too cute for words so I've copied it and pasted it here. Rick, forgive me, and please provide context and analysis.

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Rarin' to go in Roberval

by DavidAkin on Tue 11 Sep 2007 08:14 PM EDT

Elections Canada has just published the preliminary estimates of voter turnout in advance polls for the three by-elections in Quebec.

Voting day is next Monday in Outremont. St. Hyacinthe-Bagot, and Roberval-Lac St. Jean.

In Roberval -- a riding where the Bloc Quebecois is playing defence -- nearly 4,000 people have ... more »

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