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View Article  Dion wades in on Mulroney Vs. Trudeau

Last night, on CTV National News, we showed an excerpt from some extended interviews Lloyd Robertson did with former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. Mulroney had some harsh things to say about Trudeau. Today, Liberal leader Stephane Dion issued this statement in reaction to Mulroney’s comments:

It is regrettable that, ...   more »

View Article  Minister Day says no to Mr. Kozarov

“Plamen Kozarov,” writes Federal Court Judge The Honourable Sean Harrington, “is a Canadian citizen; not a very good one, but a citizen nevertheless. He is a convicted drug dealer. He is currently serving a sentence in the United States for having distributed not less than 100 kilos of cocaine, 100 ...   more »

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