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View Article  The Hill anti-abortion rally

It's a bit chilly and windy on Parliament Hill this lunch hour but that seems not have chilled the enthusiasm of a few thousand who who have gathered on the Centre Block's front lawn to demonstrate against Canadian abortion laws.
This is an annual event here on the Hill held ...   more »

View Article  Bev Oda's limousine addiction

The limo picked Oda up at her home at 8 a.m. about 80 kilometres west of Toronto, drove her downtown, hung around with her all day, drove her to a Conservative Party "boot camp" event in the evening, then drove her home after that and -- $1,300 later -- dropped her off at 11 p.m. back at her home.... The federal New Democrats, relying on invoices and receipts obtained under Access to Information requests, accused Oda on Wednesday of spending thousands more on limos, flights, hotels and food for her and her friends, some of which she failed to disclose under new federal accountability laws.

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