Killing Women for "Honour"

by Nate Hendley - 13/07/2010
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What is an “honour killing”?

Aruna Papp, a brave Toronto-area social worker, offers a succinct definition in a recent paper, published by The Frontier Centre for Public Policy, a non-profit research organization.

“'Honour killing' is an ancient cultural practise in which men murder female relatives in the name of family 'honour' for forced or suspected sexual activity outside the marriage, even when the woman were victims of rape,” states the paper.

Facebook Fury

by Gerry Nicholls - 05/01/2010
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It seems "grassroots" Canadians are in a fury over Prime Minister Stephen Harper's decision to prorogue Parliament.

Or so says the Toronto Star.

And what's the Star's evidence of this fury?

Well, it seems more than 28,000 people have joined an anti-prorogation Facebook page.

OK that's impressive.

It certainly shows that lots of people on Facebook disagree with the prorogation.

But clicking a link on Facebook is no measure of emotional intensity.

C.D. Howe Institute Presents Lecture and Dinner, Toronto, Sept. 8

by Nate Hendley - 12/08/2010
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The C.D. Howe Institute presents the Sylvia Ostry lecture and dinner, featuring guest speaker Dr. Nouriel Roubini, Professor, NYU Stern School of Business and Chairman, Roubini Global Economics.

Who: Dr. Roubini, one of the world’s most prominent economists, famously predicted the credit market crisis – earning him the name “Dr. Doom.” He will discuss global imbalances, sovereign debt risk and the potential for a double dip recession.

When: Wednesday, September 8, 2010, 6pm – 9pm

Where: Four Seasons Hotel, 21 Avenue Road, Toronto, Ontario

LP quoted in CP article

by Gerry Nicholls - 21/12/2009

Libertas Post president Gerry Nicholls was quoted in this Canadian Press article on conservatism in Canada.

Here's the quote:

Gerry Nicholls of the conservative online portal Libertas Post says Harper caters to "populist conservative" values such the family, the military and criminal justice - but avoids the issues of individual freedom, smaller government and balanced books.

Nicholls wishes the prime minister would do more to "sell" conservatism and believes having Harper at 24 Sussex Drive actually stalls conservative activism by making it complacent.

"This has kind of neutralized Canada's conservative movement, because Stephen Harper is our guy," he said in an interview.

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Refugees Of Convenience?

by Adrian MacNair - 01/09/2010
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This Toronto Sun article about Tamils doesn’t really surprise me a whole lot. The article cites a government survey which reveals that most successful Tamil refugee claimants return to Sri Lanka after receiving their papers.

Do StatsCan Numbers Mean We Are a Nation of Illiterates?

by Sandy Crux - 01/09/2010
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I would swear that each and every time there is a major literacy study, the percentage of illiterates gets higher.

Now, either the teachers in our publicly funded schools are totally inadequate (which some would debate is the case) or it is how illiteracy is defined that is responsible for the ever increasing numbers. And, while I think that decades long social promotion and no-fail policies are likely not helping the literacy rates, the latest StatsCan report is, without a doubt, misleading.

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