Canuck

  Monday, 17 November 2003

Harper to Martin: delay election call... < 7:19:58 PM>.

Harper to Martin: delay election call
Canadian Alliance Leader Stephen Harper has advised Liberal Leader Paul Martin to delay an expected spring election call, saying Canadians go to the polls too often. F U L L S T O R Y
[CBC News]

Uh, yeah, right. What he means is the 'unite the right' folks are no where near having their poop together.

< 12:20:57 PM>.

Ottawa dispatch: Anne McIlroy questions Canada's role in the deportation and torture of Syrian-born Maher Arar. [Guardian Unlimited]

< 12:10:08 PM>.

Black out as CEO of Hollinger
Amid revelations of $32 million US in secret payments and inaccurate financial statements, media baron Conrad Black is stepping down as CEO of the Hollinger newspaper conglomerate. F U L L S T O R Y
[CBC News]

Pompous ass

< 12:43:01 AM>.

[GAM-National] 'Yesterday, Martin aides found in their daily briefing books a crib sheet containing two black-and-white photocopied pictures - one of the late, former California congressman Sonny Bono (of Sonny and Cher fame) and the other of the Irish rock star. Underneath their pictures was a phonetically correct pronunciation of their names - B-OH-NO for Sonny Bono and B-AW-NO for Bono. This was so Martin staggers - spokesman Scott Reid is said to have the most difficulty - wouldn't cause international embarrassment.'

< 12:41:49 AM>.

Immigration Minister Denis Coderre announced an unprecedented program this week that would grant these undocumented construction workers legal status -- although he was careful to note that this is not a blanket amnesty for all illegal immigrants. [GAM-National]

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< 12:36:50 AM>.

Flu hits Canada early, hard
An influenza outbreak first detected in western Canada a few weeks ago has made its way to Ontario, leaving hundreds ill and thousands rushing to get immunized. F U L L S T O R Y
[CBC News]