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  Thursday, 11 December 2003

Canada only eligible for sub-contracts in Iraq,... < 3:46:32 PM>.

Canada only eligible for sub-contracts in Iraq, officials say
U.S. President George W. Bush was only referring to sub-contracts when he told Prime Minister Jean Chrétien that there would be business opportunities for Canada in Iraq, officials have told CBC News. F U L L S T O R Y
[CBC News]

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Quebec protests snarl traffic, shipping, day care
Thousands of angry public sector workers across Quebec are staging what they're calling a day of action to protest against Premier Jean Charest's plans to merge union locals and to contract out some jobs. F U L L S T O R Y
[CBC News]

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Bush to Chrétien: don't worry about Iraq contracts
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien said Canada won't be excluded from contracts to rebuild Iraq. F U L L S T O R Y
[CBC News] 'He said Bush wished him good luck on his last day as prime minister and thanked him for Canada's military role in Afghanistan and the country's financial contribution to rebuilding Iraq.'

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Months after a bitter loss in the Tory leadership race, and after he sensed that local Annapolis Valley sentiment was against the new party, friends say that Mr. Brison began to think about whether he would join the Conservative Party if he were 14 again and getting into politics for the first time.

The answer he delivered yesterday, after weeks of talks with Mr. Martin and others, was no.