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Got a brief email from dad this morning saying he was very busy helping to organize the peace movement where he lives. Right on. Trying to stem 'the black gold rush'  < 9:16:45 PM>.Canada has long argued that an international treaty requires both countries to protect the habitat of the 120,000-strong Porcupine caribou herd, which migrates annually from the Northwest Territories through Yukon and into Alaska. Ottawa repeatedly has called for Mr. Bush's administration and Congress to permanently protect the refuge, a swath of soaring peaks and pancake-flat tundra about the size of New Brunswick that is nestled between the Yukon border and the Beaufort Sea. Most of the likely oil reserves lie beneath ANWR's coastal plain, which is also the calving grounds of the Porcupine herd. Long-time opponents of oil and gas development acknowledge that the looming fight could be their toughest yet.
The Republican-dominated House of Representatives has voted repeatedly to support the drilling, and would almost certainly do so again. Canadians opposed to Mr Bush's policies on issues ranging from the war in Iraq to marijuana use are organising large demonstrations. And the president has declined an invitation to address parliament, with national newspapers reporting he was concerned about being booed in the House of Commons.
Anti-Bush sentiment runs high among many members of parliament, including some who belong to the governing Liberal party.' Let's boo him off the stage. Toronto police search for 'heinous' gunman after girl injured in shootout (Canadian Press) < 12:54:21 PM>.Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - Toronto police appealed for public help Monday in their search for suspects including a gunman who shot and injured two people, one an 11-year-old girl, on a city bus the night before. [Via Yahoo! News - World] Multimedia toy about Montreal < 12:38:12 PM>.It's dark and gloomy today, a good time to play with this "rich multimedia experience" (i.e. a complicated and pretty Flash toy) called MadeinMTL. [Via montreal city weblog] Pretty cool. I get bored with Flash quickly but the little bit of this I looked at does a good job of giving you a taste of Montreal. I love Montreal! |
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