Posts Tagged ‘ Tories ’

Two Quotes about Chrysler and GM that stick out: “I know this is difficult,” Mr. Clement said. “I know this affects real workers in real towns and cities across Ontario. and CAW president Ken Lewenza has called Fiat’s proposal to cut labour costs at Chrysler Canada by $19 an hour an “unreasonable” demand and has said it...
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This is my election district: London-Fanshawe; Londoners might refer to the majority of it as “The Scary East End” or som variation of it.  When I first came to London, I might have agreeed, having toured it while looking for a new home.  I settled here mostly out of necessity but have been constantly...
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The company also said today that it would create a new position – chief food safety officer – among other measures it’s taking to restore consumer confidence in its brands. Maple Leaf Foods Announces that they didn’t have an official in charge of caring for food safety until now.  –September 17, 2008. Food safety concerns are...
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The US economy is tanking; there is no doubt about it.  So why is the Canadian Dollar losing value against the greenback? At 8:05 a.m. EDT, the Canadian unit was at C$1.0767 to the U.S. dollar, or 92.88 U.S. cents, down from C$1.0686 to the U.S. dollar, or 93.58 U.S. cents, at Tuesday’s...
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Exciting, being a relative term.  What makes me get all lathered up in anticipation may not exactly turn your dials to eleven.  In this case it’s the prospect that Steven Harper gets out the Trash Talk Thesaurus and lays it on the table in front of him, looking for synonyms of pansy. “He is certainly...
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All bets are off on fixed voting date as PM backtracks on promise to wait until October, 2009; decision expected within weeks Be ready for fall election, Harper warns I must have missed this quote: “Mr. Dion is threatening to bring the government down, again, but we’ve heard that same song for nearly two years,” said Mr....
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“An election will come between now and October 2009,” he said on CTV’s Question Period on Sunday. “(Calling an election) is a decision that belongs to me, that’s true … I will choose a good moment.” –Celine Dion on Calling an Election Stephane Dion continues to play coy rather than stating the facts.  Things aren’t bad enough...
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