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Musings from the political youth corner
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The thoughts of a young Liberal (canadian party). I usually agree with the party, though am not afraid to diverge on some issues.
- Author: younglib
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The Issues Copenhagen negotiations are hanging on
According to the CBC:The draft texts being debated hinge on four key issues:Emissions cuts: Industrialized nations are being pressured to cut back on emissions, while major developing nations like China and India are being asked to curb emission grow...
Canadian detainee-transfer agreement releasing Taliban prisoners
It has become apparent that, while controversy surrounds the detainee-transfer agreement in 2006 and 2007, the updated version has failings of its own. According to the Globe and Mail, and by Lawrence Cannon's own admission, the Afghans are ignoring ...
Where Andrew Coyne gets it wrong on the environment
In his column on macleans.ca , Andrew Coyne expertly does away with many fallacious arguments vis a vis climate change. However, he is misleading on the costs of not acting on climate change due to his solely economic approach to the potential effect...
Was that clear substantive conclusive evidence Peter?
Canada's top soldier, Gen. Walter Natynczyk changed his line on a crucial issue today. While he maintained yesterday that there was no evidence that a Taliban suspect that was abused by the Afghan National Police, he has now revealed that new informa...
Further Indication of Stephen Harper\'s Disconnect with the World
In this week's issue, the Economist, a mostly right-wing publication, outlines the proper policy to follow in order to effectively mitigate climate change. It suggests putting a carbon price on carbon of $40 per tonne, preferably through a carbon tax...
By following US, Prentice showing lack of leadership
Jim Prentice announced today that the government's emissions reductions targets will be directly linked to those in the US. Ahead of Copenhagen, Prentice is seeking to evidence a reasonable approach towards climate change, but this is anything but fo...
