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Northern Reflections

http://nor-re.blogspot.com

A discussion of Canadian and American public policy and other topics of note.

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  • Whatever It Takes

    Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 09:24 in torture allegations

    Just when the Harper government starts moving up in the polls, it always manages to reveal the mean spiritedness at its core. Richard Colvin, a career diplomat, testified last week before a Parliamentary subcommittee. He claimed that, while he was p...

  • Barbarians at the Gate

    Posted on Tuesday November 17th, 2009 at 08:05 in american paranoia

    Glenn Beck, who is one of the emerging faces and voices in the Republican Party, made news last week when he claimed that Barack Obama has "a deep seated hatred for white people or the white culture." It is very sad, indeed, that Obama's mother and g...

  • The Wounds of War

    Posted on Monday November 9th, 2009 at 15:31 in remembrance day

    This Wednesday there will be another parade from the Canadian Legion to the Cenotaph, which -- appropriately enough -- is on Main Street, in the geographical centre of town. Each year there are fewer veterans who march to the Cenotaph; and they march...

  • Playing for Keeps

    Posted on Tuesday November 3rd, 2009 at 07:28 in michael ignatieff

    Michael Ignatieff made two key personnel changes during the month of October. He replaced his Quebec lieutenant, Denis Cordere, with former astronaut Marc Garneau; and he replaced his chief of staff, Ian Davey -- one of the team which went to Boston ...

  • Desperate Lives

    Posted on Tuesday October 27th, 2009 at 07:27 in balloon boy

    In his column in yesterday's New York Times, Frank Rich had an interesting take on the "balloon boy" saga which dominated the news -- particularly the electronic news -- for most of last week. Hearkening back to the Great Depression, he recalled the ...

  • The First Shall Be First

    Posted on Monday October 19th, 2009 at 13:42 in wall street bonuses

    Last Friday, Jeffrey Simpson -- in The Globe and Mail -- marvelled at how nominally conservative governments have managed to survive the Great Recession pretty much unscathed. They have accomplished this, he wrote, "not because they are conservatives...

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This blog is currently rated a 4.71 out of a possible 5 based on 7 comments.

adamhklein

3 stars Adam H Klein

Meh. "It's nice," as wirote notes below. But, so what? I didn't read anything new. I didn't learn anything. I wasn't challenged. Hardly a "5" as it was rated when I stumbled upon it. Bravo for parroting about a million others in a short lucid piece.

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drjalee52

5 stars Dr.James A. Lee

Wonderful blog. Great content and visuals. Well written. Fine job.

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wirote2008

5 stars wirote

Its nice

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hyderabadiz

5 stars Hyderabadiz Team

Your blog posts are really good for reflection. I am reading: Drawing Back the Curtain. And, thinking what next (behind, beyond and away from the curtain) when the Parliament meets after 26th Jan, 2009?
Best wishes

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berryliciousme

5 stars Elaine

Very informative blog. :)

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DrowseyMonkey

5 stars DrowseyMonkey

Excellent blog! Well written and thought provoking. I look forward to each new post.

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5 stars Tony Cleator

Excellent reading, thought provoking insights. Will be back to absorb more. Recommended!

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