Health care workers to be compensated for Gordon Campbell's contract-breaking...

"More than 7,000 health-care workers will receive an average $9,500 each before Christmas as compensation for being laid off after the B.C. government contracted out their jobs. The payments are part of a $75-million settlement negotiated among the government and health...

The Battle for Net Neutrality: Comcast throws army of lawyers at the problem

This is a classic battle between giant corporate interests vs. the rest of us.  If you value the Internet and don't want it to turn into the kind of trash you see on TV then please do what you can to support...

Kids need 'risky' playtime, study finds

A major study in England found that kids aren't being encouraged to take enough risks in their play time. They even go so far as to make some suggestions:""The research lists examples of risky play that should be...

Big Brother database recording all our calls, texts and e-mails will 'ruin Br...

There will be no more privacy then... " Plans for a massive database snooping on the entire population were condemned yesterday as a ‘step too far for the British way of life’. In an Orwellian move, the Home Office is proposing to detail every phone call, e-mail,...

Biometric ID Data Bases Lead To Terror Connections :: Symblogogy

"FBI agent Paul Shannon led a team sent to Afghanistan in 2001 to fingerprint and interview foreign fighters for a database of known or suspected terrorists. Here, he takes Saddam Hussein's prints after his...

Flags at half-staff for Peace Officers Memorial Day in the US

Flags are flying at half mast throughout the United States today as government offices and state facilities paid their respects to Police who have fallen in the line of duty for Peace Officers Memorial Day.While police officers actually have a statistically high death rate,...

China Troops Seal Tibet Monasteries, Shops Set Ablaze

More news from Tibet as China cracks down on protests there."Chinese troops sealed off three of Lhasa's largest monasteries after Tibet's biggest protests in almost 20 years deteriorated into violence, with...

Debate went on without Kucinich - Nevada Supreme Court reversed decision 1 ho...

 Does the Media have the Power to Squelch a Candidates Voice?  " LAS VEGAS — Representative Dennis J. Kucinich of Ohio flew here on Tuesday, hoping to join the leading Democratic presidential candidates at a debate, but his wishes were dashed by the...

Immigration: The Herouxville code

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorGranted, as the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms spells out what is expected of newcomers to this country, Herouxville feels the Canadian Government has not gone...

Condemned killer sues Ottawa over execution

In a Montana prison  convicted Murderer Ronald Smith who executed two First Nations men because he wanted to know what it was like to kill someone?  Perhaps Karma is playing a role in that the Canadian...

The 2008 Beijing Olympics a vast hunting prairie for journalism

"   The Beijing 2008 Olympics are vast hunting prairies for all sorts of journalism. Will the Chinese Republic allow free journalism?  …..”Beijing Olympics may give the impression of...

Gee! Let Us Just Enforce 287(g) ... Really! :: MAXINE

"This morning, we at MAXINE were listening to Laura Ingraham having a chat with Michelle Malkin and her new website – Deport Them Now. Through their discussion, it was revealed that a federal law exists that...

Warrant ruling shock for border guards

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorIn Summary, Well don't this beat all, a Cocaine Smuggler crosses the  US/Canada Border at Aldergrove, BC. Canadian  Customs Officers  Drug Sniffing Dogs...

The Right to Remain Silent

"The Supreme Court of Canada began hearing arguments Wednesday in a case that seeks to define how police interrogation tactics should square with the Charter's long-protected right to silence. Jagrup Singh, a...

Our Citizenship in America

The U.S. Constitution is the “supreme law of the land” that was written by our fore fathers. This document ensures that our country does not fall under any type of dictatorship.

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