Two British doctors go on trial for terrorism

The botched terrirst attacks in June in London and Glasgow were a colossal failure. But what's even more amazing than the fact that the attacks were so poorly planned and execututed is the fact that the people who...

Wheeler to appeal over referendum

The millionaire Stuart Wheeler's Quixotic quest to force a referendum on the Lisbon reform treaty has been dealt a blow today as the High Court has rejected his legal challenge. His argument is that because the...

Dead Canadians and Mexican Injustice

This article doesn't apply to just Canadians.  It applies to anyone traveling abroad.  Why spend money in another country when that government won't even afford an individual the justice they deserve if...

Canadian Soldier Killed in Afghanistan

"Ottawa/Washington - A Canadian soldier fighting with NATO troops in Afghanistan was killed by a bomb Friday, officials and media reports said. Canada's Defence Minister Peter Gordon MacKay confirmed the death in...

MacKay says Iran Giving Weapons to Taliban

While they might be under heavy scrutiny regarding their nuclear programs, Canadian defence minister Peter Mackay accused Iran of supplying weapons and IED's to the Taliban in Afghanistan.While it has long been...

Canadian defense minister takes cover in Afghan rocket attack

" Insurgents launched two rocket attacks on a Canadian base in southern Afghanistan Tuesday, where Defense Minister Peter Mackay was visiting troops, media reported. According to reports, MacKay was not wounded...

Harper's authority challenge by Nova Scotians over Bill Casey

"N.S. riding association defies PM, supports Casey Updated Sun. Oct. 14 2007 7:23 PM ET The Canadian Press HALIFAX -- A Conservative riding association in northern Nova Scotia is defying Stephen Harper and...

You Can Plant A Flag But It Doesn't Mean It's Yours

Russia has planted a titanium flag on an Arctic seabed but Peter MacKay says that doesn't mean anything. " Published: Thursday, August 02, 2007 CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island (Reuters) - Canada on...

Canada boosts Darfur aid

"Canada boosts Darfur aid GLORIA GALLOWAY Globe and Mail Update August 2, 2007 at 8:32 AM EDT CHARLOTTETOWN — Canada has increased the amount of aid it will send to the warn-torn Darfur region of Sudan, an announcement that comes on the heels of a UN decision to send 26,000...

Presumption of Innocence

"Lingering suspicion about Arar troubling says Jim Travers in the Toronto Star. As I and others have pointed out it is troubling, especially when it comes from the Conservative Blogosphere."

Blogging Tories Continue To Slander Arar

"While the Grande Formage his-self today apologized for the Canadian Government, the RCMP and CSIS treatment of Maher Arar there are those in his peanut gallery over at the Blogging Tories that continue to spread the lie that Arar is Al-Quaeda or a terrorist, or...."

STFU

"I guess the Harpocrite honeymoon with the White House is officially over. American Ambassador David Wilkins is slamming Canada's efforts to have Maher Arar removed from a U.S. security watch list. "

Arar Redux

"So two days before Public Security Minister Stockwell Day visited the U.S. and in advance of the Leahy Senate Hearings, U.S. Homeland Security issued a letter to Canada saying that Arar was still considered a 'terrorist' by the United States."

Leahy Damns US Government Over Arar

"U.S. 'knew damn well' Arar would be tortured: senator"

Knight Of The Long Knives

"This is from a Blogging Tory.... But what to do about Peter MacKay? It may now be safe politically for Harper to dump one of the weakest links in Cabinet, or if not to punt him from Cabinet, to shuffle him...

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