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- Things would be different if Insite were in Montreal
  Posted by Shemuses from Canada
  Imagine Vancouver's supervised injection site being situated not in the Downton Eastside, but in Montreal's gritty east end. The Harper Conservatives, so careful not to interfere in Quebec affairs, would stay as far away from the issue as politically possible.
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- Proposed immigration changes 'racist,' B.C. protesters say
  Posted by Shemuses from CBC
  About 70 people gathered in Surrey, B.C., on Sunday to protest a controversial government bill that would give more power to the federal immigration minister to approve or deny immigration applications. Bill C-50, which will amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, is a "racist policy" and, if passed, will endow Citizenship and Immigration Minister Diane Finley too much arbitrary power, said Tammy Sadeghi, a spokesperson for the protesters.
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- The locks are off
  Posted by Shemuses from Globe and Mail
  The locks are off. The Globe Insider subscription program has retired, and much of the content that required paid access has become free to all globeandmail.com visitors. Every Globe columnist, daily horoscopes, crosswords, Sudoku puzzles and a suite of news-tracking tools are now free. Margaret Wente, Christie Blatchford, Jeffrey Simpson and the rest of The Globe's best-known columnists can join the fray and add their talented voices to the freewheeling conversations of the Internet era.
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- B.C. First Nations mark national day of action
  Posted by Shemuses from CBC
  Aboriginal people across B.C. staged several events across the province as part of a national day of action aimed at highlighting a wide range of native issues.
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- Clement seeks appeal of Insite decision
  Posted by Shemuses from Globe and Mail
  Health Minister Tony Clement says he will ask the federal justice minister to appeal a decision by the B.C. Supreme Court that saved North America's only sanctioned safe-injection site from closure at the end of June. On Tuesday, Mr. Justice Ian Pitfield granted users and staff at the popular but controversial facility known as Insite a permanent constitutional exemption from prosecution under federal drug laws.
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- Federal scientists probe decline of B.C. salmon runs
  Posted by Shemuses from CBC
  Salmon ecology is a complex puzzle: On the U.S. West Coast many salmon runs have completely collapsed, and in B.C. the situation is only slightly better. But in the North Pacific, including Alaska, Russia and Japan, many salmon runs are at or near all-time highs.
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- Mr. Harper: Don't let Insite close
  Posted by Shemuses from Globe and Mail
  The positive impact on public security includes reducing the social nuisance associated with drug use and drug-related crime. Instead of punishing drug users, safe-injection sites provide the police with an opportunity to engage with the drug users and alleviate the harm drug use has traditionally caused communities. As such, police officers are able to develop a positive relationship with both the users and the society affected by drug use and drug-related crime. Furthermore, the people living in those communities affected most by high rates of drug abuse tend to feel safer after safe-injection sites have been implemented in their communities.
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Shemuses comments on:
Barenaked Ladies singer faces drug charge in N.Y.

wow. the police look into the house, see them using drugs and arrest them. them there is hard core drug enforcement policy. i feel a lot safer knowing that Steven is locked up and in the criminal justice system.

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10:15 pm 7/15/08
j1o2n3a4s5 comments on:
The Culture of Meat

A humanity that would domesticate is not healthy. Exploitation and slavery come to mind, as well as torture. Given all the information available about the harms of animal products on the human body I am flabbergasted that people accept this ‘meat washing’.

incorrect overdose of simple proteins

no animal that eats meat naturally has to cook it

intestine inflammation

reduced energy and fatigue

Maybe because I have never eaten it and observed the effects on others that I take this no intentional harm abuse or consumption of life stance. good book: Eternal Treblinka

Maybe because i have never eaten it and observed the effects on others that i take this no intentioal harm abuse or consumption of life stance. good book: Eternal Triblinka

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9:44 am 7/09/08
Shemuses comments on:
Outrage brews as Ottawa set to honour Morgentaler

there are several differences between a medical doctor who has not broken the law and a convicted pedophile serial killer. suggesting said convicted felon be freed?
many canadians, the majority in fact are proud that our country enables women access to essential healthcare. these services save lives, often lives of the most vulnerable women in our society. there is a viable and empathetic middle way that combines health care, education, abstinence, birth control, and abortion. we need to look beyond our idealogy and meet the real needs of families in our communities.

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10:52 pm 7/06/08
Dmegivern comments on:
Harper's apology to First Nations puts pressure on Bush

About time!

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11:53 am 7/02/08
frankson comments on:
Outrage brews as Ottawa set to honour Morgentaler

....... a sad day for Canada.
why don’t we free Cliff Olson and add him to the list !?
No difference.

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7:11 am 7/02/08
mozellagi2000 comments on:
Will Canada Last?

Sorry.. FOURTH

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9:29 am 6/30/08
mozellagi2000 comments on:
Will Canada Last?

Jeff, Jeff, Jeff,
First of all have you ever been to Madrid or London. Al Qaida will kill any Jew, Christian or Hindu they run across and then reload. A border is not a good defense system for terrorism. Second, the war and the value of the dollar have weakened us. It is just peculiar that it wasn’t Jimmy Carter who did it to us this time. Third of all the US owns the Stanley Cup (ever been to Detroit ?). Forth where is Robert Rubin when we need him most !

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8:58 am 6/30/08

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Jodie lives, plays, and blogs in Vancouver, BC. Her day job at ONE/Northwest puts her talents to work supporting social change strategies for greening our world.
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