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Major General MacKenzie Interview on the Canadian Military and War on Terror
My interview with retired Major General, Lewis MacKenzie has finally been posted. The General had a number of interesting things to say relating to Canada’s Armed Forces, the War on Terror and Canada’s involvement in Afghanistan.
Here are some of the points I found the most interesting: Read More »
- Greg Farries's blog
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RSS Feeds Available for Features, Weblog and Forums
For those of you who use Real Simple Synication (RSS) to stay on top of news and events on Internet, you might be interested to know that we're now providing RSS feeds for our Features, Weblog and for any new topics posted in the forums. Read More »
- Greg Farries's blog
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What Will Low Voter Turnout Do in the Alberta Election?
I've been enjoying reading the comments of my University of Lethbridge colleague Professor Peter McCormick over on his blog at the Calgary Herald/Edmonton Journal Alberta Votes website. Read More »
- Harold Jansen's blog
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The Leadership Debate is Going to be Important
There's always a lot of attention paid to the leaders' debate, but frequently they don't matter much. I think tonight's debate might be different. Since no one has caught fire and voters don't seem to be paying much attention, the leaders have a real opportunity here to turn this around. In addition, debates often make a difference when leaders perform significantly above or below expectations. Read More »
- Harold Jansen's blog
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We Finally Have Some Alberta Election Polling Numbers!
I've been waiting for some polling numbers and we finally have them, thanks to a National Post/Global TV poll done by Ipsos Reid. Basically, it shows the Conservatives well out in front, thanks to a commanding lead (46%) outside of Edmonton and Calgary. Read More »
- Harold Jansen's blog
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2008 Alberta Election: Nominations are Closed
Candidate nominations for the present general election in Alberta closed yesterday. The biggest news (again) is that Elections Alberta does not make it very friendly for people to use their data (A nice printable file, if not a downloadable spreadsheet file, would make the lives of people in the media a bit easier).
The New Democrats and the Progressive Conservatives are presenting candidates in all 83 ridings. The Liberals, surprisingly, are not running a candidate in Peace River. The Green Party has augmented its team to 79 for this election, up from 46 in 2004. They’ll be absent in Dunvegan-Central Peace, Peace River, Lac La Biche-St. Paul, and Whitecourt-Ste. Anne. Read More »
- Marco Navarro-Genie's blog
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