Wednesday 25 October 2017

CANADIAN Daily Digest October 24, 2017.


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Liberals �double down� on deficit spending amid improving economic outlook

Trudeau and Poloz Are On an Economic Collision Course
        By-election upset victory fuels Liberal hopes in Quebec
Trudeau credits Liberal economic agenda for upset win in Quebec byelection
        Judge rules not enough evidence to continue with Sudbury byelection case

Federal economic outlook improves, deficit projected at $19.9B in 2017-18
        Judge slams Ottawa for delays over $35-million CSIS lawsuit alleging workplace Islamophobia, racism and homophobia
Quebec justice minister apologizes for confusion around new face-covering law
        Liberals byelection win in Quebec spells trouble for other federal parties
Since there�s no fiscal meltdown in sight, the Liberals will just keep on spending
        Bill Morneau, Canada�s very expensive finance minister
Why did Masuma Khan�s post invite censure from Dalhousie if free speech is so vaunted?
        Why Quebec�s Bill 62 is an indefensible mess
Quebec�s niqab ban uses women�s bodies to bolster right-wing extremism
        Should Canada emulate Australia with a �budget honesty� charter?

Canada decides who crosses our border, �not the Kremlin,� says Goodale, amid Magnitsky spat
        Liberal byelection win in Quebec shows blueprint for 2019 success
�We can win right here�: Brian Jean steps on Rachel Notley�s turf during UCP campaign stop
        Morneau Shepell ties to Bombardier flag �minefield� for finance minister: Opposition critics
Call it Tinder for policymakers: a new TV show sends Canadian politicians on blind �dates� and sparks fly�over issues
        Air Canada Crew Says Radio Didn�t Work During SFO Landing: FAA
The niqab law is appalling. It�s also clever, amoral politics.
        The tenuous constitutionality of Bill 62
Is Canada headed into a new period of national disunity?
        Who the f&%$ is Andrew Scheer?

Canada needs to follow Quebec lead on taxing Netflix
        The demise of democracy
Dangerous intersection of law, politics, business and human rights
        Beleaguered Liberal government hopes to deliver �good news� in fall economic update
Liberals 35, Conservatives 31, NDP 18, Green 7 in latest Nanos federal tracking
        Liberal government to boost Canada child benefit payments: sources
Trudeau Can Bank or Spend Economic Dividend in Fiscal Update
        Government should educate consumers about using food labels
Elizabeth May asks for maturity as MPs mock Marc Garneau�s words

Liberals take Tory seat in Quebec, Conservatives win Alberta byelection
        NZ Prime Minister-Elect Jacinda Ardern shares Skype call with Justin Trudeau
NDP, Conservatives seek to rewrite law that let Morneau keep shares in family firm
        Putin puts critic on Interpol wanted list after Canada passes Magnitsky law
Bill Morneau Says Opposition MPs Are �Obsessed� With His Personal Finances
        Access to Information reforms fall short, pro-openness voices tell MPs
Human rights ruling on First Nation children caused Health Canada confusion: docs
        New U.S. ambassador has no high-level diplomatic experience but promises �old-school manners�
Unifor head Jerry Dias �glad to be in the middle of it� on NAFTA talks
        Singh shuffles former rivals back into the fold

Kenney says Quebec law on face-coverings is overkill
        Feds to show smaller deficits in updated outlook, but no timeline to balance
Polls show trouble on horizon for Liberals over Morneau�s mess, says Nanos
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Working Families coalition back to haunt Tories with new advertising blitz - Robert Benzie, Toronto Star
        Quebec justice minister says Bill 62 on face coverings is not repressive - The Canadian Press, CTV News
People with diabetes losing disability tax credit because of �advances in technology�: minister - CTV News
        Failure to warn against hiring outside contractor an �oversight� defence lawyer argues - Rob Ferguson, Toronto Star
New U.S. ambassador has no high-level diplomatic experience but promises �old-school manners� - John Ivison, National Post
        Have Kathleen Wynne�s Liberals lost the TV plot? - Martin Regg Cohn, Toronto Star
Why Quebec�s Bill 62 is an indefensible mess - Paul Wells, Macleans
        Alberta Tories deregister all constituency associations - James Wood, Calgary Herald
Diabetics� troubles no big deal to Liberals - Mark Bonokoski, Toronto Sun
        In Sears� shadow: Hudson�s Bay CEO exit has investors nervous about department stores� future- Financial Post
Stelco looking to raise $200 million in IPO- The Canadian Press, Toronto Star
        As Bank of Canada ponders another rate hike, survey suggests many are really feeling the last ones- CBC News
Great-West to offer program to help workers with student debt save for retirement- Jacqueline Nelson, The Globe and Mail
        Amazon says it received 238 proposals for 2nd headquarters- CTV News

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        Gilbert Rozon: le 375e resserre son processus de plaintePlus
Une nouvelle cyberattaque frappe l'Ukraine et la RussiePlus
        New York inond�e tous les 5 ans, un sc�nario possible Plus
Une adolescente sans papiers obtient le droit d'avorterPlus
        Davantage de demandes, mais pas plus d'intervenantes dans les CALACSPlus
Climat: les dirigeants indig�nes r�clament plus de moyens pour les for�tsPlus
        Le co�t du changement climatique pourrait exploser Plus
Investissement de 250 millions $: Kruger regarde vers l'avenirPlus
        M�ga-projet de d�veloppement de 500 milliards $Plus

L'extr�me droite promet �une nouvelle �re� en AllemagnePlus
        Portugal : le bilan des incendies d'octobre s'alourdit � 45 mortsPlus
Un chasseur d'�paves affirme avoir trouv� le plus ancien astrolabe nautiquePlus
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Washington annonce des mesures punitives contre l'arm�e birmanePlus
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Les radicaux menacent d'encourager une �d�sob�issance civile massive�Plus
        Les accus�es sur les lieux de l'assassinat de Kim Jong-Nam

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Donald Trump: King of Deregulation? - Peter Boyer, The Weekly Standard
        Is Tone of Trump-Russia Probe Changing? - Byron York, Washington Examiner
Lynch, the Clintons and a Series of Fantastic Coincidences - Gregg Jarrett, Fox News
        Bush and Obama Remind Us: This Is Not Normal - Jen Psaki, CNN
Poll finds broad support for renegotiating nuclear deal with Iran - Jonathan Easley, The Hill
        Ivanka joins push for tax reform - John Wagner, Washington Post
Tillerson seeks Arab help in US effort to isolate Iran- The Associated Press, The Times Of India
        ISIL accused of killing scores of Qaryatayn civilians- Al Jazeera
South Korea: �Time running out to prevent a nuclear N. Korea�- Marc Perelman, France 24
        Catalonia Spain: Officials �won�t follow orders from Madrid�- BBC News

Israeli president accuses Netanyahu and allies of endangering democracy- Peter Beaumont, The Guardian

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Einstein's theory of happiness sells for $1.3M at auction
        Qatari-Palestinian cellular network launches in Gaza
Russia vetoes UN resolution on extending Syria gas attacks probe
        Russia: Less than 5 pct of Syria still under Daesh control
Iraqi Kurd parliament delays elections for 8 months
        Catalan leaders plan legal challenge to Spain's takeover
Far-right AfD vows 'new era' at German parliament debut
        Trump's refugee ban ends, new screening rules put in place
EU nations clinch long-sought deal on 'posted workers'
        EU's Tusk says 'up to London' how Brexit ends

Unlikely allies eye vote to legalize cannabis in NZ
        China's Communist Party inserts Xi into party constitution
Israelis doubt Lieberman�s Hezbollah shelling claim
        Tillerson sees room for Taliban in Afghan government
After election win, Abe prioritizes North Korea, aging Japan
        Cyprus faces waste deluge as tourist numbers soar
Rouhani: Iran�s regional status has never been stronger
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From: Larry Kazdan
To: Letters Editor Cc: adb@cp.org
Subject: Re: At mid-mandate and with extra cash, Liberals to chart fiscal course toward 2019, Andy Blatchford, October 22, 2017

http://business.financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/at-mid-mandate-and-with-extra-cash-liberals-to-chart-fiscal-course-toward-2019

Finance Minister Bill Morneau intends to reduce the government's debt-to-GDP ratio.  But this measure, based on gold standard days when national governments could run out of bullion and fail to repay their borrowings, is today irrelevant. The gold standard era ended more than 45 years ago, and sovereign governments like Canada, the U.S. and Japan can always create fiat money at will, and can always service any debts denominated in their own currencies. 

The only meaningful way to appraise the fiscal position of a monetary sovereign like Canada is to assess the state of the economy in real terms: do we have sufficient job opportunities, a healthy environment and first-class services?  Currently Canada has 1.3 million unemployed, many unused resources, and few signs of inflation. Public purpose today demands a robust program of infrastructure renewal and poverty reduction within the framework of a full employment policy.  Shackling the economy with arbitrary restraints is foolish.

Footnotes:

1. Warren Mosler is an American economist and co-founder of the Center for Full Employment And Price Stability at University of Missouri-Kansas City
Fiat money is a tax credit not backed by any tangible asset.
http://www.correntewire.com/myths_scares_lies_and_deadly_innocent_frauds_part_one
In 1971 the Nixon administration abandoned the gold standard and adopted a fiat monetary system, substantially altering what looked like the same currency. Under a fiat monetary system, money is an accepted medium of exchange only because the government requires it for tax payments. Government fiat money necessarily means that federal spending need not be based on revenue. The federal government has no more money at its disposal when the federal budget is in surplus, than when the budget is in deficit. Total federal expense is whatever the federal government chooses it to be. There is no inherent financial limit. The amount of federal spending, taxing and borrowing influence inflation, interest rates, capital formation, and other real economic phenomena, but the amount of money available to the federal government is independent of tax revenues and independent of federal debt.


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Tuesday 24 October 2017

CANADIAN Daily Digest October 23, 2017.


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Liberal government to boost Canada child benefit payments: sources

Polls show trouble on horizon for Liberals over Morneau�s mess, says Nanos
        Ontario PC leader says he will ignore premier�s threat of defamation lawsuit
Feds to show smaller deficits in updated outlook, but no timeline to balance
        Bill Morneau Says Opposition MPs Are �Obsessed� With His Personal Finances

Military fills first new �cyber operator� jobs, with more to come
        Canadian contribution to peacekeeping reaches new low under Liberals
Jagmeet Singh vows to help Horwath topple Wynne
        Trudeau, Scheer and Singh do the math in Quebec and none champion an anti-racist stance
The Liberals dig that tax policy pitfall a little deeper
        The niqab law is appalling. It�s also clever, amoral politics.
The tenuous constitutionality of Bill 62
        Is Canada headed into a new period of national disunity?
Who the f&%$ is Andrew Scheer?
        Canada needs to follow Quebec lead on taxing Netflix
The demise of democracy

Tory MP Scott Reid Accuses Trudeau Of �Hypocrisy� On Quebec�s Bill 62
        Britain to give Canada the shipwrecks of explorer John Franklin
Quebec face-covering law has a likely date with the Supreme Court: expert
        4 parties vying for federal byelection win in battleground Quebec
UCP leadership race enters homestretch
        Liberal government advised not to call young people �millennials� lest they be insulted
Dangerous intersection of law, politics, business and human rights
        Airline industry a permanent hostage to national interests
Morneau�s credibility meltdown spectacular
        Punjab political parties reject Canadian Sikh leader Jagmeet Singh�s self-determination remark

Here�s How The Conflict Of Interest Act Could Be Amended To Avoid Bill Morneau-Like Loopholes (Analysis)
        U.S. not �dictatorship,� time for Congress to commit on NAFTA: Liberal MP
New U.S. envoy, Kelly Knight Craft, presents credentials to Governor General
        Trudeau names ex-Ontario premier Bob Rae as special envoy to Myanmar
Liberals accused of diabetes tax grab with apparent benefit clawback
        Hope for Indigenous Supreme Court justice swells as appointment recommendations loom
�You never get a second chance to make a first impression,� Singh starts 14-city cross-country charm offensive tour
        Hillary Clinton hits Montreal on Monday night to promote 2016 U.S. election memoir
A piece of Canadian history, for sale to the highest bidder
        DND sex assault conviction rate lower than civilian courts

Goodale asks U.S. to help stop illegal border crossings into Canada
        New Brunswick premier to discuss upcoming throne speech with lieutenant-governor
At mid-mandate and with extra cash, Liberals to chart fiscal course toward 2019
        Jagmeet Singh on Bill 62, what�s next for him and cage fighting with Trudeau
Poll shows great potential for Manitoba Grits
        Living and loving the Cold War: The wild ride of a Canadian diplomat and spy
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�We�re seeing a very noticeable negative trajectory,� polls show trouble on horizon for Liberals over Morneau�s mess, says Nanos -
        Ontario�s flailing Liberals resort to desperate tactics - Kelly McParland, National Post
Liberal MP says Trump must let NAFTA negotiators �do their job� - Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian Press, Macleans
        Trudeau�s red ink record - Lorrie Goldstein, Toronto Sun
Time to toss the ethics commissioner off the bus - Mark Bonokoski, Ottawa Sun
        Kelly Craft must mend relationship between old friends at odds - John Ibbitson, The Globe and Mail
Canada �extremely worried� about NAFTA: Ambrose - Rachel Aiello, CTV News
        University of Winnipeg lecturer picked as Manitoba�s new Liberal leader - The Canadian Press, CTV News
PM opposed deficits before he was for them - Editorial, Toronto Sun
        Who killed Sears Canada? The inside story of its downfall- Marina Strauss, The Globe and Mail

Tax savings should go to shareholders, not ratepayers, Hydro One argues- Geoff Zochodne, Financial Post
        Even as Canada�s economy booms, prices are barely rising- Kevin Carmichael, Macleans
Long-term future of Bombardier�s other commercial aircraft unclear: analysts- CTV News
        Walmart ramps up self-checkout by letting customers ring in items while shopping- Sophia Harris, CBC News

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Groupe V M�dia rompt tous ses liens avec �ric SalvailPlus
        Le NPD r�clame des excuses de MorneauPlus
R�solu condamn�e � une amende de 100 000 $ pour avoir d�vers� du mazout dans un ruisseau de Baie-Comeau en 2012Plus
        Coderre rejette les accusations de contr�le de l'informationPlus
Le Canada doit sceller un pacte avec ses v�t�rans, selon les conservateursPlus
        D�nonciateurs: le gouvernement critiqu� pour son inactionPlus
Niger: l'arm�e am�ricaine poursuivra ses op�rations malgr� l'embuscade (Pentagone)Plus
        L'ancien patron du FBI se d�voile sur TwitterPlus

Vivre apr�s une agression sexuelle: �On a la chance d'avoir une deuxi�me vie�, assure une victimePlus
        Agression sexuelle : Julie Snyder porte plainte contre Gilbert Rozon Plus
Jean-Philippe Dion se livre sur la maladie mentale de sa m�rePlus
        Rohingyas: Trudeau nomme un envoy� sp�cial pour la BirmaniePlus
Le NPD r�clame des excuses de MorneauPlus
        Trait� de �chialeux� parce qu'il voulait changer la locomotive bris�Plus
L'autoroute 15 Nord transform�e en stationnementPlus
        L'appel de Trump �a fait pleurer� la veuve du soldat am�ricain tu� au NigerPlus
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        Recherch�, il se rend � la police apr�s avoir obtenu 1700 partages sur FacebookPlus

Conf�rence de presse annul�e pour le Gala Les OlivierPlus
        Enfant pr�nomm� djihad en FrancePlus
Manille annonce la fin de la bataille contre les jihadistes de MarawiPlus
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Jimmy Carter Lusts for a Trump Posting - Maureen Dowd, New York Times
        Both Parties Are in Crisis � and It�s Getting Worse - David Von Drehle, Washington Post
Trump Is Far More Like Reagan Than GOP Leadership - Henry Olsen, NBC News
        Dems Should Be Terrified by Virginia Governor�s Race - Salena Zito, New York Post
Trump: Fake news claims �finally sinking in� - Brandon Carter, The Hill
        We Should Listen to McCain, Bush and Romney - William Saletan, Slate
Trump�s Obsession With His Own Celebrity May Doom His Legacy - Kathryn Cramer Brownell, NBC News
        Spain Catalonia: Foreign minister denies �coup� by Madrid- BBC News
Thailand: thousands to attend extravagant cremation for King Bhumibol- Oliver Holmes, The Guardian
        Abe sweeps to resounding victory in Japan vote- France 24

Mogadishu: 11 killed week after deadliest blast- Al Jazeera
        US pushes Saudi, Iraq on united front to counter Iran- The Associated Press, The Times Of India

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Iran's regional status has never been stronger: Rouhani
        Wall St stalls as industrials lag
Israeli president attacks government assault on state bodies
        Protest by hardline religious Jews shuts entrance to Jerusalem
N. Korea threat is 'critical, imminent,' Japan tells US, S. Korea
        Japan's Abe wins votes but not hearts: analysts
Bangladesh says Rohingya arrivals 'untenable' as thousands arrive daily
        Iraq dismisses US call for Iranian-backed militias to 'go home'
Germany approves sale of three Thyssenkrupp submarines to Israel
        Is Vladimir Putin losing his grip?
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From: "John Feldsted" <jfeldsted@shaw.ca>
To: "John Feldsted" <jfeldsted@shaw.ca>
Subject: Home buyer beware?

The federal government is tone deaf to the many unintended consequences of its policies. The small business tax changes and Canada Revenue Agency changes to interpretation of taxable employee benefits are two examples of policy changes that adversely affected thousands of taxpayers without justification.

Legalization of cannabis (marijuana) is another policy loaded with unintended consequences. Home grown marijuana whether for medicinal or recreational use involves specialized growing equipment, unusually high humidity levels and with it potential growth of harmful mould and mildew. It is ironic that growing licensed and legal marijuana can result in introducing health hazards to a home.

While it is possible to segregate and properly control the environment in a separate grow room, doing so is expensive. The brings in a necessity for inspection of home grow operations and standards for safe grow rooms. The alternative is potential harmful mould and mildew that can harm the health of residents and in worst cases, render the home inhabitable.

Potted plants, in real soil, are less hazardous than plants grown hydroponically, but natural growth is slower and harvests less frequent. The main hazards lay with hydroponic growing. Equipment is readily available, so a license for a given number of plants cannot specify how they are grown without an inspection. Regulating home grow operations can be expensive, intrusive and costly.

Home buyers should have protection against hidden hazards which would include a mildew infested house that will require thousands of dollars in renovations to make the house livable again. Who knew that legally growing marijuana could influence home resale values and costs. Will real estate advertisements now specify a home is guaranteed mould and mildew free?

As the date for legalization looms, the Gordian knot of problems in regulation become more apparent. The failure to consider the ramifications of legalization is another black mark on a government committed to ideology without respect for real world problems in application. Clouds of anxiety and doubt are obscuring the sunny ways, sunny days we were promised.

John Feldsted

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From: Larry Kazdan
To: Letters Editor c: adb@cp.org
Subject: Re: At mid-mandate and with extra cash, Liberals to chart fiscal course toward 2019, Andy Blatchford, October 22, 2017

http://business.financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/at-mid-mandate-and-with-extra-cash-liberals-to-chart-fiscal-course-toward-2019

Finance Minister Bill Morneau intends to reduce the government's debt-to-GDP ratio.  But this measure, based on gold standard days when national governments could run out of bullion and fail to repay their borrowings, is today irrelevant. The gold standard era ended more than 45 years ago, and sovereign governments like Canada, the U.S. and Japan can always create fiat money at will, and can always service any debts denominated in their own currencies. 

The only meaningful way to appraise the fiscal position of a monetary sovereign like Canada is to assess the state of the economy in real terms: do we have sufficient job opportunities, a healthy environment and first-class services?  Currently Canada has 1.3 million unemployed, many unused resources, and few signs of inflation. Public purpose today demands a robust program of infrastructure renewal and poverty reduction within the framework of a full employment policy.  Shackling the economy with arbitrary restraints is foolish


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Monday 23 October 2017

CANADIAN Daily Digest October 22, 2017.


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Liberals accused of diabetes tax grab with apparent benefit clawback

At mid-mandate and with extra cash, Liberals to chart fiscal course toward 2019
        Jagmeet Singh on Bill 62, what�s next for him and cage fighting with Trudeau
Poll shows great potential for Manitoba Grits
        Trudeau tributes slain soldier for Parliament Hill attack�s third anniversary

Andrew Scheer�s Ties to Rebel Media Are Now Impossible to Deny
        Living and loving the Cold War: The wild ride of a Canadian diplomat and spy
Anti-Trudeau, anti-racism demonstrators clash in Toronto; four arrested
        Are M�lanie Joly and Bill Morneau being Punk�d?
How charismatic Singh is a threat to Trudeau
        Dangerous intersection of law, politics, business and human rights
Airline industry a permanent hostage to national interests
        Morneau�s credibility meltdown spectacular

Dougald Lamont leads Manitoba Liberals after tight race
        Survivors wait for next steps in effort to preserve �horror stories� of residential schools
Trudeau reluctant to reveal too much on Quebec�s face-covering law
        After two years, the real Justin Trudeau emerges
Inside the government�s $200,000 budget artwork
        Five things about UCP leadership race
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Jagmeet Singh�s stand on Trans Mountain pipeline alarms Alberta NDP - Gloria Galloway, The Globe and Mail
        Wynne�s fiscal plan: Long-term pain for short-term gain - Editorial, Toronto Sun
Ontario�s electricity disaster - Kenneth P. Green, Elmira Aliakbari and Ashley Stedman, Toronto Sun
        Let Morneau be the test of the Liberals� principles - Editorial, National Post
Are Canadians Living In The Matrix? - Josh Lieblein, Loonie Politics
        Holden the line: End of an era as the last big Australian car factory closes up shop- The Associated Press, CBC News
Half of all Tim Hortons Canadian franchisees have joined GWNFA, group president says- Hollie Shaw, Financial Post
        Bombardier �just sold the future.� What now?- Nicolas Van Praet, The Globe and Mail
Yellen says Fed�s extraordinary policies may be needed again- CTV News
        Hudson�s Bay CEO Gerald Storch leaving company; executive chairman assuming role- The Canadian Press, Toronto Star

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Qu�bec solidaire aura un nouveau logoPlus
        La GRC abat un automobiliste en SaskatchewanPlus
Ren�gociation de L'AL�NA: �c'est le moment d'�tre inquiet�, dit Rona AmbrosePlus
        Coderre promet deux millions $ pour des projets faits par les jeunesPlus
Hillary Clinton de passage � Montr�al lundiPlus
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L'OMS �annule� la nomination du pr�sident Mugabe comme ambassadeur de bonne volont�Plus

        

Les �tats-Unis bien pr�ts face � la Cor�e du Nord, redit TrumpPlus
En Catalogne, les ind�pendantistes se pr�parent avant une semaine d�cisivePlus
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La r�gion de Toronto disposera du plus grand parc urbain en Am�rique du NordPlus
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Saisie record de cannabis dans un camion marocainPlus

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What Bush Missed About Conservative Nationalism - F.H. Buckley, New York Post
        Trump again claims no president has done more than he has in first nine months - Brooke Seipel, The Hill
Democrats ban some corporate donations while approving controversial new member list - David Weigel, Washington Post
        How Republicans Imperil Their Own Tax Cuts - David Dayen, American Prospect
How Does a Democrat Run in a Trump State? Very Carefully - Michael Tackett, New York Times
        Trump calls Rep. Wilson �wacky,� stoking the controversy over condolence calls - John Wagner, Washington Post
How Liberals, Socialists Can Work Together to Beat Trump - Jeet Heer, New Republic
        Why Five Former U.S. Presidents Are Putting Politics Aside - NBC News
Egyptian officials say 55 police killed in Cairo shootout- The Times Of India
        Munich knife attack leaves several injured- France 24

Iraq forces in full control of Kirkuk province- Al Jazeera
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From: "John Feldsted" <jfeldsted@shaw.ca>
To: "John Feldsted" <jfeldsted@shaw.ca>
Subject: Quebec face covering ban:

Many are wondering why the Quebec General Assembly would put into law a ban on face coverings. It seems odd in a city where winter temperatures can easily reach levels where exposed skin can freeze in a very few minutes. Seeing people with headgear that covers their ears and scarves protecting their necks, chins and noses is common. Burqas are not adequate for Quebec winter wear and don�t expose any less face.

The idiots protesting the new law while wearing surgical masks, sun glasses, scarves and so on are hilarious. Muslim women wear the burqa so that only family members can see their beauty. The idea is that a Muslim man has wives that are so beautiful, they would be stolen away if seen. Most Muslim chieftains maintain a large harem (as an indication of their power and wealth) so young women are often seized for the harem; the burqa is protection against abduction.

Despite what we are told by the multicultural industry and apologists for Muslims, the burqa and wearing thereof is not a sign of female emancipation. In Canada, women can wear a burqa by choice. In a Muslim theocracy and many majority Muslim nations, female failure to wear a burqa can result in severe punishments.

Our progressives are as thick as posts on this issue. Their indignance about protecting Muslim women�s Charter rights to religious beliefs also supports tenets that require all women to sit at the back of the Mosque, enter from the rear of the building and undergo genital mutilation.

While they are waving placards while claiming to support Muslim Women�s Charter rights to religious freedom, they might take a moment to explain in lucid English or French how their rants are ensuring Muslim Women�s Charter rights to security of the person (Section 7) and equality under the law without discrimination (Section 16) are respected.

Our Charter of Rights and Freedoms was not written to protect 13th century Arabic beliefs and practices. Our system of laws and rights are rooted in British common law and the French civil code. 

John Feldsted
Political Consultant & Strategist
Winnipeg, Manitoba

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From: "Mahmood Elahi"
To: <ferguss@cc.umanitoba.ca>,<letters@nationalpost.com>
Subject: Any nuclear showdown will mean Assured Destruction of North Korea

The Editor
National Post

Copy to: Prof. James Fergusson, University of Manitoba: Given the enormous disparity in the military prowess between U.S. and North Korea, any nuclear confrontation will mean Assured Destruction of North Korea. Despite his nuclear sabre-rattling, Kim Jong-un is not suicidal to attempt it.

Any nuclear showdown will mean �Assured Destruction� of North Korea

Re: �Is Canada Ready for A Nuclear Attack?� by Graeme Hamilton, Oct. 14.

During the Cold War, the United States and former Soviet Union faced off each other with thousands of nuclear-tipped missiles without daring to attack each other. The underlying doctrine was so-called Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD): any nuclear strike by one would be met with a retaliatory nuclear strike by the other. Today, given the enormous disparity in the military prowess between the United States and North Korea, the United States can destroy North Korea in a pre-emptive nuclear strike within hours. 

As London-based Canadian journalist, Gwynne Dyer, recently wrote in The Hill Times : �Here is the scenario. Late one evening Donald Trump is watching Fox News and a report comes on that North Korea is planning to launch a missile that can reach the United States. � American intelligence reports all this activity, and this time Trump actually listens to them. So he orders a disarming strike on all North Korean nuclear weapons and facilities. With U.S. nuclear weapons, of course. Nothing else would do the job. � Not many Americans would be killed, and probably no civilians, � but millions would die in both parts of Korea.�

Despite his bravado, Kim Jong-un is not suicidal. He knows that in any nuclear showdown with America, he would perish along with millions of Koreans. Survival is key to all dictatorial regimes. What is keeping Trump from destroying North Korea is the fear that Kim Jong-un would take down South Korea along with him.

Graeme Hamilton quotes Prof. James Fergusson, of University of Manitoba, saying that if North Korea gets its long-range missile, it�s time to �get on our knees and pray.� This is fear-mongering ignoring the reality. Both of them seem to think that Kim Jong-un is a fool who is ready to commit self-destruction for glory.

MAHMOOD ELAHI


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