Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Private schools, the strike/lockout and inequality

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Not all parents are worried about school closures in the current teachers’ dispute. Christy Clark and thousands of others have opted out ...
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Monday, May 26, 2014

KILLED AFTER OFFICE GOLF PARTY NIGHTMARE OF CRASHES

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I’ve been doing some research that led me into the Toronto Star online archives of the mid-1950s. It wasn’t any golden age of journalism....
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Monday, April 14, 2014

Clark's answers on RCI role don't add up

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Christy Clark needs to provide better answers about her previously undisclosed role with RCI Capital Group. In 2007, Clark signed a contr...
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Thursday, April 10, 2014

How much longer does Postmedia have?

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I’m rooting for Postmedia. But the latest quarterly results released Thursday don’t offer much hope for the future of the corporation. Si...
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Wednesday, April 09, 2014

Three numbers that will tell the tale for Postmedia

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Postmedia will releases its latest quarterly results Thursday. Here are three numbers that will tell if the company is making any progres...
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Sunday, March 30, 2014

BC Liberal's executive director refuse to answer questions in Ontario police investigation

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No one has to co-operate with the police when they’re investigating a possible crime. You’re free to tell the officers that you have no int...
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Saturday, March 29, 2014

So long, Copan Ruinas, and thanks

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We’ve been counting down the lasts for a while now.  The last four-hour bus trip home from San Pedro Sula a week ago. Last trip to the ...
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Monday, February 17, 2014

Five questions about the Leslie moving expense furor

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Former Canadian Forces lieutenant-general Andrew Leslie - and federal Liberal advisor and prospective star candidate - is being attacked by...
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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Honduras seizes 'crime zoo,' animals go hungry

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Back in September the Honduran government started seizing the assets of Los Cachiros , an alleged drug and crime organization. The $500 mil...
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Grimmer news for League Investors - some $355 million of their money gone

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The news keep getting worse for investors in Victoria-based League Assets. And the financial disaster is still not getting adequate media c...
Sunday, January 26, 2014

Honduras: The new president gets a lavish swearing-in

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There’s a certain over-the-top, bread and circuses aspect to tomorrow’s ceremonies for the swearing in of the new president of Honduras. ...
Friday, January 10, 2014

The strange obsession with school uniforms in Honduras

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I’ve come up with a clever, no-cost way to reduce poverty and increase school attendance in Honduras. Get rid of school uniforms. The u...
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Thursday, January 09, 2014

Another bad quarter for Postmedia, and a plan that's not working

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The latest grim quarterly report from Postmedia sharpens questions about the company’s future. Continuing declines in revenue and circul...
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Wednesday, January 08, 2014

Tax increases in Honduras, and linking aid to fair, effective tax policies

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Taxes are big news in Honduras, as the outgoing Congress pushes through a bunch of last-minute increases. The Congress is controlled by t...
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Gildan, maquillas, model cities and simplistic responses to complex problems

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It’s amazing how simple the problems of Honduras seem to some people a few thousand kilometres away. A handful of slogans, some recycled ...
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Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Update: Shaky Honduran election process adds to challenges for winner Juan Orlando

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It appears Juan Orlando Hernandez has won the Honduran presidential election for his National Party.  Libre is challenging the results an...
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