by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 2, 2008 | Canada, Europe, GTA Politics, News, World
Canada is moving toward a far-reaching free trade agreement with the European Union that advocates say will end a long-standing dependency on the U.S. market. While the specifics of the agreement haven’t been discussed, Canadian and European officials could begin...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Sep 18, 2008 | Canada, Economy, Election, News, Politics, World
DOUG SAUNDERS From Thursday’s Globe and Mail September 18, 2008 at 2:00 AM EDT LONDON — Canadian and European officials say they plan to begin negotiating a massive agreement to integrate Canada’s economy with the 27 nations of the European Union, with...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Sep 18, 2008 | GTA Food, GTA Issues, News, World
BEIJING (Reuters) – Hong Kong has ordered the recall of a Chinese company’s products after milk, ice cream and yogurt were found to be contaminated with melamine, the compound responsible for killing four children in a China health scandal. Tainted milk...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Sep 16, 2008 | Canada, Economy, Election, GTA Politics, Ontario, Toronto, World
By Jim Stanford We all know the Conservatives are the “rational economic managers,” right? After all, their tax cuts, free trade agreements, and tough-love social policy are all motivated by the need to free the entrepreneurial beast within us, and allow us to pursue...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Sep 15, 2008 | Canada, Climate Change, Environmental Issues, News, Oil, USA, World
FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta (AP) — The largest dump truck in the world is parked under a massive mechanical shovel waiting to transport 400 tons of oily sand at an open pit mine in the northern reaches of Alberta. Each Caterpillar 797B heavy hauler — three-stories high,...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Sep 15, 2008 | Canada, GTA Issues, GTA News, News, Ontario, Toronto, World
This is why the laws must be changed. A life has been snubbed out because of a possible drunk driver. I am not sure how one can justify going in the wrong direction on a provincial highway? The way the laws stand he will probably get a “slap on the wrist”,...