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”,...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Sep 14, 2008 | Canada, Election, GTA Politics
A new poll suggests the Conservatives have solidified a substantial lead over their closest rivals, thanks at least in part to a lack of confidence in Liberal helmsman Stéphane Dion. The Canadian Press Harris-Decima poll, conducted Sept. 10-13, gave the Conservatives...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Sep 14, 2008 | Canada, Election, GTA Issues, GTA Politics, Multiculturalism, News, Ontario, Politics, Quebec, Toronto
With Liberal leader Dion faltering and lagging behind Jack Layton in the polls, one has to wonder if change is in the air? We are already seeing old Liberal tactics; telling people not to split the vote, and cause a majority Conservative government. One has to ask, if...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Sep 14, 2008 | Canada, Multiculturalism, Ontario, Quebec, Racism, World
Originally posted by Michèle DuCharme The history of the Indian people for the last century has been the history of the impingement of white civilization upon the Indian: the Indian was virtually powerless to resist the white civilization; the white community of B.C....
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Sep 10, 2008 | Canada, GTA Politics, Ontario, Toronto
I just listened to a great interview by Andy B. of the CBC. Great article! — The Ontario Ministry of Labour is considering a legislative change that would outlaw contracts that keep temporary workers from taking permanent jobs. Many temporary-work agencies...