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National Post editorial board: Don't waterboard the messenger

Full Comment (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

The Conservative government is dismissing allegations levelled this week by Richard Colvin, a Canadian diplomat who says he delivered repeated warnings that prisoners handed over to Afghan authorities were being tortured. Mr. Colvin claims his reports were widely distributed. But top military and political figures deny any awareness of their contents. Unless we are to believe they are all lying, it...

Yeah, THAT will give the civil service the warm fuzzies.

Canadian Cynic (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

Someone might want to start looking for a different line of work : Question: Why was this man [Richard Colvin] promoted to an important job in Washington and charged with intelligence if he has no credibility? Hon. Peter MacKay: Look, I can’t answer that question and I suspect that promotion took place or it did take place long before he gave his evidence yesterday. Shorter Peter MacKay: "Nice...

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 21, 2009

War News Updates (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

Defence Minister Peter MacKay, left, and U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates field questions after a meeting at the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site in Halifax on Nov. 20, 2009. ANDREW VAUGHAN/THE CANADIAN PRESS World's Top Military Leaders To Meet In Nova Scotia -- Digital Journal Canada will play host to the world's most powerful military figures this weekend in Halifax, Nova Scotia. They will...

CBC Question of the Day

Creekside (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

Commenter Stephen Phillips under this CBC poll has a question of his own : "What kind of a question is this? Mr. Colvin is a distinguished career diplomat under attack by a Government that has misled Parliament and the country about prisoner transfers and is now systematically blocking the work of the Military Complaints Tribunal. The real question is this: why is the Government trying to smear...

Medicine Mixing Alert

Theo Spark (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

VERY IMPORTANT TO READ FOR THOSE WHO TAKE MEDICATIONS (especially as we age) Most people know not to mix certain medicines without consulting their doctors. Some medicines cannot be mixed with certain foods and certainly most of us know not to mix certain medicines with alcohol although, some people think that mixing alcohol and medicine is harmless. As a public service the AMA and Health Canada have...

Canada's Role In Afghanistan

War News Updates (Free subscription) | yesterday

This Israeli-built Heron UAV is similar to ones currently used by the Canadian Forces in Afghanistan. Photograph by: Provided, Handout Canadian Mlitary 'Drones' To Remain Unarmed -- Canada.com The Canadian military has decided against putting missiles on the unmanned aerial vehicles it now operates in Afghanistan. Defence Minister Peter MacKay was briefed in March by air force officials on the various...

Health Canada RECALLS 3 Melissa & Doug Toys For Exessive Barium in Paint

Growing Your Baby - Parenthood from Pregnancy to... (Free subscription) | yesterday

Health Canada has recalled approximately 26,290 Melissa and Doug toys because testing has revealed that the surface paint on the toys contains barium in excess of the allowable limit.

Colvin's job safe despite Afghan torture testimony

CBC.ca (Free subscription) | yesterday

The Conservatives will not try to remove Richard Colvin from his post in Washington, Defence Minister Peter MacKay says, even though they question the credibility of his testimony on Afghan prisoners.

Afstan: Shooting the messenger

The Torch (Free subscription) | yesterday

I think Damian deals well the difficult substantive issues that have been involved in dealing with Afghan detainees. I'm going to look at how the matter is now being dealt with in Canada. I find the government's approach reprehensible. But first full audio of Richard Colvin's testimony Nov. 18 to the Commons' Special Committee on the Canadian Mission in Afghanistan (I could not find a video). Then...

Canadian diplomat alleges troops in Afghanistan were complicit in torture

The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday

Senior diplomat formerly stationed in Kabul claims troops 'handed over for severe torture a lot of innocent people' The Canadian government was fending off calls for a public inquiry on torture today after allegations from one of its senior diplomats that Canada was complicit in the torture of Afghan detainees. Richard Colvin, who was second in command at Canada's Kabul embassy in 2006 and 2007, said...

Small Caps in Malaysia? There's an ETF for That

SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

Roger Nusbaum submits: IndexIQ is coming out of the gate as a bit of an enigma. The new Merger Arbitrage ETF ( MNA ) at first glance seems odd to me. There have been several articles already that have ripped it up for not really being an arbitrage product and I will say I don't get why shorting the broad market against long positions in takeout targets is the best way to go, but clearly they did not...

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Department of National Defence: DND: Vote Now for Your Favourite Photo

Market Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday

OTTAWA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) The Department of National Defence (DND) invites the public to vote for the People's Choice Award in the 2009 DND Photography Contest organized by Canadian Forces Imaging Services. Celebrating its 41st year, the DND Photography Contest received a record 1816 entries from 305 talented amateur and professional photographers in the Defence community.

Human Resources and Skills Development Canada: The Honourable Diane Finley Recognizes National Child Day

Market Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday

OTTAWA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, today invited all Canadians to celebrate National Child Day. This year, National Child Day also commemorates the 20th anniversary of the adoption, by the United Nations, of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

The Conservative propaganda machine goes to war

Impolitical (Free subscription) | yesterday

Yesterday was devoted to tearing down Canadian diplomat and intelligence officer Richard Colvin: "Tories work to undermine diplomat who blew whistle on torture." It may be tougher this time, they've gone down this road repeatedly over their tenure now. The various public servants they've steamrolled are being duly noted . Journalists are asking tough questions. For example, if you didn't...

Peter MacKay vs the US State Dept.

Creekside (Free subscription) | yesterday

Defensive Minister Peter MacKay : "A top diplomat’s account of the rampant torture and rape of Afghan detainees is not credible, Defence Minister Peter MacKay said Thursday. MacKay dismissed testimony from Richard Colvin [First Secretary at the Canadian Embassy in Washington] as second- and third-hand information from enemy sources : "What we’re talking about here is not only...

The Andersons, Inc. - Financial Analysis Review

aarkstore | 09/30/2009

Summary The Andersons, Inc. (Andersons) is principally engaged in the agriculture and transportation markets. The company is engaged in the operations of diverse agribusinesses such as grain and plant nutrients, railcar leasing and repair, industrial products formulation, turf products, retailing and ethanol operations. The company, along with 18 subsidiaries, operates in five reportable business segments...

About The Canada

monajohn2e | 09/28/2009

A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Canada's Communication, Canada's People http://www.1-language.com/worldfactbook2002/print/ca.html

Record numbers of immigrants to Canada in 2008 23 February 2009

anila123 | 03/21/2009

On 20 February 2009 Citizenship and Immigration Canada announced a record number of permanent and temporary residents in 2008. more