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Queen Elizabeth Family Medicine Group
February 27, 2008 (Westmount Examiner) Local clinics merge to form Queen Elizabeth Family Medicine Group Health professi ...
Federal budget 2008
February 26, 2008 Government of Canada Federal Budget (CBC News) Flaherty delivers ‘prudence’ in 2008 budget ...
China imposing green policy on companies
February 25, 2008 (Reuters) Beijing has put into effect a “green securities” plan aimed at making it harder ...
Canada: government & governance
February 24, 2008 These findings bear out what we have been hearing, particularly about the demoralization in Environmen ...
UNEP launches "climate neutral" network
The United Nations Environment Programme on Thursday rolled out an Internet-based forum that will let countries and citi ...
Climate Change Threatens Human Rights Of Millions – UN
February 20, 2008 (Planet Ark) GENEVA – Climate change threatens the human rights of millions of people who are at ...
The Castonguay Report
February 20 Headed for the waiting room? ‘doomsday report’ lets couillard look moderate AARON DERFEL, The Ga ...
U.S. economic stimulus package
February 15, 2008 (The Economist) George Bush signed an economic stimulus package that will supply $168 billion—$152 b ...
Désirée McGraw to head Sauvé Scholars
February 15, 2008 New Executive Director heads Jeanne Sauvé Foundation and Scholars Program McGill lecturer Désirée M ...
C02 emissions from shipping revealed
February 13, 2008 (The Guardian) Leaked UN report says pollution three times higher than previously thought The true sca ...
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North Korea/South Korea June 2023-
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The Papacy 2024-
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Democrats/progressives – November 2024
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Putin’s War Russia-Ukraine September 2024-
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U.S. Education May 2024-
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Israel, Palestine/Gaza February – July 2023
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Climate change, uncertainty & security February 2021- May 10, 2023
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SCOTUS & the US courts December 2020- May 2022
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Wednesday Night #1974
January 15, 2020, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1974
This is such sad news, Diana. He was a presence of calm and reason in our discussions which were sometimes…
Re The UN General Assembly Speaker Schedule is Here! I note that whoever will be speaking for Canada this year…
So many memories, particularly of the years as neighbours on Rosemount Avenue, with shared activities, adventures and lively political discussions.…
I’m sure by now all have heard about Biden’s dropping out. Although we all agreed last Wednesday that this was…
Molly Minturn - My family is heartbroken to share that my father died in surgery on Monday, Feb. 10. It…