Daily Archives: 10/16/2006
Final Liberal Debate
| 10/16/2006 | Posted by Patti under Canadian Politics |
The remaining eight liberal candidates squared off in the final debates yesterday in Toronto. No real winner emerged but some feistiness showed up that made things somewhat interesting. Ignatieff as the current front runner was the main target.
He wasn’t a terribly difficult target to hit considering that he’s made some gaffes during the course of the leadership campaign. He and Rae came to verbal blows over Rae’s stand on Afghanistan and Ignatieff’s on Israel. From the clip I saw on TV, neither of them came off as leaders in that round. Martha Findlay-Hall the third person on the stage finally intervened to bring the debate back to some level of civility. Read the rest of this entry »
U.K. Veil Debate Heightens
| 10/16/2006 | Posted by Patti under World Politics |
Jack Straw started a bit of a firestorm last week when he disclosed that he asks Muslim women to remove their veil in his office as he perceives it as a barrier to communication. The debate has widen some this week with a teacher in a public school insisting on wearing the veil. She said she will remove it in the classroom as long as there are no male teachers present.
The teacher has been suspended and has taken the case to an industrial tribunal. The race and faith minister says she should be sacked (fired) if she wont remove the veil at work. Read the rest of this entry »
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