Daily Archives: 1/17/2007
Seniors Deserve Better
| 1/17/2007 | Posted by Patti under General |
A bill before the Ontario legislature will change regulations for the operation of seniors facilities in the Province. Critics claim that it will reduce the number of hours of care that seniors receive in a day. Right now seniors in the 600 facilities in the province receive about 2.5 hours of care in a day while under the new rules they will get about 2.25 hours.
Taliban Spokesman Captured in Afghanistan
| 1/17/2007 | Posted by Patti under Afghanistan, War on Terror |
NATO yesterday reported that a top Taliban spokesman had been captured in Helmand province which is the first time that a capture of this nature has taken place. While taking a spokesman out doesn’t take down an organizer of attacks on NATO troops and more importantly for me, Canadian troops it does momentarily reduce their ability to get their messages out and sends the message that they can be vulnerable.
Liberals Lead in Poll – By a Bit
| 1/17/2007 | Posted by Patti under Canadian Politics, Harper |
A recent Globe & Mail and CTV poll by Strategic Counsel shows that the federal Liberals under the leadership of Stephane Dion are leading in popularity across the country, however not by enough that Liberals should be dancing in the streets. They are currently sitting at about 35% of Canadians who would vote for them if an election were held today while 31% would vote Conservative.
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