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	<title>Political News and blogs on Stephen Harper, Canadian Politics and Voting on Informed Vote &#124; InformedVote.ca &#187; Ambrose Macdonell</title>
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	<description>Informed Vote (informedvote.ca) will keep Canadian voters informed on Canadian Politics such as Stephen Harper, Michael Ignatieff, Jack Layton, Liberals, Conservatives, NDP, Green, as well as foreign issues like the Israel palestine conflict and local issues like the CUPE strike</description>
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		<title>Black Market Tobacco is Hand in Hand With Government Risk Management for Flushing Your Tax Dollars Down the Crapper</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2009/11/22/black-market-tobacco-is-hand-in-hand-with-government-risk-management-for-flushing-your-tax-dollars-down-the-crapper/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=black-market-tobacco-is-hand-in-hand-with-government-risk-management-for-flushing-your-tax-dollars-down-the-crapper</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambrose Macdonell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Election]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[fraud]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Listening to the retailers association, the RCMP and Imperial Tobacco crying the blues over black-market tobacco is like listening to the cheating husband, his mistress and the wife lamenting over getting too much sex, not enough sex, and not wanting sex. The first is crying wolf as they benefit from the problem, the second is [...]


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<li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2009/11/16/cheap-illegal-contraband-cigarettes-cost-2-billion-in-lost-tax-revenues/' rel='bookmark' title='Cheap, Illegal, Contraband Cigarettes Cost $2 Billion in lost Tax Revenues'>Cheap, Illegal, Contraband Cigarettes Cost $2 Billion in lost Tax Revenues</a> <small>Cigarette prices keep going up and there are increasingly less...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2009/12/09/democracy-deception-political-spin-and-government-integrity-the-vancover-olympic-vote-smoke-and-mirror/' rel='bookmark' title='Democracy, Deception, Political Spin and Government Integrity: The Vancover &#8220;Olympic Vote&#8221; Smoke and Mirror'>Democracy, Deception, Political Spin and Government Integrity: The Vancover &#8220;Olympic Vote&#8221; Smoke and Mirror</a> <small>I would like to take a few minutes to clear...</small></li>
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		<title>A Few Words on Canadian Identity, Culture, Multiculturalism, Racism &amp; Canada&#8217;s Immigration Policies</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2009/11/16/a-few-words-on-canadian-identity-culture-multiculturalism-racism-canadas-immigration-policies/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=a-few-words-on-canadian-identity-culture-multiculturalism-racism-canadas-immigration-policies</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambrose Macdonell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Our Country]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, I woke up this morning, confident in the Canadian Mosaic of misinformation, misrepresentation, and general “hug thy neighbor” because they are “new” philosophies, and what happens while I’m asleep at the wheel with a half full Kokanee between my leg? Those damn Tories went and whisked away my general feeling of political incorrectness by [...]


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<li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2009/01/02/multiculturalism-in-canada/' rel='bookmark' title='Multiculturalism in Canada'>Multiculturalism in Canada</a> <small>Multiculturalism is widely accepted by Canadians, and overall seen as...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2009/11/28/current-democratic-system-breeds-corruption-in-canadian-politics-time-for-a-new-economic-ideology/' rel='bookmark' title='Current Democratic System Breeds Corruption in Canadian Politics: Time for a New Economic Ideology'>Current Democratic System Breeds Corruption in Canadian Politics: Time for a New Economic Ideology</a> <small>My esteemed colleagues here at InformedVote.ca have done an amazing...</small></li>
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		<title>By-elections, Gilles Duceppe &amp; the Bloc Québécois&#8217; Losing Hold on Quebec</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2009/11/13/by-elections-gilles-duceppe-the-bloc-quebecois-losing-hold-on-quebec/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=by-elections-gilles-duceppe-the-bloc-quebecois-losing-hold-on-quebec</link>
		<comments>http://informedvote.ca/2009/11/13/by-elections-gilles-duceppe-the-bloc-quebecois-losing-hold-on-quebec/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambrose Macdonell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Government]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[gilles duceppe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quebec]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stephen harper]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As a Tory, I have to admit that I’m reveling in the woes of the Liberals, and elated at the Bloc getting a bloody nose. As a Canadian, and a voter, I’m tragically concerned with the serious imbalance within our political system today, and all Canadians should take note that a weak and indecisive Liberal [...]


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<li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2009/02/19/the-quebec-problem-in-canada/' rel='bookmark' title='The Quebec Problem in Canada'>The Quebec Problem in Canada</a> <small>The recent victory by Quebec separatist groups to cancel the...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/quebec-election-2008/' rel='bookmark' title='Quebec Votes 2008 &#8211; Quebec Provincial Election Breakdown of the Issues'>Quebec Votes 2008 &#8211; Quebec Provincial Election Breakdown of the Issues</a> <small>The Issues Separation Health Education Economy Language Immigration   Separation...</small></li>
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		<title>Peter Donolo, Liberal Savior, or Sucker for Lost Causes?</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2009/11/04/peter-donolo-liberal-savior-or-sucker-for-lost-causes/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=peter-donolo-liberal-savior-or-sucker-for-lost-causes</link>
		<comments>http://informedvote.ca/2009/11/04/peter-donolo-liberal-savior-or-sucker-for-lost-causes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:21:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambrose Macdonell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[h1n1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jean chretien]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liberal Party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[peter donolo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I’m sick of the H1N1 plague, Act of God, pandemic, curse, Rumsfeld’s gold, whatever you want to call it. It’s just too stupid for words at this point. I simply can’t believe the media coverage of a simple flu bug that causes less damage than SARS did. So today I’ve decided to laugh my ass [...]


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<li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2009/02/02/harper-bites-liberal-budget-bullet/' rel='bookmark' title='Harper Bites Liberal Budget Bullet'>Harper Bites Liberal Budget Bullet</a> <small>MPs voted 214 to 84 in favour of the Liberal...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2009/06/16/true-patriot-loafer/' rel='bookmark' title='True Patriot Loafer'>True Patriot Loafer</a> <small>Kudos to Michael Ignatieff for recognizing that the key to...</small></li>
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		<title>H1N1 + Government + News Media = Stupid Monkey Award of the Week</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2009/11/03/h1n1-government-news-media-stupid-monkey-award-of-the-week/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=h1n1-government-news-media-stupid-monkey-award-of-the-week</link>
		<comments>http://informedvote.ca/2009/11/03/h1n1-government-news-media-stupid-monkey-award-of-the-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:40:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambrose Macdonell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[h1n1 vaccines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ministry of health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swine flu]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Flu virus in this line only, inoculations line closed! Honestly, I don’t know who I feel more disgust at, the Federal Government or the Provincial Government over the way this whole situation has been handled.  Let’s see if I can get the sequence of failures correct, if not the order. Firstly, correct me if I’m [...]


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<li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2009/10/30/swine-flu-h1n1-vaccines-the-ministry-of-health-mess/' rel='bookmark' title='Swine Flu, H1N1 Vaccines &amp; The Ministry of Health Mess'>Swine Flu, H1N1 Vaccines &#038; The Ministry of Health Mess</a> <small>News of the Swine-Flu started drifting into the media back...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2009/11/06/cases-of-h1n1-hospitalizations-icu-admissions-deaths-in-canada-between-2009-2010/' rel='bookmark' title='Cases of H1N1 Hospitalizations, ICU Admissions &amp; Deaths in Canada Between 2009-2010'>Cases of H1N1 Hospitalizations, ICU Admissions &#038; Deaths in Canada Between 2009-2010</a> <small>While searching the web for accurate information regarding the number...</small></li>
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