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		<title>Harper Government Names Realtor as Royal Canadian Mounted Police Watchdog</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2010/02/01/harper-government-names-realtor-as-royal-canadian-mounted-police-watchdog/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=harper-government-names-realtor-as-royal-canadian-mounted-police-watchdog</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:43:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nathan Griffiths</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On January 18, the Harper government announced the appointment of a new chair to the Commission for Public Complaints about the RCMP (CPC) – the organization tasked with conducting investigations into complaints about our national police force. Ian McPhail, a lawyer specializing in wills &#38; real estate and a long-time contributor to the Conservative Party [...]


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<li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2009/11/27/with-canadian-journalist-amanda-lindhout-free-the-question-is-should-the-canadian-government-have-done-more/' rel='bookmark' title='With Canadian Journalist Amanda Lindhout Free the Question is: Should the Canadian Government Have Done More?'>With Canadian Journalist Amanda Lindhout Free the Question is: Should the Canadian Government Have Done More?</a> <small>Yesterday, Canadian journalist Amanda Lindhout and Australian photographer Nigel Brennan...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2009/10/27/has-the-canadian-government-become-one-of-the-largest-backers-of-risky-mortgages-in-the-world/' rel='bookmark' title='Has the Canadian Government Become one of the Largest Backers of Risky Mortgages in the World?'>Has the Canadian Government Become one of the Largest Backers of Risky Mortgages in the World?</a> <small>There&#8217;s a familiar joke in my province that “B.C.” stands...</small></li>
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		<title>Proroguing Parliament and Conservative Crime Legislation: A Cagey Stephen Harper Takes Two Steps Back</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2010/01/14/proroguing-parliament-and-conservative-crime-legislation-a-cagey-stephen-harper-takes-two-steps-back/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=proroguing-parliament-and-conservative-crime-legislation-a-cagey-stephen-harper-takes-two-steps-back</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Geordie Gibbon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The unabashed cowardice of Stephen Harper’s latest move may rekindle the suspicions of many voters come election day. It is safe to surmise, yet early to assume, that Harper is attempting to force the opposition to trigger an election by timing his important confidence motions for the spring of 2010. With two solid election victories [...]


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<li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2010/01/09/prime-minister-stephen-harper-prorogues-parliament-massive-turtle-or-clever-election-strategy/' rel='bookmark' title='Prime Minister Stephen Harper Prorogues Parliament: Massive &#8220;Turtle&#8221; or Clever Election Strategy?'>Prime Minister Stephen Harper Prorogues Parliament: Massive &#8220;Turtle&#8221; or Clever Election Strategy?</a> <small>On December 30th, two weeks after the House of Commons...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2010/01/03/stephen-harper-gambles-on-prorogue-shutting-down-parliament-again/' rel='bookmark' title='Stephen Harper Gambles on Prorogue Shutting Down Parliament Again'>Stephen Harper Gambles on Prorogue Shutting Down Parliament Again</a> <small>For the second time in the space of one year,...</small></li>
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		<title>Cheap, Illegal, Contraband Cigarettes Cost $2 Billion in lost Tax Revenues</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2009/11/16/cheap-illegal-contraband-cigarettes-cost-2-billion-in-lost-tax-revenues/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=cheap-illegal-contraband-cigarettes-cost-2-billion-in-lost-tax-revenues</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Simon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cigarette prices keep going up and there are increasingly less places one is free to smoke. Cigarettes cannot be shown in stores and cannot be advertised. It is not an illegal habit &#8211; it is just an increasingly inconvenient one to enjoy. Even with the stigma of death being attached to each pack and the [...]


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<li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2008/12/19/bush-approves-auto-bailout-%e2%80%93-gm-chrysler-to-get-174-billion/' rel='bookmark' title='Bush Approves Auto Bailout &#045; GM, Chrysler to Get $17.4 Billion'>Bush Approves Auto Bailout &#45; GM, Chrysler to Get $17.4 Billion</a> <small>The Detroit News reports that President Bush has announced Friday...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2008/12/20/canada-approves-4-billion-auto-bailout-plan/' rel='bookmark' title='Canada Approves $4 Billion Auto Bailout Plan'>Canada Approves $4 Billion Auto Bailout Plan</a> <small>Just a day after the US unveiled its plan to...</small></li>
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		<title>Bill to Abolish Long-Gun Registry in Canada Passes Second Reading in the House of Commons</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2009/11/07/bill-to-abolish-long-gun-registry-in-canada-passes-second-reading-in-the-house-of-commons/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=bill-to-abolish-long-gun-registry-in-canada-passes-second-reading-in-the-house-of-commons</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday’s sitting in the House of Commons to scrap the long-gun registry, which currently documents the whereabouts of over 7 million shotguns and rifles, is absolutely terrifying. Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan stated that “the long-gun registry is very efficient at harassing law-abiding farmers and outdoor enthusiasts, while wasting billions of taxpayer dollars”, while [...]


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<li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2009/02/03/house-of-commons-approves-conservative-budget/' rel='bookmark' title='House of Commons Approves Conservative Budget'>House of Commons Approves Conservative Budget</a> <small>The budget was approved today by a 211 – 91...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2009/10/23/french-until-proven-english-no-more/' rel='bookmark' title='Supreme Court of Canada Renders Quebec&#8217;s Bill 104 Unconstitutional'>Supreme Court of Canada Renders Quebec&#8217;s Bill 104 Unconstitutional</a> <small>On October 22 2009, the Supreme Court of Canada judged...</small></li>
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		<title>Violent Crime Dangerously High in Winnipeg, Manitoba</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2009/11/02/violent-crime-dangerously-high-in-winnipeg-manitoba/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=violent-crime-dangerously-high-in-winnipeg-manitoba</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:36:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>A.R. Colton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Winnipeg violent crime is reaching an all time high. With good reason, many people are citing gang violence as the culprit for the recent spike in shockingly brutal activity. Citizens are turning with raised eyebrows to a provincial government that has been fighting a ‘war on gang violence’ for ten years with little success. [...]


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<li><a href='http://informedvote.ca/2010/01/14/proroguing-parliament-and-conservative-crime-legislation-a-cagey-stephen-harper-takes-two-steps-back/' rel='bookmark' title='Proroguing Parliament and Conservative Crime Legislation: A Cagey Stephen Harper Takes Two Steps Back'>Proroguing Parliament and Conservative Crime Legislation: A Cagey Stephen Harper Takes Two Steps Back</a> <small>The unabashed cowardice of Stephen Harper’s latest move may rekindle...</small></li>
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