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		<title>The Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games Endure Despite Tragedy and Criticism</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:07:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Ramphal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After years of painstaking planning, construction, advertising and anticipation, the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics finally opened on Friday February 12. Athletes, the media and sports enthusiasts from around the world gathered at B.C. place for a nearly 3 hour spectacle that showcased the unique, multicultural element these games have vowed to represent. Unfortunately for the [...]


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		<title>HST Virus Introduced to British Columbia&#8217;s Economy Already Sick With Olympic Fever and Swine Flu</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2009/11/19/hst-virus-introduced-to-british-columbias-economy-already-sick-with-olympic-fever-and-swine-flu/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=hst-virus-introduced-to-british-columbias-economy-already-sick-with-olympic-fever-and-swine-flu</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:29:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicole Trigg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A friend of mine recently used her Facebook status to pose the following question: Can some one please explain the harmonized sales tax in layman&#8217;s terms? The first comment she attracted was a sincere attempt to explain the details of BC’s newest tax structure without any criticism of the hike. My irritated brain immediately commanded [...]


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		<title>RCMP Deny Harassing Olympic Protesters, I.S.U. Vancouver 2010 Mafia Security Tactics, and Trampling of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, “Intimidation Olympic Style”</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2009/11/10/rcmp-deny-harrassing-olympic-protesters-i-s-u-vancouver-2010-mafia-security-tactics-and-trampling-of-the-charter-of-rights-and-freedoms-%e2%80%9cintimidation-olympic-style%e2%80%9d/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rcmp-deny-harrassing-olympic-protesters-i-s-u-vancouver-2010-mafia-security-tactics-and-trampling-of-the-charter-of-rights-and-freedoms-%25e2%2580%259cintimidation-olympic-style%25e2%2580%259d</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Edmunson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senior R.C.M.P. Officials can deny harassing Vancouver Olympic protesters all they want and Pat McDonnel can sit and feint innocence as long as he can legally cover it up or maintain deniability, but lets look at the truth &#8211; the R.C.M.P.&#8217;s actions, not statements, and I.S.U. security behaviours for the 2010 Olympics. Danika Surm, friend [...]


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		<title>Gold Medallist Ross Rebagliati to Challenge Stockwell Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:51:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Farquharson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Constituents in the British Columbia riding of Okanagan-Coquihalla may be in for a good old-fashioned Western showdown leading up to the next federal election. That’s because on Monday snowboarding’s first Olympic gold medalist, British Columbia Sports Hall-of-Famer and Kelowna resident Ross Rebagliati, was officially nominated the new Liberal candidate for the riding. His Conservative opponent? [...]


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		<title>The Canadian Identity&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2009/10/10/the-canadian-identity/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-canadian-identity</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:27:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One thing that seems to come up when the spotlight shines is the question of how one wants to be seen. The spotlight is only a few short months from shining on Vancouver during arguably the most impressive show of athleticism in the world. The pressure of hosting the Olympics comes from a need to [...]


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