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Mayor Miller’s Flip Flop

We went and attended the Toronto city council vote yesterday to see if Miller and his left leaning city council would do the right thing and withdraw their ridiculous motion that was going to have emergency services and fire trucks remove their support the troops decals from their vehicles this fall.
It was apparent when we […]

Posted on June 21st, 2007 by Kylie Young in Uncategorized, NCC Blog
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Will Common Sense Prevail in Toronto?

You would think that in a time of war, and in a time of a NATO sanctioned mission to free oppressed people in Afghanistan that our politicians would be behind our troops. Think again.
In today’s Toronto Sun you can read about the cold shoulder that Mayor David Miller and certain city councillors in Toronto are […]

Posted on June 20th, 2007 by Kylie Young in Uncategorized, NCC Blog
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Canadian Troops Committing War Crimes – Says Quebec Anti-War Groups

In today’s National Post, Canadian nationalism has taken another blow in the province of Quebec. Anti-war groups in Quebec have sent letters to the homes of soldiers on Canadian Forces Base Valcartier calling for them to refuse deployment to Afghanistan, and lambasting the Canadian Forces as committers of war crimes.
This letter writing campaign has come […]

Posted on June 12th, 2007 by Kylie Young in Uncategorized, NCC Blog
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Dion and Liberals Obstructing Reform

As John Ivison in today’s National Post puts so beautifully, “Asking senators to reform the Senate is like asking an alcoholic to blow up a brewery.” With reform and accountability still at the top of the Conservative governments to do list, it comes as no surprise that the senators themselves have been stalling the Prime […]

Posted on June 8th, 2007 by Kylie Young in Uncategorized, NCC Blog
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Harper’s Stance on Global Warming and Kyoto a Breath of Fresh Air

The focal point of the G8 Summit this year has been the doomsday scenario Global Warming presents. With most leaders from the eight powerhouse countries marching to the beat of Al Gore’s drum, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has shifted a lot of attention towards himself by standing up for his governments’ belief that Kyoto’s […]

Posted on June 6th, 2007 by Kylie Young in Uncategorized, NCC Blog
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Politicians feeding at the Public Trough Again!

Yesterday we posted this Globe and Mail article outlining the many “unnecessary” trips to Taiwan by our MPs and their spouses.  Today, the Globe and Mail is once again exposing just how far our elected officials will go to feed at the public trough.  Click here to read the article.
“Since the start of 2006, taxpayers […]

Posted on June 1st, 2007 by Kylie Young in Uncategorized
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