Immediately before voting on the long-gun registry last night, the House voted 220-84 to advance Bill C-17 to the public safety committee for further consideration. Bill C-17 essentially aims to reinstate certain anti-terrorism provisions, including investigative hearings and preventive detention, that expired in 2007.
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Hard v. soft
Glen Pearson responds to the Prime Minister’s assessment of Canadian power in Haiti and the perceived implication contained therein.
The politics of disaster (IV)
An excerpt from the Prime Minister’s speech to Canadian troops today in Haiti.