
The Harper government will likely face tough questions on numerous issues, including its handling of Afghan prisoners, Canada's future role in Afghanistan and the upcoming federal budget, as Parliament resumes Monday.
A prison in Abbotsford, B.C., was in lockdown Saturday after inmates set fires in the exercise yard to protest several issues, including a media story about the facility.
In Afghanistan, the vast majority of NATO states have revealed an abject hypocrisy: they are all too happy to cower under an umbrella of security held over their heads by the sacrifice of others, including the wholly disproportionate casualties being borne by Canadian soldiers. If our NATO partners are not prepared to live up to their obligations today, they should not expect Canada or others to recognise any obligation to them tomorrow.
The new Saskatchewan Party government is targeting repeat drunk drivers with tougher treatment in the courts - including seizures of automobiles.
Central banks around the world - including the Bank of Canada - have announced a co-ordinated plan to pump billions more into the financial system to ease the global credit crunch.
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