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Election possiblities could go either way

Monday, February 7th, 2011

 In a recent interview, Stephen Harper discussed the possibility of an election occurring in 2011, as well as his confidence in his party’s success in said possible election OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he thinks there’s a “50/50” chance of an election this year — and his governing Conservatives are ready for the […]

Could Canada have a new superhero?

Monday, January 24th, 2011

A new law will empower citizen’s arrests while hopefully discouraging acts of vigilantism. OTTAWA— From Tuesday’s Globe and Mail As the federal government drafts legislation to allow more citizen’s arrests, legal experts are warning that any new law must empower citizens while making sure not to encourage outright vigilantism. “There can be a risk in […]

Did Stephen Harper break an election law?

Friday, January 21st, 2011

A democracy advocacy group alleging that Stephen Harper broke an election law in 2008 will not be heard by the Supreme Court. Postmedia News · Friday, Jan. 21, 2011 The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal from a democracy advocacy group that says Prime Minister Stephen Harper broke his own law in […]

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