Ground Hog Day: A Nation Could Embrace A February Holiday
A columnist muses on New Year resolutions and a new national holiday by moving Ground Hog Day to the first Monday of February. The piece jokes about long winter breaks, employment, and Canadian politics while imagining festive block parties and merchandising opportunities.
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Somalia
Bosnia Herzegovina
Westray
Los Angeles
Toronto
Madonna
Epp
Leafs
Blue Jays
Prairies
Free Speech Versus Hate Speech In Canada Letter
A reader critiques Douglas H. Christie and the Canadian Free Speech League, arguing free speech must not shield racism. The writer recalls Christie's defence of Zundel Keegstra and KKK cases, warns against equating free speech with license, and urges limits to protect democratic rights. The note frames free speech as fragile and stresses civic responsibility.
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Douglas H. Christie
Canadian Free Speech League
Christie
Free Speech League
Doug Christie
Ernst Zundel
Jim Keegstra
Zundel
Keegstra
Eckville
Alberta
Bergen - Belsen
Auschwitz
Buchenwald
Mr. Christie
Canada
John Diefenbaker
Salman Rushdie
David Irving
Douglas Christies
Ernst
Zandels
Jim Keegstras
KKK Stooges
Nazi Germany
Iran
Adolph Hitler
Ayatollah Khomeni
Rural Dignity Letter Attacks Order of Canada Criticism
Christine Desnoyers of Canada Post condemns a group calling itself Rural Dignity for criticizing the Order of Canada due to recipient Donald Lander, Canada Post President. She labels the group as lacking dignity and stresses the agency’s defense of the honor system.
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Rural Dignity
Order of Canada
Canada Post Corporation
Donald Lander
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