Decreasing farm vote amid Harper era trade hopes
Calvin Daniels argues farming policy is sidelined by a waning farm voice at the ballot box while noting limited electoral impact of farmer support. He highlights free trade under the Conservatives, NAFTA's mixed record, U S protectionism, and potential gains from India Canada talks expanding market access for pulse crops and other Canadian farm products.
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Stephen Harper
Harper
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China
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India
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Reading Habits: Backed by a Dead Tree Book Enthusiast
The narrator extols the English Dictionary as the best reading material and defends paper books over Kindle style devices. He values dog-earing margins and carrying heft, notes, and highlights, and doubts e readers survive immersion. The piece contrasts old and new reading formats and hints at changing tech lifestyles.
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Albert Jay Nock
Black Ode to the CED and the shrinking book market
A commentary on digital gadgets and books shows Amazon undercuts traditional sellers by cutting prices and overhead. The piece notes the Oxford English Dictionary may move away from print and libraries shifting to modern services while lamenting the loss of quiet reading spaces. It ends with a self deprecating line about being a dinosaur and not even Kindle.
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Nigel Portwood
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