Editorial Calls Out Pork Barbecue Politics in Canada
Wayne Easter MP criticizes Government for prioritizing political messaging over helping pork farmers. He cites Access to Information reveals on Gerry Ritz staff staging photo ops and seeks real plans, funding, and policy actions to support farmers during downturns rather than stories and sound bites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parliament Hill
Gerry Ritz
Ritz
United States
Canada
Stephen Harper
Tom Flanagan
Goodbye CKX News A Rural Manitoba Tribute
A nostalgic note laments CKX, a five decade local news source in rural Westman. The writer recalls missing CKX after switching to satellite, noting many former CKX staff progressed to larger outlets and expressing a heartfelt farewell to the station and its community role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CKX
Westman
CTV
CKND
CBC
Linus Westburg
CKOS
Ontario
Manitoba
The EU democratic deficit and the Irish vote
Gwynne Dyer argues that the EU suffers a democratic deficit as elites drive integration despite public resistance. He cites Ireland’s Lisbon Treaty referendum, its reversal to a Yes, and the broader pattern of elite politics shaping Europe’s future while highlighting corruption cases and political leaders across the Union.
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Ireland
European Union
Britain
Lech Kaczynski
Poland
Vaclav Klaus
Czech Republic
David Cameron
Jacques Chirac
France
Chirac
Sumo
Quai Voltaire
Paris
Italy
Silvio Berlusconi
Europe
European Coal and Steel Community
European Economic Community
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Eee
Konami
Gwynne Dyer
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