End this collective blackmail by Kenneth McDonald
Ottawa sympathy struggles with government welfare and work schemes as unemployment benefits reach 4 billion this year with many young beneficiaries. Civil service strikes disrupt essential services yet hurt others, while calls for compulsory arbitration aim to curb public sector lockdowns and wage pressures. Tax collectors and regulators also deserve a strike, critics say.
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Joyous Bells and the Christmas Church Tradition
Joyful bells symbolize Christmas from medieval England through modern times. Church bells marked Advent, Christmas Eve vigils, and Christmas Day joy, believed to echo songs of the angels as communities rang in the holiday season.
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When Angels Sang Poem Fragment by Constance Holbun
A brief poetic fragment envies a tender scene of Mary with baby Jesus after angels sang. The speaker imagines Mary singing to Him when night returns, tracing the intimate moment inside her arms.
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