Friday, July 9, 2010

Will Stephen Harper do the right thing regarding Omar Khadr? - No.

Montreal Simon: Omar Khadr: When Hope is Finally Lost
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The Federal Court has given the Harper government until Monday to intervene in Khadr’s case. If Ottawa did ask for his repatriation at this late date, there is no certainty that President Barack Obama, under his own domestic pressures, would agree. But it is time for Harper to show confidence in the Canadian legal system and make the request.

Stephen Harper should do the right, decent, and Canadian thing and make that request.

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Indian port boycotts Israeli ships

RedBedHead: Boycott Of Israeli Ships Spreads To India
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Trade unions at India's Cochin Port, one of India's main seaports and
its fastest growing, have agreed to boycott the unloading of Israeli
ships in protest of the siege of Gaza. This follows on from boycotts at Turkish, Swedish,
Norwegian and South
African ports.
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Cell phone access coming to subway stations in Toronto

TTC looks at cell service on subway platforms | Posted Toronto | National Post
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Last year, the TTC began screening potential contractors to set up
cell service across the system. But lack of resources and other
priorities forced it to whittle the project down to just the platforms
for now, according to a staff report. The list of possible proponents is
down to three: Bell Mobility, Extenet Systems, which is partnering with
Telus, and Broadcast Australia, which is partnering with Rogers.


With the TTC now providing next vehicle information updates via text
messaging, staff urged the commission to move ahead with the cell
network. A staff report to the commission says that the winning bid will
pay for all costs, including installation work done by TTC workers.

STIKMAN!