Canada’s International Trade Minister Peter Van Loan announced Friday that Canadian companies will now be exempted from the so-called Buy American Act. Previously, Canadian suppliers of iron, steel and other construction materials were not allowed to bid on US public infrastructure projects financed by the multi-billion dollar recovery plan set forth by the Obama administration. [...]
Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Canada rendered judgment in Omar Khadr’s case. I was at the court in the morning as a reporter for Radio News — the show we are producing each Friday for the coming weeks in my radio class. The justices ruled that Khadr’s fundamental rights were violated with the complicity of [...]
Today, Samantha and I went to see her cousins play hockey. First stop, the Sandy Hill Arena for a 5 p.m. Atom game. The local Ottawa East team won. Next stop, the St. Laurent Complex for a 6 p.m. Pee-Wee Atom A match between the Ottawa East Nationals and the visiting Canterbury Crusaders . The [...]
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