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BIKER DOES NOT EQUAL CRIMINAL

BIKER DOES NOT EQUAL CRIMINAL

By Daryl Makk

If you drive an SUV you are a criminal!!  I ride a motorcycle. Does that scare you? Continue Reading

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READER RESPONDS TO OTTAWA’S CHANGES TO MORTGAGE REQUIREMENTS

READER RESPONDS TO OTTAWA’S CHANGES TO MORTGAGE REQUIREMENTS

Jim Flaherty, Canadian finance minister

Nothing to see here folks, move along.  Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced changes to mortgage insurance rules intended to come into force on April 19, 2010.  Continue Reading

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READER PROTESTS NAMING SCHOOL AFTER PIERRE TRUDEAU

READER PROTESTS NAMING SCHOOL AFTER PIERRE TRUDEAU

Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau

Is it possible the entire Calgary Board of Education needs to be sent back to school to study recent history?  To name a school after Pierre Trudeau is a slap in the face to all western Canadians. Continue Reading

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RACIAL PROFILING AT CALGARY AIRPORT CANADA CUSTOMS?

I was in a meeting this week when I overheard a colleague crack a joke about his ongoing hassle getting through customs. On further inquiry I was not impressed with what I heard.

We have three consultants that fly in regularly from the US. Two who sail right through customs, and one who repeatedly gets pulled aside for additional inspection. I have heard that since 9/11 travelers heading to and from the Middle East are subjected to this regularly. But when I asked, he said he had no such history of travel stamped in his passport. Continue Reading

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