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	<description>Weblog and archive of published articles by George Koch and John Weissenberger. Focused on subject areas of politics, powder (alpine skiing) and profit (business and economics). Daily weblog of politically conservative views. Articles from National Post, Calgary Herald, Ski Canada, Investment Executive and other publications.</description>
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		<title>UN &#8220;Rapporteurs&#8221; redux</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 01:35:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps with the UN&#8217;s many commemorative days, weeks, etc., etc., they also have a &#8220;Rapporteurs&#8216; Week&#8221;. If so, last week might have been it. First there was the story mentioned in my last post, about Rapporteur de Schutter,  who was investigating Canada&#8217;s food distribution. Now another of the rapporteurs, James Anaya, is in the news. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What internationalism means</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 19:29:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Prime Minister Harper was criticized for saying, in the 2004 election campaign, that there were institutions that would counteract a Conservative government. If memory serves, he mentioned the judiciary and the Senate specifically. He might also have included international organizations and agreements. This came to mind the other day with a story that the UN was planning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who&#8217;s Wack-a-doodle?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 02:12:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drj</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;We&#8217;re not going wack-a-doodle; we&#8217;re not out there&#8221; -  Pundit Keith Brownsey, on the Alberta election, interviewed on CBC Radio One Those non-Albertan readers will not be used to Dr. Keith Brownsey&#8216;s incisive commentary on politics. The political scientist from Mt. Royal University doesn&#8217;t just casually drop conventional analysis, he clearly works hard to drop [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fear and smear wins</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 03:32:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drj</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All indications are that the PCs have won a majority government. Blue Tories across the province and across the country will be feeling the pain.  Pollsters may want to take down their shingles for a while until the dust settles. First popular vote numbers show the government at 44%, Wildrose at 34%. It appears the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How hard is it?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:35:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drj</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Alberta&#8217;s PCs) &#8220;look to extend their 41 years in power by overcoming a challenge from the hard-right Wildrose Alliance (sic).&#8221; - Wire story from Reuters, April 2012. How hard is it? For fans of Monty Python, the only answer to that query is &#8220;that&#8217;s a rather personal question sir&#8221;. It seems however that the &#8220;h&#8221;-word [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CBC &#8220;Post&#8221;-script</title>
		<link>http://www.drjandmrk.com/?p=3700</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 02:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drj</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are so many layers to the CBC debate that  I can&#8217;t resist adding some (more)comment. I feel a little bad singling out Jonathan Kay for criticism &#8211; because I agree with many of his views &#8211; but the CBC is such a hot button for many taxpayers that it simply screamed out for rebuttal. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Post defends CBC?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 21:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drj</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maybe it was just an over-indulgence of lamb chops at Easter, but I could have sworn that the National Post featured one or two opinion pieces last week defending the CBC. The impetus was a story that, due to the cuts to the broadcaster&#8217;s budget, CBC Radio One might have to run ads. Shocking. Jonathan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strategy, Schmategy</title>
		<link>http://www.drjandmrk.com/?p=3691</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 19:13:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drj</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elections must be in the air &#8211; or maybe the meat drawer of my fridge needs cleaning. Well, something is hanging heavy in the air. Why else would Allison Redford be trotting out the &#8220;National Energy Strategy&#8221; thingy just now? Apparently she expounded on it at a meeting of the CAPP (Canadian Association of Petroleum [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exasperating expert</title>
		<link>http://www.drjandmrk.com/?p=3689</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 01:37:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drj</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;That just exasperates the problem&#8221; - Mount Royal University professor, interviewed on AM 770 CHQR, Calgary This professor, whose name I&#8217;ll withhold, is one of those experts I referred to in my last post. He believes that mandatory minimum sentences &#8220;don&#8217;t work&#8221;. As I recall, his further arguments were the &#8220;excessive cost&#8221; aspect of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let punishment fit crime</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 21:19:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drj</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the number of words written about the federal government&#8217;s omnibus crime bill, which is about to pass into law, there might be an argument for mandatory maximums in journalism. Certainly the debate over mandatory minimum sentences has been exhaustive and, at times, exhausting. Opponents of the legislation have argued that mandatory minimums &#8220;don&#8217;t work&#8221;, [...]]]></description>
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