<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629</id><updated>2011-04-21T15:56:22.787-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Au Contraire</title><subtitle type='html'>"Au Contraire" offers insightful commentary on current political and community issues facing Canada, and the World with the benefit of an unique perspective gained in over 30 years of public life and private practice. Should you agree or disagree, or have more insightful commentary to contribute to "Au Contraire", then please feel free to use the commentary button at the end of any post to do so. All contributions gratefully accepted and vigorousely debated.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>44</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-114209540026003166</id><published>2006-03-11T11:41:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-11T11:43:20.270-05:00</updated><title type='text'>So Much Happening-Don't Know Where To Start</title><summary type='text'>Little over a week ago, few Canadians knew who David Emerson is, and nobody knew anything about Michael Fortier.They sure know now.The Harper cabinet, which is a well balanced, talented and representative bunch has been overshadowed by controversies of Harper's making. Let's see how well they perform.Meanwhile Martin has completely disappeared courageously leaving the battlefield by carefully </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/114209540026003166/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=114209540026003166&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/114209540026003166'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/114209540026003166'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2006/03/so-much-happening-dont-know-where-to.html' title='So Much Happening-Don&apos;t Know Where To Start'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-113900226642066310</id><published>2006-02-03T16:28:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-11T00:37:08.973-05:00</updated><title type='text'>OOOOooops - Polls Stand Corrected</title><summary type='text'>I'd no sooner finished rejoicing over the polls I referred to yesterday that the pollster issued a correction.Since the election, the Charest government has gained 4 points while support for sovereignty has dropped by 3.I thought the previous numbers were too good to be true.Meanwhile, Allan Rock has taken himself out of the leadership race. I guess he will patiently sit in New-York waiting for </summary><link rel='related' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2006/02/former-pm-chretiens-legacy.html' title='OOOOooops - Polls Stand Corrected'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/113900226642066310/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=113900226642066310&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113900226642066310'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113900226642066310'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2006/02/ooooooops-polls-stand-corrected.html' title='OOOOooops - Polls Stand Corrected'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-113890522551649548</id><published>2006-02-02T13:16:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-02-02T13:33:45.530-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Former PM Chretien's Legacy</title><summary type='text'>Former PM Jean Chretien got his wish and must be having a swell time right now.He left Paul Martin a poisoned well, a house with crumbling foundations, a farm that could yield no more crops and then sat back to watch it all turn to ashes in the hands of his successors.The Martin forces had not been kind to him or his supporters. He paid them back at the price of a once proud party reduced to a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/113890522551649548/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=113890522551649548&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113890522551649548'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113890522551649548'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2006/02/former-pm-chretiens-legacy.html' title='Former PM Chretien&apos;s Legacy'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-113838270720594464</id><published>2006-01-27T12:04:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-01-27T12:25:07.226-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Buzz is Back Again: Curiouser and Curiouser</title><summary type='text'>The president of the CAW, the inimitable Buzz Hargrove, wrote an op-ed piece in the Globe yesterday entitled "Why I did what I did".It is an explanation of sorts for his wild assertions during the campaign, for the convoluted logic that led him to urge bizarre voter behaviour (including voting Bloc) in the name of a strategy that escaped most listeners.Now that the outcome is not to his liking, </summary><link rel='related' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2006/01/saved-by-buzz.html' title='Buzz is Back Again: Curiouser and Curiouser'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/113838270720594464/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=113838270720594464&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113838270720594464'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113838270720594464'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2006/01/buzz-is-back-again-curiouser-and.html' title='Buzz is Back Again: Curiouser and Curiouser'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-113822232154199128</id><published>2006-01-25T15:49:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-01-25T15:52:01.556-05:00</updated><title type='text'>For Canada: It's Been A Good Day</title><summary type='text'>Monday's election has brought wonderful news.The Conservative win was foreseeable and desirable.More importantly, the breakthrough in Quebec has given Harper all the legitimacy he needed to truly claim representation across  the country at the same time depriving the Bloc of their most potent argument, namely that they alone can represent the interests of Quebecers (the Liberals having forfeited </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/113822232154199128/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=113822232154199128&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113822232154199128'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113822232154199128'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2006/01/for-canada-its-been-good-day.html' title='For Canada: It&apos;s Been A Good Day'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-113770323563555670</id><published>2006-01-19T15:33:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-01-19T15:40:35.650-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Saved By The Buzz</title><summary type='text'>In what has been so far a flawless campaign, Harper edged close to dangerous territory earlier this week with his unfortunate comments about the judiciary.For the only time in the current race, he gave us a glimpse of the Harper Reformer of old which had  been kept  under wraps, the kind of right wing Harper that had been found unacceptable by a majority of Canadians. Oooops!But then, two things </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/113770323563555670/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=113770323563555670&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113770323563555670'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113770323563555670'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2006/01/saved-by-buzz.html' title='Saved By The Buzz'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-113744447445729874</id><published>2006-01-16T15:44:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-01-16T16:45:13.573-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Liberal House is Burning Down-2006 Canada Election Campaign Analysis</title><summary type='text'>One week to go and the Liberal house is burning out of control!Outside of Montreal, there is virtually nothing left of the once vaunted political machine that until recently could always be counted on to deliver a substantial number of seats. In the province, excluding the Greater Montreal area, the Conservatives are now closing in on the magic 30% above which they can realistically begin to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/113744447445729874/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=113744447445729874&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113744447445729874'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113744447445729874'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2006/01/liberal-house-is-burning-down-2006.html' title='Liberal House is Burning Down-2006 Canada Election Campaign Analysis'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-113674261958459473</id><published>2006-01-08T12:48:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-01-08T12:50:19.623-05:00</updated><title type='text'>3 Parties and the RCMP</title><summary type='text'>It can't be much fun being Paul Martin these days.Fighting for his life against 3 vigorous opponents he can attack and the RCMP which he cannot.Try as he might to put Gomery behind him, turn a page and move on, it seems that events beyond his control conspire to bring the morality issue back to the fore.In a surprising preemptive move, Minister Pettigrew stepped forth yesterday to admit to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/113674261958459473/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=113674261958459473&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113674261958459473'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113674261958459473'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2006/01/3-parties-and-rcmp.html' title='3 Parties and the RCMP'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-113570004917066686</id><published>2005-12-27T11:10:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-12-27T11:14:09.186-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Peace on Earth,For a Few Days At Least</title><summary type='text'>The first phase of the campaign has blessedly come to an end and all the combatants have gone home to enjoy a few days with family.It has so far been reasonably civilized and apart from the Liberals screaming for excuses every other day, so far no bloodletting. But hang on, it might just start to get interesting.Harper who seems to be directing the agenda has in the last week brought up the one </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/113570004917066686/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=113570004917066686&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113570004917066686'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113570004917066686'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2005/12/peace-on-earthfor-few-days-at-least.html' title='Peace on Earth,For a Few Days At Least'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-113501810980296990</id><published>2005-12-19T13:38:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-12-19T13:48:29.813-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Canada's Election Debates: 2 Down, 2 To Go</title><summary type='text'>The geniuses who run the TV networks have managed to deliver the most antiseptic "debates" in Canadian history.As a matter of fact, the word debate is a misnomer, what we are being spoon-fed is a mini-question and answer period where answers are provided fully, in part or a not at all before we move to the next, totally unrelated and different subject. What's new is the format of the question </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/113501810980296990/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=113501810980296990&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113501810980296990'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113501810980296990'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2005/12/canadas-election-debates-2-down-2-to.html' title='Canada&apos;s Election Debates: 2 Down, 2 To Go'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-113457377999670067</id><published>2005-12-14T10:21:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-12-14T10:23:00.006-05:00</updated><title type='text'>My Dad Hates US More Than Your Dad..So There</title><summary type='text'>Here we go again.When all else fails, drape yourself in the Canadian flag and take a swipe at the US, it's always good for thousands of extra votes. So count on Martin to go for it with a vengeance.The day after GWB slashed the import duties on softwood lumber by 50%, Martin lectured him on his lack of global conscience in front ot the 160 countries gathered at the UN conference on limate change </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/113457377999670067/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=113457377999670067&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113457377999670067'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113457377999670067'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2005/12/my-dad-hates-us-more-than-your-dadso.html' title='My Dad Hates US More Than Your Dad..So There'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-113397340211262984</id><published>2005-12-07T11:33:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-12-07T11:36:42.123-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Election Campaign UpDate: Take a Valium, Paul</title><summary type='text'>Harper"s announcement of a $1,200 bonus per child was generally well received, so much so that the Liberals felt they had to bring in their own plan the following day.Not to be outdone, Martin announced a national child care commitment for the the next 10 years, up to and including the year 2015!Now, that's a very large assumption.In government parlance, a 10 year span would cover the normal life</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/113397340211262984/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=113397340211262984&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113397340211262984'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113397340211262984'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2005/12/election-campaign-update-take-valium.html' title='Election Campaign UpDate: Take a Valium, Paul'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-113386407906841632</id><published>2005-12-06T05:11:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-12-06T05:43:53.020-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Separatism: Deja Vu All Over Again</title><summary type='text'>The Liberals will convince you that their re-election is essential for the future of the country as they alone can successfully fight separatism.Both Harper and Layton are virtually absent in Quebec, ergo you need Martin. QED. That the Liberals are largely responsible for the resurgence of separatist sentiment does not enter into the equation.The Adscam shenanigans have done more for the fortunes</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/113386407906841632/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=113386407906841632&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113386407906841632'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113386407906841632'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2005/12/separatism-deja-vu-all-over-again.html' title='Separatism: Deja Vu All Over Again'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-113338811249718486</id><published>2005-11-30T16:59:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-11-30T17:01:52.510-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Canada's Election: Star Candidates</title><summary type='text'>A few big names have come forth to run in the present federal election.The names Marc Garneau (Canada's first astronaut), Peter Trent (former Global TV news anchor) come to mind.And then, the media have found another one, Deborah Coyne, former aide to Clyde Welles at the time of the Meech Lake debacle. How, you may wonder, does that slim crdential make her a star?Or could it be that she came to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/113338811249718486/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=113338811249718486&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113338811249718486'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113338811249718486'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2005/11/canadas-election-star-candidates_30.html' title='Canada&apos;s Election: Star Candidates'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-113317983731945675</id><published>2005-11-28T07:05:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-11-28T07:25:26.193-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Of court matters...</title><summary type='text'>Peter C. Newman is being sued over the ownership of the Mulroney tapes and the profits derived therefrom.The side issue is going to be how to recoup any money from the gentleman as his tax status does not quite match up to the nationalistic fervor he displays in his writings. As in "I love this country deeply but don't ask me to pay tax here".After all, if the Martin family company can get away </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&amp;c=Article&amp;pubid=968163964505&amp;cid=1133046906759&amp;call_page=TS_Business&amp;call_pageid=968350072197&amp;call_pagepath=Business/News' title='Of court matters...'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/113317983731945675/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=113317983731945675&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113317983731945675'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113317983731945675'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2005/11/of-court-matters.html' title='Of court matters...'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-113303093050051809</id><published>2005-11-26T13:44:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-11-26T13:57:28.980-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Quebec Premier Charest's Luck is Holding</title><summary type='text'>A couple more cards fell the right way for the embattered Premier Quebec this week.First, out of nowhere somes a coalition of young activists (politicos, students etc) who wish to start a debate on the repayment of the provincial debt and the urgency of doing so.They feel, rightly, that unless something drastic is undertaken soon, the debt will constitute will end up being a large mortgage on </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/113303093050051809/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=113303093050051809&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113303093050051809'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113303093050051809'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2005/11/quebec-premier-charests-luck-is.html' title='Quebec Premier Charest&apos;s Luck is Holding'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-113283056717778432</id><published>2005-11-24T18:06:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-11-24T17:55:15.596-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Pre-Election Check List</title><summary type='text'>Quick now. Is there anyone we forgot, who deserves an apology, compensation, damages or financial package of some sort.Now's the time, step right up you got 5 more days.After that, the government will morph back into its old mean self and you'll have to drag them through the courts to get anything. It's called a window of opportunity.While the Leaders duke it out in public, I venture that a nice,</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/113283056717778432/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=113283056717778432&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113283056717778432'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113283056717778432'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2005/11/pre-election-check-list.html' title='Pre-Election Check List'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-113276017164794136</id><published>2005-11-23T10:33:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-11-23T10:36:11.660-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Newman's wet petard</title><summary type='text'>Well, after all the hype, it seems that hte professionnal Mulroney haters missed the mark.The 2 hours of tapes the CBC treated us to a couple of days ago were hardly the kind of riveting stuff we had been led to believe, some harsh language, to be sure, but on the whole, nothing that we did'nt know or did'nt need to be said.And for those who still doubted that Peter C. Newman is a venal </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/113276017164794136/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=113276017164794136&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113276017164794136'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113276017164794136'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2005/11/newmans-wet-petard.html' title='Newman&apos;s wet petard'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-113259395083356958</id><published>2005-11-21T12:20:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-11-21T12:38:49.646-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Only One More Week</title><summary type='text'>The House will be sitting, presumably for its last full week in the current Parliament.The Liberals are desperately clinging to power and are telling us that due to the irresponsibility of of the Opposition:the Natives will miss out on their big chance;the environment will not be properly looked after; the military will not be able to get its new planes; and,the turkey will not taste quite the </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20051108.wdates1108/BNStory' title='Only One More Week'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/113259395083356958/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=113259395083356958&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113259395083356958'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113259395083356958'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2005/11/only-one-more-week.html' title='Only One More Week'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-113227676102879969</id><published>2005-11-15T20:15:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-11-17T20:19:21.036-05:00</updated><title type='text'>They're At It Again</title><summary type='text'>The money will be flowing over the next few weeks as the Liberals have to contemplate the imminent demise of their government.It started over the week-end with the feeble attempt to buy back the Italian vote with a $2.5 million fund to commemorate the internment of Italo/Canadians during the war. It's your money and it won't work.That's just a drop in the bucket compared to the vast amounts </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/113227676102879969/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=113227676102879969&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113227676102879969'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113227676102879969'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2005/11/theyre-at-it-again.html' title='They&apos;re At It Again'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-113227561180252160</id><published>2005-11-14T19:54:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-11-17T20:00:11.813-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Canada Election Watch: Confidence ?</title><summary type='text'>Brace yourself, you'll be hearing a lot about it in the next few days.In parliamentary parlance, it is a narrowly defined term which essentially refers to monetary bills or such other questions as the government choses to stake its survival on.For the rest of us, it conveys the usual, pedestrian, common place notion of trust. Now, the parties representing a majority of the members of the House of</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/113227561180252160/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=113227561180252160&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113227561180252160'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113227561180252160'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2005/11/canada-election-watch-confidence.html' title='Canada Election Watch: Confidence ?'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-113182350884055752</id><published>2005-11-12T14:21:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-11-12T14:25:08.853-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Sometimes, The End Result is Amazing</title><summary type='text'>Mulroney appointed Stephen Lewis as Canadian Ambassador to the UN in '85 when the gentleman's career was not exactly zooming.He had been leader of the Ontario NDP and  and  and ........... The appointment was politely applauded (certainly not wildly cheered). The Tories hated it, the Liberals couldn't denounce it, obviously the NDP rather liked it.By all accounts, he did good work, put forth and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/113182350884055752/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=113182350884055752&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113182350884055752'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113182350884055752'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2005/11/sometimes-end-result-is-amazing.html' title='Sometimes, The End Result is Amazing'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-113155441632016964</id><published>2005-11-09T11:35:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-11-09T11:50:25.410-05:00</updated><title type='text'>The Sun Shines on Charest</title><summary type='text'>Premier Jean Charest has had a pretty bumpy ride lately and his polls have not been exactly heart warming.His confronting the labour unions had the expected results of a lot of noise in the strreets, disruption in the schools (not in the hospitals, the unions have smartened up) and a whole lot of inflated rethoric.But then, without his having nothing to do with it, a series of favorable events </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/113155441632016964/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=113155441632016964&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113155441632016964'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113155441632016964'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2005/11/sun-shines-on-charest.html' title='The Sun Shines on Charest'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-113120582568321872</id><published>2005-11-05T10:46:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-11-05T11:30:58.953-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I Should Have Brought Up My Kids as Liberals</title><summary type='text'>I hope they forgive me.About the raising them as Liberals, I mean.It would have been easy enough, specially in Quebec, to plug into their young and undiscriminating minds that it was wonderful to belong to this wonderful family who, at the time, and since has hung on to power for so many of their young years.After all, if one is reasonably connected, bilingual and not too scrupulous, the door is </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/113120582568321872/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=113120582568321872&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113120582568321872'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113120582568321872'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2005/11/i-should-have-brought-up-my-kids-as.html' title='I Should Have Brought Up My Kids as Liberals'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-113118944229172919</id><published>2005-11-04T18:13:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-11-05T06:52:26.620-05:00</updated><title type='text'>He Thinks He's The Pope, Or What ?</title><summary type='text'>Paul Martin bans 10 people from the liberal party for life!It makes for dramatic TV, but it's just another empty gesture that his successor could ignore if he (or she) chooses. The Church has not excommunicated in the last 100 years, but the PM just did.Mind you, all but 3 of the condemned ones had already let their membership lapse. Anyway, with the public exclusion of Gagliano, Morselli and </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.canada.com/victoria/timescolonist/news/story.html?id=decc3c48-23f9-45d6-a367-1a6388523f5a' title='He Thinks He&apos;s The Pope, Or What ?'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/113118944229172919/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=113118944229172919&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113118944229172919'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113118944229172919'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2005/11/he-thinks-hes-pope-or-what.html' title='He Thinks He&apos;s The Pope, Or What ?'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-113069183692872360</id><published>2005-10-30T12:00:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-10-30T12:03:56.950-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Is there A Spin Doctor in the House ?</title><summary type='text'>Big week coming up in Ottawa as Gomery goes public with his report on Tuesday.You can  bet that the spin doctors will be working overtime and that ultimately, everybody will find an angle that supports his or hers already preconceived conclusion. Don't expect anything earth shattering.We saw it all on TV last spring, this will be merely a recap.Far more interesting will be the ongoing </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/113069183692872360/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=113069183692872360&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113069183692872360'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113069183692872360'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2005/10/is-there-spin-doctor-in-house.html' title='Is there A Spin Doctor in the House ?'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-113015242749590361</id><published>2005-10-24T07:10:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-10-24T07:13:47.500-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Lucien IV, V, or VI?</title><summary type='text'>Lucien Bouchard has reinvented himself yet again, this time as the wake-up caller of right thinking Quebecers.The former Liberal/Progressive Conservative/Blociste/Pequiste recent Premier of Quebec has now become the spokesman of a mixed group of eminent citizens who call upon all Quebecers to rethink the whole direction the Province has been going for the last 40 years. The manifesto they </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/113015242749590361/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=113015242749590361&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113015242749590361'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/113015242749590361'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2005/10/lucien-iv-v-or-vi.html' title='Lucien IV, V, or VI?'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-112954764022120113</id><published>2005-10-17T07:10:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-10-17T07:14:00.226-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Civil Servants Under Control: Not</title><summary type='text'>Arthur Kroeger, a retired Ottawa mandarin was testifying before a Senate committee and got involved in a discussion about accountability at the federal level. The outcome?Once you cut through all the beautiful rhetoric, there is none. When you consider the list, (never ending,it seems) of all the millions misspent or simply disappearing in Ottawa, the civil service and all its components seem </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/112954764022120113/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=112954764022120113&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/112954764022120113'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/112954764022120113'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2005/10/civil-servants-under-control-not.html' title='Civil Servants Under Control: Not'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-112898788345715606</id><published>2005-10-10T19:39:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-10-10T20:01:41.113-04:00</updated><title type='text'>A Billion Here, There, Everywhere</title><summary type='text'>Finance Minister Goodale proposes to give back 1/3 of the federal surplus (over and above the 3 billion contingency fund) to the Canadian taxpayers.Does that make you feel good?Don't spend it yet. If that 1/3 should amount to 1 billion, the cheque to the taxpayer will amount to approximately $65. A billion does not go very far these days.Mind you, one can safely assume that said cheque will find </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.pulse24.com/News/Top_Story/20051007-015/page.asp' title='A Billion Here, There, Everywhere'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/112898788345715606/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=112898788345715606&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/112898788345715606'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/112898788345715606'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2005/10/billion-here-there-everywhere.html' title='A Billion Here, There, Everywhere'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-112828043758714439</id><published>2005-10-02T15:08:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-10-02T15:15:07.996-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Gone in 60 Seconds</title><summary type='text'>The man who used to print your money and mint your coins has just resigned.He had 2 years left to go in his contract which should be reflected in his severance package (although why a person who quits voluntarily should be entitled to a severance package is another question altogether).The 53 year old lawyer will have to find something else to do though even the law profession frowns upon the </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.canada.com/vancouver/globaltv/story.html?id=2bbade9a-62af-48e4-b1ee-bc422baec60c' title='Gone in 60 Seconds'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/112828043758714439/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=112828043758714439&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/112828043758714439'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/112828043758714439'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2005/10/gone-in-60-seconds.html' title='Gone in 60 Seconds'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-112725237279028484</id><published>2005-09-20T17:27:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-09-20T17:39:32.796-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Newman's Tape Tomb: Cheap Trickery</title><summary type='text'>The famous actor, John Barrymore once commented that he realized how short a month was when he found himself having to pay 3 alimonies.Peter Newman it seems is experiencing the same feeling.His "quick and dirty" on the Mulroney tapes is a poorly readable cut and paste effort that presumably will allow him to meet some of short time obligations. After a few days of fanfare, the book is already </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1127178280807_3/' title='Newman&apos;s Tape Tomb: Cheap Trickery'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/112725237279028484/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=112725237279028484&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/112725237279028484'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/112725237279028484'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2005/09/newmans-tape-tomb-cheap-trickery.html' title='Newman&apos;s Tape Tomb: Cheap Trickery'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-112586111404826897</id><published>2005-09-04T15:08:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-09-04T15:50:42.916-04:00</updated><title type='text'>You Can Fool Some of the People.....</title><summary type='text'>It is sadly ironic that it took the events of last week in the US Gulf states to bring home to Americans the questionable wisdom of their Iraq adventure.Now that mother nature has delivered the ultimate weapon of mass destruction, the US is now brutally confronted with the the limitation of their own military and emergency resources, which naturally leads them to question the wisdom of their </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/09/04/business/oil.php' title='You Can Fool Some of the People.....'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/112586111404826897/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=112586111404826897&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/112586111404826897'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/112586111404826897'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2005/09/you-can-fool-some-of-people.html' title='You Can Fool Some of the People.....'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-112548755704782382</id><published>2005-08-31T07:22:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-08-31T07:25:57.053-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Wish I Could Have a Sit Down With The Prophet</title><summary type='text'>Who is this guy anyway?He seems to have been around a long time ago and yet, he seems to have the answer to a whole lot of modern day problems.His idea of not drinking (driving or not) seems to have a lot of sense: his idea of having your driving licence picture with your face covered is more questionable. Depending on how you interpret his wise words, you are either a gentle pacifist or a fire </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/112548755704782382/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=112548755704782382&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/112548755704782382'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/112548755704782382'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2005/08/wish-i-could-have-sit-down-with.html' title='Wish I Could Have a Sit Down With The Prophet'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-112533032074050028</id><published>2005-08-29T11:13:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-08-29T11:57:56.703-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Lessons in Arrogance, and Potential Comeuppance</title><summary type='text'>As if the public spectacle of Conrad Black's greed was not enough, we soon are about to witness another chapter in this sorry saga when David Radler, Black's closest associate for the last 35 years will cooperate with the US authorities and undoubtedly will accelerate his downfall.The tactic worked in the cases of Enron and Worldcom, so why not with Hollinger?Not that Black needs or deserves our </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/chi-0508190081aug19,1,2189169.column?coll=chi-business-hed' title='Lessons in Arrogance, and Potential Comeuppance'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/112533032074050028/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=112533032074050028&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/112533032074050028'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/112533032074050028'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2005/08/lessons-in-arrogance-and-potential.html' title='Lessons in Arrogance, and Potential Comeuppance'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-112498760998734920</id><published>2005-08-25T12:18:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-08-29T11:47:07.196-04:00</updated><title type='text'>12 Degrees of Separation</title><summary type='text'>12. That's the number of candidates in the leadership race to succeed Bernard Landry as Leader of the Parti Québecois. They come from the woodworks and trample over each other to generate interest in a contest that seems as exciting as watching grass grow. Yet it is amazing, considering that both federal parties only managed 3 contestants each in their recent run of the bulls.It must be a sign </summary><link rel='related' href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Quebec_sovereignty_movement' title='12 Degrees of Separation'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/112498760998734920/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=112498760998734920&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/112498760998734920'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/112498760998734920'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2005/08/12-degrees-of-separation.html' title='12 Degrees of Separation'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-112430225468480060</id><published>2005-08-17T14:06:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-08-17T14:10:54.690-04:00</updated><title type='text'>CBC's Mansbridge To Picket Line</title><summary type='text'>The all powerful Mother Corporation has now locked out its employees (save in Quebec and Moncton.Are we not a distinct society?)Prepare yourselves for endless boring reruns, the kind of programming which makes you wonder, now that you are forced to watch it again, how it was allowed on the air in the first place.The CBC, whose secret motto is "We shall educate you, whether you like it or not" </summary><link 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Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-112410853527522646</id><published>2005-08-15T08:20:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-08-15T08:22:15.280-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Why Am I Not Surprised ?</title><summary type='text'>The US Trade Department has indicated that the Bush administration intends to ignore the unanimous decision rendered last week in favour of Canada in the never ending soft wood lumber dispute.Indeed, they do not intend to repay the $5 billion in unlawful tax levies collected in the last few years and will continue to seek a "negociated settlement".That the US should blatantly flaunt its </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/112410853527522646/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=112410853527522646&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/112410853527522646'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/112410853527522646'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2005/08/why-am-i-not-surprised.html' title='Why Am I Not Surprised ?'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-112327263790958523</id><published>2005-08-05T16:07:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-08-05T16:23:18.360-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Don't Call Us, We'll Call You...Not</title><summary type='text'>Martin took everybody by surprise with the announcement of his choice for Governor General.While dozens of names had been rumored, it seems that Mme. Jean had been flying under the radar all along. Good for her. She is charming, beautiful, articulate and extremely well spoken in both official languages ( she speaks 5).If she can keep the expenses in check, I believe she will be a raging success. </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050804.wxgovgen04/BNStory/National/?query=jean+profile' title='Don&apos;t Call Us, We&apos;ll Call You...Not'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/112327263790958523/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=112327263790958523&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/112327263790958523'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/112327263790958523'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2005/08/dont-call-us-well-call-younot.html' title='Don&apos;t Call Us, We&apos;ll Call You...Not'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-112265731304414149</id><published>2005-07-29T13:10:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-07-29T13:55:53.926-04:00</updated><title type='text'>"Conservative's"-Where For Art Thou ?</title><summary type='text'>In the late 80's, the smart brains of the school of Alberta were going to take over Canada and show us all how to govern ourselves in a new, modern and transparent way.They were not going to partake of the MPs pension plan, not move into Stornaway, allow for the recall of errant MPs (hello Grewal) and consult the grassroots on every major question.And so Reform was born. While striving regionally</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.canadaka.net/modules.php?name=Forums&amp;file=viewtopic&amp;p=62736' title='&quot;Conservative&apos;s&quot;-Where For Art Thou ?'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/112265731304414149/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=112265731304414149&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/112265731304414149'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/112265731304414149'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2005/07/conservatives-where-for-art-thou.html' title='&quot;Conservative&apos;s&quot;-Where For Art Thou ?'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-112222022831076646</id><published>2005-07-24T11:43:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-07-24T12:07:38.980-04:00</updated><title type='text'>More Daylight-Less Night-Sex</title><summary type='text'>The last person to move out of Harper's office may as well turn out the light, the exodus has continued through the last few weeks.The summer months are still exceptionally enjoyable and our friendly neighbours to the south are now suggesting that we prolong day light hours for a few months. Ha! Under the guise of an energy saving measure, they really are trying to cut down on the dark hours </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.sptimes.com/2005/07/24/Worldandnation/Daylight_saving_likel.shtml' title='More Daylight-Less Night-Sex'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/112222022831076646/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=112222022831076646&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/112222022831076646'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/112222022831076646'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2005/07/more-daylight-less-night-sex.html' title='More Daylight-Less Night-Sex'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-112182106774758034</id><published>2005-07-19T20:32:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-07-20T09:42:23.790-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Hockey Blackout Over, Another Threatens</title><summary type='text'>Hallelujah. hockey is back!After a year of arduous negotiations watched by no one other than a few diehard sportwriters, the players caved in and made major concessions to start skating again.So the world unfolds as it should after all.Don Cherry will keep collecting obscene money for spewing outrageous statements while while wearing ridiculous outfits.Saturday evenings will revert back to normal</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.mytelus.com/sports/article.do?pageID=sports_home&amp;articleID=1983396' title='Hockey Blackout Over, Another Threatens'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/112182106774758034/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=112182106774758034&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/112182106774758034'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/112182106774758034'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2005/07/hockey-blackout-over-another-threatens.html' title='Hockey Blackout Over, Another Threatens'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-112152518199693185</id><published>2005-07-16T10:43:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-07-16T10:46:22.003-04:00</updated><title type='text'>PM Blair on Message, On Point</title><summary type='text'>Tony Blair continues to impress.Within minutes of the London bombings, he comes out and spontaneously hits the right balance between sorrow and determination, just the right words to console and reassure the nation.Some of the leaders who were with him at Gleneagles in Scotland, particularly Bush and Martin might want to review the tape and learn what it is to be articulate, limpid and succinct. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/112152518199693185/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=112152518199693185&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/112152518199693185'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/112152518199693185'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2005/07/pm-blair-on-message-on-point.html' title='PM Blair on Message, On Point'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-112067175397638093</id><published>2005-07-06T13:39:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-07-06T16:59:14.856-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Cappucino This</title><summary type='text'>Cappucino This: Harper, Homolka, and Summer TouringQuebec was involved in a tug-o-war with Ontario for the better part of last week and the result is a no win.Montreal gets to keep the Shriners Hospital but unfortunately, we also get to keep Karla Homolka. Oh well, can't win them all.In Ottawa, meanwhile, the office of the leader of the opposition keeps depleting itself with recent departure of </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20050706/HOMOLKAMAIN06/TPNational/Canada' title='Cappucino This'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/112067175397638093/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=112067175397638093&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/112067175397638093'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/112067175397638093'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2005/07/cappucino-this.html' title='Cappucino This'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14036629.post-111999948988727887</id><published>2005-06-28T18:54:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-06-28T18:58:09.890-04:00</updated><title type='text'>The Remaking of Stephen Harper</title><summary type='text'>Well...If what we just saw is the first step in the summer remaking of Stephen Harper, may he should just stick to the old model.In a valiant effort to win the heart and soul of Quebecers, he flies back from Ireland just in time for the first BBQ of the summer, where else but in a suburb of Quebec City on St-Jean Baptiste Day! So far so good, then back to Ottawa where he proceeds to make his name</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/feeds/111999948988727887/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=14036629&amp;postID=111999948988727887&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/111999948988727887'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14036629/posts/default/111999948988727887'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aucontrairepq.blogspot.com/2005/06/remaking-of-stephen-harper.html' title='The Remaking of Stephen Harper'/><author><name>Au Contraire</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10707426425333126538</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://core.localintheknow.com/images/bloggers/aucont.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
