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Where are the bionic men (persons) ?
| 12:00 am | 0 CommentBy David AlexanderAnyone who grew up in the seventies will surely remember the old TV series called "Six Million Dollar Man". In the show, the intrepid Steve Austin, our hero, was able to perform remarkable feats of strength and vision because the American government had replaced both his legs, one of his arms and one of his eyes with "bionic" equipment ("we can rebuild more...
Reformers Fail to Adopt Motion Condemning Legion
| 12:00 am | 0 CommentBy David AlexanderPreston Manning's recent condemnation of the The Royal Canadian Legion's resolution to ban all headgear from its Legion halls has a hollow ring to it now that his party has made a decision that essentially supports the Legion's decision. The issue at hand is the fact that the Reform Party failed to unanimously endorse a motion proposed in the House of more...
Possible Increase in Student Loans
| 12:00 am | 0 CommentBy David AlexanderMinister of Human Resources Development Lloyd Axworthy introduced a bill in the House of Commons last week which proposes to increase the maximum amount for a student loan by up to 57 per cent. The bill is the result of the federal government's attempt to overhaul the Canada Student Loans Program. The program has not been changed in any fundamental way more...
Broadcasters Stunned Over CRTC Decision
| 12:00 am | 0 CommentBy David AlexanderFor the first time in Canadian community radio history, the Canadian Radio and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has issued restrictive conditions-of-licence with respect to what broadcasters can air. The decision in question has been imposed on CKDU FM in Halifax due to the written complaint of one listener who found the station's reference to "gay more...
All Whigged Out
| 12:00 am | 0 CommentBy David AlexanderLast Friday night Redd Kross and the Afghan Whigs rocked the Commodore. As a neophyte to both these bands, I went into the evening with some trepidation. For whatever reason, the name Redd Kross conjured up images of a cheesy heavy metal version of Kriss Kross (you know, those two rapper kids who wear their pants backward) and the advanced billing on the more...
