By Oliver Whitehead
The Harper government’s latest move to deny support to film and television programming that it deems offensive is an assault on the values of civilization.
As such, of course, it is nothing new; the Harper Conservatives have merely taken their modest place in a long but dismal line of authority figures whose fear and suspicion of the power of creativity has stifled the expression of original ideas for centuries.
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Polish archbishop quits over spy scandal
January 8, 2007
January 08, 2007
Ryan Lucas
Associated Press
WARSAW–Worshippers filled the pews inside the red-brick walls of St. John’s Cathedral. Outside, faithful sheltered from the rain under umbrellas while huddling around portable radios, waiting expectantly for the formal installation of Warsaw’s new archbishop.
Then, in a blink yesterday, the festive mood transformed into disbelief. Cries of “No, no!” and “Stay with us!” rose from the crowds both inside and out.
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Britain to pay final World War Two loan instalment
December 29, 2006
Thu Dec 28, 2006 5:30 PM GMT15
LONDON (Reuters) - The government said it will on Friday pay back the final instalments of loans taken out at the end of World War Two to finance vital reconstruction.
The payments of $83.25 million (42.4 million pounds) to the United States and $22.7 million to Canada will close the final chapter of the war and mean that in total the country has paid close to twice what it borrowed in 1945 and 1946.
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