Recently a federal politician re-introduced the idea of a paid national holiday in February, in this instance to celebrate Flag Day. (What better way to beat the winter blahs, right?) But some business groups are critical of the idea, claiming a paid holiday would hurt the economy and business owners. What do you think?<br>
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Do you support the idea of a new paid holiday in February despite concerns it would hurt our economy?
Posted by admin on August 28th, 2010
Posted in Current Events 
Tags: br, business groups, business owners, economy, federal politician, flag day, lt, national holiday, winter blahs 
10 Comments »What should Canada do about the Omar Khadr case?
Posted by admin on August 28th, 2010
A shocking interrogation video of the teen at Guantanamo sparked public outcry, but Canada's stance still remains firm. Do you think Khadr was treated fairly? What can Canada do about the imprisoned 'child of war'? Share your thoughts.<br>
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PM won't budge on Khadr<br>
<a href="http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/cbc/080715/canada/canada_harper_khadr_4">http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/cbc/080715/ca…</a><br>
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Harper's view too 'harsh': Canadians<br>
<a href="http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/080714/national/omar_khadr_1">http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/08071…</a><br>
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Watch video of the interrogation<br>
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Posted in Current Events Tags: amp, br, ca news, canada c, canada canada, canadians, capress, cbc, child of war, cl, cosmos bcst, interrogation video, javascript void, lt, news yahoo, omar khadr, public outcry, quot, share your thoughts, yahoo 10 Comments »Do you think there should be a ‘National Britain Day’? What events would you like to see?
Posted by admin on August 28th, 2010
Senior Ministers have announced that we should have a ‘National Britain Day’. What kind of things could we do on that day to celebrate?
Read more about it here:
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/20070605/tuk-national-britain-day-proposed-dba1618.html
How do you feel about the use of tasers on Canadians and visitors to Canada?
Posted by admin on August 25th, 2010
Yahoo! Canada Answers Staff note: This is the real Mary Walsh!
Catch Mary on the CBC’s genealogy program Who Do You Think You Are? (http://www.cbc.ca/whodoyouthinkyouare/?.ca) on Thursday, November 22, where she will be researching her roots. Through her search for physical traces of her ancestry, Mary encountered some peculiarities of Irish genealogy. Along the way she unearthed daring rescues at sea and horrific stories of religious persecution.
