Terry GlavinLauryn OatesProf Douglas BlandNasrine Gross Fred LitwinGrant Kippen Ambassador Jawed Ludin Major-General (Ret’d) Lewis Mackenzie Nipa BanerjeeI attended this Free Thinking Film society event. It is an effort by the Canada Afghanistan Solidarity Committe. Here is a list of the participants. The CASC wants us to have a real conversation about Canada's Afghanistan policy instead of the bleating by the opposition about the detainees , about which the grits have a lot to hide. It was a great event with MP Paul Dewar, Senator Wallin and HM Minister of Citizenship Jason Kenney in attendance. The CASC has released a report on what Canada should do in Afghanistan. It is well worth reading. I will try and post video when...
Air Canada is offering another discount today. It’s only 15% off on executive and economy flights within Canada. But I figured it was worth mentioning.
Heres the details:
Book by 11:59pm tonight
Good for travel up until December 15th 2010
15% off of domestic flights within Canada, economy and executive
Use promo code “NQRAC3N1″
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Air Canada is running another one day only sale to celebrate our gold medal wins yesterday! Hopefully this is a deal to some readers.
In celebration of Canada’s recent wins:
Today only, buy one Tango Plus fare and get one free*
from Canada to international and Sun destinations
(excluding U.S. and Hawaii) valid for travel until May 31, 2010.
* The promo code applies only on bookings made for two passengers on same reservation file. Passenger must travel together on same itinerary. The discount will be displayed as 50% off each fare. Taxes, fees, charges and surcharges are extra on the discounted fare as well.
Enter promo code “FQQW9Z21″
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A lovely piece. Thank you Tom Brokaw...
Today Air Canada is offering a buy one get one free Canada fare deal. Now with the sale last week some fares didn’t turn out to be a deal at all so I suggest you compare the rates with Westjet.com as well to verify that its a “deal.”
Heres the small print:
Today only, buy one Tango or Tango Plus fare for travel within Canada and get one free*. Valid for travel until April 30, 2010.
The promo code applies only on bookings made for two passengers on same reservation file. The discount will be displayed as 50% off each fare. Taxes, fees, charges and surcharges are extra on the discounted fare as well.
Book by February 22, 2010 at midnight from the city of departure.
Promotion code “QFMAGUC1″
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Aircanada.com is the Olympics official sponsor and to celebrate Gold medals they are offering a special of 20% off international and sun destinations today! You can book all the way to the end of this year to enjoy the savings.
Use code “CFBCGH81″
We’re proud to be the Official Airline of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games! Every time Canada wins a medal, you win too! We’ll be featuring a different special offer right here at aircanada.com. Check back often.
In celebration of Canada’s recent wins, we’re pleased to offer you an extra 20% off any fare to our international and sun destinations for travel from Canada until December 31, 2010.
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For the month of February you can save an extra 15% off of domestic and USA (Hawaii included) flights with Air Canada if you pay with your Visa card! This is one of the many offers that the Visaperks.ca site has to offer!
Click here to check the Air Canada offer out!
This offer is available on new bookings only. The discount applies exclusively right here at aircanada.com on Air Canada published Tango Plus, Latitude, Executive Class fares when you pay with your Visa card and cannot be combined with any other offer. To take advantage of this offer, purchase your tickets here at aircanada.com by March 15, 2010. Offer valid for travel from April 12 until June 18, 2010. All travel must be completed by June 18, 2010. The discount will be displayed when you choose your flight. This...
So he gets 7.5 years off for pre trial custody and will probably get parole pretty soon. So this jihadi will be back on the streets pretty fast ( 1 year). He should have been jailed for a much longer sentence. We need to fix the parole system as well. This jihadi is a violent offender. He should spend many more years in prison.Toronto 18 terrorist Saad Gaya sentenced to 12 years in prison BRAMPTON, Ont. - Toronto 18 terrorist Saad Gaya was sentenced Monday to 12 years in prison, minus seven-and-a-half years credit for pre-trial custody.Gaya, 22, pleaded guilty in September to belonging to a terrorist group and intending to cause an explosion. He was among 18 men and youths rounded up in 2006 and charged in a plot to wreak havoc and bomb several targets.The judge called Gaya a "helper" in...
To get your exclusive discount of 20% off, simply enter this promotion code when booking right here at aircanada.com: 4F6ZDPB1
This offer is valid if you book by November 2, 2009 midnight EDT
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Things are looking ever better for the Canadian economy. @010 should have a growth rate of 2.5%. iffy and catsmeat are disappointed, but the rest of us are pleased.TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's economy will grow at a faster pace in 2010 than previously thought, but not enough to convince the Bank of Canada to raise interest rates any sooner, according to a Reuters poll published on Thursday.The survey of 24 economists, conducted over the past week, predicts the Canadian economy will emerge from recession to grow by an annualized 2.5 percent in 2010, comfortably above the 1.9 percent growth predicted in the same poll in July....
Air Canada is offering up to 50% off select flights within Canada right now. I just found out about this deal, and catch is, you have to book by October 8, which is…tomorrow!
This offer is for flights up until January 31, 2010. Restrictions include the blackout period between Dec 17-Jan 5. You must book at least five days in advance, and sale fares are valid for Monday-Wednesday travel only. You do not need a promo code to receive the discounted rates.
Some examples of reduced one-way fares include:
Vancouver to Calgary - $69
Toronto to Vancouver - $175
Edmonton to Winnipeg - $89
Winnipeg to Montreal - $99
For more information and to book your flight, click......
We really are the American's best friends and closest allies. 78% of Americans poll would defend us if there was an attack. Great Britain comes a close second. France doesn't fare so well in this Rasmussen poll. The Anglosphere is alive and kicking. We should have a free trade deal among the countries of the Anglosphere including India.In first place in terms of countries America should assist is Canada. Seventy-eight percent (78%) favor aiding our northern neighbor in the event of an attack, and just 16% disagree.Next comes Great Britain, but then it’s been more than two centuries since America fought its way free of the Mother Country. Seventy-three percent (73%) think the United States should provide military help for Britain if it is attacked, but nearly one-in-five Americans (18%)...
Right now when you book domestic flights on Air Canada’s Tango and Tango Plus flights, you can get a 20% discount. Simply enter in coupon code NXRN2KM1 at checkout and you will receive the discount.
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Thank you Melody113 for the......
Air Canada has a 2 Day Promo Code that gives you a 15% discount on Domestic flights:
Here’s a special offer just in time for Father’s Day for travel until August 31
Save 15% off our Tango Plus, Latitude, Executive Lowest and Flexible Class fares on most flights within Canada. Get your discount simply by entering this promotion code when booking:
VDKGYP41 – 15% off most Canada fares (Tango Plus, Latitude and Executive Class fares). Exception: not valid for travel between Vancouver - Calgary, Halifax - Toronto and Ottawa - Vancouver.
Offer ends June 18, 2009.
Click here for details on this Air Canada Coupon code
The picture above was posted by caribb on flickr. It was taken in 1975 when Air Canada didn’t suck as much as it does today. Here’s what he had to say:
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This article applies to Canada as well. Why are we all so eager to go into billions of dollars of deficit spending? When have these stimuli ever worked? In a time of tight money, it seems silly for the government to have to borrow a lot of money. Won't it just choke off commercial lending even more. I still oppose a deficit and I am not at all sure theses stimulii are anything more than huge government pork programs. I also agree with Goldberg that perhaps cutting payroll taxes immediately might be a good idea.The real reason the stimulus package will be gigantic is not that the smartest people with the best ideas say it needs to be. It's that Obama's real priority is to get the bill out as quickly as possible, which means every constituency gets something, including Republicans. Indeed,...
The UN human rights commission( which is a joke) has once again passed a biased resolution against Israel. Canada alone stood against it. Good for us. Good for HM Canadian Government.UN Rights Council Condemns Israeli Action in GazaBy Lisa Schlein Geneva12 January 2009Palestinians who fled their homes eat at a United Nations school where they are sheltering in the Jebaliya refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, Monday, 12 Jan. 2009The 47-member U.N. Human Rights Council strongly condemns Israel for its military operation in Gaza and for what it said was gravely violating the human rights of the Palestinians. The resolution also calls for an independent fact-finding mission to investigate all violations of international human rights law. The resolution was drafted by Arab, Asian and African...
Surprise , surprise a lefty canadian union wants Hm Canadian government to condemn Israel's moves to defend itself. Fortunately HM Government is going to do no such thing.“Israel has a clear right to defend itself against the continued rocket attacks by Palestinian militant groups which have deliberately targeted civilians," Cannon said. "First and foremost, those rocket attacks must stop. At the same time, we urge both sides to use all efforts to avoid civilian casualties and to create the conditions to allow safe and unhindered humanitarian access to those in need in Gaza." Harper's longstanding support for Israel was recognized on December 4 when the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations awarded Harper with its first International Leadership Award....
The Iranian mullahs have been defeated in their attempts to hide their despicable actions. Canada has defeated their plans.Iran's bid to avoid censure blocked by Canadian-led campaignA Canadian-led campaign chalked up a big victory over Iran at the United Nations yesterday, winning significant backing to block the Islamic republic's bid to avoid censure over its human rights record. In a 70-51 vote with 60 abstentions, a key UN General Assembly committee threw out Iran's call for countries not to even consider a long list of alleged human rights abuses. Only last year, Iran came within two votes of having the censure sidelined with a motion that played to the distaste many UN member states have for resolutions that pick on one country -- because some feel they may be next....
A wonderful quote from HM PM John Diefenbaker ( a stalwart defender of the Canadian Crown)!"I am a Canadian,a free Canadian,free to speak without fear,free to worship God in my own way,free to stand for what I think right,free to oppose what I believe wrong,free to choose those who shall govern my country.This heritage of freedom I pledge to upholdfor myself and for all mankind."- John DiefenbakerHouse of Common Debates, July 1, 1960*( h/t Kathy Shaidle! Buy her new book!)...
If you want to know why unions should be abolished, simply look at history. You won't have to turn too many pages in a British history book to see the devastation caused to the prosperity and well-being of Britain by trade unions throughout the 1970s and 1980s. If it hadn't been for Margaret Thatcher, Britain today could well have an economy very much like Zimbabwe's – and it would all be due to trade unions and their short-sightedness. Air Canada, unfortunately, is going through yet another bad patch. As a result, it has had to implement a number of...
It is nice to know that many Afghans are grateful to HM Canadian troops for helping them.Yet, Mr. Khaksar says life is getting better for Afghans -- and he gives a lot of the credit to Canadian soldiers stationed here."I'm very happy with the Canadians, they are doing very well in Afghanistan especially the provincial reconstruction team," said Khaksar, 52 who became district leader last year. "They ask people about their problems. They really want to know what the people need."Khaksar's praise is not given lightly. He expects his enthusiastic support for the Canadian mission could get him killed by insurgents. The Taliban tried in 2004, he said, and they will no doubt try again: "I know that someday, they will kill me."...
screws up yet again.Air Canada flight fiascoPeggy Curan, Montreal GazetteDORVAL - Passengers on Air Canada flight No. 874 joked they'd never seen a crew mutiny before.Montrealer Sandra Dow said her June 26 trip from Montreal to Frankfurt could qualify as "the flight from hell" -...
With the price of oil and gasoline at all time highs, it was only a matter of time before industries start charging extra. One sector in particular, airlines, have been particularly hit hard by the high price of oil. If you plan on traveling by air this summer, looks like you’ll be paying a few more dollars for the luxury.
Here are some of the increased fuel surcharges with some popular airlines:
WestJet
Distance
Charge
>483km
$20 one way
484km -> 1609km
$30 one way
>1610km
$45 one way
Air Canada
Distance
Charge
>483km
$20 one way
484km -> 1609km
$30 one way
>1610km
$45 one way
To U.S
$50 one wa
United, American, and Delta Airlines charge up to $60 round trip depending on how far you fly.
Just a few months ago, the bigger carriers...
Les qu??b??cois sont en col??re:Le service en fran??ais ne semble pas une priorit?? au centre-ville de Montr??al. En quelques semaines, une journaliste du Journal de Montr??al a r??ussi ?? se trouver une quinzaine d'emplois dans des commerces en parlant uniquement anglais.
No??e Murchison a ??t?? vendeuse, serveuse et caissi??re. Elle a cogn?? ?? la porte de 97 commerces avec un curriculum vitae r??dig?? uniquement en anglais. Dans huit endroits sur 15, elle n'a jamais ??t?? oblig??e de parler fran??ais.
Un seul commerce a affect?? l'employ??e ?? d'autres t??ches parce qu'elle ne pouvait servir correctement la client??le en fran??ais. Dans les 14 autres commerces, les patrons jugeaient que les lacunes de la nouvelle employ??e en fran??ais n'??taient pas tr??s importantes, et ce,...
I was involved in something on Saturday evening that had me pondering what people were thinking. When I checked in to the Canadian North counter in Edmonton and was informed that the plane would be holding for about 10 minutes while we waited for some connecting passengers to arrive. OK, so that is fair. The problem? That 10 minutes turned into almost an hour. Now I would like to know whose decision it was to make 25 paying customer wait for an hour in a plane waiting for 7 connecting passengers arriving into Edmonton on an Air Canada flight. Why would you inconvenience 25 of your own customers to wait on customers of another airline? And if you were going to wait that long why would you make your passengers sit on the plane the entire time? If we are supposed to make it to the...