I started really paying attention to, and actively discussing, politics all due to one major event. Sept 11, 2001 As cliché as it sounds, that day really did change my whole outlook on life. There was one other event, that had a similar effect, but I didn’t really realise it until my post-Sept 11 awakening. …
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US Trade war heats up
Update 1The BBC has more on the various countries involved in the dispute. Here’s the BBC Report. — Things took a turn for the worse today in the ongoing, and varied, trade wars between various countries and the US. The WTO has ruled that some US anti-dumping laws (the Byrd Amendment in particular) are illegal. …
Patriot Act affects BC residents
Today, the Privacy Commissioner of British Columbia came out with a report on the BC Governments plan to allow American companies to handle BC citizens medical records. Normally this wouldn’t be seen as a problem, but with the frightening power of the Patriot Act, the private information of law abiding citizens in BC is open …