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Tuesday, September 24, 2002

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Volume 5, N. 125


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Summer 1946
Tuesday
September 24, 2002
The war had ended officially but in the minds of these young people who had grown up in the 1930 and held their breath through the war, was it time to exhale?

Today In Ensign

- Summer 1946
Tomorrow in Ensign
- Where are the great orators?
- Comments on Paul Martin .

A year ago today and also

Two years ago today and also

Three years ago today, story 2 and
story 3

Four years ago today and also

Past Weeks


September 15 to 21
September 8 to 14
September 1 to 7
August 25 to 31
August 18 to 24
August 11 to 17
August 4 to 10
July 28 to August 3
July 21 to 27
July 14 to 20
July 7 to 13
June 30 to July 6
June 23 to 29
June 16 to 22

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Table of Contents


Ensign's Index - Partial


Contributor's Index -

Find out about the contributors to Ensign and the article index of each.


Tim's Tip of the Day

Sir John A. MacDonald intended to send a strong message to the West when he insisted that the rebellion be ruthlessly put down and the leaders hanged. The attitudes of Canada's first prime minister remain in place today in the federal government of this country and don't you for get it.

Ensign Notes

Be sure to check out the theme pages as they appear. They are listed under the left hand column and are collections of stories and pictures on each of the story themes. If you have some themes you would like to see in the list let me know.



 
The Greenwater report
Monday
September 23, 2002
As fall sweeps over the countryside we get to check out the agricutlure scene as winter wheat is being planted.
 
 
Does Paul Martin share the blame?
Monday
September 23, 2002
As so many Ontario and Quebec Liberals want to defer sainthood on the former finance minister, Joe Hueglin points out that we must on ignore what he did in office.
 
 
The First official day of fall
Sunday
September 22, 2002
Yesterday it was blustery, with an icey wind, squalls and almost violent sunshine.
 
 
The bad economics of the Bushes: The new doctrine of a never ending war
Sunday
September 22, 2002
Mario deSantis suspects that the world is dealing with a repeat performance as Bush junior follows a similar militaristic pattern and the consequential economic fall out will be similar to that produced by his father's leadership.
 
 
Inflation calculator
Sunday
September 22, 2002
Ken Styan spotted an interesting web site that will figure out what something would cost new today when you input the cost at its vintage date.
 
 
Sylvania the fall of 2002
Saturday
September 21, 2002
Harvest is in progress, the leaves turning and children well into the new school year. A look at rural life in a Saskatchewan village. This page includes a 620K Quicktime VR panorama image.
 
 
Paul Martin no financial wizard
Saturday
September 21, 2002
Rudy Fernandes of White Rock B.C. gives us the quick review of the former finance minister's achievements and it isn't pretty.
 
 
Why Now?
Saturday
September 21, 2002
The auditor general asked the RCMP back in May to check into GroupAction but it was this past week that they got around to it but this story is one that will not go away. Even though the parliamentary committee looking into it was closed down by Liberal MPs, something smells here. Bryan St. George from Kelowna is wondering why now.
 
 
Bear
Saturday
September 21, 2002
The lives that touch our own and those lives that we touch are not species specific as dogs and horse often define who and what we are. Bear was Mike Townsends fellow traveller.
 
 
The Albertan Response to the Kyoto’s Issue: Instant Democracy against True Democracy
Saturday
September 21, 2002
Mario deSantis explains the vulgar self interest of Alberta and its campaign for its private business interests as it goes all out against the Kyoto Accord.
 
 
Elephant ears and pickles
Friday
September 20, 2002
For over twenty years Gwen Betthel and her husband have been selling gas, service and fabulous meals at their service station in Bjorkdale, but come spring, it will be time to take it easy.
 
 
Autumn Morning
Thursday
September 19, 2002
Long shafts of cool morning sunlight zip down the streets and lanes illuminating the leaves that are about to depart for another year. As these pictures were being taken the writer listened to the ramifications of the health workers strike. The result is this rant, but you better look it over resistance is futile.
 
 
Old Senior's Centre demolished
Wednesday
September 18, 2002
The town took the old and no longer used Senior's centre and tore it down this morning.
 
 
Blame Joe Clark
Wednesday
September 18, 2002
Toronto Sun columnist claims that it is Joe Clark's fault that the unite the right campaign failed and that we had a second term of Liberals. Paul Pelletier of St. Paul Albert points out that the three hundred who met in Edmonton would definitely not agree.
 
 
A 10% GST . . . and that's just the beginning folks. . .
Wednesday
September 18, 2002
Walter Robinson wrote this story yesterday afternoon and guessed at the time that the rumour was perhaps just a trial balloon to get Canadians ready for tax hikes as it was announced today that Canada slipped into the "red" in July.
 
 
Poverty and terrorism
Wednesday
September 18, 2002
Richard Neumann points out that it might simplistic to suggest that third world poverty leads to terrorism. We have included a couple of interesting references that suggest that this is something we should all do some thinking about.

Bottom Of The Page Picture of the Day




West of Zenon Park last Thursday afternoon.


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February 2002

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December 2001

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October 2001

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July 2001

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June 30, 2001

December 2000
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