Veterans mark Battle of the Atlantic
…Canadian veterans on Sunday recalled the Battle of the Atlantic , the six-year struggle the Allies waged to keep vital war supplies flowing from North America to Britain during the Second World War.
…More than 3,000 Canadian sailors and merchant seaman died in fighting on the Atlantic Ocean between 1939 and 1945. RCAF airmen also played a key part in the battle.
NDP: Canada should take lead role in Darfur
…NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C.—The federal New Democrats want Canada to take a lead role in any UN mission to stop the bloodshed in Sudan’s Darfur province, even if that means scaling back its commitment in Afghanistan.
…NDP Leader Jack Layton pointed to a weekend poll that suggested public support for Canada’s Afghan mission is wavering.
Tories show strength
Liberals reveal no stomach for job of opposition
by Ezra Levant…OTTAWA—Watching question period on Parliament Hill for just 15 minutes tells you everything you need to know about the federal government.
…The most striking thing is the emptiness of the Opposition benches. On Friday, only 18 Liberals deigned to attend question period.
…It is painful to watch prima donnas such as Bill Graham and Ralph Goodale lob impotent questions across the aisle, to be swatted aside by Conservative cabinet ministers. It almost hurts to watch Belinda Stronach sit in silent impotence. They believe the Liberal credo they are the natural governing party. It offends their sense of natural order to sit on the Opposition benches.
Toddlers may already be racists, nurseries told
…They may still be in nappies and playing with sand and building blocks but many toddlers are already racists, nurseries have been warned.
…To stop prejudice from developing while children are still three years old, staff need to ensure that different racial groups “play together right from day one”, according to Herman Ouseley, the former chairman of the Commission for Racial Equality.
