Daniel J. Rowe
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The new popular kid in Quebec politics has joined forces with the one that could have been great.

Francois Legault’s Coalition Avenir Quebec now has four seats in the Quebec legislature as it becomes one with the Action democratique Quebec.  The center-right ADQ has been on the decline in recent years after an initially promising debut 1994.

The merger was agreed on in December. The ADQ had the final say and voted 70 percent in favour of the coalition.

The coalition party leads the ruling...

Posted by Daniel J. Rowe on January 23, 2012 in Article | 0 comments.

The Concordia Stingers men's and women's hockey teams begin the second half of the season tonight. Both teams hope to build on the respective experiences they had overseas during the winter holidays.

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Posted by Daniel J. Rowe on January 12, 2012 in Article | 0 comments.

ZuckMark Zuckerberg will no longer be able to tell advertisers that you’re a gay non-practicing Buddhist who voted for Stephen Harper. The European commission is planning on stopping Facebook from using information about its users. The new directive will ban targeted advertising unless the user specifically allows it.

This plan may negatively affect Facebook’s earnings. That would be bad news as Facebook plans to float its stock on Wall Street.

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Posted by Daniel J. Rowe on November 28, 2011 in Article | 0 comments.

The TV series Big Love may had its final episode, but real life polygamy is still on the air and on trial. The multi-wived faithful will soon learn whether their polygamous way of life is legal in Canada. A B.C. judge will rule Wednesday if Canada’s anti-polygamy laws are unconstitutional.

The polygamous commune in Bountiful, B.C. has lived in defiance of this hundred and twenty one year old law since 1946. The courts have failed to prosecute two of the community’s leaders thus far.

The thousand Bountiful faithful believe that multiple wives will lead them to the highest realms of heaven. The religion has been...

Posted by Daniel J. Rowe on November 20, 2011 in Article | 0 comments.

Mario Monti, President of Università Bocconi and Praesidium Member of Friends of EuropeItaly is going from from panache to pedestrian as it hopes to rescue itself from economic oblivion. Respected liberal economist Mario Monti has been given the job of saving Italy's economy. He has replaced his polar opposite Silvio Berlusconi after the prime minister was forced to resign. Monti is described as sober-minded and dull....

Posted by Daniel J. Rowe on November 14, 2011 in Article | 0 comments.