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Saturday DECEMBER 19, 2009
 
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FORMER FINANCE MINISTER CAROLE TAYLOR SHOULD BE THE NEXT PREMIER OF B.C.

Only three weeks ago in a piece titled “Time for Premier Gordon Campbell to Go – And Here’s Why ...” I wrote: “Indeed, it is abundantly clear that Campbell should step down as Premier – BUT will he? … And who would replace him? … I wish the WONDERFUL former finance minister CAROLE TAYLOR would return.”

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U.S. ARMY’S ACCEPTANCE OF SIKH RECRUITS WILL HELP TURBANED SIKHS GET JOBS IN POLICE FORCES

Just two months after Vancouver Police Detective Constable Shiv Gill and Constable Gary Hiar made a power-point presentation on “Turbaned Sikhs in Policing” to San Jose Police Chief Rob Davis in California to try and convince him that the turban should not prevent Sikhs from being hired by American police forces (see The VOICE of November 14), their mission has received a powerful boost. [Full Story]


#1. HIGH TIME ALL COMMUNITIES FACED SHOCKING FACTS ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

#2. PARENTS SHOULD SUPPORT SURREY SCHOOL DISTRICT’S ‘BALANCED CALENDAR’

#3. BOTH FEDERAL LIBERALS AND CONSERVATIVES SHOULD GROW UP!

#4. IT’S GOOD THAT CHARGES HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED AGAINST MARIJUANA ACTIVIST

#5. SHAME ON VANCOUVER FOR THUMBS UP TO ‘MIXED MARTIAL ARTS’ SAVAGERY

#6. ONTARIO JUDGE SHOULD SEND WHITE RACIST SCUMBAGS A STRONG, CLEAR MESSAGE

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SHARING STEPS BC HAS TAKEN TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE IN COPENHAGEN

World leaders were gathered in Copenhagen to try to agree on a global plan to take action on the challenge of our generation, climate change.I travelled to Copenhagen to represent British Columbia at the invitation of federal Environment Minister Jim Prentice.

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#1. UN GANG HEAD HONCHO SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS IN U.S. JAIL

#2. BOLLYWOOD STAR AKSHAY KUMAR CARRIES OLYMPIC FLAME IN TORONTO

#3. BILAAL RAJAN CARRIES OLYMPIC TORCH IN TORONTOK

#4. THIRD ANNUAL VICTOR GHIRRA TOY DRIVE COLLECTS OVER 1,700 TOYS

#5. PREM SINGH VINNING SELECTED PRESIDENT OF WORLD SIKH ORGANIZATION OF CANADA

#6. GURDWARA EXTENSION APPROVED BY NEW WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL

#7. INDO-CANADIANS AMONG BURNABY RCMP AWARDEES

#8. ONTARIO TRADE MISSION: NEW CANADA-INDIA PARTNERSHIPS WORTH $650 MILLION

#9. IN BRIEF: BCVMA VS INDO-CANADIAN VETS

#10. IN BRIEF: SIKH SOCIETIES PROTEST

#11. IN BRIEF: B.C. RAIL CASE

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READER SLAMS SOME GURDWARA PRESIDENTS FOR DOUBLE STANDARDS

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NEW BEGINNINGS: VANCOUVER'S GREEN RECORD IS ALREADY AN INTERNATIONAL SUCCESS

Having just returned from Copenhagen for the Climate Summit for Mayors, I am even more determined to continue down the path of making Vancouver the greenest city in the world by 2020. I was encouraged by the way in which Vancouver compares to other major cities when it comes to environmental responsibility, and the way other cities look to us for leadership.

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SIKH RELIGIOUS MUSICIANS SETTLE WITH US AIRWAYS AFTER WRONGFUL REMOVAL FROM FLIGHT

United Sikhs organization and American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Northern California Advocate for Air Travel Without Discrimination Three internationally renowned Sikh religious musicians have reached a settlement with US Airways one year after they were removed from a flight at the Sacramento International Airport in an incident of racial profiling and discrimination.

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#1. K.S. MAKHAN IN SURREY’S OLYMPIC CELEBRATION WITH ALL-STAR LINE UP

#2. STUDY SHOWS ONE IN THREE U.S. TEENS TEXT AND DRIVE

#3. PREMIER CAMPBELL PROMOTES JOB CREATION OPPORTUNITIES IN LOW-CARBON ECONOMY

#4. ACTS OF CLIMATE LEADERSHIP IN B.C. PRAISED IN COPENHAGEN

#5. CAMPBELL'S COPENHAGEN SPEECH THICK WITH GLARING OMISSIONS, SAYS NDP

#6. VANCOUVER POLICE UNION SLAMS B.C. CIVIL LIBERTIES BOSS FOR "IRRESPONSIBLE" STATEMENTS

#7. JUSTICE MINISTER ASKS LIBERALS TO REVERSE GUTTING OF SERIOUS DRUG CRIMES BILL

#8. CANADA NOW HAS 199 COPS FOR EVERY 100,000 POPULATION

#9. ABOUT 1,600 SRI LANKANS RECEIVE PRIORITY PROCESSING TO HELP REUNITE WITH FAMILY

#10. LIVE-IN CAREGIVER PROGRAM IMPROVED SIGNIFICANTLY, SAYS KENNEY

#11.TERASEN GAS RECEIVES APPROVAL TO ADJUST NATURAL GAS AND PROPANE RATES

#12. INCREASING DEMAND FOR BACKGROUND CHECKS IS GOOD BUSINESS FOR SOME

#13. ICBC'S TOP FIVE TIPS FOR A SAFE HOLIDAY SEASON

#14. SEASON’S THIEVINGS - ID FRAUD AND HOLIDAY SHOPPING: RCMP

#15. POP-UP SECURITY WARNINGS POSE THREATS: FBI

#16. STAY STRAIGHT BEHIND THE WHEEL, SAYS BCAA TRAFFIC SAFETY FOUNDATION

#17. B.C. POISED TO RECOVER FROM SHARP DOWNTURN IN 2009, SAYS RBC

#18. STANDARD & POOR’S AFFIRMS AAA CREDIT RATING

#19. PROGRESS BOARD FINDINGS UNDERSCORE NEED FOR LONG-TERM ECONOMIC STRATEGY, SAYS JAMES

#20. PUBLIC INQUIRY A MUST AFTER DAMNING COLVIN LETTER: FEDERAL LIBERALS

#21. ARE YOU TRAVELLING OUT OF THE COUNTRY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON?

#22. FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER CANNON REMINDS CANADIANS TO TRAVEL SAFELY

#23. SICK CHILDREN FIND SANTA CLAUS IN THE SKY THANKS TO AIR TRANSAT

#24. GOVERNMENT MUST AGREE TO JUSTICE FOR ALL WOODLANDS SURVIVORS: NDP

#25. NURSES SLAM FRASER HEALTH AUTHORITY FOR ‘CRASS’ COMMENTS

#26. VANCOUVER ALLOWS BUILDERS TO ‘GO GREEN’ WITH SOLAR ENERGY

#27. MORE LEGAL AID FOR LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN B.C.

#28. OMBUDSPERSON SAYS GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO DO MORE ON SENIORS’ CARE

#29. B.C. SEEKS INPUT ON COSMETIC USE OF PESTICIDES

#30. DECLINE IN TRAVEL BY AMERICANS AND MEXICANS TO CANADA

#31. TOP NORTH AMERICAN TALENT, MEDALLISTS TO HEADLINE NIGHTLY WHISTLER VICTORY CEREMONIES

#32. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IMPLEMENTS HOME RENOVATION TAX CREDIT

#33. PARLIAMENT SHOULD REVIEW FOREIGN OWNERSHIP RULES: FEDERAL LIBERALS

#34. CONSERVATIVES SQUANDER CANADA’S NUCLEAR LEADERSHIP: FEDERAL LIBERALS

#35. CONSERVATIVES NO-SHOW AT AFGHAN COMMITTEE

#36. FEDERAL LIBERALS CRITICIZE CONSERVATIVES ON SLOW ACTION ON PENSION REFORMS

#37. NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES UP IN OCTOBER, BUT LOWER THAN 2008

#38. BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU’S TOP 10 SCAMS

#39. B.C. COMMUNITIES AN AFTERTHOUGHT FOR CONSERVATIVES: FEDERAL LIBERALS

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