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Stephen Lautens' Parking Space: February 2014
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014. No more free lunches! Except at the PMO. The new sign on the PMO. Over the last three years Harper's office has spent $67,789.48 on weekly catered lunch meetings for PMO staffers and ministerial chiefs of staff. According to the Huffington Post. Boston Pizza ($7,724.26). Mexican restaurant Southern Cross ($9,024.28). Lebanese restaurant, El Mazaj ($8,471.70). The House of Greek ($10,020.03). Indian Express ($8,442.54). Café Deluxe ($18,857.16). Freshii’s ($5,249.51). Click t...
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Stephen Lautens' Parking Space: February 2015
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Saturday, February 21, 2015. Niqabs, Citizenship and Promoting Fear of “the Other”. On February 18, 2015, Chris Alexander, Harper’s Minister of Immigration sent out the following email to Conservative Party faithful:. Subject: Full face covering during the citizenship ceremony? Our Conservative Government believes that taking the Oath of Citizenship is an important step in affirming one’s commitment to Canadian values and traditions. As Prime Minister Harper said in Quebec yesterday: “It is offensi...
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Stephen Lautens' Parking Space: June 2014
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Sunday, June 15, 2014. With Fathers’ Day upon us, I’ve been swamped with requests from my wife and son for an idea of what I want. My own father never made a big deal out of Fathers' Day. We didn’t need a day set aside when it was okay to break down the manly walls and express how we felt about each other with some cheesy card or itchy tie. Dad and I were close, and always enjoyed spending time together. I’d like to have dinner is some place that’s not described as a “family restaurant&...I’d like ...
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Stephen Lautens' Parking Space: April 2014
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Tuesday, April 15, 2014. Game of Throne Speeches. An obvious little thought - don't know why I didn't think of it earlier. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I also have a website - www.lautens.com. View my complete profile. Game of Throne Speeches. Get Your Laughs Right Here. A collection of almost a hundred of the best of Stephen Lautens' columns from the past decade (plus a bunch of so-so ones thrown in as filler). Http:/ www.lautens.com/books.htm. Readers' Top 10 List. The "Robocall" smoking gun.
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Stephen Lautens' Parking Space: September 2014
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Tuesday, September 2, 2014. Canadian Lawyer Cover Story - Harper's Judicial Appointments Process. I've written the cover story for Canadian Lawyer Magazine in September - out now. You can read the full article. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I also have a website - www.lautens.com. View my complete profile. Canadian Lawyer Cover Story - Harpers Judicial Ap. Get Your Laughs Right Here. Now available as an eBook from iTunes, Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble and other fine purveyors of paperless paper products.
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Stephen Lautens' Parking Space: November 2014
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Thursday, November 27, 2014. On the Internet, Stupid is Forever. Sometimes I place things here just so there's a semi-permanent reminder of things so breathtakingly stupid they deserve to be preserved in free-floating electrons forever. Yesterday, apropos of nothing, Edmonton Conservative MP Peter Goldring issued the following press release:. Warning: Consorting Without Protection Is Risky. In a decision that had a lot of legal observers scratching their heads. So, Mr. Goldring's mania about recordin...
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Stephen Lautens' Parking Space: August 2014
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Thursday, August 28, 2014. MacKayTees - Trending on Twitter. In a Facebook message that she had brought the T-shirt to the event and also posted this:. Surely telling the truth is a job description for the Minister of Justice. All of which is simply by way of prologue to my starting #MacKayTees and my own Photoshop fun to see what other kinds of inappropriate tee shirts MacKay might wear. The #MacKayTees was trending on Twitter today, and even attracted the notice of the Toronto Star. It's always dangero...
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Stephen Lautens' Parking Space: January 2015
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Friday, January 16, 2015. Happy Birthday Canadian Flag (sort of). On February 15, 1965 the Canadian flag as we know it was raised officially for the first time. Next month is the 50th anniversary of this event, but where are the Conservatives who have figuratively, if not literally, wrapped themselves in the flag at every opportunity? Pretty much missing in action. 50,000. Yep. To put that in perspective, I created this little infographic:. No to the "Pearson Pennant"! Sunday, January 11, 2015. More awkw...
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Stephen Lautens' Parking Space: July 2014
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Thursday, July 31, 2014. The "right" to bear arms in Canada - not. Harper's Public Safety Minister says "To possess a firearm is a right." No it is not in Canada. Amazing the level of propaganda or ignorance from the "Public Safety" Minister. Http:/ www.nationalnewswatch.com/2014/07/31/public-safety-ministers-statement-on-gun-ownership-right-put-to-test/#.U9pfjUi0YXX. In 2010 the Ontario Court of Appeal in R. v. Montague, 2010 ONCA 141 said:. By the way, the decision of the Court in Montague was delivere...
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