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		<title>On Sex, Science, Museums, and Gordon Lightfoot</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 10:59:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PhantomObserver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The way the mainstream media would have you believe it, Heritage Minister James Moore does not like the Canada Science &#038; Technology Museum&#8217;s latest temporary exhibition: “The purpose of the Canada Museum of Science and Technology is to foster scientific &#8230; <a href="http://phantomobserver.com/blog/?p=14364">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Blogging Tories Challenge: Which Job Posting Would You Never Apply For?</title>
		<link>http://phantomobserver.com/blog/?p=14348</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 10:12:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PhantomObserver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What with all the noise the Opposition is making about proposed EI reforms, it has to be admitted that perhaps they have a point. Maybe the Finance Minister is wrong when he says (I&#8217;m paraphrasing here) that there&#8217;s no such &#8230; <a href="http://phantomobserver.com/blog/?p=14348">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ken Epp Award Nominee: Ann-Marie Day</title>
		<link>http://phantomobserver.com/blog/?p=14331</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 10:53:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PhantomObserver</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ken Epp Awards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[No DiPsticks]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The proposed changes to rules governing employment insurance &#8212; specifically, the bit where EI can be denied if the applicant refuses employment in a job for no good reason &#8212; allows plenty of opportunity for rhetorically silliness. As the New &#8230; <a href="http://phantomobserver.com/blog/?p=14331">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Beginnings Of The Mulcair Bulls(hit)Eye</title>
		<link>http://phantomobserver.com/blog/?p=14303</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:24:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PhantomObserver</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mulling Over]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Well, well. It looks as if the high poll ride that Thomas Mulcair&#8217;s been enjoying since his ascension is about to hit its apex. An ill-worded appeal to Quebec and Ontario voters &#8212; by putting down the Western provinces in &#8230; <a href="http://phantomobserver.com/blog/?p=14303">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Blogging Tories Challenge: Who Is Canada&#8217;s Worst Premier?</title>
		<link>http://phantomobserver.com/blog/?p=14286</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 01:04:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PhantomObserver</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogging Tory Challenges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Provinces]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You could say that Joanne inspired this particular challenge, via a tweet of hers. It&#8217;s a fairly good question, as there are quite a number of provincial premiers who&#8217;ve garnered some particularly odious press in the past few months. Of &#8230; <a href="http://phantomobserver.com/blog/?p=14286">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Blogging Tories Challenge: Did David Wilks Make A Personal Attack On Don Davies?</title>
		<link>http://phantomobserver.com/blog/?p=14261</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 19:50:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PhantomObserver</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogging Tory Challenges]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the basic rules of Parliament is that &#8220;personal attacks&#8221; on members is a no-no. You cannot call a member of the opposite side a liar, or a criminal, or an idiot, or a deviant, et cetera. With that &#8230; <a href="http://phantomobserver.com/blog/?p=14261">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Speaker Closes a Door on Mr. Rae</title>
		<link>http://phantomobserver.com/blog/?p=14213</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 10:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PhantomObserver</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Military Matters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parliament]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[What About Bob?]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday the Speaker issued a ruling for the leader of the Third Party, the latter asking the former for a finding that the Tories &#8220;misled Parliament&#8221; on the F-35 issue. Among the things he said: The issue of ministerial responsibility &#8230; <a href="http://phantomobserver.com/blog/?p=14213">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Blogging Tories Challenge: Is Canadian Conservatism Really Dead?</title>
		<link>http://phantomobserver.com/blog/?p=14204</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 11:56:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PhantomObserver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you wondering what I&#8217;m talking about, have a look at Gerry Nicholls&#8217; latest in the National Post. Personally, I think he&#8217;s just a little depressed at getting the Alberta election results wrong, so it&#8217;s a bit premature to ring &#8230; <a href="http://phantomobserver.com/blog/?p=14204">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bill Shorten: How Not To Be a Supportive Cabinet Minister</title>
		<link>http://phantomobserver.com/blog/?p=14162</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 17:57:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PhantomObserver</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Off the Wire and Off the Wall]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve never heard of Mr. Shorten, you should know that he is a double-hatted cabinet minister in the Australian Parliament. Specifically, he is the Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, as well as the Minister for Employment and Workplace &#8230; <a href="http://phantomobserver.com/blog/?p=14162">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Blogging Tories Challenge: Which Canadian News Site Do You Trust The Most?</title>
		<link>http://phantomobserver.com/blog/?p=14150</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 01:04:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PhantomObserver</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogging Tory Challenges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media Watch]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For this challenge, I thought it&#8217;d be interesting to see which mainstream news sources my readers rely on, to fuel their blogging or otherwise inform their opinion. Bit of a deviation for this one in that you get to pick &#8230; <a href="http://phantomobserver.com/blog/?p=14150">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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