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		<title>Understanding the BC NDP&#8217;s Budget Cuts: Consequences for seniors, children and families.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 01:23:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The BC NDP dropped the 2026 budget this week and as promised by the finance minister, it was a sobering look at how the government plans to try and reign in the deficit. It isn't a surprise that there are cuts, but what did surprise many - myself included - is how and where they made them...]]></description>
		
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		<title>From Joint Energy Projects in the Arctic to &#8216;national security threat&#8217; over Greenland &#8211; what exactly is the deal with Russia and the US?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 01:48:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#8221; This is quite a game, politics. There are no permanent enemies, and no permanent friends, only permanent interests.&#8221; ~ William Clay The changing rationale for Greenland Since U.S, president Donald Trump started his &#8221; psychologically important&#8221; attempts to either buy or annex Greenland in earnest in the later part of 2025, Russia has been [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>U.S.  continues rattling sabres by introducing the Greenland Annexation and Statehood Act, &#8221; to strengthen National Security and put adversaries on notice.&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 06:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If there is anyone left in Canada who doubts the sincerity of Trump when he says that he will get Greenland the easy way&#8230; or the hard way, I hope they see this: You can read the full press release with a link to the actual bill HERE: https://fine.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=118 Greenland strongly reiterated its rejection of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>US National Security Strategy details The Trump Template for enforcing the Monroe Doctrine in the Western Hemisphere</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 23:23:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#8221; When someone shows you who they are, believe them&#8230;the first time&#8221; ~ Maya Angelou It&#8217;s 22:02 Saturday evening on the 10th day of January, 2026 as I begin writing this, and in these first ten days of the new year, U.S. president Donald Trump has not only executed an aggressive military attack in Venezuela [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The True Spirit of Christmas: Unity Over Division</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 19:20:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A Christmas reflection on unity, sovereignty, and the simple hopes most Canadians share—especially when it matters most.]]></description>
		
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