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It鈥檚 too bad people feel so constrained in public life that they speak much more frankly when the microphones are off. Or when they think the microphones are off.

Canadian International Development Agency employees are being warned to keep criticism of their department to themselves 鈥� or face disciplinary action.

Before workout.

Super awesomesauce workout this morning, then I head to my "office" in the lobby of the Crystal Pool & Fitness Centre to do a little blogging...and I am thwarted. It's like red threw up all over the place...

The prime minister wants Canadians to celebrate the coming anniversaries of what are described as historic milestones 鈥� such as the First World War, the birth of Sir John A. and Confederation 鈥� and I wonder why.

It鈥檚 been a difficult and esteem-damaging week for those cats who are bright enough to read the daily papers or surf the Internet.

If you went to your local store and paid $200 for a computer program that did not work, what would you do? Most people would return the item and request a replacement or ask for a refund.

The decision to bull ahead with imposing certain impaired driving penalties even after parts of the system were declared invalid was formally abandoned this week.

Those of us who grew up in the last century heard all about how easy we had it. The tirade usually began, 鈥淲hen I was your age ...鈥� and continued with the Facts of Life. These included: 鈥淚 had to be up at 3 a.m. to get to school on time.

On Tuesday, the sa国际传媒 ran a news story referring to a 鈥減lan鈥� proposed by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives to scrap Medical Services Plan premiums and replace those revenues with increases in personal income taxes.