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		<title>Canadian Pride!</title>
		<link>http://www.chptm.ca/blog/2010/03/canadian-pride/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Farris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Jason Farris
Politics&#8230; it always seems to be about something negative. Well, I think that every now and then it&#8217;s nice to read something different. Something uplifting.
The following is a reprint of a 2002 tribute written by Kevin Myers about Canada&#8217;s record of quiet valour in wartime. The article is being circulated around the Internet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian economy not strong as you&#8217;d like? We do it to ourselves!</title>
		<link>http://www.chptm.ca/blog/2010/02/canadian-economy-not-strong-as-youd-like-we-do-it-to-ourselves/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Farris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Jason Farris
This was recently sent to me as one of those many, many email forwards we all get. I usually delete them without regard, but this one caught my eye. I read it, and I just feel the need to share. I have felt the sentiments expressed in this letter for a long time. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Federal Parties Addicted to Public Funding</title>
		<link>http://www.chptm.ca/blog/2010/01/federal-parties-addicted-to-public-funding/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Farris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Jason Farris
In an article published today by the National Post, it was revealed that the top 5 federal parties in Canada would be financially &#8220;crippled&#8221; if their public funding were taken away.
The tax handouts for political parties created by former prime minister Jean Chrétien have relieved taxpayers of tens of millions of dollars, relieved [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;40 Days for Life&#8221; campaign gets underway!</title>
		<link>http://www.chptm.ca/blog/2009/09/40-days-for-life-campaign-gets-underway/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chptm.ca/blog/2009/09/40-days-for-life-campaign-gets-underway/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:49:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Farris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So just what is 40 Days for Life? Here&#8217;s an excerpt from the official website:
40 Days for Life is a community-based campaign, taking place all across Canada and the US, that draws attention to the evil of abortion through the use of a three-point program:

Prayer and fasting
Constant vigil
Community outreach

40 Days for Life takes a determined, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Think-tank says Canada needs more babies!</title>
		<link>http://www.chptm.ca/blog/2009/07/think-tank-says-canada-needs-more-babies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chptm.ca/blog/2009/07/think-tank-says-canada-needs-more-babies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Farris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Jason Farris
The independent and nonpartisan C.D. Howe Institute says that Canadians need to have more babies to avoid an economic crisis as Canada&#8217;s aging &#8220;baby boomers&#8221; retire and leave a gap in the workforce. They also state that immigration is not the magic &#8220;fix-all&#8221; that it is made out to be. In fact, they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian Arab Federation &#8211; anti-Canada?</title>
		<link>http://www.chptm.ca/blog/2009/07/canadian-arab-federation-anti-canada/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chptm.ca/blog/2009/07/canadian-arab-federation-anti-canada/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:33:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Farris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Jason Farris
Warning: This post may be offensive (probably should be!) and links to explicit language in the full off-site article.
As the rest of Canada celebrates the nation’s 142nd birthday today, a Vice President of the Canadian Arab Federation has labelled the country a “genocidal state” and the described its national day  as “F**k [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Death and waste, or life and accountability?</title>
		<link>http://www.chptm.ca/blog/2009/06/death-and-waste-or-life-and-accountability/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:46:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Farris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Jason Farris
Death is a natural part of life. Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett passed away this past week&#8230; a sad situation, especially for the families, and I wish them comfort at this difficult time in their lives.
What I find curious is the amount of press coverage these events have received. While celebrities definitely impact [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Liberals very clear &#8211; women have a right to kill their babies</title>
		<link>http://www.chptm.ca/blog/2009/05/liberals-very-clear-women-have-a-right-to-kill-their-babies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chptm.ca/blog/2009/05/liberals-very-clear-women-have-a-right-to-kill-their-babies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 03:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Farris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Jason Farris
While this should not come as a surprise to anyone, let&#8217;s get it posted here for all to see, just to there can be no debating it&#8230; the Liberals are anti-life.
In a statement to Canadians who contacted him regarding the issue of abortion in light of the 40th anniversary of it being legalized [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New report says more babies aborted than born</title>
		<link>http://www.chptm.ca/blog/2009/05/more-babies-aborted-than-born-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chptm.ca/blog/2009/05/more-babies-aborted-than-born-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 14:27:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Farris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Jason Farris
The 2009 March for Life is set to take place on Parliament Hill in Ottawa and in cities right across this country on May 14. In New Brunswick, there will be a peaceful gathering in front of the NB Legislature in Fredericton at 12 noon. This show of support for life seems more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 2009 March for Life on May 14</title>
		<link>http://www.chptm.ca/blog/2009/05/2009-march-for-life-may-14/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chptm.ca/blog/2009/05/2009-march-for-life-may-14/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 02:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Farris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A letter from Peter Ryan, New Brunswick Right to Life Association.
Dear Friend(s) of Life,
This is a reminder invitation to join us for the 2009 March for Life at the New Brunswick Legislature in Fredericton. I expect over 400, making it the biggest March ever! Five busloads are coming from various corners of the province. The [...]]]></description>
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