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...Harvard came to a bitter end as Hartwick battered the net in a decisive victory.Despite junior netminder and Crimson magazine chair Nicola Perlman’s best efforts (she recorded 13 saves) Hartwick’s imported guns ravaged the Crimson. Kirsten Hudson (New Zealand) and Kaitlin Leonard (Quebec) had five and four goals, respectively. Barbara Amaro (Brazil) added three scores of her own.After a quarter of relatively even play, the Hawks flew out of the gates in the second, outscoring Harvard 5-0. The Crimson never had a chance to come back, down nine after three quarters. Despite...
...Consider Quebec: Separatists north of the border still agitate for a split from Canada, evidently believing that that now would be a great time to establish a Little France right next door to the United States, since Americans always react so happily to all things French - and what better tonic for a struggling global economy than another country that spends three-quarters of its work week threatening to go on strike and the remaining part walking off the job in a huff...
...Audience members asked Royal to address more controversial topics, such as whether students should be allowed to wear turbans in school. “We respect all religions but nobody can trouble somebody else with exterior signs of religion,” responded Royal.When asked about Quebec sovereignty, Royal brushed aside the question, despite having supported it in the past.“It’s in the program that she supported Quebec sovereignty,” Elizabeth B. Graber ’11 said. “And then she said that she can’t talk...
...Canadian constitution as well. Although the vast majority of Canadians feel no allegiance to Britain and believe in republican status for Canada, it has remained a commonwealth because changing its political status would lend legitimacy to Québécois separatists who advocate for an independent Quebec. Thus, an amendment to the Canadian constitution catalyzed by the modification of the Act of Settlement could plausibly lead to the Republic of Canada and an independent Quebec. All of the remaining monarchies of the Commonwealth League of Nations may then be propelled to become republics as well. [See correction below...
...unusual Prime Ministerial foray on to Bank of Canada turf. Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty met with the PM the next day, calling for lower interest rates and a federal contribution to a $1.1 billion jobs fund for struggling Ontario manufacturers. (Harper made no promises.) The same day, the Quebec Premier was demanding a loonie summit with all the provincial Premiers. (One is now scheduled for January). Just six weeks after the loonie achieved parity with the buck in September, Canadians still seemed disconcerted, as if something a tad unnatural had happened...