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News and musings about the Chinese Canadian society and China-Canada relations from a newspaper editor. Included too are useful stats such as Vancouver and Toronto house prices, Chinese Canadian population, immigration levels, immigrants' income levels etc.
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City knows who did it
The $100m loan scandal is just getting juicier everyday!Global TV reports tonight that city staff's investigation into how the document was leaked (see Vancouver Sun) has made major progress. Going through surveillance tapes and entry swipe card reco...
8 views | aggregated: 1 week 2 days ago
topics: city-council, councillor, elected, election, investigation
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Forecast: BC housing market hit hardest in 2009
CREA release In line with the recent downward revisions of Canadian economic and job growth forecasts, The Canadian Real Estate Association is updating its MLS housing market forecast for the balance of 2008, and 2009. National home sales activ...
17 views | aggregated: 1 week 2 days ago
topics: economy
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The ghost is still haunting
At a time when Harper seems to be loosening up? Had these grassroots spoken up before the election, there would be no Tory government. This country has no appetite for Bush's right wing movement. Grassroots Tories urging PM to move to right Dem...
7 views | aggregated: 1 week 5 days ago
topics: arts, election, health-care, liberal, politics
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Good news: Harper turns conciliatory
The Harper government is finally toning down its antagonism towards their political enemies. I love that. In fact, if Harper et al are serious about long term governance, all of them should learn to be tolerant with dissenters. I wish that the Chines...
8 views | aggregated: 1 week 6 days ago
topics: business, crime, economy, election, liberal
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We need immigrants, but how to retain them?
Immigration Reforms Put Canada On The Right TrackConference Board of Canada release The convergence of Canada's temporary and permanent systems is providing a more flexible and adaptive approach to immigration, according to a Conferen...
7 views | aggregated: 2 weeks 2 days ago
topics: author, business, candidate, crime, economy
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We do need more immigrants
Found this article written by the CEO of the Conference Board of Canada in response to James Bissett's op-ed The truth about immigration is that costs exceed benefits . This article is a bit old (September 22, 2008) but I think the arguments are...
7 views | aggregated: 2 weeks 3 days ago
topics: candidate, crime, economy, political, unemployment
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Home buying intention remains steady despite turmoil: poll
Isn't this interesting? In fact, I was strolling down streets neigbouring my place (close to downtown Richmond) on Sunday and I checked out a few open houses. To my surprise, some homeowners are already selling at prices lower than what they paid for...
8 views | aggregated: 2 weeks 3 days ago
topics: downtown, economy, election, investment, richmond
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Sarah Palin prank call
Related posts Hilaaarious! (0) Eunuchs (2) Photo - But why? (1) Photo - No prostitutes (0) Is China really ready for the Olympics? (0) Sea otter video one of 2007's most popular (0) Japan worries about legal issue' should UFOs intrude (0) MPs, r...
13 views | aggregated: 2 weeks 4 days ago
topics: olympics, vancouver-2010
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Gassy Jack
"Gassy Jack" by The Evaporators (SOCAN). Video directed by Jason Margolis from the CD/LP &...
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When Jesse Was Born
Explores the turbulent, sometimes painful, and often humorous lives of one blue-collar family as the...
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active: 3 min 15 sec ago |
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A Piece of Glass
With the 2010 Olympics rapidly approaching, many people are concerned about the issue of homelessnes...
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active: 3 min 51 sec ago |
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