
National Post Who cares where you're from -- as long as you like hockey
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In 20 years, nearly half (46%) of Canadians over the age of 15 will be born somewhere else in the world, or have at least one foreign-born parent, according to new Statistics Canada diversity projections released this morning.

National Post Mining development? Boreal forests? Co-operation with aboriginal bands? Judging from Dalton McGuinty's latest Throne Speech, someone may have slipped him a Mike Harris pill. http://bit.ly/aJUdVs
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Here at Full Comment, you’ll find an eclectic mix of commentary on news, politics and pop culture — plus the occasional dig at a Star or Globe pundit who’s gone off the rails.

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Join editors of our books blog the Afterword as they celebrate Ian Weir's novel Daniel O'Thunder, 7 pm ET tonight. http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid =329742467727&ref=ts
Author of Daniel O'Thunder
Location:Ben McNally Books
Time:7:00PM Tuesday, March 9th

National Post Darn it, we were just about to have our daily rice cake and onion soup mix sandwich. Story: food recall could become largest ever http://bit.ly/arL1bo

National Post The next HDTV? Or the next Laserdisc? http://bit.ly/bPbBR0
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Sony Corp will launch 3D televisions in June, entering an increasingly crowded market that is betting the revolutionary TV will become the next hot product in the electronics industry

National Post Independence: not a quality we tend to value in our cars. Story: Out-of-control Toyota Prius stopped by California police http://bit.ly/btbD0g

National Post Canada's government — investing in our future. Story: Ottawa to up prison spending to prepare for inmate influx http://bit.ly/dceC7k

National Post Should the Government ever be in the business of being in business? Does the fact that the business is profitable factor in? http://bit.ly/9AgEoP
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When a politician says: “that’s a good question,” it’s a rule of thumb that he or she is about to blurt out something they didn’t intend to.

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"Confronted by runaway spending in a budget requiring
$53-BILLION worth of reductions to balance, Mr. Day summoned
reporters on Monday to announce he would save a maximum of $1.4-MILLION
by eliminating 245 appointments." — Don Martin bit.ly/9oKCF5
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At his debut as the dreaded Dr. No, chief figure in the federal government's deficit elimination push, Treasury Board president Stockwell Day should have at least had the decency to blush at the first tiny nick of his scalpel

National Post Sex sells: The sex.com domain will be auctioned next week with a starting price of US$1-millon and could prove to be the world's most valuable web address. We wonder why that may be?
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JOHN MAHONEY / Canwest News Service The sex.com Internet domain will be auctioned next week and the popular address could fetch millions

National Post What do you think about the handling of protests at York University? http://bit.ly/cfRQtX
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Patrick Monahan, provost of York and former dean of the Osgoode Hall law school (!) is the man in charge of explaining York’s policy on pro- and anti-Israel speech.

National Post Visit Ottawa, eat seal! You might even bump into famous seal-eater Michaëlle Jean
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Canada's parliamentary restaurant will be serving a dish of double-smoked bacon-wrapped seal loin in a port reduction on Wednesday in a gesture of defiance aimed at a European Union ban on imports of seal products.

National Post Join us on The Afterword books blog for our Canada Also Reads Live Roundtable live at 1 p.m. ET: http://bit.ly/9BPIUD
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We're gathering the authors and panelists of this year's Canada Also Reads into this little chat window below today at 1pm EST for a conversation about books, CanLit and what book Canada should also read.

National Post The 2010 Oscars were really freakin' long (especially, we imagine, if you're wearing Spanks and a layer of foundation). We took notes in case you didn't last the entire 3.5 hours http://bit.ly/bf4xpS
Your guide to the Oscars: Everything you need to know about last night's fashion, speeches and bloop
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Have no fear: Here's a cheat-sheet for what you need to know, so you can get through all those Monday morning water-cooler chats just fine


















