
Have we lost all respect for our fellow citizens, or should we blame it on our sped up and chaotic lives? In the new CTV Original Documentary To Hell with Manners! The Decline of Civility, award-winning Montreal filmmaker John Curtin travels across North America and the U.K., proving just how disrespectful society has become. With narration by William Shatner, To Hell with Manners! premieres Saturday, September 20 at 7 p.m. ET on CTV (visit CTV.ca to confirm local listings).
Thursday 04 September 2008 A Market Decline in Search of a Reason
A broad sell-off sent the Dow Jones industrial average down more than 320 points in afternoon trading, but few investors seemed to know why.
A broad sell-off sent the Dow Jones industrial average down 344.65 points at the close — the index’s worst performance since June — hours after the government reported that the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week.
Tuesday 02 September 2008 The government has ordered an end to a three-week military operation against Pakistani Taliban and foreign fighters in the northwestern region of Bajur. The government says it ordered the halt to allow 300,000 displaced families to return home for the beginning of Ramadan. The military says it killed 560 militants, while about 20 soldiers died and 30 were missing. An unknown number of civilians also died. in Pakistan
The Montreal Economic Institute is having a luncheon discussion next Wednesday (Aug, 27) on the topic of bulk water exports. There will be three panelists, including Marcel Boyer, vice-president of the Institute and an economics prof at the U de M. I can tell you confidentially that the Institute is about to release a study that comes out in favour of water exports. I plan to attend the event and would be pleased to report on it, if this is of interest. Eric Hamovitch gave us a report.
Cleo Paskal
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Thursday 28 August 2008 Subject: Thank you again
Dear Diana and David,
I am still blushing at the honour I was given last night. Thank you.
And thank you again.
Love, Cleo