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Tag Archives: Canada
Extemp Questions for the Week of May 27th-June 2nd, 2009
1. Should the international community recognize North Korea as a permanent member of the world’s nuclear club? 2. Would sizeable BNP gains in the European parliamentary elections reflect poorly on Britain? 3. Should the GOP filibuster Sotomayor? 4. Is the … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly Questions
Tagged Britain, California, Canada, Ethiopia, EU, France, gay rights, GOP, Guantanamo Bay, New York, North Korea, Proposition 8, security, Somalia, Sotomayor, Sri Lanka, Supreme Court
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Extemp Questions for the Week of December 16th-22nd, 2008
1. How should Obama’s Senate seat be filled? 2. Can the Congress of the People Party successfully challenge the ANC in the 2009 South African elections? 3. Are higher cigarette taxes a good idea for tobacco growing states? 4. Would … Continue reading
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Tagged ANC, automakers, Big 3, Blagojevich, Canada, Cuba, Obama, President Bush, South Africa
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Topic Brief: Stephen Harper’s Minority Government
While Canadian politics is not a topic that extempers are accustomed to speaking about at great length, the last month has slowly began to change that evaluation. Loyal readers of the SpeechGeek HOTtopics services know that several weeks ago I … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, Canadian politics, Stephen Harper, Topic Brief
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Topic Brief: 2008 Canadian Elections
Background With most extempers worried about how the U.S. elections are going to turn out , many might have missed the news about the Canadian elections that happened last Tuesday. The Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper, the leader of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008 Canadian elections, Canada, Topic Brief
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