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CP via canoe.ca May 19, 2005 Kilgour to oppose government OTTAWA (CP) - Independent MP David Kilgour says he will oppose the government in a key confidence vote that could bring down the minority Liberals. Kilgour says that while he will support the government on a bill implementing the federal budget, he'll vote against a second bill that would add $4.6 billion in spending to the budget. Both votes are considered confidence motions that will decide the fate of the government. The vote margin is expected to be razor-thin. In order to survive, the Liberals now need the support of...

WINNIPEG SUN Thu, May 19, 2005 A chance for justice By TOM BRODBECK I've never met Surrey, B.C. MP Chuck Cadman. But I've met people in his shoes. People whose loved ones were murdered in some senseless act. People who've watched the justice system mete out soft sentences to the violent criminals who turned their lives upside down. People left shaking their heads in bewilderment at how Canada -- a modern, civilized country -- could put such little stock in the lives of victims of violent crimes. People who have discovered in horror that our federal government has passed legislation...

The fate of a University of Colorado professor under fire for saying American victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks were not innocent while praising the hijackers could be decided tonight at a meeting of the college's Board of Regents.