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Why Won't Canada's Troubled Friends Take Our Advice?

Christopher Sands | Posted 05.22.2012

Christopher Sands

The G8 Summit was oddly clarifying: With Europe riven with divisions over the euro and the sclerosis of welfare states in aging societies, the United States wrapped up in increasingly parochial domestic politics, Japan adrift and Russia backsliding into authoritarianism, Canada stood alone as a country with healthy economic prospects and a stable government.

10 Ways to Jazz Up Your Grilled Cheese

Cottage Life | Posted 05.18.2012

Cottage Life

Do you love grilled cheese at the cottage? Of course you do. If you want to take your sandwich to the next level of deliciousness, try these Cottage L...

Meet Press TV: Iran's Hateful Mouthpiece in Canada

Mike Fegelman | Posted 05.22.2012

Mike Fegelman

We recently marked World Press Freedom Day. Iran not surprisingly has been described by Reporters Without Borders as the "world's biggest prison for journalists," listed by the Committee to Protect Journalist's as the fourth worst country when it comes to censorship.

Why NATO Should Accept Mexico

Christopher Sands | Posted 05.18.2012

Christopher Sands

President Obama and the leaders of the world's most successful alliance, NATO, -- one that deterred nuclear war and kept the peace in Europe after centuries of conflict -- gather in Chicago this weekend to talk about the future. Obama and Prime Minister Harper should consider Mexico when they meet with other NATO leaders in Chicago.

Hey Parliament, Keep Your Laws Off my Body

Joyce Arthur | Posted 05.18.2012

Joyce Arthur

Canadian women won equality rights 27 years ago when the gender equality clause in our Charter of Rights and Freedoms took effect. Yet, several times since the turn of the 21st century, parliament has seen fit to debate whether women's rights should be restricted. How can this happen?

Tim Knight's Watching the Watchdog: Journalists Are Killing Journalism

Tim Knight | Posted 05.17.2012

Tim Knight

Today, graduates of journalism school see the profession as just that: a job. A paycheque. A security. They do what they're told to do. They're not journalists; they're employees. They don't buck the corporate system. They're part of it. Newsrooms are turning into mere offices.

He, She, It -- Does It Really Matter What our Gender is on Passports?

Aviva Rubin | Posted 05.16.2012

Aviva Rubin

Passport Canada is looking into policy changes to the gender requirement on passport, and introducing a "genderless" passport for transgendered peoples. But the question isn't whether we should introduce a third "gender" to passport policies, but rather, should there be gender at all on passports?

Get Dressed: Add These 12 Floral Items To Your Summer Closet

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 05.17.2012

We like a bouquet of flowers as much as the next girl, but instead of filling vases with blooms that will eventually die off -- we're stocking our clo...

Are Our Plants Smarter Than We Think?

CP | Betsy Blaney, The Associated Press | Posted 05.18.2012

LUBBOCK, Texas - No one's talking about giving intelligence tests, but researchers say they've shown that plants have smarts — the sort needed to he...

The Secret and Steamy Story of Canada's Pacific Railways

Alastair Sweeny | Posted 05.14.2012

Alastair Sweeny

At first glance, the Canadian Pacific Railway contract fiasco of the early 1870s is the granddaddy of all Canadian scandals. But only the tip of the iceberg has been recounted ad nauseam by historians. The real story is far more gripping, and is actually one of the more fascinating events in Canadian business and political history.

Economy Being Squeezed Between Greece and China

Andrew Pyle | Posted 05.14.2012

Andrew Pyle

From last weekend's elections in France and Germany, highlighting a shift in the populace away from fiscal austerity, to the gridlock in Greece's parliament (and more probable threat that the country will leave the euro), the region has created a conundrum for investors.

A Model For Whom the Runway Just Isn't Enough

Samuel Getachew | Posted 05.12.2012

Samuel Getachew

Ethiopian-born model Gelila Bekele wants to help change that reality in her native country. While she sees modelling as a wonderful profession, she wants to use her powerful voice to advocate the right for clean drinking water for her fellow Ethiopians.

Obama Just Played the Gay Marriage Wild Card

Alex Callahan | Posted 05.11.2012

Alex Callahan

Until midday yesterday, the economy was the topic of discussion vis-a-vis the U.S. election. But as we all now know, the conversation has shifted over to an issue far more volatile and incendiary -- that of gay marriage. Think the outcome of the election was a sure thing? You're dead wrong.

Why Making Prisoners "Pay" Won't Work

Johannes Wheeldon, Ph.D | Posted 05.11.2012

Johannes Wheeldon, Ph.D

Time for prisoners to start paying their own way, says the Minister for Public Safety, Vic Toews. This will invariably lead to the reduction of community corrections programs that have been shown to best promote successful rehabilitation and reintegration. What if instead of trying to break the cycle of poverty-to-prison-to-poverty, we actively embraced it?

Let's Form a Committee on the Committee Problem

Gavin Charles | Posted 05.11.2012

Gavin Charles

It's disconcerting to read that members of all three main federal parties agree that the current committee system is seriously flawed. One long-time Liberal MP, Mauril Belanger, quit a committee on which he had served for nearly two decades, saying it was no longer possible to accomplish anything in what had become a hyper-partisan environment.

Dispatches from Down East: For All the Mothers-at-Heart

Lori Gard | Posted 05.11.2012

Lori Gard

My "adoptive" mother was an elegant woman with immaculate nails and gorgeous ebony skin. Over the year I lived with Alice, our relationship became more than just tenant and landlady. She became, in essence, a surrogate mother to me and continued to be one over the years that followed.

Refugees Are People Too

Jennifer Hyndman | Posted 05.14.2012

Jennifer Hyndman

If Bill C-31, "Protecting Canada's Immigration System Act," passes in parliament, Canada will lose its reputation for fairness and human rights and, more importantly, hundreds if not thousands of people's lives will be adversely affected. Refugees would be ineligible to sponsor any immediate family members and these refugees would be second-class people in Canada.

Harper's Secret Plot to Fan Pundit Paranoia

J.J. McCullough | Posted 05.11.2012

J.J. McCullough

2012-04-27-mediabitesreal.jpg Is Stephen Harper quietly working to "re-brand" Canada? Is his government emphasizing the military, the monarchy and select episodes of Canadian history in order to create a competing brand of right-wing Canadian nationalism and divert attention from the great symbols of Liberal patriotism, like medicare and Lester Pearson? The pundit class thinks so.

Ukraine's Braided Heroine is Being Beaten, Where's Canadian Outrage?

Peter Worthington | Posted 05.10.2012

Peter Worthington

Today, Canadian Ukrainians should be thinking about the leader of the Orange Revolution, Yulia Tymoshenko, the braided once-prime minister of the Ukraine, who is currently on a hunger strike, and being beaten in her prison cell.

Playing For Keeps: the Game of Foreign Policy

Christopher Sands | Posted 05.09.2012

Christopher Sands

International relations scholar Henry Nau suggested two metaphoric approaches to U.S. foreign policy. The first is the jigsaw puzzle. The second is the chess game. The United States will determine whether it wants to play chess or jigsaw for the future of North America. The question is, will Harper decide to play nicely with the others?

Can You Get Beachy Hair Without The Beach? We Took The Test

The Huffington Post Canada | Meredith Gillies | Posted 05.14.2012

At some point, we've all purchased something whose results were, er, questionable, and didn't live up to our expectations or deliver the results we we...

Canada's Vulnerability to Bombs Made of Bits and Bytes

Sheryl Saperia | Posted 05.09.2012

Sheryl Saperia

China and Russia are seen as the worst offenders when it comes to cyber attacks, but Iran is close behind. How is it that a country such as Iran has a cyber-warfare unit with a staff of 2,400 and a budget of $76 million, and Ottawa has only allocated $95 million for our country's defence against this new form of attack?

Bill C-38: The Tories' Soiled Green

Elizabeth May | Posted 05.09.2012

Elizabeth May

Nearly half of Bill C-38 is directed at rewriting Canada's foundational environmental laws. Putting all this in a fast-track budget bill, with time allocation on debate, and heading to the Finance Committee, is a direct assault on the principles of parliamentary democracy.

New Brunswick's Dark Future Looms Across the Pond

Hassan Arif | Posted 05.08.2012

Hassan Arif

The actions of the current Cameron government in the UK such cutting welfare payments, and neglecting job creation are making for an increasingly worse situation for both the poor, and those nearing it. But are things over here in Canada really that much different?

Rob Ford and Political Chicken

Graham Milne | Posted 05.07.2012

Graham Milne

Ford's physical state has nothing to do with how he conducts himself or how he performs as a public official, which are the only things we should be judging him on.