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Minotaurs' Nathan Lawr Talks Political Music, Street Protests And Why Obama Is Barely Better Than Romney

Huffington Post Music Canada | Joshua Ostroff | Posted 05.15.2013 | Canada Music

In the Minotaurs press shot, the sprawling afrobeat band born in Guelph, Ontario is crowded towards camera, decked out in army green and facial hair ...

American Faces G20 Charges

CP | Linda Shearman, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.29.2013 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - An American man has been charged with several offences in connection with incidents at the G20 Summit in June 2010, Toronto police said Wedn...

G20 To Address U.S. 'Fiscal Cliff'

CBC | Posted 01.05.2013 | Canada Business

Finance ministers from various G20 countries are meeting in Mexico City today to discuss pressing economic issues as the world's largest economy — t...

Strip Joint Among Businesses Reimbursed For G20

CP | Steve Rennie, The Canadian Press | Posted 12.30.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - The federal government has reimbursed a Toronto strip club that lost money when the city hosted the G20 summit.Newly released figures show Za...

Hairy Legs Profiling At G20?

CP | Colin Perkel, The Canadian Press | Posted 09.30.2012 | Canada

TORONTO - Women claiming to have been profiled because of their hairy legs are among a group of seven people planning to serve a $1.4-million claim ag...

Quebec's Confusing Use of New Protest Laws

Nora Loreto | Posted 08.25.2012 | Canada Politics
Nora Loreto

The secret law during the G20 and the list of laws passed in Québec to quell protests share a common characteristic: they're virtually impossible to enforce consistently. What good is a law that, once passed, is applied selectively? It places a tremendous amount of power in the hands of police who have proven unable to yield such powers appropriately.

How the Trans-Pacific Partnership Will Change Canada

Christopher Sands | Posted 08.19.2012 | Canada Politics
Christopher Sands

Despite Prime Minister Stephen Harper's recent announcements of trade talks with various Asian countries, joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a more important strategic victory for Canada. Bargaining alongside the United States, Canada can get concessions from other countries it couldn't get alone. And as a TPP member, Canada can better safeguard its relationship and hard-won market access to the United States than if it was excluded.

As Harper Gears Up For Summit, Greece Election Results Ease Financial Worries

CP | Steve Rennie, The Canadian Press | Posted 08.16.2012 | Canada Business

LOS CABOS, Mexico - Prime Minister Stephen Harper and other world leaders at a meeting of the world's 20 most important economies can breathe a little...

Eyes On Greece, Spain

CBC | Posted 08.16.2012 | Canada Business

Prime Minister Stephen Harper and other G20 leaders are preparing to meet on Monday in Los Cabos, Mexico, but all eyes are on Greece as i...

The Best And Worst G20 Countries To Be A Woman

The Huffington Post Canada | Arti Patel | Posted 06.13.2012 | Canada Living

Canada is leading the G20 pack when it comes to the best country to be a woman, but there's a huge disparity between the best and the worst countries ...

G20 Must Discuss What G8 Was Scared To

Andrew Cooper | Posted 08.06.2012 | Canada Politics
Andrew Cooper

Any sense that the G8 constitutes the apex of global decision-making is long gone. Nor is the G8 the hub of global networking anymore. Whereas the G8 aimed to find a comfort zone in its core membership, the G20 sees values in wider consultation -- with the invitation of five "special guests" (Spain, Chile, Colombia, Benin and Cambodia) to the Los Cabos summit on June 18 and 19.

How to Avoid G20 Violence Again? Let the Police do Their Jobs

Peter Worthington | Posted 07.22.2012 | Canada
Peter Worthington

Even those who are sick of the subject have difficulty escaping the regurgitations of last year's G20 demonstrations that went horribly wrong. Mistakes were made, force was over-used and misdirected, blah, blah, blah. Get over it. Everyone in authority has acknowledged error, and (one hopes) lessons have been learned; the same mistakes will not be repeated next time.

Lady Justice, You're a Fickle Mistress

Peter Worthington | Posted 07.17.2012 | Canada
Peter Worthington

Three odd cases of "justice" are in the news these days, all of them likely to make those who don't commit crimes uneasy. No sane person wants an innocent person wrongly convicted (hence the abolishment of the death penalty). By the same token, no sane person wants a guilty person freed on a technicality. Marian Andrzejewski, Byron Sonne and Michael Rafferty all made headlines for their less-than-usual cases.

Masks Should be Banned from Protests, Period.

Peter Worthington | Posted 07.11.2012 | Canada
Peter Worthington

Bill C-309 states that anyone who commits an illegal act while wearing a mask at a protest can face 10 years in prison. While we are grateful for such a bill, it isn't good enough. If someone carries a loaded gun while committing a crime, it can be assumed he is willing to use it; I'd argue that any person wearing a mask or disguise at any controversial protest is up to no good, and can be assumed to be contemplating illegal behaviour.

Argentina, Bete Noire of the G20

Andrew Cooper | Posted 07.02.2012 | Canada Business
Andrew Cooper

On top of the generalized global interest about Argentina's move to nationalize its largest energy company YPF, the majority owner of which had been the Spanish energy company Repsol, there is a special local twist as the Mexican President Felipe Calderón has been particularly critical of Argentina's move calling it "very regrettable."

Thank You, Jim, but We Already Have a Bank Tax

Neil Mohindra | Posted 07.02.2012 | Canada Business
Neil Mohindra

With growing demands that governments must increase taxes on the rich, there's a strong possibility that some participants at the upcoming G20 finance ministers meeting in Washington will take aim at the banks with renewed calls for new taxes. Yet Canada already has a bank tax in place.

G20: Let's Agree To Disagree

CBC | Posted 04.27.2012 | Canada Business

Representatives from the world's leading economies, known as the G20, have finished their meeting in Mexico City with no consensus on Eur...

Wall Of Money May Only Buy Time: Bank President

CP | Mark Stevenson, The Associated Press | Posted 04.26.2012 | Canada Business

MEXICO CITY - Pressure mounted on Europe Saturday to build an even bigger financial stabilization fund to head off sovereign debt concerns, with the U...

Canada Gets Failing Grade on Income Inequality Report

Mark Fried | Posted 03.21.2012 | Canada Business
Mark Fried

In a report called "Left Behind by the G20?", Oxfam looks how every country treats its poorest. Inequality in Canada rose as fast as India's and nearly as fast as South Africa's. Only four have managed to reduce income inequality since 1990 and they are all emerging powers: Brazil, Korea, Mexico, and Argentina.

The Recipe for a Stable Economy in 2012: Less Debt.

Diane Francis | Posted 03.04.2012 | Canada Business
Diane Francis

The conundrum is that world needs strong economic growth but debts make this impossible. As "responsible" governments or individuals save to reduce debts, economic growth contracts and makes debts higher.

What's Next for Occupy?

Nick Van der Graaf | Posted 01.28.2012 | Canada Business
Nick Van der Graaf

After its initial success, it's time for Occupy to think big. It won't be easy. Everyone thinks their cause is the most important. But the attempt to build this unity would have to be couched in language that encourages open dialogue and willingness to focus on root causes and not just symptoms.

Time for Occupy Toronto Protesters to Pack it In

Peter Worthington | Posted 01.16.2012 | Canada Politics
Peter Worthington

For all practical purposes the month-long long protest and park sleep-in is over. Patience has run out. Personally, protesters lost me when they began to agitate about the "sacred fire" they have in the park, contrary to park regulations.

The G20 Summit's Abject Failure

Jeff Cimbalo | Posted 01.05.2012 | Canada Business
Jeff Cimbalo

If, as it appears, there is not enough money in the eurozone and probably the Union to save the euro from the Greek and Italian government assaults on its solvency, can the IMF really accomplish these bailouts on their behalf?

Harper Says Canada Won't Help Fund European Bailout

CP | Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press | Posted 01.04.2012 | Canada Politics

CANNES, France - Prime Minister Stephen Harper says there is "money sitting on the sidelines" that can revive the global economy, but none of it is Ca...

Obama's G20 Troubles

Andrew Cooper | Posted 01.03.2012 | Canada Business
Andrew Cooper

The first day of the French G20 is a good indication the U.S. is losing its dominant role -- and even strong interest -- in the G20. By way of contras...