Border Dispute.. Rae Angry Over Magnotta.. Trudeau's Speech

December 24, 2012 Subscribe · Forward The Border Isn't As Clear As You Think A tiny island between New Brunswick and Maine is the subject of renewed calls from both sides of the border to settle a territorial dispute once and for all. Continue reading... Rae Outraged Over Newsmaker Of The Year Selection Harper Drops By Seniors Home Trudeau Appears At Controversial Islamic Conference Stephen Harper Style Video: 'Air Farce' Spoofs Prime Minister With 'Gangnam Style' Parody Peter MacKay And Nazanin Afshin-Jam Expecting A Baby Boy Harper Tweets Simpsons Video With Bacon Message JUSTIN TRUDEAU On the Occasion of the Annual Reviving the Islamic Spirit Conference I am here today because I believe in freedom of expression. I am here today because I believe in freedom of peaceful assembly. I am here today because I believe in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which guarantees those sacred things to you, to me, and to all people with whom we share this land. But mostly, I am here today because I believe in you. Continue reading... CHARLIE ANGUS Harper: Act Now Before Chief Theresa Spence Dies Chief Theresa Spence hasn't eaten in over 11 days. The weather has taken a big turn for the worse and her tent home on Victoria Island is far from ideal. This was a serious business and she told me she wasn't backing down. I knew then I was watching the beginning of a revolution. Chief Spence has put her life on the line. This is not a game. This is not a stunt. Every day that Mr. Harper tries to wait out the crisis, the stakes rise higher. Mr. Harper has a very short window to show leadership. He needs to come the table and begin to address the issues that have driven so many First Nation communities into poverty and despair. Continue reading... DAVE COLES Harper's Gift to Unions: A Bill of Coal Recently the Conservative majority in the House of Commons passed a bill that targets a leading force for equality and democracy in our society. Bill C-377, An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act (requirements for labour organizations), is designed to challenge unions' involvement in political activities and divert their resources to busy work. While they claim C-377 is a way to improve union transparency, the Conservatives have shown a flagrant disregard for openness in government affairs. Continue reading... J.J. MCCULLOUGH Media Bites: How Niqabs Brought Canadian Media Together The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday ruled that burka-clad women are allowed to keep themselves burka'd whilst testifying at trial. Or something like that. "Sometimes niqab in court will be OK. Sometimes niqab will not be OK," David Frum summarizes. But how about that? The Globe, Citizen, and Sun News all on the same side of an issue. It's a Christmas miracle! And all it took was Islam. And all it took was Islam. Continue reading... DIANE FRANCIS Fiscal Cliff? More Like Cold Shower America's day of fiscal reckoning has been postponed because of the rise of the Tea Party anti-state movement. Fiscal "cliff" is the wrong metaphor. What's about to happen is not the end of the world, as falling off a cliff would imply. A better metaphor is America is about to head into a "fiscal cold shower." Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here Unsubscribe here.