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January 14, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Top Chief Taking Medical Leave Amid First Nations Crisis The head of Canada's largest aboriginal organization, Shawn Atleo, is taking a sick leave in the midst of a political crisis. Continue reading... Canada Sending Cargo Plane To African 'Terrorist Region' #Ottawapiskat: What If The Capital Were A Reserve? Bored Yet? Tom Mulcair Calls On Theresa Spence To End Hunger Strike Harper's First Nations Meeting Was Only Round One Harper's First Nations Meeting Priorities? A Small Summit Without The GG Student Loan Borrowers' Personal Information Lost By Human Resources And Skills Development Canada Rick Mercer Rants On Tory Omnibus Budget Bill Sequel (VIDEO) Rick Mercer Rants On Tory Omnibus Budget Bill Sequel (VIDEO) Student Loan Borrowers' Personal Information Lost By Human Resources And Skills Development Canada Attawapiskat: You Want to Be Shown the Money? Here it Is. NOAH RICHLER Stop Confronting, Start Consulting With First Nations Anyone who has visited reserves understands the deep attachment of aboriginals to the land, but also that the system as it stands is dysfunctional and replete with illogical paradox, and that something must be done. The problem is that the founding national principles of meeting and negotiation have been cast aside by a government that cannot resist demonizing dissenters and repudiating even the pretence of consultation and co-operation. y. We have betrayed our own legacy of negotiations and good faith and, unless bold solutions are found for the long term, the history we are entering into is going to be costly. Continue reading... DANIELLE S. MCLAUGHLIN Teachers: The Classroom Is Not Your Pulpit There is nothing to prevent teachers from having strong political beliefs or views or from joining political parties. We should, however expect that teachers understand that if they are using the classroom as a pulpit, they are contravening one of the purposes of education. Continue reading... J.J. MCCULLOUGH Media Bites: She's Here, She's Queer -- Why Not Talk About It? If the Liberal Party of Ontario elects Canada's first openly gay premier next week, you can be sure we'll never hear the end of it. So why aren't we hearing more about it now? If Kathleen Wynne herself has shown little fear about brandishing the L-word, the mainstream press has been considerably more cautious. Whether the press is deliberately downplaying Wynne's not-so-secret secret as a way to emphasize their own tolerance ("notice how we're not making it an issue?") or simply because they're loath to highlight trivial factoids that could "unfairly" jeopardize her campaign, it's a hard game to play for very long. Continue reading... MAUDE BARLOW Why I'm Sending Back My Diamond Jubilee Medal A few months ago, I received the Queen Elizabeth ll Diamond Jubilee Medal and my husband put it in a lovely frame and hung it up. On Friday, we took it down and on Monday I will send it back to Rideau Hall. I recognize that a great many wonderful Canadians were proud to receive this honour but the actions of the Harper government towards aboriginals in recent months have been so extraordinarily anti-democratic and just plain wrong for this country. I and many other Canadians are having to find whatever means we can to protest. Continue reading... DANKO JONES Screw Jose Canseco: Why I Should Be Toronto's Next Mayor Recently former Blue Jays baseball player Jose Canseco ventured a tweet announcing his interest in the almost-vacant Toronto mayoral seat. Never mind that Canseco is American and ineligible, and never mind that his steroid past makes him a laughable prospect. What became an easy press field-day revealed a scarier state of affairs -- Rob Ford is just bad enough to make ANYONE seem better as mayor. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here Unsubscribe here.