Mulcair's Stand.. Remembering Thatcher.. Trudeau Dance

April 8, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Um, Over Here?! OTTAWA - NDP Leader Tom Mulcair will be trying to position himself at home and abroad this week as Canada's only authentic progressive option, as Liberals vote for their next leader and frontrunner Justin Trudeau continues to stake his ground.  Continue reading... LOOK: Canadian Politicians React To Thatcher's Death WATCH: Trudeau, Wife Dance Before Big Speech Show Me The Money The Day's Biggest Winners.. Fantino's Office Issues English-Only Communication Directive LOOK: Photos From The Liberal Leadership Finale Um, Over Here?! Very Bad News For Penashue Paul Martin Slams Harper's 'Immoral' First Nations Policies WATCH: Mercer Blasts Harper And Tories On Water Fantino's Office Issues English-Only Communication Directive GLEN PEARSON Why Justin Trudeau Might Be More Popular Than His Dad I have come to the conclusion that Justin Trudeau is a more popular character than his father, Pierre. Justin Trudeau's arrival on the leadership stage has rekindled an inner youth we worried we had lost. And whether or not he wins, he has brought a new sense of life and possibility to much of the land. Continue reading... KEITH BEARDSLEY Un-Muzzle MPs and Parliament Will Progress Whether or not to allow more free votes in the House is an option to consider. This allows an MP more freedom to represent their constituents on key issues and gives them some freedom when moral issues such as abortion or capital punishment are raised. Why not let government MPs stand and be recognized to ask one of their own ministers a question? If Parliament is to be relevant, it must change. Continue reading... J.J. MCCULLOUGH Liberal Leadership Showcase: A Spectacle Without Substance It's not fun being played, or being forced to indulge in other people's self-indulgent fantasies. So it's very hard to write about the speeches of Justin Trudeau's five hopeless opponents without feeling like a captive guest at a particularly bratty five-year-old's tea party. Mmm, yes, what a tasty mud pie. Continue reading... SYED HUSSAN Immigrants Need Solutions, Not Lip Service Canada's "Temporary Foreign Worker Program" has received significant attention over the past year. Where it appears in the budget, Canada's migration scheme and the current unemployment dilemma is painted by the Conservative government and many commentators afterwards as a competition between promoting migrant labour or Canadian employment. The missing story is that the Conservative strategy is one of divide-and-rule, about making workers -- with or without immigration status -- work more for less. Continue reading... RACHEL DéCOSTE Margaret Thatcher at Her Most Quotable "I don't think there will be a woman Prime Minister in my lifetime." -- as education secretary on March 5, 1973 (six years before ascending to PM's office). Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here.