What Next With Robocalls?.. Clement vs. Suzuki.. Hunger Strike

April 4, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Will Elections Robocalls Ever Be Punished? Now that a charge has been laid against Michael Sona in the case of misleading automated robocalls in Guelph, Ont., in the 2011 federal election, what happens next?  Continue reading... Tony Clement vs. David Suzuki 'I'm Going All Out This Time' Where Did They Go? Trudeau: 'There Are No Terrific Scandals Out There' Quebec Ministers Urged To Speak Only French To Counterparts Ex-Tory Staffer Charged In Robocall Scandal LOOK: Fire Engulfs Chechnya's Tallest Building WATCH: Mercer Talks Harper, Pandas LOOK: Fire Engulfs Chechnya's Tallest Building WATCH: Sh*t Harper Did Is Back With A Vengeance BOB RAE Why I'm A Liberal -- And Why Liberalism Lives I am a Liberal because I believe that love is better than hate, because I believe in celebrating success and never resenting it, and because I do not mock failure. I believe in enough government to help us all achieve success, but not too much government to stifle initiative and creativity. Continue reading... J.J. MCCULLOUGH Media Bites: The Original Sin of Canadian Politics Without a meddling monarch to do the punishing, modern confidence voting has become little more than a shallow exercise in partisan opportunism. And yet the archaic artifact of confidence voting remains. Continue reading... FRANK DIMANT Will the Jewish Community Choose Trudeau Over Harper? In the past two years, Jewish public opinion has rallied heavily behind the Conservative Party. Yet as Justin Trudeau begins his meteoric rise to stardom as the new leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, the question is will the Jewish community now turn its back on Stephen Harper, Jason Kenny, John Baird and all the other Conservatives who have stood firmly with the Israel and the Jewish community? Continue reading... NATHAN CULLEN It's About the People, Not the Pipeline I wish the Harper government would drop the greenwashing and propaganda campaigns. But really this isn't about a pipeline or the pipe dreams of a Prime Minister. This is about the people and the lands they live on. The people of my home region in northwestern British Columbia are hardworking and community-minded by nature and inclination. The attacks from the Harper government, and the threats posed by Enbridge's pipeline and the supertankers they bring, have only brought us closer together, strengthening our determination to protect the values and natural wonders that we hold most dear. Continue reading... DAVID SUZUKI Sneaking Out of the Desertification Convention Sends the Wrong Message By abandoning the UN Desertification Convention, as well as other important international agreements such as the Kyoto Protocol, Canada is sending the wrong message to the world community. We're saying that exporting resources like oil and timber matter more to us than contributing to dialogue and partnership on global issues. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here.