Harper Win Streak Ending?.. Tory Tensions.. Canada Won't Run For UN Seat

May 1, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Poll Suggests Harper's Byelection Win Streak To End Stephen Harper seems poised to lose a Tory seat in a byelection for the first time, as another poll shows former cabinet minister and Conservative MP Peter Penashue trailing in his bid for re-election in Labrador.  Continue reading... Tory Tensions WATCH: Former Tory Pollster Slams Harper Government Canada Won't Run For Security Council Seat Happy B-Day, Stephen Harper! LOOK: 'Any Race Except Caucasian' Posting For CBC Job More Tories Denounce Trudeau Attack Poll Suggests Harper's Byelection Win Streak To End More Tories Denounce Trudeau Attack Rampant Errors In Last Election: Report How Science Stopped At The Top Of The World Poll Suggests Harper's Byelection Win Streak To End ALLAN GREGG Attack Ads Damage Our Democracy If you say "politician A is a crook" often enough, it is only a matter of time before the public comes to believe that all politicians are crooks. That is what is happening now and these are the seeds that defenders of negative advertising are sowing. Politics is not about bludgeoning your opponent until they cannot stand. Continue reading... CATHERINE HART The Bill Turning Websites in to Government Spies CISPA -- which on the surface is meant to allow for voluntary information sharing between private companies and the government in the event of a cyber attack -- is a surveillance bill that is dangerously lacking in transparency and oversight. This would turn websites into government spies. Continue reading... CHRIS CURRY Making Criminals Out of the Mentally Ill With Bill C-54, if you are deemed to be "high risk not criminally responsible," you will be held for a minimum of three years before you ever have the chance to see a review board. As someone who has not only been a patient in three separate psychiatric hospitals in Ontario, but has also worked in forensic psychiatric institutions, I know that they aren't always the best places to get better. With proper treatment, I was healthy again and posed no threat to the public within a few months. Had I been forced to remain in hospital for three years, I likely wouldn't be the productive, law-abiding citizen that I am today. Continue reading... TOM KOTT Is Justin Trudeau Actually a Conservative? Trudeau is trying to find a new niche for the Liberal Party. A preliminary look indicated that he is trying to take the Conservative party's old right-of-centre spot on the ideological spectrum. With fewer differences between the two parties, Trudeau's youth and vitality may come as an asset in 2015 when Canadians go to the polls. Continue reading... JORDAN BATEMAN Adrian Dix: The Unpredictable Premier? Voters want to know where their potential leaders stand before they have to walk into a polling station and put a tick next to a party's name. While it's impossible for anyone to fully anticipate and articulate every possible challenge and scenario ahead of a four-year term in office, taxpayers want a predictable pattern set out. Political leaders should be able to change their mind as circumstances change, but nothing had changed about asset sales or Kinder Morgan. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here.