NDP Won't Back Down.. Budget Probe?.. Throne Speech On Rock

March 25, 2013 Subscribe · Forward NDP Will Not Stand Down In Labrador Federal New Democrats will not heed calls from the Green Party of Canada asking the NDP not to run a candidate in the Labrador riding vacated by former Conservative cabinet minister Peter Penashue.  Continue reading... Big Promises On The Rock NDP Wants RCMP Investigation Marathon Idle No More Trek Gets Results Who's In The Money And Who's Coming Up Short Labour President Says Harper Majority Sharpens Union Opposition Tories 'Moving To Unwind' The PBO: Page WATCH: Tory MP Rolls His Eyes During Speech On Soldier Killed In Action WATCH: Mercer Blasts Harper And Tories On Water NDP Will Not Stand Down In Labrador RALPH GOODALE Three Events That Mattered More Than the Budget While most attention last week was focused on the Harper government's 2013 budget with all it's wishful thinking, missed opportunities and neglected obligations, three other events were probably of greater significance. Continue reading... J.J. MCCULLOUGH On the Topic of Foreign Aid, Everyone's an Expert What was the most important thing last Thursday's budget contained? The correct answer, at least in the eyes of the Canadian editorial page scene, is "the restructuring of foreign aid bureaucracies." By my count, that esteemed pape churned out no fewer than 10 editorials on the subject within 24 hours of budget day Continue reading... DEBBIE WOLFE CIDA's Merge Is a Lot Like My Son's Allowance Each week, I give my two children a small allowance. Since I'm trying to teach them about managing money responsibly, their coins are automatically divided among three different jam jars: Spending, saving, charity. This week, Canada's federal government announced the amalgamation of CIDA and DFAIT. What will happen when the two jars become one? Continue reading... DENNIS HOWLETT How the Budget Measured Up  Continue reading... IRWIN COTLER Canada Should Help Stop Chinese Torture With Xi Jinping assuming the Presidency of China, some have expressed hope that his tenure will bring reform and change, particularly in the promotion and protection of human rights. At the same time, China's most recent Nobel Peace Prize winter -- Liu Xiaobo -- languishes in prison, and has yet to receive the prize awarded to him two years ago. If Canada's relationship with China focuses primarily on ensuring an economic upside -- indeed, if we ignore the Chinese government's gross violations of human rights for economic "net benefit" -- we thereby acquiesce to the imprisonment of Liu Xiaobo, Liu Xia, and others who have sacrificed not just their livelihood, but their freedom, for the sake of human rights. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here.