Great Ontario Ripoff.. Nebraskans vs. Keystone.. A $5 Bill From Molson (No April Fool)

April 1, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Ottawa Bleeding Have-Not Ontario Dry: Report Live in Ontario? You may be getting ripped off by the federal government. According to a new report from the Mowat Centre, Ontario contributes $11 billion more annually to the federal government than it gets back in services and spending, despite the fact it has become a "have-not" province. Continue reading... Nebraskans On Keystone: 'We're Just Scared As Hell' A $5 Bill From Molson? When Canada Had Private Money 'A Very Good Day For Cancer Patients' LOOK: Canadian Crude Spilled In Arkansas Ottawa Bleeding Have-Not Ontario Dry: Report Target Finds Canada's Retail Scene Tougher Than It Looks Ottawa Bleeding Have-Not Ontario Dry: Report U.S. Wireless Giants Eyeing Canada? LOOK: Canadian Crude Spilled In Arkansas LOOK: Canadian Company Builds Invisibility Cloak For Soldiers BlackBerry Delivers A Big Surprise SHANNON KORNELSEN Is Canada Goose Afraid of Facing an 11-Year-Old Girl? Eleven-year-old Jasmine was one of about 40 people who gathered at Canada Goose headquarters to hand-deliver 5,000 signed postcards imploring CEO Dani Reiss to stop using real real coyote fur on Canada Goose jackets and hats. Jasmine was met by security, who jumped in front of her as she approached the front door. Continue reading... DON MCNAY Success From Understanding History Most people are afraid of change. They want affirmation from "what everyone else is doing" and don't want to spend the time and effort to keep on educating themselves. I've been as guilty of that as anyone. Continue reading... MARNI SOUPCOFF The Week in Review: Why I'm Liking Canada As a Rogue Nation This week, plenty of critics took the Harper government to task over its decision to withdraw Canada from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. Even though the Conservatives' method of backing out of the convention was typically cowardly and arrogant, it's actually encouraging to see Canada asserting itself as a country grown-up and morally self-assured enough to act as a free agent on these kinds of matters. Given the UN's record, if Canada took the initiative for creating a new framework for principled, voluntary international co-operation, it might be doing the whole world a favour. Continue reading... MOHAMED A. EL-ERIAN Markets Sending Unusual Signals The U.S. equity market had a great finish to a wonderful first three months of 2013. In logging its best first-quarter performance since 1987 (11 percent), the Dow set yet another all-time high. For its part, the S&P surged 10 percent, ending above its previous (2007) record close. Continue reading... RALPH NADER Enlist the Enlightened Super-Rich! You often hear progressives bemoaning the massive war chests of the right-wing funders. But a common mistake made by the left is not adequately focusing on cultivating their own likeminded super-rich. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here.