MacKay Baby Born.. Ontario Ripped Off.. Sun Loves Trudeau

April 1, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Ottawa Ripping Off Ontario For Billions: Report TORONTO - A new study by a Toronto public policy think tank says Ontario hands Ottawa roughly $11 billion more each year than it receives from the federal government. Continue reading... MacKay And Afshin-Jam Welcome Baby Boy You're Not Going To Believe This Canada Wins Rare Praise On Environmental Issue Drug Bust On The High Seas Disturbing Finding On Prison Guards Reported Trudeau Auctions Hair For Pandas Trudeau Auctions Hair For Pandas Pot Legalization In Canada Inevitable: Colorado Governor Trudeau Auctions Hair For Pandas WATCH: Mercer Blasts Harper And Tories On Water How Harper Could Be Toppled JOSH D. SCHEINERT How Rob Ford Turned Toronto into the Biggest Loser When Toronto's history is written, the chapter on the present era should be titled "The Lost Years". The world is changing rapidly. Around the globe cities are being built, reinvented and redefined. Except in Toronto. Here, we have other things on our mind, a result of the city's current ailment: Rob Ford syndrome. Continue reading... J.J. MCCULLOUGH Media Bites: Elizabeth May Is the Stonehenge of Canadian Politics It seems to me the world could use a single, unified theory of Elizabeth May. She's been part of this country's political scene for nearly a decade, after all, and yet her longevity continues to baffle. She's very much the Stonehenge of Canadian politics: pointless, yet cryptic. Continue reading... G. ELIJAH DANN Why There Should Be No Christian Law Schools Law students and associations across Canada have a bone to pick with Trinity Western University's aspirations to be Canada's first Christian law school. Given that it's controversial and it involves conservative Christians, no surprise it's also about sex. Still less surprise, it's about same-sex. Whenever someone is arguing for something, it's fair and often quite enlightening to look for his or her basic operating assumption. The conservative Christian obsession with homosexuality is no secret, but what exactly is its basis? Continue reading... ELIZABETH MAY I Stand Behind My Tweet Comparing Canada To North Korea This is a larger, more esoteric blog than merely defending my use of North Korea and Canada in the same sentence. But, okay, I am also defending my use of North Korea and Canada in the same sentence. The analogy is that in one context only -- global environmental treaties -- Canada is acting rogue, and since North Korea is the most shocking example of a rogue state, the analogy is to North Korea. Given the challenges of Twitter, I think saying Canada is the North Korea of environmental treaties captures it very well. Not literally true in any respect. But as an analogy, it explains just how shocking Stephen Harper's actions really are. Continue reading... ROBERT WAITE Why Trudeau Attack Ads Are a Waste of Time It is that very fact that Trudeau's lack of a steely edge -- that will cause attack ads against him to fail to do what they are designed to do. Instead, they will boomerang, fostering sympathy. There may yet be a Trudeau ascendancy. But Harper and the Conservatives would do well to keep their powder dry and their attack ads in the vaults. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here.