The NDP wave has already swept across Quebec, and B.C. may be the next province to succumb to the Orange Crush. BLOG POSTS | Glen Pearson: Why is Our Public Discourse Aping Shock Jock Talk Radio? I was in a meeting recently in which an MP accused the government and Stephen Harper of being "evil" and "the enemy." I have heard the Prime Minister use that language himself on more than one occasion. The hurling of insults across the aisle of Parliament has now become a pandemic -- no respect, no dignity, no results. | | Zach Paikin: Step Aside, Grandpa, You're Ruining the Party Many members of the elder generation have the unmitigated gall -- or better put, the chutzpah -- to tell those of my generation that they're "too young" to run for positions of political leadership, even though my generation seeks to clean up the mess that they made -- a mess that will affect my generation but not theirs. | | Moira Fraser: Unpaid Family and Friends Who Care for Our Disabled and Older People Should Get the Support They Need Today we're launching our new charity for carers. Carers Trust has been set up to make sure people know that if you're a carer, you should get the support you need, and also (gasp!) YOU are also entitled to a life and a break. | | Geoff Heinricks: Lord Black is Worth Importing I have no reservation about saying I'm glad he's back in the country. With Conrad Black's return we have one of our own to obsess over, a person with real world accomplishments and who speaks a far more amusing variant of English. I'm just grateful we have a domestic entity worth the breath and energy we're expending. | | Noam Chomsky: Plutonomy and the Precariat The Occupy movement has been an extremely exciting development. If the bonds and associations it has established can be sustained through a long, dark period ahead -- because victory won't come quickly -- it could prove a significant moment in American history. | | MOST POPULAR ON HUFFINGTONPOST.CA |
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