| BLOG POSTS  | Dave Kaufman: I'm Not a Quebec Protester, But Police Assaulted Me Anyway
On Tuesday evening, just before midnight, I was assaulted by a police officer. No warning, no explanation, just a swift swing of a nightstick to the back of my leg. The officer chasing after me threw me into a parked van. I bounced off it and started to run up the block, towards the officer, who had chased my colleague and was holding his ground on the corner. I am not a student, I don't wear a red square, and I am not on strike. This is Montreal under Bill 78. |  | Irwin Cotler: Iranian Negotiations Could Be Explosive
Negotiations over Iran's nuclear program between Iran and six major powers began Wednesday. Given the Iranian pattern of denial, deception, and delay, the whole while uranium continues to be enriched and centrifuges continue to spin, only a verifiable abandonment by Iran of its nuclear weapons pursuits will suffice. |  | Omar Alghabra: Mulcair's Misdiagnosis of Dutch "Disease" Won't Help our Economy
Thomas Mulcair's prescription is to make "polluters pay" and that the natural resources industry should fully account for its pollution. And then what? How is that going to reduce pressure on the dollar? How does that help other industries? Does he want to implement a selective "polluter pays" policy that target only the natural resources sector and exclude the manufacturing sector? |  | Larry Rousseau: No, The Student Protest Is Not Just About Tuition
Contrary to what is claimed repeatedly in the mainstream press, students are not saying that they should not pay their "fair share" for education and let the province sink into debt. In the context of the strike, where one stands on the above public financing options is certainly important, but it is ultimately of secondary significance. What is more more significant is that the strikes have created an opportunity for a mainstream debate not only in Quebec, but across Canada, about what the responsibilities of large corporations and the wealthy in society must be. |  | Arianna Huffington: The Inspirationals: Jeff Skoll, Doubling Down on the Things That Work
The Edmonton Journal recently called Jeff Skoll "the greatest Canadian you've never heard of." But, in fact, Skoll, beyond being the first president of eBay, has been a pioneer in the world of cutting edge philanthropy. Today, he is being presented with Canada's highest civilian honor, the Order of Canada, for his wide-ranging philanthropic work. The Order, which will be presented by Governor-General David Johnston, carries the motto Desiderantes Meliorem Patriam ("They desire a better country"). This fits Skoll, but only to a degree. He has gone far beyond merely desiring a better country, and indeed a better world, to empowering people to achieve solutions everywhere in the world. Here is my interview with him -- a man who fits perfectly in our Inspirationals series, combining, as he does, an audacious vision, an innovative mind, and a deeply empathetic heart. | | MOST POPULAR ON HUFFINGTONPOST.CA |
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