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Justin Trudeau supports doctor-assisted death ruling because of his experience with his father Justin Trudeau says he personally believes the Supreme Court of Canada was right to strike down the ban on doctor-assisted death. The Liberal leader says his own view is based on his experience when...

The Regressive Conservatives 'Regressive’ TFSA plan would cost Ottawa billions Parliamentary Budget Officer Jean-Denis Fréchette says the Conservative government’s plan to double the contribution limit for tax-free savings accounts would cost Ottawa and the provinces billions in revenue. In...

...but how will we keep everyone scared now!?!? EBOLA ISIS is losing To understand what's happening in the Middle East today, you need to appreciate one fundamental fact: ISIS is losing its war for the Middle East. This may seem hard to believe: in Iraq and Syria, the group still holds a...

Alberta’s climate-change fund tackles cattle and crop greenhouse gas emissions EDMONTON - Alberta’s climate-change fund is supporting seven projects with $3.2 million aimed at curtailing greenhouse-gas emissions from biological sources like cattle. The Climate Change and Emissions Management...

Of course he had to quote that hyperbolic Benjamin Franklin expression. Ralph Nader: Stephen Harper is selling the politics of fear A former candidate for the U.S. presidency has come down hard on the Canadian government's new anti-terrorism bill, calling it a crass effort to "sell the...

...unlike that socialist country, Norway.... Alberta squandered oil wealth with big spending, Fraser Institute says In the next week, Alberta will release its third-quarter fiscal update. It's not going to be pretty. Premier Jim Prentice says the drop in energy prices, particularly for oil...

Roach & Forcese: The government’s new speech crime could undermine its anti-terror strategy The government wants to jail people who by speaking, writing, recording, gesturing or, through other visible representations, knowingly advocate or promote the commission of “terrorism offences in...

Canada's Oil Industry ‘In Near-Death Condition,' Russian State-Owned Rosneft Says "In Canada the [oil] industry is in a near-death condition,” Rosneft spokesperson Mikhail Leontiev told the Russian News Service, as quoted at the Moscow Times. “This was sanctions against the departed, and I...

And if so.. Justin Trudeau accuses Conservatives of cutting funding to federal vaccination program OTTAWA — Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is accusing the Conservatives of cutting funding to a federal immunization program even as public skepticism about vaccinations was growing. Trudeau’s...

Jason MacDonald leaving Prime Minister's Office 7 months before election Stephen Harper's chief spokesman is leaving the Prime Minister's Office seven months before the official start of the next federal election campaign, a source said Friday. Jason MacDonald, the prime minister's director of...

Look at all dem CEOs Support for Ontario's Leadership on Climate Change February 12, 2015 "Ontario's largest and fastest-growing source of carbon pollution is transportation. Changing that trend will be a challenge, but it's also a tremendous opportunity. Many of the actions Ontario needs to...

Where's Harper? Russia, Ukraine reach ceasefire deal in eastern Ukraine Russia and Ukraine reached a new deal on a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, though even the leaders who negotiated it were downbeat about how far the pact would go towards resolving the 10-month old war that...

My my how the mighty have fallen.. Fossil fuel lobby goes on the attack against divestment movement “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you,” said Mahatma Gandhi. The climate change campaign to divest from fossil fuels seems to be moving through those stages at...

No **** captain obvious. White House: Climate Change Threatens More Americans Than Terrorism February 10, 2015 White House press secretary Josh Earnest said on Tuesday that President Obama believes that climate change affects far more Americans than terrorism does. "There are many more...

WOW Must read!!!! Why Do Many Reasonable People Doubt Science? We live in an age when all manner of scientific knowledge—from climate change to vaccinations—faces furious opposition. Some even have doubts about the moon landing. By Joel Achenbach Photographs by Richard Barnes There’s a...

Australia's record 2013 heat 'virtually impossible' without climate change, says report Tuesday, February 10, 2015, 8:52 AM - If you're looking for irrefutable proof of the effects of global warming and climate change, a new report points directly at the record heat Australians suffered through...

First the unanimous ruling on the right to die and now this. Couldn't be a better week for politics. Trudeau announces carbon-pricing plan if Liberals win election Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau has vowed to pursue a national carbon pricing plan to combat climate change if he becomes...

Doctor-assisted suicide allowed by Supreme Court in specific cases People with grievous and irremediable medical conditions should have the right to ask a doctor to help them die, Canada's highest court says in a unanimous ruling. The Supreme Court of Canada says a law that makes it illegal...

So much for transparency, eh? NDP avoids questions on satellite office spending, $2.75M owed NDP MPs are dodging media questions after the Board of Internal Economy announced they will have to repay a total of $2.75 million used to staff the party’s satellite offices. When reporters tried...

Shocking It might seem unethical but someone has to get rich fighting climate change Is 2015 the year when the world will finally decide on a major new global agreement on climate change? Pundits are beginning to put their cases as to whether the Paris summit in December will “save the...