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France's Sarkozy reaches out to far-right voters Paris (CNN) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy courted far-right voters Monday in advance of a May 6 runoff against Socialist Francois Hollande, who won the most support in the first round of France's presidential elections. Sarkozy said he...

NDP's 'Vegas' MP plans to run again Spend a day with rookie NDP MP Ruth Ellen Brosseau and witness the degree to which someone's life can change in 12 months. It was a year ago this week that Brosseau was making regular phone calls home from Las Vegas, where she was celebrating her...

God bless the Charter!!! Oh wait, this is Quebec. Quebec court backs gun registry, sets stage for federal legal battle MONTREAL — The province’s gun-control advocates were buoyed Friday by a strongly worded Quebec Superior Court judgment that recognized the recently abolished long-gun...

Harper quietly holds face-to-face talks with Chinese propaganda chief One of China’s most powerful figures slipped into Ottawa unannounced. Unless you were watching Chinese TV. Li Changchun is ranked No. 5 in the Chinese hierarchy, one of the nine members of the Standing Committee of the...

NDP clarifies Mulcair stance on marijuana NDP leader doesn't believe jail sentence is appropriate for having small amount of the drug, party says The New Democratic Party is trying to clear the air on leader Tom Mulcair's position on pot after the Young Liberals, hoping to score with younger...

Door still too closed on open government OTTAWA — Some members of a high-level panel struck by the Conservatives to offer advice on increasing transparency in government say a recently-released open-door plan doesn't go far enough. And at least one advocacy group continues to urge the...

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms at 30 Thirty years ago, on April 17, 1982, Queen Elizabeth, sitting under a wet and gloomy sky in front of Canada’s Parliament Buildings, proclaimed in force the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms — a key element of the new Constitution Act...

Harper government to overhaul environmental oversight The Harper government is about to dramatically shrink the federal oversight of proposed natural resource developments, handing over environmental reviews for many projects to the provinces and cutting back the number of smaller...

Liberals call crucial budget vote for April 24; no deal with NDP yet TORONTO - The fate of Ontario's minority Liberal government will be put to the test next week. The legislature will hold a high-stakes vote on the budget April 24. It will be a nail biter, as the minority Liberals could be...

Ottawa axes rehabilitation program for prison ‘lifers’ Convicted murderers are among the ranks of federal workers losing their jobs through budget cuts. The Globe and Mail has learned that one of the many federal programs that will be cut in its entirety is LifeLine, a program aimed at...

Classy guy to go into so much detail. Shows quite the contrast to some other politicians who are always in the hot seat. -- NDP MP Pat Martin offers thorough, absolute apology to robocall company RackNine over fraud allegations OTTAWA — Outspoken New Democrat MP Pat Martin gave on Monday an...

Softening tone, Harper concedes drug war ‘is not working’ Something is just not working with the way the hemisphere has tackled powerful and violent drug traffickers, Prime Minister Stephen Harper acknowledged Sunday as he wrapped up a meeting with the leaders of the Americas. It was the...

Norway killer Breivik admits killing 77 but pleads not guilty Anders Behring Breivik has admitted to the July 22, 2011 attacks The right-wing fanatic behind a bomb-and-shooting massacre that killed 77 people in Norway admitted to the "acts" on Monday but pleaded not guilty to criminal...

I'm surprised the econohoes aren't given this issue more credence, especially when we're falling behind the times on trade. Free Trade vs. Fair Trade Free trade refers to a general openness to exchange goods and information between and among nations with few-to-no barriers-to-trade. Fair...

Most would not trade rights to fight terror A new survey marking this week's 30th anniversary of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms shows Canadians remain largely - but far from unanimously - resistant to surrendering certain rights in the name of reducing the threat of terrorism. Close to...

Budget cuts to Environment Canada mean fewer left to clean up the mess The unit at Environment Canada that responds to oil-spill emergencies will be dramatically scaled back and most of its regional offices will be closed to meet the cost-cutting demands of the federal government. “My...

Yes. And so is your claim about the peer review process.

You guys are parroting a discredited article from 2010. You both can sit down now and find another witch to burn. You've lost this one.

Him and cap'n have made their critical error on this very page. We've known for years they lacked credibility, but a blunder like this is a keeper.

Too goddamn easy. UN scientist refutes Daily Mail claim he said Himalayan glacier error was politically motivated What's next, you're going to quote Op Ed's from The Sun on climate change now? It took me 3 seconds to completely discredit your FUD. Do some ****ing homework and check your...