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With Russia's annexation of Crimea and consequently the sanctions against the Federation appearing to be of an indefinite duration, long-term economic sanctions with no end in sight harm not only the Russian Federation itself but the world economy as a whole, including even Ukrain's that one...

I'll admit that I like Russia's style. Soft-spoken, friendly, competent, trustworthy, respectful of international law (or can at least overwhelmingly win a referendum when it doesn't), and doesn't fight a war it doesn't know with certainty beforehand that it can win efficiently.

https://www.change.org/p/to-stephen-harper-deaf-canadians-matter http://www.cbc.ca/m/news/topstories/sign-language-mansbridge-1x1-1.3273832 How is it that the US has already passed such an Act and Canada hasn't? This is far more fundamental than the question of whether the Government should...

For me, First choice: Cut public media funding altogether: its present content is too similar to that provided by the available private media, making it too redundant. Second choice: If the government refuses to cut public media funding altogether, then convert it to media vouchers that...

Étant donné que les politiques fédérales de l’emballage et l’étiquetage et des médias publics actuelles donnent l’avantage aux membres des « deux peuples fondateurs » dans l’accès aux ressources économiques des industries concernés au détriment des communautés linguistiques sourdes, autochtones...

http://www.cbc.ca/m/news/canada/topstories/zunera-ishaq-niqab-ban-citizenship-oath-1.3257762 ... or so the CBC claims. How can we be sure someone else did not step in for her? :)

I voted for my local NDP candidate. I crossed out her party name underneath and hope it doesn't spoil the ballot but won't be bothered too much if it does. I hesitated at first sinse I was unaware there was an independent candidate on the list. I did some quick online research and could find...

Law prof claims Tory candidate told him to renounce his heritage over citizenship law concern - Edmonton - CBC News All I can say is if you're going to vote for any candidate of any party, make sure you know what kind of person he is. Don't forget, you'll be voting for the person who'll be...

I'm aware of non-Muslim women who wear the headscarf for esthetic reasons. I'm also aware of at least one non-Muslim woman in the US who chose to start to wear the headscarf after being raped, believing that its symbolic significance might deter future predators from her. Though I am unaware of...

What party would you most trust to revise the Constitution? I was tempted to vote Libertarian, but then it would really depend on the individual candidates in each riding, so I chose other answer. But if I had to choose a party, maybe Libertarian as a first choice.

Should working or studying in Canada without a visa be a criminal offence? Right now, working or studying in Canada without a visa is not considered to be a criminal offence. It merely involves deporting a person and preventing him from returning to Canada for a year. Not making it a criminal...

A competent BQ candidate a good libertarian choice in Quebec in the absence of a competent Libertarian candidate? To clarify, I'm not necessarily a sovereignist. However there is one policy area on which the Bloc Québécois is more fiscally conservative than any of the major federalist parties...

News in the last few months has revealed the Vancouver transit authority breaking its ties with the CBSA, the Ontario Ministry of Transportation breaking its ties with the CBSA, NGO's increasing pressure on the police to break their ties with the CBSA, and Lawyers criticizing the CBSA for...

Was Jean Chrétien not the one who had written the infamous Indian Policy of 1969 at height of the Sixties Scoop? Did the Oka Crisis not erupt under his watch?

http://www.cbc.ca/m/news/topstories/conservatives-flyers-survey-refugees-1.3217603 If only the CPC had some vestige of the Christian spirit left in it. Alas!

Why we need this law to ensure all the guarantees necessary for our defence. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 11 (1) states: "Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has...

Given how little difference there actually is between public and private media in Canada today, how would you reduce the redundancies between the two? I could see a few possible solutions: 1. Cut public media funding altogether. 2. Shift funding from English and French to sign...

How to regulate the online advertizing of sexual services. I think we can draw a parallel between purchasing sexual services and consuming alcohol. Given the harm alcohol can cause, one can make a rational case for its prohibition in principle, presumably if the prohibition were reasonably...

Why do we ignore no-to-low-cost strategies to promote reconciliation with Canada's indigenous peoples? With on-reserve schools being funded from $2,000 to $3,000 less per child than comparable off-reserve schools, many indigenous children speaking a mother tongue that is fundamentally different...

Why adultery should be a fineable offence. It may seem strange at first read, but I believe one can make a strong case for making adultery a fineable offence with a few caveats. Imagine if adultery were a fineable offence with the fine doubling for each repeat offence but the police being...