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Let's face it. Some Canadians might happen to possess skills that are in high demand abroad but not in Canada, just as there may be foreigners with skills in high demand in Canada but not in their home country. Do you think establishing common labour agreements making it possible for Canadians...

Would an ELLT (Education, Language, Labour, and Trade) treaty benefit Canada's indigenous peoples economically and culturally? Essentially, the idea would be that, aside from the requirement to conform to the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, no First Nation would be...

Is it just me or have we all forgotten that prior to the surprise Russian invasion of Crimea, Western politicians were going to Ukraine to show support for protesters trying violently to overthrow the legitimate government of the country? Did the ukraine government use excessive force against...

I have a question concerning resolutions. I've noticed over the years that local, provincial, and federal governments rarely make use of resolutions; I'm guessing it's probably because they have no legal force. It would seem to me though that just because a resolution has no legal force, it...

Nasa-funded study: industrial civilisation headed for 'irreversible collapse'? | Nafeez Ahmed | Environment | theguardian.com Pretty worrying find. But forbid we should raise the price of gas?

This seems to be a diplomatic coup on Russia's part. Essentially, if we oppose the referendum, Russia and Crimeans will accuse the West of being anti-democratic, of being against the will of the people. If Crimea joins Russia and we fight to reseparate it, then we're fighting against the will of...

Yahoo News Canada - Latest News & Headlines I'd place at least the following conditions on this: 1. The governments of Canada and Quebec must eliminate their respective debts before Quebec can separate while sharing a common currency, 2. The Bank of... er... the Canadas?... would adopt a...

Israeli settlements also face pressure from within : Stltoday Interesting.

Yahoo News Canada - Latest News & Headlines Just wait till the indigenous peoples of Quebec hold their own referenda in response. Quebec (and maybe Canada) would look like Swiss cheese by the end of the process.

TSX tumbles 209 points; weak manufacturing data adds to emerging market concerns - Yahoo Finance Canada Buyers' market! Too bad. I was thinking recently of quitting my job and working full time on a project I'd been working on and seem to never have enough time to work on. But now that this...

Simple question here. Are Sections 29 and 16 to 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms just a grab for entitlements from Canada's religious and ethnic majorities?

I remember asking this question when the Canadian employment rate was much better than that of the US, in anticipation of the fact that things chance. Many opposed the idea as ridiculous since the US had a much higher unemployment rate than Canada did. Now that it appears the situation may end...

I was mulling the concept of a 'virtual' party recently. In short, it would be an online website presenting itself as a hypothetical political party which would give honorary membership to candidates in an election who meet the stated objective standards of this hypothetical party (i.e. who...

Yahoo News Canada - Latest News & Headlines For Canada to allow the US to spy on our G20 partners makes Canada complicit. I would not be surprised if there was some information-sharing agreement between us. Way to tarnish Canada's reputation even more. And no, I'm not pointing the finger at...

Canadian banks to be compelled to share clients' info with U.S - Yahoo Finance Canada Extraterritoriality, plain and simple. I'm not usually for *** for tat responses, but in this case, if the US insists on applying extraterritoriality laws against Canada, then I say reciprocate against the...

NSA leaks on Canadian surveillance coming, Greenwald says - World - CBC News Now this will be interesting.

Yahoo News Canada - Latest News & Headlines Good ideas overall. Your thoughts?