| She calls it a "transparent plan for gerrymandering."
He calls it smart politics.
BLOG POSTS  | Peter Worthington: Harper, Where's Bev Oda's Pink Slip?
Whatever her other talents, cabinet minister Bev Oda has a casual, socialistic preference to spend public money -- and to apologize only when caught. She is so prone to stumble into scandals that you'd think a politician with judgement as shrewd as the Prime Minister would have relegated her to the back benches long ago. |  | Andrea Horwath: It's Not Just About Being a "Pitbull With Lipstick"
Over the last three years as leader of the Ontario NDP, I've learned that being a woman in politics carries all the challenges of leadership and then some. I've learned not to dwell on double standards even when I'm asked about my outfits or my hair. It means walking a fine line, and speaking out even when some would prefer I stay in my place. When I spoke to the press on budget day, one journalist scratched his head and said reserving my judgment, taking my time, and asking people what they think seemed like a politician's way of avoiding an issue. I told him it was a woman's way of confronting a problem. |  | Qais Ghanem, MD: Would You Vote if $25 Was on the Line?
Here in Canada, voter turnout at the federal level has been declining since the late 1980s and is now just over 60 per cent. There are those who would object to mandatory voting, on the principle of allowing people a free choice. But is it conceivable that a fine poses such a significant threat that it can produce such wonderful results? |  | Supriya Dwivedi: "Maple Spring?" Seriously, Students?!
Once again, the boycotting students took to the streets of Montreal last night in protest of tuition hikes. Once again, Montrealers are subject to broken glass and a shattered downtown core. And once again, the student leaders of the organization refuse to take any responsibility or action for what they have unleashed on our beautiful city. |  | Anthony Morgan: Our Health Minister Plays Race Card, Democracy Loses
After being asked a question about cuts to the aboriginal community, the Health Minister responded the line of questioning was "unacceptable." If we take seriously the logic underlying this reaction, we are forbidden to question the Minister on her decisions related to aboriginal communities, merely because she is an aboriginal person herself. | | MOST POPULAR ON HUFFINGTONPOST.CA |
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