| Stephen Harper celebrated St-Jean-Baptiste Day in Quebec last weekend as part of a new campaign to woo Quebecers. But there is little to suggest that voters in the province are susceptible to the Prime Minister's charms. BLOG POSTS  | Bud Sambasivam: Spanking Iran Won't Get Canada Far
Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister recently convened ambassadors in Ottawa and pressed for an aggressive stance against Iran. The West's threat of military intervention in Iran is akin to spanking your child while yelling, "Don't hit others!" Canada needs to influence its allies with a "do what we do" approach. |  | Christopher Sands: Has Obama Really "Lost Canada"?
This morning after I'd read an article in Foreign Affairs entitled "How Obama Lost Canada." Canada? Lost? Really? The authors' view that the Obama administration has alienated Canada through its neglect of Canadian priorities seems overly defeatist. It is undeniable that Canada has not got everything it has asked for from the Obama administration, but relations between Canada and the United States are not that bad. |  | Bernie Farber: The Doctor Who Risked His Reputation to Oppose Bill C-31
On Monday, Cabinet Minister Joe Oliver made a federal funding announcement at Toronto General Hospital. However, within minutes of Minister Oliver taking the podium, something truly exceptional occurred; emergency room doctor Chris Keefer walked boldly up to the front of the room. Despite attempts by a hospital administrator to shut down Keefer's interruption, he nonetheless persisted. What could have moved Dr. Keefer to step so far out of his comfort zone and take such aggressive action? On June 26, bill C-31, alongside suggested cuts to refugees' health care, will have final reading in the Senate. Under the new federal rules, those claiming refugee status in Canada will lose access to life-saving drugs. |  | Hassan Arif: Conservatives Take a Sharp Right Turn
While there are notable differences between the Canadian Conservatives and U.S. Tea Party Republicans, both nonetheless represent a new brand of conservatism that make predecessors seem like moderates (or even progressives). |  | Valerie Keefe: Danielle Smith and the Trouble with Trans Medicine in Alberta
Danielle Smith came out against Alberta Health Insurance funding genital reconstruction surgery. She said it was because she didn't want vital resources spent on elective medicine when there was important care to be paid for. But currently, a trans person expressing a need for hormone replacement therapy, has a very long -- and difficult -- road ahead of them. | | MOST POPULAR ON HUFFINGTONPOST.CA |
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