OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper is warning that Europe is running out of time to fix its debt problems, but his government has prepared "contingency plans" just in case Canada is forced to contend with a second global recession. BLOG POSTS  | Kevin Grandia: Veniez: I See Your Tar Sands and Raise You These Photos
On the surface, a call for reason sounds good when dealing with the tar sands, but it comes at a great cost to the environment where irreparable damage is being inflicted everyday. Unreasonable things are happening in Canada's North, and it's not talk that's going to solve these massive problems. |  | Keith Beardsley: Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Summer Politics
It is June; summer is here, although Ottawa's weather might make you doubt that. Outside of media-types and pundits, are Canadians breathlessly debating whether or not Bob Rae should break his previous commitment and run for the Liberal leadership? Somehow which brand of mustard to use on your hot dog or hamburger takes on more importance than the leadership of the third struggling party. |  | Rick Lash: How to Win Votes and Influence Protestors
Whether you support them or not, Quebec students are giving us all a valuable lesson in leadership. When Quebec Premier Jean Charest announced relatively small increases in tuition fees, he was speaking from the head. When Quebec students responded by boycotting classes and taking to the streets, they were reacting from the heart. |  | Glen Pearson: Why I'll Never Forget Meeting the Queen
The train had stopped right in the middle of the road and the crowd went crazy as she emerged. To our amazement, she walked down the metal stairs and approached the crowd -- right at the spot where we stood. "Well, aren't you a fine young man," she offered graciously. In many ways, I wish every politician and civil servant was just like that -- gracious, understanding of their importance to the greater good and cognizant of the fact that one slip-up could lose the public trust. That is why she is still loved and respected today, despite her great wealth and the controversy that often surrounds her. |  | Roger Covin, Ph.D: Is Magnotta Really So Different From Other Reality "Stars?"
Luka Magnotta was apprehended in an internet café while reading about himself on the internet. What must it have felt like to finally see himself all over the internet and on the cover of every major newspaper after spending a significant portion of his life grasping desperately at fame? It has been practically commonplace to watch people so obsessed with attention they would do anything to get on T.V. There is an almost perfect storm of factors that make committing a crime for fame an appealing option for those with certain personality disorders. | | MOST POPULAR ON HUFFINGTONPOST.CA |
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