| After almost 24 hours of bobbing up and down in their seats for votes on the government's budget bill, there's no doubt Conservatives MPs are tired. BLOG POSTS  | Peter Worthington: Canada Has No Place in Syria's Not-So-Civil War
Now that the UN has finally acknowledged that Syria is in a "full blown civil war," it's even more reason why we of the Western alliance should stay out of it. Harsh as it may seem, intervention would be a mistake. If we (meaning Western democracies) entered the fray, it'll be war by proxy and wouldn't curb bloodshed, but spread it. |  | Conrad Black: Like Bad Wine, U.S. Foreign Policy Gets Worse With Time
We now see every week the crumbling of foreign policy of the United States. The War on Terror was not without mistakes, but the War on Drugs has been a disaster in every respect. Only 20 years ago, the U.S. bestrode the world, the only super power, strong by any measurement. Today it is quavering, waffling, semi-bankrupt, lurching from one mistaken and often hypocritical policy to the next. |  | Semra Sevi: Will The Female Bob Rae Please Stand Up?
Bob Rae's decision not to seek the position of permanent leader of the Liberal Party was a dignified one. But now the way forward for the Liberal Party is to rebuild in the best possible way. It's time to end the old boys' club mentality. Liberals are given an opportunity to show this to Canada by breaking down barriers for women in politics. |  | Kevin Grandia: Canadian Symbols Soaking in Oil
 A local resident living in the middle of the latest oil spill to hit Northern Alberta told reporters that "[his] greatest fear is that this [oil spill] is going to be forgotten." I share that fear with this resident. It is a fear that each of these spills is happening and being forgotten -- labelled as an isolated incident and not the epidemic it has become. In this latest spill that dumped between 160,000 and half a million litres of oil into Red Deer River, there is a little victim that is unforgettable. |  | Nick Van der Graaf: Police Should Serve and Protect... Our Charter Rights
In a truly democratic culture, the police officers from the G20 would have simply refused to take part in a mass violation of citizens' rights. They would not have kettled people in the rain, and they would not have snarled and sniggered at the hundreds of detainees -- you know, Canadian citizens -- shoved in cages for no good purpose at all. The sooner the authorities realize this, the better for everyone concerned. | | MOST POPULAR ON HUFFINGTONPOST.CA |
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