A wise Canada will understand that it cannot rely forever on the incompetence or poverty of its opponents.

One that may work well for the shareholders of world, but not for the rest of us.

The Canadian Crown Attorneys Association say the crime agenda will have a negative impact on public safety.

If Trudeau wanted to show that he’s his own man, and separate himself from the ever-present shadow of his father, he certainly accomplished that in his actions this week.

The main idea behind the open innovation business model is that in a world of easily-accessible and widely-distributed knowledge, many companies can no longer afford to rely exclusively on their own research. Instead, they should be encouraged to buy or license inventions or technology from other companies.

With the return of majority government in Ottawa, however, the media can and should focus more on issues that matter and ignore irrelevant horse-race numbers. With 1,337 days before the next scheduled federal election, the public deserves as much.

In fact, it’s not even clear that we need to make any change, if the concern is fiscal sustainability.

Mental disorders are a leading cause of disability in Canada and represent a significant burden that is estimated to cost the Canadian economy tens of billions of dollars per year.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper is right to point out that in order to ensure the sustainability of social programs, difficult austerity measures might be needed well in advance of a potential tipping point. But the optics were terrible.

With the right approach, the right tactics and the right level of commitment, we can regain our position as one of the world’s economic powerhouses.

It is hard to see how such a badly-managed and inadequate review process will be able to produce useful, constructive recommendations on such an important law.

Disabled veterans will never feel justice has been truly served under the current composition of the VRAB, nor will justice be served until each tribunal possesses someone with relevant military experience and the ability to effectively communicate/provide advice based on his/her experience of the rigors of war/peace.

Veterans need to shed their well-indoctrinated sense of loyalty and sacrifice to a government system that has neither shown them loyalty at the senior levels nor sacrifice.