Category: Politics

CPC, Wildrose, CBC line up to cut ties to Flanagan

Categories: Community, Canada, Politics

Tags: Canada, Community, Politics, Storify, Twitter

flanagan-youtube-220.jpgOrganizations with ties to former Harper senior adviser Tom Flanagan, including Alberta's Wildrose Alliance Party and the CBC, are distancing themselves from the politics professor after his comments on child pornography last night.

Boeing's bid to replace CF-18s gets CBCNews.ca readers talking

Categories: Canada, Community, Politics

Tags: CBC, Community, Community Reaction

Super HornetTerry Milewski's look at the Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet, now emerging as a rival to the Lockheed Martin F-35 as the Canadian Forces' replacement for its aging CF-18s, really got the CBC Community talking.

Are they EI 'targets' or fraud 'quotas'? CBCNews.ca readers have some thoughts on that.

Categories: Community, Politics

Tags: Community, Community Reaction, Politics

FinleyOur stories on employment insurance reforms and fraud investigations have been some of the most commented-upon recently.

Members of the CBC Community said that Human Resources Minister Diane Finley was quibbling when she clarified that fraud investigators have "targets," not "quotas." 

CBCNews.ca readers pose own questions about Office of Religious Freedom

Categories: Community, Politics

Tags: Canada, Community, Community Reaction, Politics, religion

religion-ambassador-220.jpgStephen Harper named Andrew Bennett, a 40-year-old Catholic and academic, as the first head of the new Office of Religious Freedom yesterday.

We posted an article this morning addressing some of the questions that Bennett's appointment has raised. In the comments on our stories, the CBC Community is asking questions of their own. 

Is Canada too soft on child sexual abuse?

Categories: Canada, Politics

Tags: Canada, Community

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The conservative government is making it a priority in 2013 to toughen punishment dealt to sexual predators who target children under the age of 16.

Should Canada be tougher on those who commit sexual offences against children?

Will you miss Canada's penny?

Categories: Canada, Community, Politics

Tags: Canada, money, Politics, POV

pi-penny-hands.jpgStarting Monday, the Royal Canadian Mint will no longer distribute Canada's one-cent coin to bank and retailers. 

The penny will still be legal currency, but Canadian retailers might not have them to give out in change. Will you miss it?

Should Canada expand its involvement in the Mali conflict?

Categories: Canada, Community, Politics, World

Tags: Canada, Community, Politics, POV, World

Canadian C-17 in MaliCanada's military involvement in the conflict in the West African nation of Mali initially involved a single transport aircraft and its crew to assist in relocating French equipment. CBC News has learned that Canadian special forces are also in Mali protecting Canadian assents.

Should Canada expand its involvement?

Should parents of twins get more parental EI leave?

Categories: Canada, Community, Politics

Tags: Canada, law, parenting, Politics, POV

Parents of twinsCanada's Federal Court has ruled that parents of twins are not entitled to double the parental leave benefits under Employment Insurance.

Do you agree with the decision?

Send us your questions for the federal Liberal leadership candidates

Categories: Politics

SI-LibLeaders_220.jpgThe Liberal Party of Canada is set to elect a new leader on April 14. Between now and then, each of candidates will be joining us on CBC News Network to talk about why they want to lead the party and how they believe they can rebuild the party. Do you have a question for one or more of the candidates?  We want to hear from you.

lupe-fiasco-cp-220.jpgRapper Lupe Fiasco was kicked off stage at a Sunday night party in Washington, D.C., celebrating Barack Obama's second inauguration after a repetitive 40-minute set criticizing the president.