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Canadian Politics Has Entered Era Of 'Extreme Partisanship': Samara Report By Zi-Ann Lum   ~~   Huffington Post   ~~   0/31/2018 OTTAWA — Politics is ingrained in an era of "extreme partisanship" and unless parliamentarians tone down "anti-democratic" rivalries, public confidence in federal parties will deteriorate, warns a new report by the Samara Centre for Democracy. The Toronto-based non-partisan charity published a report Wednesday titled "The Real House Lives," encouraging parties adopt changes to limit the influence party leaders have over caucus members. The Samara Centre interviewed 54 former MPs from the last Parliament who were swept from office after the Liberals won a majority mandate in 2015. Jane Hilderman, the organization's executive editor, said it was surprising to hear MPs say they saw partisanship intensify in the last Parliament. She said several MPs claimed the relationship between MP and ...

At the age of 18, without parental consent, what legal rights do individuals in British Columbians have?   JANE PHILPOT: " I am proud to stand up for our drug policy that is informed by solid scientific evidence and uses a lens of public health to maximize education and minimize harm " Well it's pretty minimal ... basically you have the right to vote in a Municipal, Provincial, or Federal general election. HOWEVER ... without parental consent ... you must wait until the age of 19 for the following rights as an individual: - to get married - to get a drivers license - to join the Armed Forces - to purchase alcoholic beverages - and to purchase tobacco products As many are aware, this week,   the federal government announced it will be making it legal to purchase Pot (cannabis) by July1st of next year; the wheels are fully engaged to have that happen by that date.   So then, at what age has the Justin Trudeau Liberal governm...

Liberal MP Iqra Khalid - Mississauga-Erin Mills - This coming Thursday (February 16th) Members of Parliament will be voting on a Private Members' Motion from Liberal MP Iqra Khalid (Mississauga-Erin Mills) .  Motion M-103 seems somewhat general in nature on first glance of the title,  " Systemic Racism and Religious Discrimination " ... but NOT once you read the actual text, which in fact instead highlights a very specific religious belief system.   Here is the actual text of the motion: That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: ( a ) recognize the need to quell the increasing public climate of hate and fear; ( b ) condemn Islamophobia and all forms of systemic racism and religious discrimination and take note of House of Commons’ petition e-411 and the issues raised by it; and ( c ) request that the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage undertake a study on how the government could (i) develop a whole-of-government app...