On September 28th, Charles McVety's Institute for Canadian Values pushed a proposed curriculum for the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) into the forefront of the Ontario election, with a full-page ad published in the National Post. The ad implied that diversity and anti-bullying education might somehow cause gender confusion for kids who aren't trans. When Post publisher Douglas Kelly released an apology two days later, he acknowledged that the ad "exceeded the bounds of civil discourse...

On Tuesday, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) unveiled a draft budget resolution for 2012. Ryan's program would privatize Medicare and gut Medicaid.