Peter MacKay

The emphasis on fundraising will hinder caucus candidates anxious mainly to raise their profiles nationally, or draw attention to pet issues.

With the federal election drawing closer and closer, it seems some civil servants have finally had enough with the Harper government's muzzles.

Under Canada's woefully unfair Extradition Act, the U.S. is seeking a Canadian mother for an alleged violation of a highly problematic custody order, which threatens to pull her family apart.