John Baird

There's barely a week left until election day. Whatever the result, Wildrose Leader Brian Jean will play a major role in Alberta politics. Where has the mainstream media been?

John Baird quit to cash in the relationships he made with foreign leaders and dictators. Pretty gross.

Former foreign affairs minister John Baird is now a member of the international advisory board for the mining giant Barrick Gold. What type of "expertise" will Mr. Baird be bringing to Barrick Gold?

The case of Mohamed Fahmy is not the first time the Harper government -- advancing ideological agendas or demonstrating diplomatic deafness -- has left Canadians to the mercies of foreign governments.

If Canada is going to behave like a member of the community of nations we need to walk the walk, and not just talk the talk. And the direction we need to walk right now is away.

Harper could name Jason Kenney, Lisa Raitt or Chris Alexander to Foreign Affairs. How about Julian Fantino, who is, like Baird, from Ontario?

Stephen Harper's Conservatives are working to expand Canadian arms exports and the focus is Middle Eastern monarchies entangled in a great deal of violence.

The Harper government's record on free speech suppression is long and incriminating. And yet it still wants to make hay out of Charlie Hebdo.

Why won't the Harper government allow 100 severely injured children from Gaza to come to Canada for medical care?