The Canadian Government has confirmed it will challenge a Federal Court of Appeal decision that quashed its attempts to ban face coverings at citizenship ceremonies. A one line statement has been released by Immigration Minister Chris Alexander has issued a terse, one-line statement saying the government will seek leave to appeal the case to the Supreme Court of Canada. Back in 2008, 29-year-old Muslim Zunera Ishaq of Pakistan, refused to take part in a citizenship ceremony because she would...

Canadian author and social activist Naomi Klein is pushing a new plan for the future that she and others are calling the 'Leap Manifesto'. A list of notable Canadians have signed this decree, including prominent NDPers, David Suzuki, Pamela Anderson, Tegan and Sara, Leslie Feist, Hassan Yussuf, Roy McMurtry, Ellen Page, Rachel McAdams, Sarah Polley, Donald Sutherland, Neil Young (who just recently sold his Hawaiian mansion for $25 million), Robert Bateman, and, well, the list goes. The Leap...