Canada

Advocates of single-payer health care, a government-run alternative to private health insurance, had their voices heard in Congress on Wednesday, but Republicans are railing against the idea.
Minnesota’s John Kline, the ranking Republican on the House Education and Labor Committee’s subcommittee on health, employment, labor and pensions, said that Canadians are crossing the border to access [...]

Local hip-hop act Atmosphere canceled a show in Toronto tonight after Canada apparently banned their entry into the country. A message on the group’s Facebook page last night says the show was scrapped “due to an immigration issue.”

Their publicists released a short and vague announcement: “Attention Canadians! Tonight’s Atmosphere performance in Toronto at the Opera [...]

A slap in the face for Gutknecht and Pawlenty?

OR:

If you can’t find any terrorists, go after the citizens

To their credit, both Rep. Gil Gutknecht and Gov. Tim Pawlenty have championed legalized drug importation from Canada. Apparently, the feds haven’t gotten the message, as a Madison Lake man recently received “an ominous letter from Homeland Security [...]