Episode 06 - A Commissioner for the Commissioner

Topics Covered:Throne Speech: Liberals ready to play chicken, NDP and Bloc likely not to get in on bluff.Afghanistan: Religion trumps human rights, Grappling with our military's dialectical composition of peacekeepers and warriors.Integrity Commissioner: Harper set to announce new office to handle whistleblowers, Alan Cutler forerunner for commissioner position, Ethics Commissioner's blunder raises questions of whether new office will be subject to the Privacy Act.Ongoing Grit Saga: Ignatieff set to throw his hat in the ring and square off against Ashley MacIsaac et al, Liberals reexamine party principals through renewal commission.Relevant Links:Convert in Afghanistan faces death penaltyNew Office of the Integrity CommissionerShapiro's office exempt from Privacy ActDr. Ignatieff set to runWatch-out for longshot candidate in leadership raceLiberals launch renewal commission