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Paul Adams proposes seats for aboriginals in the House of Commons.

NDP MP Sana Hassainia proposes increasing EI for parents who have twins and triplets.

Former Liberal MP Omar Alghabra proposes an association of politicians dedicated to accountability.

Mike Moffatt considers a pop tax.

NDP MP Mike Sullivan proposes a stolen cellphone registry.

David Mitchell suggests Parliament should become a travelling road show once Centre Block is closed for renovations.

Jack Layton pitches Senate reforms.

Mike Moffatt considers how much it would cost to increase the lithium levels in drinking water, and how much might be gained as a result.

Windsor city council is voting by email.

Further to the guaranteed income discussion, there is what Brazil has done to great success.

At some point I decided I could use this tiny corner of the Internet to create the sort of op-ed page I’d like to read—filled with people like Stephen Gordon, Eric Grenier, Alison Loat, Mike Moffatt, Alex Himelfarb, Rob Silver, David Eaves, Taylor Owen, Brian Topp, Bruce Anderson and all the other names that have turned up here these last few years. Smart people—far smarter than I—with smart things to say about serious matters.