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Liberal MPs stuck around Ottawa on a rareSaturdayto hammer out a plan to sell their recent budget to the public in the coming weeks, but the government also will have to move past the bruising experienced during the health accord negotiations to get the premiers onboard.

To deliveron some of the touchstone pledges of their financial plan, including social housing and child care spaces,Prime Minister Justin Trudeauand Finance MinisterBill Morneau will need provincial and territorial support.

Whenasked if the federal-provincial relationshipwas marred by the Liberal's approach of making individual deals with the provinces on health,MorneautoldCBC'sThe Housethe collaboration is never going to be simple.

"It's always going to be a challenge to work togetherbecause we're not going to have exactly the same view on every single issue," he said.

"They're working to provide really positivesituations for people in their provinces;we're working towards the same goal."

Already some established irritants for the federal government have led to less-than-stellar reviews of the budget.

Quebec came out swinging on Wednesday, saying theLiberals failed to show that they would supportseveral major infrastructure projects.

"We are extremely disappointed and concerned that there's no clear signal in this budget regardingthe great infrastructure projects that are the rapid bus system in Quebec City, the Blue Line of the Montreal Metro and the electric train in Montreal," said Quebec Treasury Board President Pierre Moreauin astatement in French.

Quebec Treasury Board President Pierre Moreau, right, said the 39 Quebec MPs in the Liberal caucus should be speaking in favour of the three major infrastructure projects in Quebec and Montreal not mentioned in the budget. (Radio-Canada)

"If there's a failure, it's on the federal part. They should have been there...but they were not."

Heading into his second day of caucus meetings, Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi responded, saying he has avery strong relationship with Quebec ministers.

"We understand these are their priorities and those are the priorities of our government as well. And we are working closely with them," he said.

"I think Ottawa is the last place you want to have dictating local governments how they make their decisions."

Manitoba PremierBrianPallister, who still hasn't signed a health deal with the federal government, said hewas "not displeased" by the budget's commitment to funding for Indigenous health but said he was disappointed with no additional money to deal with asylum seekers coming to his province.

"Talk of continuing previously announced programs is not recognition of the growing concerns I think many Canadians have about the need for better partnership to protect asylum seekers," he said.

Pallisterhas also repeatedly said he will not continue negotiations with Ottawa until he sees in writing that the threat to remove the $60 million earmarked for the Factory of the Future project is off the table.

Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leave the Prime Minister's office holding copies of the federal budget on Wednesday. (The Canadian Press / Sean Kilpatrick)

A spokesperson for the premier said most files between Ottawa and Manitoba are positive. But, "there are a few more challenging files like health and asylum seekers," wroteOliviaBaldwin-Valainisin anemail.

"On health, we are making progress and look forward to getting back to the negotiating table once we have received formal, written confirmation that the unfortunate linkage to an economic and advanced manufacturing project has been withdrawn," she said.

Manitoba MP Jim Carr had an optimistic interpretation of Pallister's budget review.

"I hear he said what were the words 'not a bad budget.' So I would say that's praise of a kind," he said, heading into caucus.

The budget providedmore details about the government's previously announced $81.2-billion infrastructure plan, including $7 billion over 10 years to create new child-care spaces across the country.The government predicts there could be up to 40,000 new subsidized child-care spaces in the first three years of its national program.

Wednesday's budget included $7 billion over 10 years to create new child-care spaces. (Manitoba Theatre for Young People)

Minister of Families, Children and Social Development Jean-Yves DuclossaidOttawa expects to sign bilateral agreements on child-care with the provinces and territories by the summer.

"Those conversations are now going faster and we look forward to further announcements," he said.

"This is a very collaborative exercise. All provinces and all territories are supportive of the principles that we believe to be important in investments in early learning and child care, principles of quality, principles of affordability, inclusiveness so that all children, wherever they may be, and however they may be living, have the same fair and equal chance of living well and doing well. And the same thing for parents."

The two-day national caucus meeting was the first time all Liberal MPs have met together since more than 100 backbenchers turned against their cabinet colleagues and voted in favour of now-retired Liberal senator Jim Cowan'santi-genetic discrimination bill, a piece of legislation the prime minister himself said was unconstitutional.

On Saturday Trudeausaid his caucus is more united than ever.

"One of the great strengths of the Liberal party is there is always a range of perspectives that allow us to represent the range of perspectives of Canadians."

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On the morning of March 16, a 14-year old girl was allegedly raped by two illegal aliens in a high school bathroom in Rockville, Maryland. One of the alleged rapists, Henry Sanchez-Milian, is an adult, 18 years old, while the other suspect, Jose O. Montano, is 17-years old. They have been charged with first-degree rape and two counts of first-degree sexual offense for allegedly dragging the young girl into the boys bathroom, sexually assaulting her and forcing her to perform sexual acts.

This incident has shocked the nation and exposed the dangers of open borders and lax immigration enforcement. By allowing millions of illegal aliens into this country, the safety of law abiding Americans has been put at risk. Daily, tragic stories are reported of Americans being victimized by illegal aliens. This case is even more disturbing for the victim is an innocent 14-year old girl.

Conditions are so dire that Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, a Republican, said to all parents in his state that their children are potentially at risk. He said, I am not sure I can give assurances that their children will be safe. The Governor expressed his outrage that an 18-year old man was in the same class as 13 and 14-year old girls. He said the status of Sanchez-Milian was not known to the Rockville High School parents.

Hogan also condemned the attitude of public school officials in Montgomery County, Maryland who administer Rockville High School. The Governor said that there was a lack of cooperation and a lack of information from the Montgomery County school system.

Another pressing issue involves the countys sanctuary policies which protect illegal aliens. According to Fox News, in 2016, the county disallowed 63 accused illegal alien criminals from being turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials. Montgomery County is among many sanctuary areas in the country which refuse to work with federal immigration authorities to deport illegal immigrants. Hogan said that the sanctuary policies were a big part of the problem.

Regrettably, the message has not been received by Dr. Jack Smith, the Superintendent of the Montgomery County school district. Instead of focusing solely on the plight of the victim and the safety of children in his district, Smith blasted the response from parents and warned against racist, xenophobic calls and emails. He was upset at the anger directed at his office from parents rightly concerned about the well-being of their children. Sadly, the Superintendent placed his focus on maintaining politically correct sanctuary policies instead of taking corrective action in his district.

In the aftermath of the incident, parents staged protests outside Smiths office and expressed their concerns at a public meeting. Not surprisingly, the major broadcast networks ignored the story, with only Fox News giving it significant coverage.

This tragic incident also highlights the problems of coddling immigrants who illegally cross the border. Sanchez-Milian is from Guatemala and was captured by border patrol agents in August of 2016 at Rio Valley Grande, Texas. Instead of being immediately deported, he was detained for 12 days and eventually released. ICE allowed him to fly to Baltimore, Maryland to live with his father. In the fall, he was enrolled at Rockville High School and only a few months later he is accused of brutalizing and raping a 14-year-old girl who will be traumatized for the rest of her life.

At the time of his ICE release, Sanchez-Milian was ordered to appear before an immigration judge; however, after seven months, the hearing has still not occurred. If he had been deported, this travesty would never have occurred.

His attorney, Andrew Jezic, said that Sanchez-Milian was released because the inflow of illegal immigrants is too great for federal authorities to handle. According to Jezic, Theres been so many people that have come through the border that are underage in the last year, so what happened is that immigration just doesnt have the resources to deal with all of these people coming in.

Jezic believes that the massive influx of illegal immigrants has also caused significant delays in scheduling the court hearings. Thus, in the case of Sanchez-Milian, what should have been handled in short order, has taken more than seven months.

This has resulted in not only a delay in justice, but also a horrific act of violence. It is a sad reminder that forceful action in dealing with illegal immigration is essential for the safety of all Americans, especially those who are most vulnerable, our children.

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Letter to the editor 1:31 p.m. CT March 25, 2017

GREENLEAF - After reading the opinion section of the March 12 newspaper, I had to smile to myself. First, five out of the six letters were very biased, very liberal. Nothing out of the ordinary for the Press-Gazette. The one opinion from Ryan Radue was spot on. Thank you for printing it, Mr. Editor. Please tell me one thing in Radues letter that should not be the goal in every school in the nation.

Regarding the letters by Charles Frisk, Sally Langan, Randall Pouwels, Paul Bartlett and Noah Reif: All I can say to you liberals is run for public office on your opinions. I know you people will say you have to be rich and powerful to run for office. I say no you dont.

Heres how you do it. First, you need to get your election papers, then get the proper number of signatures. Now you are on the ballot. OK, go out in the public, knock on doors, hold town hall meetings. Ask for money to help pay for your campaign.

Second, you need to run on your liberal ideas and opinions. Tell the public you are for bigger government, more regulation, illegal immigration. Let little insignificant countries boss us around. Please, please, please run for office.

Come to think of it, isnt that what Scott Walker and Donald Trump did?

Denis Vanden Heuvel

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Liberals: Put your views before voters - Green Bay Press Gazette

The contest changes, but the result remains the same: Jeremy Corbyns preferred candidate defeated in a parliamentary selection. Afzhal Khan is Labours candidate in the Manchester Gorton by-election and the overwhelming favourite to be the seats next MP.

Although Khan, an MEP, was one of the minority of Labours European MPs to dissent from a letter from the European parliamentary Labour party calling for Jeremy Corbyn to go in the summer of 2016, he backed Andy Burnham and Tom Watson in 2015, and it is widely believed, fairly or unfairly, that Khan had, as one local activist put it, the brains to know which way the wind was blowing rather than being a pukka Corbynite.

For the leaders office, it was a double defeat; their preferred candidate, Sam Wheeler, was kept off the longlist, when the partys Corbynsceptics allied with the partys BAME leadership to draw up an all ethnic minority shortlist, and Yasmine Dar, their back-up option, was narrowly defeated by Khan among members in Manchester Gorton.

But even when the leadership has got its preferred candidate to the contest, they have been defeated. That even happened in Copeland, where the shortlist was drawn up by Corbynites and designed to advantage Rachel Holliday, the leaders office preferred candidate.

Why does the Labour left keep losing? Supporters combination of bad luck and bad decisions for the defeat.

In Oldham West, where Michael Meacher, a committed supporter of Jeremy Corbyns, was succeeded by Jim McMahon, who voted for Liz Kendall, McMahon was seen to be so far ahead that they had no credible chance of stopping him. Rosena Allin-Khan was a near-perfect candidate to hold the seat of Tooting: a doctor at the local hospital, the seats largest employer, with links to both the Polish and Pakistani communities that make up the seats biggest minority blocs. Gillian Troughton, who won the Copeland selection, is a respected local councillor.

But the leadership has also made bad decisions, some claim. The failure to get a candidate in Manchester Gorton was particularly egregious, as one trade unionist puts it: We all knew that Gerald was not going to make it [until 2020], they had a local boy with good connections to the trade unions, that contest should have been theirs for the taking. Instead, they lost control of the selection panel because Jeremy Corbyn missed an NEC meeting the NEC is hung at present as the Corbynsceptics sacrificed their majority of one to retain the chair and with it their best chance of taking the seat.

Others close to the leadership point out that for the first year of Corbyns leadership, the leaders office was more preoccupied with the struggle for survival than it was with getting more of its people in. Decisions in by-elections were taken on the hop and often in a way that led to problems later down the line. It made sense to keep Mo Azam, from the partys left, off the shortlist in Oldham West when Labour MPs were worried for their own seats and about the Ukip effect if Labour selected a minority candidate. But that enraged the partys minority politicians and led directly to the all-ethnic-minority shortlist in Manchester Gorton.

They also point out that the party's councillor base, from where many candidates are drawn, is still largely Corbynsceptic, though they hope that this will change in the next round of local government selections. (Councillors must go through a reselection process at every election.)

But the biggest shift has very little to do with the Labour leadership. The big victories for the Labour left in internal battles under Ed Miliband were the result of Unite and the GMB working together. Now they are, for various reasons, at odds and the GMB has proven significantly better at working shortlists and campaigning for its members to become MPs. That helps Corbynsceptics. The reason why so many of the unions supported Jeremy the first time, one senior Corbynite argues, Is they wanted to move the Labour party a little bit to the left. They didnt want a socialist transformation of the Labour party. And actually if you look at the people getting selected they are not Corbynites, but they are not Blairites either, and thats what the unions wanted.

Regardless of why, it means that, two years into Corbyns leadership, the Labour left finds itself smaller in parliament than it was at the beginning.

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Europe's elections show why liberals should avoid fatalism - New Statesman

Speaking in the House of Commons, Britains Prime Minister Theresa May solemnly listed the diverse nationalities of those injured in Wednesdays lone wolf attack in London, underlining the global nature of the British capital and its diversity. She emphasized the attacker was British-born.

But some British nationalists and nativists have been quick to blame whole communities for the attack, accusing migrants and liberals for having created the conditions for Islamist terrorism.

Two narratives are being fought over in newspapers and social media following the attack that left four dead and 40 injured. One emphasizing the importance of unity and embracing plurality, the other tarring foreigners as the threat and blaming migrants and freedom of movement in the European Union for terrorism.

In addition to 12 Britons admitted to hospital, we know the victims include three French children, two Romanians, four South Koreans, one German, one Pole, one Irish, one Chinese, one Italian, one American and two Greeks, May told a subdued House of Commons.

A terrorist came to the place where people of all nationalities and cultures gather to celebrate what it means to be free. And he took out his rage indiscriminately against innocent men, women and children, said May.

WATCH: May addresses House of Commons

We are united by our humanity, responded Britains main opposition leader, Jeremy Corbyn.

But shortly after the exchanges between lawmakers emphasizing the importance of diversity, Nigel Farage, one of Britains leading Brexiters, struck a different tone.

Despite May confirming police believe the assailant was British born, Farage used the London attack to blame politicians who embrace multiculturalism and lambasted immigration mainly from the Middle East for inviting in terrorism.

FILE - Former UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage gestures during an interview with The Associated Press in London, Nov. 29, 2016.

Weve made some terrible mistakes in this country, and it really started with the election of Tony Blair back in 1997, who said he wanted to build a multicultural Britain, said Farage, the former leader of Britains UK Independence Party.

The problem with multiculturalism is that it leads to divided communities ... We have now a fifth column living inside these European countries. I do actually think that the moment has come for us to actually point the blame. What these politicians have done in the space of just 15 years may well affect the way we live in this country over the next 100 years, he added.

Defend 'our culture'

Katie Hopkins, a TV personality and newspaper columnist, was more scathing, arguing the English must defend our culture. London is a city so desperate to be seen as tolerant ... Liberals convince themselves multiculturalism works because we all die together, too, she wrote in a column for the right-wing tabloid the Daily Mail just hours after the attack.

She added, "This place is just like Sweden. Terrified of admitting the truth about the threat we face, about the horrors committed by the migrants we failed to deter, because to admit that we are sinking, and fast, would be to admit that everything the liberals believe is wrong. That multiculturalism has not worked.

In Birmingham, the Midlands city that saw law-enforcement raids late Wednesday on the homes of people suspected of being connected in some way to the London attacker, locals fear they will be tarred as terrorists and there will be a backlash.

Muslim anxiety

Britain's top counterterror officer, Mark Rowley, has acknowledged that Muslim communities "will feel anxious at this time", but has said police will work with community leaders to ensure protection. Birmingham is home to large South Asian and Muslim communities, and last year hosted Europe's largest celebrations for the Eid festival, a major Muslim holiday.

Police outside a property in Birmingham, England, March 23, 2017, following an attack on Wednesday in London.

Thursday, local police assisted Birminghams Central Mosque in distributing more than 50,000 copies of a booklet explaining the Muslim faith, entitled Terrorism Is Not Islam, to schools and shops.

Mosque chairman, Mohammed Afzal, said the attacker's motives had nothing to do with true Islam. Whoever the attacker is and whatever the cause may be, nothing justifies taking lives of innocent people, which is completely against the good of humanity," he said. "We call upon those that may have even a shred of sympathy for the like-minded terrorists to shake their conscience and realize that such acts are the work of evil and not the work of God-fearing people.

David Aaronovitch, an author and broadcaster, believes the attack should not be allowed to trigger a wholesale tarring of Muslim communities in Britain with the terrorist brush.

In his column in The Times he argued it is important not to cede political space to the fanatics, the extreme nationalists, the fundamentalists. To always think, despite the temptations just to react.

Armed police officers secure the area near the Houses of Parliament in central London on March 23, 2017 the day after the March 22 terror attack in Westminster claimed at least three lives.

Others, though, are keen to react, determined that a nativist, anti-Islam narrative becomes dominant. Tommy Robinson, a far-right activist, rushed Wednesday to the Houses of Parliament as emergency crews were assisting the wounded and claimed Britain is at war with Muslims and labeled the attack the work of a foreigner. This is the reality. The reality is these people are waging war on us," he said.

Bystanders, and even some reporters, denounced him for what they saw as an opportunistic intervention at the site of an atrocity, one designed to inflame.

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