Natural Disaster Photo-Ops: Harper in Manitoba

Political photo-ops in disaster situations are old hat, but they’re really only fun when both sides are given equal opportunity to pose. Such was not the case for Mulcair in Manitoba. Open government, transp...

Are Montreal Boroughs Headed For a Referendum?

The family motto of the Greyjoys in George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones is "what is dead may never die." It also happens to be perfect for Quebec separatists too, after the recent discussions about the future ...

More New Laws Doesn’t Make The Courts Like Harper

As Nathan Lane sang in The Producers, "When you're down and out and everyone thinks you’re finished that's the time to stand on your two feet and shout 'Who do you have to fuck to get a break in this town!" ...

Cheryl Gallant Leaves NATO Briefing in Airport

This week Cheryl Gallant, MP for Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke, labelled her NATO briefing binder "Not Wanted on the Voyage" in the departure lounge at the Ottawa/Macdonald-Cartier International Airport. In the ol...

Canada is More Than Quebec, Mr. Trudeau

During the first season of the classic TV show, Gilligan’s Isle—a series about seven people trapped on a desert island—the theme song introduced the cast as: “Gilligan, the Skipper too, a Millionaire and his wi...