Attack Ads to Get Nasty(er)
Back in May 2014, most of the major broadcasters in Canada (CBC/Radio-Canada, CTV, Rogers, and Shaw) unanimously announced that they would refrain from airing political attack ads that featured material taken f...
New Firearms Legislation: Harper’s Got Your Guns!
Squeezed in during the debates about whether or not Canada should get into Iraq (and how), Minister of Public Safety Steven Blaney recently introduced the amendments to firearms legislation he previously announ...
Before War in Iraq: A Time to Reflect
Yom Kippur may have passed without much fanfare in Canada, as it does when one is in a Christian dominated... well, mostly everywhere. Yom Kippur is a Jewish Holiday. Its English Translation pegs it as a Day of...
Canadians Support Fighting ISIS (Sort of)
According to an Ipsos Reid poll conducted for Global Media, nearly 2/3 (a clear majority as it were) of Canadians support sending fighter jets to help the latest US led mission into the Middle East. The poll, c...
Quebecor Sells the Sun to Postmedia
Yesterday saw the announcement that Postmedia is buying the 175 English language print and digital media titles Quebecor currently possesses.
Quebecor Media is owned by the aspiring future king of the countr...
Can Conservatives Justify Air Combat in the Middle East?
Tom Mulcair, Leader of the Official Opposition, has explained that were the PM to appear in a court of law, he would lose (yet again). This projected outcome isn’t at all surprising, considering Mr. Harper isn...
Speaker to Remain Silent During Question Period
After the defeat of an NDP sponsored motion on Tuesday evening, the Speaker is to remain silent and not police question period.
On Monday, Government House Leader, Peter Van Loan threw a curve ball to the ND...
Repeating Scripted Phrases: A House of Commons Tradition?
I, for one, love the Parliamentary Hansard. I know that only myself and a few clerks read it, and most MPs probably don’t realize that the public can see it (else they might watch what they say more closely). Y...
Another Boring Week in the House of Commons
Last week was an interesting one in the House of Commons (well, not really). For one thing, Elizabeth May was the only leader in regular attendance for one—nothing different there. The Prime Minister, Mr. Mulca...
Trudeau Boycotts the Sun After “Slut” Comment
Once upon a time in New York City, there was a very reputable newspaper called The Sun. Although it was conservative, the public generally respected it. In 1897, a little girl asked her father if Santa Clause e...