Federal Politics Archives - Page 17 of 47

10 Jobs John Baird May Have After Resigning

Canada's favourite angry man is sadly leaving his post as Minister of Foreign Affairs. His tenure was marked famously by cats, yelling, and other stuff. While John Baird is not telling folks where he is going n...

Conservatives Plan to Unleash “Life in Prison Without Parole” Bill

Government writing might as well be another language. Think about it. Our Ministry of Defence spends most of its time planning attacks. Our Ministry of Justice occupies itself by finding ways to violate the Con...

Trudeau Introduces Laissez-Faire Approach to Climate Change Policy

“Laissez-faire, I don’t care.” -Stéphane Dion The leader of Canada’s Liberal Party is young, fresh, and virile. His name is Justin Trudeau, and he is ready to lead from the rear on the climate f...

Poloz’s Shocker: Bank of Canada Cuts Interest Rate

The Canadian economy looked strong until last Wednesday, when the Bank of Canada slashed, gashed, trashed, cut, and gut its overnight lending rate. It was the sort of bold move that would lead Fat Bastard to in...

The 2015 Election Is Going To Be Expensive

The price of oil may be falling faster than Canadians’ faith in their government, but that doesn’t mean everything is cheaper than it used to be. Morals are always for sale, but some goods, like F-35 fighter je...

The Bumbling and Baffled Budget

With oil prices dropping, many Canadians around the country are wondering how the Conservatives will keep to their $1.6 billion surplus promise; others are slouched on their couches, drinking beers, and watchin...

Joe Oliver, the Budget, and the Election

Canada was never supposed to run a budget deficit. Those words weren’t even in our vocabulary. But before we knew it, we were borrowing money to advertise our economic prowess. It’s funny how much can change in...

John A. Macdonald’s 200th Birthday

Two hundred years ago, two men were born who would grow up to be the founders of our country. Now we celebrate the 200th anniversary of their birth, though somewhat unequally considering how much each actually ...

The Deficit That Won’t Die

Failure was never an option when it came to the budget. If the government couldn’t balance it before the election in 2015, then they couldn’t justify handing out goodies to make everyone forget their actions (o...

Report: They Do Drugs in the Canadian Forces

How can you say no to such an invitation? Library of Congress | Department of Canadian Heritage | Tumblr This just in: the Canadian Forces do drugs just like all you other shmucks! The Canadian a...