Federal Politics Archives - Page 18 of 47

Prime Minister Harper’s Holiday Message

This holiday season, Stephen Harper has a message for Canadians. A CBC video begins with a slideshow of the Prime Minister doing what he does best: sitting alone in a room, making eye contact with an elderly wo...

Canada Still Seeking Climate Target

Leona Aglukkaq may be good at reading a newspaper, but she isn’t good at setting emissions reductions targets. That’s not to say that she’s alone—recent Conservative Environment Ministers have a pitiful record ...

Stephen Harper’s Winter Break

Oh the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful. If there’s no place to go, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! Yet Mr. Harper and his fellow MPs have places to go – in fact, it’s Parli...

Harper “Clearly Not” Going to Regulate Oil and Gas

If a man is as good as his word, Stephen Harper is a bad man. This Tuesday, he announced that his government will not regulate the oil and gas sector. In doing so, he broke a promise that he has made several ti...

Information Ain’t Free, Access to Information Has Fees

In this era, it’s easier to access porn than it is to access information about government activity. It’s cheaper too. While most porn is free, requesting information through the Access to Information Act costs ...

Leona Aglukkaq’s “Bad Idea”: Reading a Newspaper During QP

Question period is valuable for Canadians, just like a reproductive organ is valuable for a horny high school virgin. Don’t we wish we could use it properly? Sadly, we don’t. Is there any point in trying? Earli...

Michael Sona’s Bid for Bail

Weeks ago, justice was served when Michael Sona was sentenced to nine months in jail and a year of probation for attempting to prevent voters from casting ballots during the 2011 federal election. As Judge Gary...

Peter Goldring: Beyond Besmirchment

Sixty-nine-year-old Peter Goldring sports a shaggy beard and enjoys playing Scrabble at 2:00 am. He’s an extraordinary dreamboat—the sort that makes Justin Trudeau look like Stephen Harper—but he’s more than ju...

Oliver Delivers Fall Economic Update, at $800 a table

At the Canadian Club of Toronto meeting last week, Finance Minister Joe Oliver delivered the fall fiscal economic update, where the number 800 began to garner headlines. No, $800 won’t go to Canadian taxpayers ...

Coyne Quits Twitter: #RepatriateCoyne

Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. - Revelation 1:3 Last week, Canada lost a great m...