Federal Politics Archives - Page 19 of 47

Aboriginal Veteran to Be Honoured With Statue

An aboriginal veteran of the First World War will be honoured with a bronze statue in his home town of Parry Sound, Ontario. Francis Pegahmagabow is not merely an aboriginal veteran, but is Canada’s most decora...

Health Canada’s Pot-entially Partisan Ad

Canadians have every right to know the truth: marijuana is bad. Despite this unquestionable fact, Liberals and other non-Conservatives would like us to believe that marijuana is part of a healthy lifestyle, esp...

Political Campaign Spending: So Sexy it Hurts

There’s an election on the distant horizon, so unless you live in complete isolation from society at large (i.e. on Parliament Hill), you should already feel overwhelmed by the unofficial campaign that’s been g...

Who is Sergeant Franck Gervais?

A CBC interview of “Sergeant Franck Gervais” during Tuesday’s Remembrance Day ceremony aroused suspicion from many Canadian veterans and soldiers. According to the Department of National Defence, Franck Gervais...

Stephen Poloz Advises Unemployed Youths to Work for Free

One day, I’m going to be an old, white guy. It’s hard to believe given how young I am or how fast I can eat a dozen Krispy Kreme donuts. But in time – maybe forty years or so – I’ll become a walking dinosaur...

Harassment: Anywhere but Parliament Hill!

As Peter MacKay said at a press conference this week, Parliament Hill is “the beating heart of…uhh…our democracy.” For average Canadians, MacKay’s droning “uhh” sums it up quite nicely. Parliament Hill exists a...

Movember Hits the Hill, But MPs Not Participating

Movember on the Hill has declined from Tom Selleck to dirtstache status. Movember used to be big. In 2011, 75 Members of Parliament raised roughly $70,000 for the cause as they grew their staches. In 2012, M...

Starbucks Changes Menu in Western Canada

Not long ago, I found myself craving a pumpkin scone, God I love them, but when I walked into Starbucks late that night...poof the lot were gone! To my despair, they had been unseasonably replaced by new mugs,...

Falling Child Poverty Rates

Break out the champagne, Mr. Harper. UNICEF is officially allowing Canadian politicians to pat themselves on the back for having lowered child poverty rates from 23% to 21% between 2008 and 2011. We should prob...

What the Dean Del Mastro Verdict Means in 2015

The Trial of the Century has a verdict. Dean Del Mastro, former parliamentary secretary to Stephen Harper, has been found guilty of spending too much in the 2008 Federal Election and of falsifying documents. ...