Sona Sentence Still to Come
How much time should Michael Sona spend in jail for his involvement in the robocalls scandal that headlined the 2011 federal election? It depends on whom you ask. Sona is guilty of wilfully preventing or endeav...
8 Conundrums from the Canadian Constitution
You might be Canadian. You might know about all that’s happening in the cold, snowy country you live in. But there is a truly Canadian document lurking in print and on the World Wide Web whose ramifications mig...
Patrick Brazeau Is Out of Control! Again!
Canada’s favourite loser boxer is at it again, misbehaving like an uncut husky in doggie heaven. Patrick Brazeau has a trial for sexual assault scheduled for 2015, but he isn’t inclined to wait that long for hi...
Jason Kenney’s Anti-Trudeau Tweets
In George Orwell’s 1984, it was called the Ministry of Truth. In China, it is the Central Propaganda Department. Now it appears Canada has had its very own Ministry of Propaganda, headed by Jason Kenney.
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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...
All The Reasons Harper Sent the Air Force to Iraq
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Yes, you heard right! The Harper government is sending in the troops–only the air ones, and only for six months, but who’s counting? Canada’s f...
Canada Sending Air Force to Iraq: We’re Going to War
It’s official. After weeks of dodging questions about Canada’s military involvement in the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS/ISIL/The Islamic State/whatever they’re called, the Conservative Party of Canada has in...
Government Forces RCMP to Wear Muskrat Hats
Take a deep breath and relax, Canada. Old traditions are alive and well. Much like Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder, Canada’s Conservative government is working hard to protect the status quo. This week,...
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...