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Mulcair Shares Dreams of Being PM in Candid Interview

Last weekend, Tom Mulcair sat down with Paul Wells for Maclean’s magazine to discuss how he just can’t wait to be king. Now I know 25% of Canadians are thinking “who the F*#@ is Tom Mulcair?” and another 40% of...

House Sends Wrong Crime Bill to the Senate

On the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Jon Stewart occasionally thanks the comedy gods after the U.S. government does something so asinine that writing jokes about it becomes unnecessary. Well, on Friday, we to...

Brian Mulroney Says Harper is a Big Meanie

In an interview with the CBC that aired this weekend, Brian Mulroney spoke about Stephen Harper’s public criticism of Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin. He also couldn’t resist the temptation to ramble on about ...

Dean Del Mastro, El Maestro, Conducts Classic Defence

Dean Del Mastro, formerly Stephen Harper’s main man, is on the ropes. It’s worth repeating because it’s painfully true. On Thursday, as the Crown lambasted Del Mastro for the last time during his trial for exce...

Finance Canada: “Things Aren’t As Bad As You Were Told”

If you paid attention to the year’s hottest budgetary event last fall, you might think we're living in a futuristic hellscape. The internal conservative government report issued by Employment and Social Develop...

Joe Oliver: Middle Class Best in World, Despite ESDA Report

The Quebec sovereignty battle may have needed a Clarity Act, but in the Canadian war on the middle class, the lines have become blurred beyond any distinction. The lines are so blurred, in fact, that no one can...

Canada On Obama’s Environmental Wall of Shame

"Naming and Shaming" is what's at risk in Obama's newly thought up international climate change agreement, though despite the cleverly rhyming consequence, this voluntary pledge has about as much political grav...

Health Canada Moves to Ban Citronella-Based Insect Repellants

Health Canada cares about keeping Canadians safe, even if that means ruffling a few feathers. That’s why the government agency is moving to ban all citronella-based insect repellants. The decision has sparked c...

RCMP Developing Anti-Radicalization Program

And here I was thinking that “radical” was a good thing. This skateboarding alien may be under investigation by the RCMPDr Snafu Boy, was I wrong. A recent report has revealed that th...

My Lonely 7-Weeks Away from Canadian Politics

This summer I was offered a cushy job in the beautiful Quebec countryside. It was relaxing, with access to some amazing and oh-so-Canadian outdoor activities and, best of all, I was raking in the Benjamins (wel...