Federal Politics Archives - Page 27 of 47

Federal Conservatives Missing At Montreal Pride

While it may have drizzled on our parade, the weather couldn't dampen the spirits of those attending Montreal Pride this weekend. While the rain (and, in some cases, the pants) fell upon the participants at Com...

Conflict of Interest: Regional Aboriginal Chief Runs for Liberals

Public servants are tasked with working for the Canadian public. They must put aside their political leanings in the belief that they work for all Canadians no matter their ideology, and when they present thems...

Swearing Allegiance to the Queen Still Necessary, But Only Symbolically

This article is part of our series Counter-Counter-Counter-Point. To read about why you should still have a picture of the Queen in your house, Maxwell Stockton reports. On Wednesday, the Ontario c...

Statistics Canada ‘Human Error’ Puts Canadians in Frenzy

Statistics Canada withdrew its Labour Force Survey this Tuesday after identifying "human error" in the report. The report’s very low July employment numbers led StatsCan to re-evaluate it, and finally to decide...

Partisan Attack Ads Are Getting Prettier: Tories Launch Mulcair Site

After the Board of Internal Economy (BOIE) ruled that the NDP would have to pay back money related to party employee salaries, the Conservatives jumped on the opportunity to take a shot at the off...

"I also don't recognize any legal authority in a fancy building except my diary"

Oath to Queen Still Necessary for Citizenship: Court to Permanent Residents

This article is part of our series Counter-Counter-Counter-Point. For why we should get rid of this silly old tradition, check out what Anna St. Clair has to say. On Wednesday, Ontario Court of App...

Michael Sona Guilty of 6,700 Fraudulent Robocalls in Guelph

Michael Sona has been found guilty of a single count under the Elections Act, for "wilfully preventing or endeavouring to prevent an elector from voting," or, in layman's terms, calling 6,700 non-Conservatives...

BOIE: NDP Should Pay Back Employee Fees Too

In a breaking trend in Canadian politics (just kidding), a party has been found misusing public funds for operations in Quebec. It's not me, right??Canadian Press Yes, the New Democra...

Keystone’s Environmental Impact May be Four Times Higher. Oops?

Well, the Americans tasked with calculating the environmental impact of the Keystone XL pipeline may have been a bit off in their calculations, two buttons off to be exact: the multiplication button and the num...

Trudeau Rejects First Nations Disclosure Bill, Is Against Transparency?

Justin Trudeau hates transparency and laughs in the face of accountability. No this isn’t a Sun News column or a fundraising letter for the Conservative Party of Canada, these words came out of the baby Trud...