Federal Politics Archives - Page 34 of 47

Canadians Are Sexy And They Know It, Apparently

As on every Canada Day, a major pollster has come out asking Canadians to self-report on how they feel about themselves, their country, and their compatriots. This year it's Ipsos Reid, and just like the sun...

John Baird’s Secret Obsession: Cats

In support of the endlessly fascinating phenomenon where Canadian summer politics have a larger entertainment factor than ever before, a story of startling breadth and incomprehensible banality has flooded the ...

Canada Day: Let’s Do Better

Today, Canada Day, our country turns 147 years old. How old are you, 21? Wow, you can drink in the United States. You should be proud of your age-related accomplishment, but not as proud as you ought to be of o...

By-Election Results: More of the Same in Scarborough, Fort McMurray, and Macleod

We've gotten the preliminary results from today's by-elections, and they were a doozy. So startled were we at the results, we had to consult a dictionary to help properly interpret them. in·er·tia (iˈnərSHə): ...

Tim Hortons CEO Talks Tough on Temporary Foreign Workers

There is nothing that is more unmistakably Canadian than the coffee and doughnuts from Tim Hortons. It is a brand which has been fundamentally hardwired into the Canadian lifestyle, beginning with the onset of ...

June 30 Federal By-Elections: Where, Why and What’s Up

There are four federal by-elections happening tomorrow, and if you’re not in one of the contested ridings where all the parties are frantically trying to court voters, you could have forgotten they were even ha...

Dean Del Mastro: His Day in Court

Every day that the House is in session (not once more until the fall…lucky bastards), MPs from across our fine country funnel into the green chamber to talk, mock, and gawk. Most are ordinary, but a few stand o...

10 Things MPs Are Doing During Summer Recess

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Mulcair Asks MacKay To Resign, Wife Defends Him

In the latest developments in the Peter MacKay "Don't-Judge-Me-But-Judge-Women" scandal, NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair has called for MacKay's resignation. Uncle Tom is always outraged about something, so this usua...

Senate Arms Security To Inflate Self-Importance

First the long-gun registry, and now guns in the Senate. Does the Conservative attack on our most deeply-held values know no end? In part two of the repeal of gun control, Harper's cronies in the Senate are try...