Federal Politics Archives - Page 37 of 47

“Sovereignty First” for Bloc Quebecois Leader, Mario Beaulieu

Remember that Quebec separatist party that got decimated in that one election? No, not the Parti Quebecois. The other one. The one that sounds like Francophone Lego manufacturer. The French Block? The Quebec Bl...

London Mayor Joe Fontana Convicted For Wite-Out-ing a Contract And Sticking “MP Event” on it

When Joe Fontana was a Liberal MP, back in 2005, he celebrated his son’s wedding. Despite his $260,000/year salary, Joe was in a bit of a “committing fraud” mood, and figured he could save some money. Determ...

What Will Federal Parties Learn from the Ontario Election Campaign?

Kathleen Wynne and the Ontario Liberal Party had a surprising and decisive victory this week, giving them a solid majority government. A whole 38% of the popular vote! That's totally majority territory! Especia...

Mulcair and the Board of Internal Economy: A Game of He Said, She Said

A few weeks ago, Tom Mulcair appeared on the big stage at the PROC committee to declare his innocence. What were the charges? Many Canadians, this author included, could barely understand—but that doesn’t mean ...

Justin Trudeau’s Transparency Act Asks the Government to Bare All

Baring allMichael Bolin Earlier today, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau announced a private member’s bill called the Transparency Act, a bill aimed at making the government “open by default”. The fun...

Can Canadian Politics Survive Without Sensationalism?

77.4%, 74.2%, 75.3%, 76.7%, 67%, 58.8%, 61.1%. What do these numbers, which steadily decline, represent? They aren't Jennifer Aniston's approval ratings before and after marrying Brad Pitt; they aren't the prob...

Tony Abbott Visits Harper and Canada: Best Friends

The hall of honour was truly at the height of it’s resplendency today. It would be of course. There being a state visit and all. But not just any state visit. Australia’s PM was due in town. Tony Abbott is c...

Canada To Buy F-35 Fighter Jets For $9Bn: Here We Go Again

We will likely be buying 65 F-35 Fighter Jets from Lockheed Martin for $9 billion. Yes you read that right. After the immense criticism that Stephen Harper faced two years ago, he announced an 18 month review o...

We’re Going After The Perverts: New Bill A-OK with Prostitutes

Sorry perverts, today ain’t your day. The Harper government tabled new legislation on prostitution today, introducing what Minister of Justice Peter MacKay calls the "Canadian model", one that is nearly iden...

Clement Gascon: The Quest for a French-Sounding Quebec Supreme Court Justice

Stephen Harper has appointed a new judge to the Supreme Court of Canada, and this time it may actually work! The Supreme Court's Quebec quota has been left unfilled since Morris Fish's retirement nine months ag...