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Bill C-33 Is Stuck in 1763: Aboriginal Affairs Stagnation

Sometimes, I think it’s still 1763. Don’t get me wrong. I wasn’t around back then, so I can only imagine what the cruel, short life with its bad breath and poor dental hygiene was like. And I—a vanguard of the ...

“He doesn’t get it” Harper Blasts Putin at Communism Memorial Fundraiser

Sorry, Mr Prime Minister, but communist and tyrant aren’t synonyms. At a fundraiser for the Tribute to Liberty, a charity aimed at building a memorial for the victims of Communism, Stephen Harper delivered a...

Cheryl Gallant Leaves NATO Briefing in Airport

This week Cheryl Gallant, MP for Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke, labelled her NATO briefing binder "Not Wanted on the Voyage" in the departure lounge at the Ottawa/Macdonald-Cartier International Airport. In the ol...

The Robocall Trial: Michael Sona and Andrew Prescott’s Immunity

Michael Sona, a former Conservative campaign worker in the riding of Guelph, this morning begins his second day on trial for "wilfully preventing or endeavouring to prevent an elector from voting," or, for the ...

Turning the Tide on “Media Elites” at the CBC

When I think of grumbling about “Ottawa media elites”, I think of Rick Santorum. That might seem odd, so let me explain. First, the guy has a great last name. More importantly, though, he is the embattled forme...

Going to Work Optional for Liberal MPs

In a Member’s Statement on Thursday afternoon, Conservative MP Randy Hoback bashed Liberal International Trade critic Chrystia Freeland for not doing her job. The newly elected Liberal “star candidate” from ...

Mulcair’s Big Mistake: The Speaker Never Knew

For weeks, the Conservatives and Liberals have been hammering Thomas Mulcair over taxpayer funded satellite offices, and one of Mulcair's major justifications for his actions was that the Speaker of the House, ...

Conservatives Gain the High Ground in the War for the Middle Class

Stephen Harper hasn't been having the best week of his life. His former aides are discussing how his short temper led to fits of rage with the media, a Muslim group is pushing a libel suit on him and his spokes...

Harper Says Abortion Too Divisive, Adds To Abortion Debate

The bozo eruption continues, and, unlike all other seismic activity in history, it appears it’s contagious. Today, Stephen Harper, Canada’s CEO, said that Canada under his leadership would not fund abortion as ...

Harper Consults Couillard for Advice on Supreme Court Appointment

After the Supreme Court denied Marc Nadon a seat on the Supreme Court, the Prime Minister has been doing some backtracking on his nomination processes. That is, after the Conservatives said they wouldn't rule o...