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Thomas Mulcair’s Circus Debut: PROC Committee Testimony

Depending on who was speaking, Thomas Mulcair was either the dirtiest liar or the most glowing saint in the room. You can guess who supported which sides of that argument. In any case, the Procedu...

June 30 By-Election: Voting is the New Vacation

With four recent resignations in the House of Commons, The Right Honourable Stephen Harper has scheduled a by-election to fill four empty seats with new asses. The last decade of federal elections has seen a vo...

Mulcair Committee Appearance on Satellite Offices: A Rundown

Thomas Mulcair has a hearing today. Except, instead of putting the PM on trial as he normally does, Mulcair is the one forced to answer questions. Here's a rundown: Essentially, the NDP set up a s...

UN Report Condemns Canada on Indigenous Issues, Pipelines

The United Nations has issued a report on the state of indigenous affairs in Canada, telling the government that it really needs to shape up. We're all shocked really. Really shocked. James Anaya, an indigen...

Secret PMO Poll: Canadians Disagree With Government on Environment. Duh.

No one will ever know (unless they ask for ti) Paul Wilkingson The CBC managed to do something few Canadians can reasonably aspire to do. It got information from this federal government. Go ahead ...

QUIZ – Who Said It: Thomas Mulcair or Donald Trump?

It’s scary how much left wing party leader Thomas Mulcair and publicly right wing business magnate Donald Trump have in common. | They may come from different places on the political spectrum, different coun...

A Beginner’s Guide: Canada’s Awful April Jobs Report

The government issued the April Jobs Report today, meant to inform us citizens on how the labor market is doing. When the jobs report says good things, it is totally because of government policy a...

EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party

Our team recently had the chance to sit down for a face-to-face chat with Elizabeth May, the Member of Parliament for the Saanich-Gulf Islands, Order of Canada, and the Leader of the Federal Green Party. After ...

Harper v. The Supreme Court of Canada – A Rundown

The Supreme Court of Canada has been under fire recently by the Prime Minister's Office for alleged principles of conduct violations. By "violations", we mean that Harper is accusing Chief Justice Beverly McLac...

Will Abortion Be The Ballot Box Question in Canada?

The answer is no, but not for lack of trying by the Liberals and NDP. Yesterday Liberal leader Justin Trudeau said that all candidates for the Liberal Party in the 2015 election must be pro-choice, igniting a f...