Regional Politics Archives - Page 11 of 35

Karen Stintz Quits Toronto Mayoral Race, Who Will Replace Her?

In a press conference this morning Karen Stintz announced that she will no longer be running to be mayor of Toronto. A city mourns, but like the departure of all politicians, it will quickly make way for endles...

Montreal to Rename University St. Robert-Bourassa Blvd?

Well, it’s about time! For far too long have I waited for a change like this to appear, the change of course being the renaming of Montreal’s city streets! I mean, for a secular society to have street names lik...

Conflict of Interest: Rob Ford’s Wastewater Vote Helped Deco

It's a well known fact that the Fords have a lot of wastewater (I mean, how can you not when you ingest that much alcohol and illicit drugs??). But now there's a new type of wastewater ruining the Fords' dinner...

Raccoon for Mayor? Could Be The Way to Beat Rob Ford

Canada has begun to writhe at the notion that Rob Ford still has re-election within his reach. With thirty different candidates of amazingly poor quality, Ford is still in the top three. Actually he's number tw...

Anti-NFL Protest Burns Bon Jovi CDs in Toronto

Bon Jovi has recently considered buying a stake in the NFL football team in Buffalo, the Bills, with the intention of moving the franchise to Toronto. You would think Torontonians would sing “It's My Life” fro...

Rob Ford Declares War On “Serious Raccoon Problem” in Toronto

This morning, Mayor Rob Ford of Toronto voiced concern over a dangerous and fast-growing raccoon population wreaking havoc on the lush fields of suburban Toronto. Ford described his various "standoffs" with ...

CBSA Arrests 21 Undocumented Workers in Misleading Vehicle Spot Checks

When the Canadian Border Safety Agency officers heard that they would be going undercover, their excitement was roused. “Oh boy!” they probably thought, “CBSA officers almost never get to go undercover. I wonde...

Masturbators Party of Ontario Refused Recognition

Ontario has gone to the dogs—and not because they do a better job with peanut butter than most people can do with their hands. The 2014 election, in which Ontarians approved the Liberals’ big government budget,...

McReferendum Debate Unsettlingly Familiar

British TV presenter Dan Snow presents a letter to Scottish voters from the Let's Stay Together campaign, asking them to vote against independence in the Scottish independence referendum. Matthew Knight/AP ...

PQ’s Bernard Drainville: Independent Quebec, Not Sovereign

After the devastating Parti Quebecois (PQ) defeat last April, some people thought that the party ran on sovereignty, and that sovereignty had lost. Mario Beaulieu would disagree, but Bernard Drainville, former ...