Regional Politics Archives - Page 12 of 35

Is Jean-Francois Fortin a Bloc-Breaker?

Lately, the Bloc Quebecois has had a free pass. The party has been able to do pretty much whatever it wanted without anyone noticing because, well, no one cares anymore. As of last week, there were only four Bl...

Toronto Medical Officer Pushing for E-Cigarette Ban

In a world slowly being tainted by Justin Trudeau's sinful, liberal pot enthusiasts, great strides have been made in the city of Toronto in the hopes that we may one day live in a world void of any inhaling at ...

Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair Takes Doug Ford to Court

Toronto police chief Bill Blair has taken his share of abuse from the city's mayoral family, the Fords. Rob Ford is every policeman's nightmare, almost certainly criminal but impossibly popular. Doug Ford seems...

Reverse Debate: Artists Give Tips to Toronto Mayoral Candidates

At a reverse debate in Toronto yesterday afternoon, Olivia Chow, David Soknacki, Ari Goldkind, and Sketchy the Clown came out to ask some questions to Toronto's artists and hear some answers. Regrettably, the e...

We’re Keeping CEGEP: Couillard Rebuffs Young Liberals

There’s trouble in paradise, and it turns out trouble’s name is CEGEP. At the Quebec Liberal Party Youth Wing’s annual convention in Sherbrooke this Saturday, Phillip Couillard gave the youth’s dream of ditchi...

Montreal Police Dons Camo To Protest Pension Reform

«On n'a rien volé (nous)!» «Libre négo!» Both of these statements are plastered on the side of just about every bus, police car, and ambulance in La Belle Province (Quebec) in a half-hearted attempt at gaining ...

Quebec to List Animals as Sentient For All the Wrong Reasons

For many, seal clubbing conjures a fantastical image of scantily clad sea mammals twerking on a Friday night. To others, it has a much more sinister tone. As Quebec’s Agricultural Minister, Pierre Paradis, rev...

Ford Says What? An Interactive Site

We all know that Rob Ford and his family have said some pretty crazy things. The Toronto mayor has made a fool of himself on countless occasions, and his brother Doug has made some comments that are hard to bel...

Poll: Chow Behind Ford, Tory in Clear Lead

Tory 35%, Ford 27%, Chow 25%. Those are the topline numbers in the latest Forum poll for Toronto. Since July 21st, Tory has surged ahead 7%, Chow has sank by 4%, and Ford has somehow retained the exact same lev...

Alison Redford Resigns Day Before Auditor-General Report

Well, Alison Redford has finally resigned. Oh, she "stepped down" as Premier on March 23rd, but she's still been Calgary-Elbow's disgraced MLA for the past four and a half months. Given that she only sat for...