Regional Politics Archives - Page 9 of 35

Rob Ford Quits Toronto Mayoral Race, Doug to Run Instead

Stuck in a hospital and stuck in the polls, Rob Ford has officially ended his campaign to become the next Mayor of Toronto—not that being stuck in the polls had anything to do with it. Toronto’s all-but-castrat...

Tina Fontaine and Harper’s Non-Sociology

In August, Stephen Harper claimed that Tina Fontaine’s murder shouldn’t be viewed “as a sociological phenomenon,” but as a “crime” (note: if you want to hear a funny joke, read that last sentence again). Howev...

Hamilton Bans Milk in School, Brings Epipens to Food Courts

In Hamilton, the words “food fight” no longer inspire scenes of a bloody Caesar (the Roman leader or the alcoholic beverage; both are equally tyrannical and messy). There will be no more throwing of milk carton...

Canadian Nazi Party Founder Campaigning for Municipal Office in Ontario Cottage Country

I’m one of the few Caucasians I know who doesn’t have a cottage. After years of spending my long weekends in the city while nearly every white person I know flocks to a country home, I’ve started to equate the...

Snow in Calgary: Is it Jim Prentice’s Fault?

This week, meteorologists at Environment Canada put their lives on the line by notifying Calgarians that fall was canceled. Residents were told that C-town would be skipping straight to winter with 5 cm of snow...

BC High School Students Plan Walk-In

As Labour Day came and went, students across the country were herded back into schools like confused cattle into slaughterhouses. Teens from Nova Scotia to Yukon Territory crawled back into classrooms, many wis...

No New BC Strike Deal After Back To School Week Wraps Up

Don’t rush off to do your back to school shopping just yet, folks. Months after British Columbia teachers escalated their job action to a full strike, the BC Teachers’ Federation and the BC Ministry of Educa...

Celebrating George Etienne Cartier’s 200th Birthday with Harper

Stephen Harper was one of the politicians celebrating Sir George Etienne Cartier’s 200th birthday this weekend in Quebec City. Cartier was one of the Founding Fathers of Confederation, and was Sir. John A. Macd...

Quebec and Scotland: Partners in Separation

Prime Minister Harper recently made pilgrimage to the British Isles; the origins of his heritage. On his father's side, he mostly English. On his mother's, mostly Scottish, describing the union, "worked well fo...

Premiers Celebrate Charlottetown Conference In Style

As most Canadians probably know, September 1, 2014 marks the 150th anniversary of the Charlottetown Conference. The Conference was a milestone in our nation’s history. It marked a time where separate groups cam...