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For Sale: Canada’s Diplomatic Residences

Well folks, it’s official: Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs has announced that the Villa Grandi, the federal government’s official residence in Italy, is up for sale. The four story, 13,000 square foot ab...

Five Manitoba MLAs Resign from Cabinet

I can hardly believe the news, unable to determine whether we are in the midst of a divine miracle or witnessing a sign of the rapture. In all my politically disgruntled life, I never thought I'd live to see th...

Harassment: Anywhere but Parliament Hill!

As Peter MacKay said at a press conference this week, Parliament Hill is “the beating heart of…uhh…our democracy.” For average Canadians, MacKay’s droning “uhh” sums it up quite nicely. Parliament Hill exists a...

Movember Hits the Hill, But MPs Not Participating

Movember on the Hill has declined from Tom Selleck to dirtstache status. Movember used to be big. In 2011, 75 Members of Parliament raised roughly $70,000 for the cause as they grew their staches. In 2012, M...

Opposition Hammers Couillard over Champlain Bridge and Speaking English in Iceland

Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard had a pretty rough week. He recently made a trip to Iceland, where he spoke at the Arctic Circle Assembly conference. What could his colleagues in the National Assembly have to...

Starbucks Changes Menu in Western Canada

Not long ago, I found myself craving a pumpkin scone, God I love them, but when I walked into Starbucks late that night...poof the lot were gone! To my despair, they had been unseasonably replaced by new mugs,...

Falling Child Poverty Rates

Break out the champagne, Mr. Harper. UNICEF is officially allowing Canadian politicians to pat themselves on the back for having lowered child poverty rates from 23% to 21% between 2008 and 2011. We should prob...

What the Dean Del Mastro Verdict Means in 2015

The Trial of the Century has a verdict. Dean Del Mastro, former parliamentary secretary to Stephen Harper, has been found guilty of spending too much in the 2008 Federal Election and of falsifying documents. ...

Revised Income Splitting

On Thursday, Prime Minister Harper officially announced that he will be implementing income-splitting for qualifying Canadians. He also increased Child Tax Benefits for children under six old, and expanded the ...

A Perfect Attack Ad for Perfect Vancouver

Vancouver is the best ever. The Mayor is a total hunk who used to make a living squeezing fruit. There are mountains around the city, and residents love to talk about them. Sometimes Vancouver residents visit t...