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Surely Speaker Scheer Isn’t Scheerious

On Tuesday, Opposition Leader Tom Mulcair became quite angry when, after repeatedly asking questions about Canada’s engagement in the latest war in Iraq, he received a string of non-answers from Paul Calandra, ...

Tearful Paul Calandra Issues Apology to NDP

Today, Conservative freedom fighter and Question Period exemplar Paul Calandra gave an emotional apology to the NDP for his comments (or lack thereof) during Tuesday’s Question Period. What happened, you ask...

Another Boring Week in the House of Commons

Last week was an interesting one in the House of Commons (well, not really). For one thing, Elizabeth May was the only leader in regular attendance for one—nothing different there. The Prime Minister, Mr. Mulca...

Trudeau Boycotts the Sun After “Slut” Comment

Once upon a time in New York City, there was a very reputable newspaper called The Sun. Although it was conservative, the public generally respected it. In 1897, a little girl asked her father if Santa Clause e...

Peter MacKay Invokes Stereotypes to Justify Stance on Marijuana

On Wednesday, RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson said, “marijuana usage isn’t as big a deal as it used to be.” Paulson reasoned that marijuana could still play a role in organized crime, but that the role is diminis...

Rob Anders Prompts Headlines With No-Show Defeat

Canadians a mari usque ad mare are holding their breath, waiting to see if Stephen Harper will break his own fixed-date election law and call an election before October 2015. Will he find a reason to call an el...

Government Plans to Revoke Passports in Wake of ISIS Threat

The Islamic State, also known as ISIS, ISIL, and (to me) The Balaclava Appreciation Club of Iraq and Al-Sham, has granted Canadians with the highest honour there is: a shout-out in their jihadist propaganda vid...

Buying in Bulk: The PEI Potato Debacle

Bet you can't have just one...spud... Upon my no-longer-recent return from my adventures in PEI, I was bombarded with questions. The standard inquiries were quickly brushed aside. Yes, I had fun. Of course I w...

Scotland’s Salmond Pulls a Parizeau

While there was no cursing of “Money and the Ethnic Vote” after the Scots voted to keep the United Kingdom united, Scottish First Minister and leader of the separatist movement, Alex Salmond resigned his post. ...

New Brunswick Votes 2014: Do Looks Mean Anything?

Update (9/22/14): The results are in, and it's a disaster! Ridings have been called back, special ballots consulted, storage chips on the voting machines are broken, and several ridings have differences of only...