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Weekly Recap

A convenient archive of everything that happened this week, and every past week, in Canadian politics and news.

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...

Life of Harper: Quest, Iraq, and Medvedev

Each week, Kyle Muzyka sifts through what our PM has been up to in this column, The Radical Adventures of Stephen Harper, for your personal enjoyment. (You can see his archived reviews of 24/SEVEN here.) &nb...

Anti-Pot Campaign Is Not Political

A few days ago, the College of Family Physicians of Canada, the Canadian Medical Association, and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada announced that they would not support Health Canada’s new...

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...

Prince of Pot Marc Emery Returns to his Loyal Subjects

The return of Marc Emery has proven equal to that of the Jedi, and, in a way, he remains just as fabled as Luke Skywalker. To the pot enthusiasts of Canada, Emery is a legend known across the galaxy, who attemp...