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Weekly Recap

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

New Ontario Healthcare Project Gets a Failing Grade

Mo' (lost) Money Mo' Problems. The Ontario government sure has an amazing track record when it comes to matters of provincial healthcare. As if racking up a billion-dollar bill in the eHealth scandal (remembe...

Mike Duffy Will Have Day in Court: RCMP Lays Charges

Just days after revelations emerged about Mike's alleged 32 year old Peruvian daughter (whom he refuses to acknowledge or contact), the RCMP laid 31 charges against him at a press conference this morning: C...

Rob Ford’s Debate Homecoming: The Return of the King

Imagine a pitch-black room. Out of the darkness, a spotlight shines down from the ceiling. Down drops a microphone, suspended by a wire, which a man confidently grabs out of the air. He smirks, knowing that wit...

Conservative Mail-Outs Include Flags For Patriotism

It appears that Conservative Canadians are the only patriotic Canadians. Or they make up the most patriotic ridings, thanks to mail-outs from Conservative MPs to their constituents. These mail-outs involve a...

Navy Officers’ Misconduct Sends Warship Home

The Royal Canadian Navy has ordered the withdrawal of the HMCS Whitehorse warship from the largest international naval exercise in the world. Vice Admiral Mark Norman gave three separate incidents as grounds fo...

Mike Duffy has Daughter to Peruvian Drug Mule? What?

While we likely won't be tuning into Maury to find out who the real father is, that doesn't make this paternity accusation any less scandalous. Karen Duffy, the daughter of a "convicted drug mule who served tim...

Drake Makes History: Announces His Next Album Title

1967: Montreal hosts the World Expo 1982: Queen Elizabeth signs the Canadian Constitution into law 1999: Nunavut is established as Canada's third territory Every fifteen years or so something extraordinary h...

Joe Fontana Sentenced for Wite-Out® Related Offences

Today Joe Fontana, former Mayor of London, was sentenced this afternoon to 4 months of house arrest and 18 months of probation for fraud, forgery, breach of trust and other Wite-Out® related offences for which ...