Weekly Recap Archives - Page 49 of 79

Olivia Chow To Call In Favours To Ban Handguns

Olivia Chow may have left federal politics, but that doesn't mean she's done meddling in them. Yesterday at a press conference on the campaign trail (a trail that Chow seems very fond of), Chow vowed that if e...

Wynne Presents the Same Damn Ontario Budget

Today at Queen’s Park, the Liberal government presented their exciting new Ontario budget that has been promised to be tailor-made for everyone in order to solve all our problems. Spoiler: There’s nothing ne...

Secret Tunnel in Newfoundland an Escape Hatch for Politicians?

Turns out Newfoundlander's might have dug a way out of Canada after all. During recent construction around Bannerman Park in St. John's Newfoundland, a mysterious tunnel was found during excavations. Althoug...

Senators Plot Senate Reform in Secret Meetings

Shocking revelations from the Senate (h/t the Hill Times), and it's another scandal, but one that'll only upset upper-level Conservative and Liberal operatives. Instead of another spending scandal or the classi...

Everyone in Alberta is Freaking Out About Licence Plates

What’s in a licence plate slogan? Would replacing “Wild Rose Country” with “alberta.ca” still smell as sweet? With the reactions over the change in the Alberta licence plate, you would think the provincial gove...

They’re Swearing in Parliament But is Anyone Watching?

School’s out for the summer and, although it’s been a few years since I've been in the school yard myself, the taunts and jeers from juvenile bullies occasionally still echo in my ears. Since I have lately tak...

Senate Appointments: Harper To Set New Record?

Harper could be the new King—the Mackenzie King of partisan senate appointments, that is. Charles Tupper was Prime Minister for two months and he appointed one senator. John Turner was Prime Minister for les...

Mayors Under Scrutiny: Robertson, McCallion, and Ford

Over the last few weeks, media coverage of Canada’s major metropolitan mayors has largely focused on personal issues. Gregor Robertson has had his alleged marital problems paraded across around the web. Hazel M...

Mulcair and NDP Refute Mailout Ruling

It seems that Thomas Mulcair can't handle any punishment, no matter how small. This week it was announced that the NDP is taking the House of Commons Board of Internal Economy (BOIE) to court for the...

Natural Disaster Photo-Ops: Harper in Manitoba

Political photo-ops in disaster situations are old hat, but they’re really only fun when both sides are given equal opportunity to pose. Such was not the case for Mulcair in Manitoba. Open government, transp...