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Ontario Election 2014: Wynne Wins Liberal Majority With 38% of Vote

In a shocking move predicted by none of the major pollsters (TNT included), Kathleen Wynne won a clear Liberal majority last night, by seats at least. They have a relatively low percentage of the popular vote, ...

Honest Ontario Election Concession Speeches: What the Leaders Will Say if They Lose

Two of the three major leaders in the Ontario election will be losing tonight, but their concession speeches won't be honest. Here are what we imagine their speeches will be like, with a little translation from...

Ontario Election: Attack Ads, Scandals and Campaign Tactics

In this election we've seen some awful things said about just about everyone, so here's a look back on the absolute lowest attack ads, scandals, and denials. Scandals Rob Ford endorses Green Party: ...

Ontario Election 2014: Who Will Turn Out?

Today is the Ontario election day, which means most of the campaigning is over, but the battle is in full force. This is the most important day for the political parties in Ontario, because the long dance of co...

Ontario Election Projections: The Final Tally

Time for our final projections on how this Ontario election race will go! Polls have been showing a statistical tie between Wynne and Hudak, with neither showing much gained ground or momentum. Everyone has ...

Justin Trudeau’s Transparency Act Asks the Government to Bare All

Baring allMichael Bolin Earlier today, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau announced a private member’s bill called the Transparency Act, a bill aimed at making the government “open by default”. The fun...

Ontario Election Ridings to Watch: Voyeurism 2014

In First-Past-the-Post, some ridings have more riding on them than others. Below are some of the ridings we think are the most contentious, and interesting of this Ontario election. Etobicoke-Lakes...

Ontario Voter Apathy: Three Ways to Arouse Your Democracy

People in Ontario aren’t high on voting. Ok, in light of the Ford stuff they might be high while voting, but that’s a different issue. If the 25-year downward trend in voter turnout continues, barely more than ...

Tony Abbott Visits Harper and Canada: Best Friends

The hall of honour was truly at the height of it’s resplendency today. It would be of course. There being a state visit and all. But not just any state visit. Australia’s PM was due in town. Tony Abbott is c...

Wynned turbine is a pretty good pun though

A New McGuinty Energy Scandal Goes To Court: Actually

McGuinty's going to court again! I hear you ask, "Gas plants?" No! "Email deletion?" That was last week! This time around, a man named T. Boone Pickens, a Texan energy baron that could be out of a cartoon, is a...