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Weekly Recap

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

OPP Association To Launch Attack Ads Against Hudak

The Ontario Provincial Police Association (OPPA), the collective bargaining agent which represents the Ontario Provincial Police, has announced that it will run two fifteen-second campaign ads from June 2nd to ...

Turning the Tide on “Media Elites” at the CBC

When I think of grumbling about “Ottawa media elites”, I think of Rick Santorum. That might seem odd, so let me explain. First, the guy has a great last name. More importantly, though, he is the embattled forme...

Going to Work Optional for Liberal MPs

In a Member’s Statement on Thursday afternoon, Conservative MP Randy Hoback bashed Liberal International Trade critic Chrystia Freeland for not doing her job. The newly elected Liberal “star candidate” from ...

CBC Upfront Unveils New Lineup: Mansbridge & More

It's that time of year that we all wait for -- the Canadian Broadcasting Corporations season lineup. What's in store for the 2014-2015 season? Stuff. A lot of Peter Mansbridge and stuff.   What's Been ...

Mulcair’s Big Mistake: The Speaker Never Knew

For weeks, the Conservatives and Liberals have been hammering Thomas Mulcair over taxpayer funded satellite offices, and one of Mulcair's major justifications for his actions was that the Speaker of the House, ...

Hudak’s Bad Math and Wynne’s Open Letter

Despite the optimism of Progressive Conservative candidate Tim Hudak's Million Jobs plan in this Ontario election, it seems that everybody is rallying against it. Just yesterday, Kathleen Wynne joined the choru...