NDP Joins Attack Ad War

Attack ads are deplorable. They're bully tactics. They're so bad that politicians categorically condemn their usage, but still use them against their own opponents. For years, the Conservative Party of Canada h...

Pembroke Ontario’s Second Annual Pride

With Toronto still reeling from a double hangover of Pride coupled with Canada Day, it would be easy to overlook Ontario (and quite possibly Canada's) smallest Pride Parade. On June 22nd, Pembroke Ontario, a (b...

Interview with an MP: Hélène Laverdière

With the NDP surging in the polls and the (un)timely return of Gilles Duceppe to Federal Politics, I reached out to Hélène Laverdière, the New Democratic Member of Parliament for Laurier-Sainte Marie, who of co...

The Bloke from the Bloc is Back

What do the ghosts of two dead men and a disgraced former Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition have in common? For one thing, every one of them had been expected to lead their party to victory, at least in ...

Majority of Parliament is Racist: MPs

"You're racist!" - consensus opinion in the House on Thursday June 11, 2015 Few things bring politicians together like allegations of racism. You'd be hard-pressed to find another issue on which Conservat...

Bill C-24: Stephen Harper’s War on Sports?

One of these men wants to ruin Canadian sports, the other is Gary Bettman sportsnet   Earlier this month, Bill C-24—the colourfully named Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act—came into effect. Mo...

Are Liberals Afraid to Talk About C-51?

All you need is smiles. Jane Lytvynenko / CUP In case you were busy boycotting Tim Horton’s or engaging in some other act of patriotism, Bill C-51, the new anti-terror legislation that will give more power ...

Tim Horton’s Double-Doubles Back on Enbridge Ads

Boycotting? Before my morning coffee? REUTERS Canada is a country in upheaval. In late 2014, Tim Horton's, the de facto national brand ever since The Hudson’s Bay Company stopped stuffing Canadian coffers ...