A Breakdown of the Baird Resignation

Last Monday, Rick Roth—presumably the lisp-stricken cousin of a famous rapper, but more notably the spokesperson for Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird—announced that Baird would soon resign from the Harper...

Sona Sentence Still to Come

How much time should Michael Sona spend in jail for his involvement in the robocalls scandal that headlined the 2011 federal election? It depends on whom you ask. Sona is guilty of wilfully preventing or endeav...

Wildrose: Such Female, Much Progressive

Lately, Alberta’s Progressive Conservatives seem like the type of people Michael Moore would try to interview: old, white, and male. So out of touch! To be fair, they were always this way. The PCs have ruled Al...

Canadians Support Fighting ISIS (Sort of)

According to an Ipsos Reid poll conducted for Global Media, nearly 2/3 (a clear majority as it were) of Canadians support sending fighter jets to help the latest US led mission into the Middle East. The poll, c...

Canada Sending Air Force to Iraq: We’re Going to War

It’s official. After weeks of dodging questions about Canada’s military involvement in the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS/ISIL/The Islamic State/whatever they’re called, the Conservative Party of Canada has in...

Speaker to Remain Silent During Question Period

After the defeat of an NDP sponsored motion on Tuesday evening, the Speaker is to remain silent and not police question period. On Monday, Government House Leader, Peter Van Loan threw a curve ball to the ND...