Wild Ride to Wildrose Leadership
Wildrose, the party that "almost" broke the unbroken stranglehold that the Progressive Conservatives have held in the Alberta's Legislative Assembly since 1971, is gearing up for a leadership election come June...
The 2015 Election Is Going To Be Expensive
The price of oil may be falling faster than Canadians’ faith in their government, but that doesn’t mean everything is cheaper than it used to be. Morals are always for sale, but some goods, like F-35 fighter je...
The Bumbling and Baffled Budget
With oil prices dropping, many Canadians around the country are wondering how the Conservatives will keep to their $1.6 billion surplus promise; others are slouched on their couches, drinking beers, and watchin...
Joe Oliver, the Budget, and the Election
Canada was never supposed to run a budget deficit. Those words weren’t even in our vocabulary. But before we knew it, we were borrowing money to advertise our economic prowess. It’s funny how much can change in...
Michael Sona’s Bid for Bail
Weeks ago, justice was served when Michael Sona was sentenced to nine months in jail and a year of probation for attempting to prevent voters from casting ballots during the 2011 federal election. As Judge Gary...
Bloc Defector Maria Mourani to Run for NDP
The Canadian House of Commons is (kinda) short an independent MP. Although she refuses to cross the floor, former Bloc Quebecois and currently Independent MP for Ahuntsic, Maria Mourani has signed an NDP member...
What the Dean Del Mastro Verdict Means in 2015
The Trial of the Century has a verdict. Dean Del Mastro, former parliamentary secretary to Stephen Harper, has been found guilty of spending too much in the 2008 Federal Election and of falsifying documents.
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Squamish Voter Apathy About To Go Up In Flames
Canadian voters tend to be apathetic. A simple Wikipedia search on Canadian voter turnout – which probably requires too much energy for the average voter – reveals numbers hovering around an uninspired 60% sinc...
P.E.I. Elections Heat Up As Temperatures Cool
It’s Friday night and you’re in Sin City: Stratford, P.E.I. Just across the Hillsborough Bridge from downtown Charlottetown, you’re far enough from the action that the people in the Delta can’t hear your quiet ...
Where to Start If You Are the New Mayor of Toronto
Sketchy the Clown is currently running to be Mayor of Toronto on October 27th. If you like what you read here, you can follow him on Twitter at @SketchyTheClown.
One thing is sure about the Toronto Mayor...