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...
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 ...
Canada Sets “Ambitious” Emission Reduction Goal
After the federal government refused to regulate the oil and gas sector, which is responsible for more of Canada’s emissions than is any other sector of the economy, Canada made “virtually no progress in .“ As...
A Week of Unexpected Elections
The rise of the Democratic People's Republic of Alberta, a Green for Green Gables, and a Conservative Majority in Jolly old England—that's the kind of week it’s been and politicians in Ottawa have taken notice....
Stéphane Dion Calls Out Federal Ministers for Monolingual Tweets
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Twitter: the place where celebrities’ inane thoughts are limited to 140 characters of stupidity. That being said, it is only nat...
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...
Harper and Wynne Meet in Toronto
Those in the know suspect that Stephen Harper and Kathleen Wynne hate each other. Even without a rigorous evaluation of this claim, it is easy to see how it could be true. Both politicians represent different p...
Premier Resigns: Ghiz is Out of P.E.I.
This morning, P.E.I. Ghizzed for the last time. The province’s long-time Premier, Robert Ghiz, resigned his leadership of the governing Liberal party, but announced that he will stay on as leader until a leader...
Opposition Hammers Couillard over Champlain Bridge and Speaking English in Iceland
Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard had a pretty rough week. He recently made a trip to Iceland, where he spoke at the Arctic Circle Assembly conference. What could his colleagues in the National Assembly have to...
NDP Promises New Federal Minimum Wage
This weekend, NDP leader Tom Mulcair announced another part of his plan to NDP-ify Canada, should he win the next election. He plans to re-instate the Federal Minimum Wage and push it all the way up to 15$ an h...