Top 10 Picks For Next Conservative Leader

Let the speculation begin. While Stephen Harper seemed to, er, forget to resign on Monday night, the Conservative Party has made it clear that he's going to be going. Late Monday night, the Conservative Part...

Stephen Harper To Resign as Prime Minister

The following is at best a somewhat accurate approximation of the speech Stephen Harper just delivered   Let's be clear. I lost. But really, we lost, because I was all that held this country together...

Harper Promises “Tax Lock”

For months, pundits have accused Stephen Harper of bringing no new ideas to the campaign trail. Harper was caught in a loop, mindlessly repeating the mantra "stay the course...stay the course...stay the course....

French Debate Adds Exotic Flair to Same Old Story

Ahead of the second French debate tonight, let's take a look back at what happened during the last one. We've heard about job ad nauseam, but have we heard of les emplois? No, that sounds fresh and exciting...

Tone of Debate Matures as Campaign Continues

It's been a hell of a few weeks on the campaign trail. The Conservatives recovered from a tumble and the Liberal surge subsided. The result is nearly equal support for the Liberals, NDP, and Conservatives ahead...

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...

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...