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...

8 Conundrums from the Canadian Constitution

You might be Canadian. You might know about all that’s happening in the cold, snowy country you live in. But there is a truly Canadian document lurking in print and on the World Wide Web whose ramifications mig...

Surely Speaker Scheer Isn’t Scheerious

On Tuesday, Opposition Leader Tom Mulcair became quite angry when, after repeatedly asking questions about Canada’s engagement in the latest war in Iraq, he received a string of non-answers from Paul Calandra, ...

Another Boring Week in the House of Commons

Last week was an interesting one in the House of Commons (well, not really). For one thing, Elizabeth May was the only leader in regular attendance for one—nothing different there. The Prime Minister, Mr. Mulca...

House Sends Wrong Crime Bill to the Senate

On the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Jon Stewart occasionally thanks the comedy gods after the U.S. government does something so asinine that writing jokes about it becomes unnecessary. Well, on Friday, we to...

NDP Audits Probe Motion into CRA Audits Rejected

Months ago, the CRA began auditing environmental charities that it claimed might have violated rules limiting political activity. Sure, they could have gone after the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers...

Cheryl Gallant: The Least Liked MP in Canada?

“Before I go into my questions I just do want to correct the record. You see the Liberals subscribe to Joseph Goebbels’ mantra that, if you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually be...

Pirate Party not ready to jump ship

Daniel Ramirez As the Federal Election of 2015 looms ahead, this seems an appropriate time to reflect on our political atmosphere and take a look at some of its many players. As Canadians and realistic citi...