Democratic Party is Coming to Canada (Maybe)

Ah, so our 42nd Election has come and gone and Canada is back once more to the two party system with a landslide Liberal majority elected on October 19th and the Official Opposition made up of the 99 member Con...

Mulcair: New Democrat, Old-School Bland Politician

Too bad Tom. The slogan was "Defeat Harper with Thomas Mulcair". For New Democrat supporters this is a bittersweet compromise. They couldn't have their cake and eat it too. Mulcair's speech conveyed this. His p...

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...

According to NDP, Quebec is a Colonized Country

Yes, one of our proud, bright eyed NDP candidates (high on the smell of power) believes that Quebec is essentially a colonized African country. And no, she's not talking about the Aboriginals. Beatrice Zako—...

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...

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 ...

7 Online Purchases Canadian Officials Need To Make

Recent documents revealed that Canadian Navy mechanics in Halifax had to search eBay for parts to keep HMCS Preserver, one of the nation’s two supply ships, afloat. The 45-year-old ship is set to retire within ...

Election Moves to Triple-Threat Format

Ever since the PCs won their 10000000th consecutive election in Alberta a few weeks ago, everyone has been abuzz about nothing. False. The PCs got blown to smithereens, so everyone is abuzz about orange. Should...