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...

New Brunswick Votes 2014: Do Looks Mean Anything?

Update (9/22/14): The results are in, and it's a disaster! Ridings have been called back, special ballots consulted, storage chips on the voting machines are broken, and several ridings have differences of only...

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...

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...

Daniel Blaikie’s Legacy Run in Elmwood-Transcona

Canadian politics has seen its fair share of father-son stories. The media and other politicians constantly remind Justin Trudeau that his dad is famous. Stephen Harper has shown great compassion to his biologi...

Wynne Presents the Same Damn Ontario Budget

Today at Queen’s Park, the Liberal government presented their exciting new Ontario budget that has been promised to be tailor-made for everyone in order to solve all our problems. Spoiler: There’s nothing ne...

Mulcair and NDP Refute Mailout Ruling

  It seems that Thomas Mulcair can't handle any punishment, no matter how small. This week it was announced that the NDP is taking the House of Commons Board of Internal Economy (BOIE) to court for the...

Tories Block Mulcair’s Manitoba Flood Tour

Sometimes the Harper government likes to flex their veto powers just 'cause. Last night, in a stunning move of cunning prissiness, Tory Defence Minister Rob Nicholson, rejected Thomas Mulcair's request to vi...