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NDP Splits With Union: Whatever Happened to Working Together?

On his first day in the House of Commons, when a newly elected MP looks across the aisle, and says to a veteran MP "so there’s the enemy," the veteran MP should turn to the newbie, brow furrowed, and say, “the...

Horwath For Hamilton Mayor? “Never Say Never”

The Hamilton municipal election is coming up this October and NDP leader Andrea Horwath says that she hasn't ruled out the possibility of running for mayor. Considering she previously ruled out the possibility ...

Liberals Lock Horns With Conservatives Over Calgary Stampede Weekend

Justin Trudeau and Stephen Harper certainly doCalgary Stampede After attending my first ever Calgary Stampede this past weekend, I can clearly see why many people look forward to this event all year...

NDP to Israel Critic Paul Manly: You Can’t Party With Us

Ask anybody who wasn't cool in high school: getting excluded from a party blows. B.C. filmmaker Paul Manly, son of former MP Jim Manly, has had his 2015 candidacy for MP of Nanaimo-Ladysmith blocked by the NDP...

June 30 Federal By-Elections: Where, Why and What’s Up

There are four federal by-elections happening tomorrow, and if you’re not in one of the contested ridings where all the parties are frantically trying to court voters, you could have forgotten they were even ha...

The Harper-Couillard Bromance: $5 billion for Quebec Infrastructure

Vive le Québec dépendant! Today in an important vote-grab, er, press conference, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard announced that over the next ten years, Quebec would receive...

Christine Elliott Announces Ontario PC Leadership Bid

At a press conference this morning that everyone saw coming, Christine Elliott, Ontario MPP for Whitby-Oshawa and Former Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's widow, announced her intention to replace Tim Hudak as On...

The Ballad of the Northern Gateway Pipeline (Or Everybody Loses)

The Hon. Greg Rickford's office at the Ministry of Natural Resources was shuttered this afternoon as his office sent out a statement about the government's decision regarding the Northern Gateway Pipeline—which...

What Will Federal Parties Learn from the Ontario Election Campaign?

Kathleen Wynne and the Ontario Liberal Party had a surprising and decisive victory this week, giving them a solid majority government. A whole 38% of the popular vote! That's totally majority territory! Especia...

Mulcair and the Board of Internal Economy: A Game of He Said, She Said

A few weeks ago, Tom Mulcair appeared on the big stage at the PROC committee to declare his innocence. What were the charges? Many Canadians, this author included, could barely understand—but that doesn’t mean ...

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