Scotland’s Salmond Pulls a Parizeau
While there was no cursing of “Money and the Ethnic Vote” after the Scots voted to keep the United Kingdom united, Scottish First Minister and leader of the separatist movement, Alex Salmond resigned his post. ...
Life of Harper: Franklin, UN, and Speaking to Reporters
Each week, Kyle Muzyka sifts through what our PM has been up to in this column, The Radical Adventures of Stephen Harper, for your personal enjoyment.
With global uncertainty reaching a new height ...
“Ouai” in Scotland?: Comparing the Québec and Scotland Referendums
Today, Scotland will have a referendum on whether or not it will become an independent state separate from Britain, which Scottish separatists feel is crushing their national and cultural identity. Remind you o...
Harper Sends Mixed Messages about Scotland, Foreign Aid, Sociology
This week, the Harper government approached the NATO conference in Wales with reservations about spending more money on foreign commitments. However, in true Canadian style, they agreed to give more after all—...
Quebec and Scotland: Partners in Separation
Prime Minister Harper recently made pilgrimage to the British Isles; the origins of his heritage. On his father's side, he mostly English. On his mother's, mostly Scottish, describing the union, "worked well fo...
McReferendum Debate Unsettlingly Familiar
British TV presenter Dan Snow presents a letter to Scottish voters from the Let's Stay Together campaign, asking them to vote against independence in the Scottish independence referendum. Matthew Knight/AP
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