Duffy and Dictator Harper Disagree on Residency

Part of the Ol' Duff's Day in Court series.   The Duffy trial is an enigma, confusing because its unsavoury proceedings bring us so much joy. It has a similar appeal to an erection induced by a besti...

Duffy Deletes Descriptions of Dwellings

Part of the "Ol' Duff's Day in Court" series.   There’s an old saying that says every accused deserves a day in court. There’s also an Ol’ Duff, accused of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust, who ha...

A Season of Elections

In Canadian politics, next fall shall usher in a Season of Elections. We will see not only the Federal election scheduled for October 19th but also four Provincial elections and a Territorial election between O...

Sona Sentence Still to Come

How much time should Michael Sona spend in jail for his involvement in the robocalls scandal that headlined the 2011 federal election? It depends on whom you ask. Sona is guilty of wilfully preventing or endeav...

Dean Del Mastro, El Maestro, Conducts Classic Defence

Dean Del Mastro, formerly Stephen Harper’s main man, is on the ropes. It’s worth repeating because it’s painfully true. On Thursday, as the Crown lambasted Del Mastro for the last time during his trial for exce...

Mike Duffy and Harper, the Witless Witness

  Mike Duffy faces 31 charges stemming from his alleged professional tomfoolery while serving as a Senator in and (loosely) around the Ottawa area. If he is found guilty on multiple counts, he will ...

Joe Fontana Sentenced for Wite-Out® Related Offences

Today Joe Fontana, former Mayor of London, was sentenced this afternoon to 4 months of house arrest and 18 months of probation for fraud, forgery, breach of trust and other Wite-Out® related offences for which ...

Dean Del Mastro: His Day in Court

Every day that the House is in session (not once more until the fall…lucky bastards), MPs from across our fine country funnel into the green chamber to talk, mock, and gawk. Most are ordinary, but a few stand o...