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Canadians tend to think that their country’s history is dull. But like William Lyon Mackenzie King — one of Canada’s longest serving prime ministers — there is much that is brilliant below the surface. Lawrence Martin writes that King was unquestionably a weirdo:

Few knew that seances, table-rapping sessions and communing with the
likes of William Gladstone, Wilfrid Laurier and other

The Harper government’s announcement that it will change the laws regarding capital gains taxes to encourage more charitable giving strikes an ominous note for the country’s political culture. Harper is mimicking the Conservatives in Britai…

Regina: 6:24 AM: – Sask New Democrats lost a big election last night. Well, it’s time to get up and start getting ready for the aftermath and for the future. There will be some who are unsure of what we need to do now. Simple. We take the Caucus that t…

OK, so New Democrat’s want to use the tax code to live out their Robin Hood fantasies – that’s old news, and perfectly legal. But when the NDP starts advocating unconstitutional theft from the provinces to line their own political pockets then it’s tim…

Your federal government is focusing like a laser on the economy. They’re acutely aware of the fragile nature of the recovery and the troubles lapping at our shores. So of course they’ve allowed for the possibility of instability in the labour market and planned accordingly. They’ve taken steps to ensure that the social safety net will be there for those unfortunate people who may need to rely on it. After all, that’s what strong, stable, competent leadership is all about. Or not. Jobless Canadians are waiting longer for their first employment-insurance cheques and finding it increasingly difficult to get answers about the delays as the government reduces the number of people paid to process claims and handle calls. The main phone line at Service Canada is constantly jammed because there is not enough staff to deal with the high volume of calls from unemployed people who want to know when they will get their money. … …Service Canada’s work force is expected to shrink even further as Human Resources trims costs to meet deficit reduction targets. Awesome….

Most Canadians view the #occupy movement favourably according to Nanos.

The Nanos Research poll conducted for The Globe and Mail and La Presse found that 58 per cent of Canadians who are aware of the protests have a favourable or somewhat favorable …