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Can Canadian Politics Ever Be More Than Just A 17th Century Puppet Show?
You often hear the term “Punch and Judy” politics. For those unfamiliar with the term, Punch and Judy is a singularly nasty and violent puppet show which became popular in…
The Only Politician With Real Credibility On The Oil Sands Is…
Not Thomas Mulcair. Nor any of the other politicians currently lobbing this political football back and forth. If you want to meet a politician who will engage in real debates…
Conservatives Say You Can Never Get Rid Of Poverty So Why Bother?
You can’t get rid of disease but people still try. You can’t get rid of prostitution but people still try. You can’t get rid of aging but people still try.…
From The People Who Brought You The Walkerton Tragedy: "We Don’t Give A Damn About Our Reputation"
If you’re wondering why recent antics by Harper’s Ministers of Fear are giving you a sick feeling of Déjà vu, there’s good reason. Everything old is new again apparently. These…
Stephen Harper, Format Shifting From "Your Friend" Into "The Punisher"
I’ve had the thankless task lately of breaking some really bad news to my Conservative friends. Stephen Harper doesn’t love them anymore. This is something they find impossible to believe…
Beyond Partisanship: You Will Not Divide My Country For Your Cynical Power Agenda
The greatest threat to Canadian unity has, and always will be, political ambition. I don’t care what party you belong to, hands off my county. I will not not let…
Is The MSM Hungering For A Political Industrial Complex In Canada?
It’s interesting to note that the Canadian Media never called the NDP “dead” en masse when it sat at 20% in the polls. Sure, plenty of people wish for their…
Those Crazy Liberals, They Just Won’t Quit
Another day, another media moron writes an article like this. When I think about the future of Canadian Liberalism, I don’t look to the current upheaval in Greece or the…
Parenting, The Unpaid Work That Powers The World
My Mother hates Mothers Day. Her assertion has always been that many of these so-called feel-good holidays are just constructs of card companies and retailers designed to make people part…
How I Became A Canadian Liberal
My parents belong to the generation just before the baby boomers. They found themselves young parents in the midst of the turmoil of the sixties and while they yearned to…
Liberal Shenpa: The Fear We Will Cease To Exist
In a recent Hill Times article, Martha Hall Findlay said she feared she would have no political home if the Liberal Party of Canada merged with the NDP and that…
Dear Bionic Liberal: Why So Zen? You Were Much More Fun When You Were Mean!
Don’t worry kids. It’s all part of the plan. Stay tuned for the unveiling.
When someone tries to bait you, don’t bite the hook
I’m not a Buddhist but I’ve discovered they do have a lot of good techniques to defeat the bad mojo in life. Partisan politics runs on a gas tank full…
Memo To Self: Get Electoral Reform In My Lifetime
If I’m really lucky, I’ve probably got about 30 years to help make it happen. If you want to get involved please visit Fair Vote Canada and sign the Declaration…
If I Were Justin Trudeau’s Campaign Manager…
Okay, okay, I know a bunch of you probably snorted coffee out of your nose when you read that but this is a “what if” exercise so just humour me…
Cue Harper’s Banana-Republican Narrative On Mulcair
It’s an oldie but a goodie. Mulcair is… wait for it… DANGEROUS with extra reverb. Sound familiar? It’s the old “we’re rubber and you’re glue” routine. Whatever progressives say about…
Justin Trudeau and Abid Virani talk Citizenship, Politics, AIDS, and Passion for Change
Justin Trudeau sits down with Abid Virani to talk about various things, including the challenge of using politics to create change. Justin is an active supporter of Hope In The…
Canada’s Political Paparazzi Is Dying For Fresh Meat
“We’re sick of all our kicks. We’re sick of all the stiffs. We’re bored.” Canada’s Chattering Class seems to be dead set on talking about nothing else except a Justin…
Could Justin Trudeau Be The Next Marc Lalonde?
When I think about Pierre Trudeau’s leadership of the Liberal Party I also think about the team he had around him. A party isn’t led by one person and the…