In the 2000s, Fair Vote Canada convinced provincial Liberal parties in opposition to adopt Proportional Representation in their election platforms. What was the end result? BC, ON and PEI held…
When Harper came to power he constructed, with copious amounts of taxpayer dollars, a Ministry of Truth comprised of 4,000 communications staffers. Their job is to script what Con ministers…
Flaherty claims that Tuesday’s budget will contain money for “major” infrastructure projects. But it’s pretty obvious what his real infrastructure plan will be: Commit a piddling amount of money stretched…
Rob Ford was outraged over the Canadian flag at Toronto’s city hall being replaced with the rainbow flag to support gay athletes at the Sochi Winter Olympic games. Of course,…
From 2003 to 2008 the loonie skyrocketed, rising 60% in value. If you were rich it was definitely time to break out the champagne. All your wealth magically increased by…
In a surprisingly bold move, Justin Trudeau has shown he doesn’t support the status quo in the senate. He has taken the most significant action in senate reform in our…
Canada has the worst implementation of democracy among all developed countries. To see how this is the case one must examine our most prominent political institutions: head of state, voting…
Jeffery Simpson laments that Harper is only going to focus on 10 percent of voters over the next 2 years until the next election. Harper is at 30% in the…
In the year 2025… Activist #1: “We need to talk about voting reform. It’s the only way we can stop the Cons from destroying (what’s left of) the country.” Activist…
Something just ain’t right with the right. Rob Ford hangs out with gangsters, indulges in drunken stupors and smokes crack, but the way some conservatives see it, it’s not his…
Remember when free-market ideologues were saying Harper’s corporate tax cuts would create jobs, boost productivity, raise economic growth and make Canada more competitive? How did their economic “wisdom” mesh with…
The Toronto Star has created an interactive graphic detailing the myriad of reckless spending cuts the Harper Government has made over the past 8 years. The article also delves into…
A neo-con economist from Maclean’s shows why it’s almost impossible to have a serious policy discussion — these days. Taking a page from Harper’s playbook, Andrew Leach claims Mulcair will…
It’s been 10 years since the Reform Party swallowed up Canada’s traditional conservative party. What’s worse is that they’ve been ruling for 8 of those 10 years — and with…
Some aggressive NDPers claim Justin Trudeau is “Harper with a smile” and his energy policy is “virtually indistinguishable” from Harper’s. Yet in a recent speech, Thomas Mulcair takes a position…
In a Globe and Mail column, Lawrence Martin blames the Green Party for the Liberals losing a recent by-election in Brandon–Souris (Manitoba) by 400 votes. He goes so far as…
According to the more aggressive of NDP partisans, Justin Trudeau is really “Harper with a smile.” He secretly supports a corporate agenda. He’s relatively wealthy, so he can’t represent middle-class…
When Jack Latyon was battling cancer he wrote a letter that was to be released in the event of his death. This letter was addressed to all Canadians. In it,…
Last night, constituents of Brandon–Souris in Manitoba voted for change, but got stuck with the same old same old. Fifty-five percent voted for a center-left candidate. But because we have…
Back in the 1950s and 60s, Canada engaged in big, expensive infrastructure projects like the Champlain bridge in Montreal. These created good paying jobs and greased the wheels of business.…
