Lego Haircut–Reporter-Reporter-Timely Satire
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Canadian Politics
#elxn42: fear, frustration, disbelief, and hope
Although I haven’t been blogging much (or at all) about the upcoming Canadian federal election, I’ve been thoroughly and utterly obsessed by it for months. These last weeks have brought…
Lawyers, guns and money: Russia’s intervention in Syria offers a useful teaching moment for Canadians
PHOTOS: A Russian Su-34 bomber releases a bomb near the provisional ISIS capital of Raqqa in Syria. (Russian Ministry of Defence photo.) Below: Russian President Vladimir Putin, Syrian President Bashar…
Greens Brown Out! May says Green Party Would Support Refineries, Not Pipelines-Orange is the New Green Now!
Richard Hughes – Greens Brown Out! Elizabeth May might have just taken the Greens out of the election. Even her own seat could be in trouble over this bizarre move.…
This Hour Has 22 Minutes—Mulcair Interviews Mulcair
Talk about a setup! I mean, I mean, come on eh! I done told ya that them there NDP’ers and Liberals and Greens controlled the media. Well now they are…
Early Voter Engagement Strong, Elections Canada Chief Says
Richard Hughes This CBC report below tells of substantial voting by students across Canada. These students face years of struggle to pay back huge student loans and may well be…
Six Ways That the Greens Are Canada’s Most Progressive Party
In the midst of a campaign dominated by horse races and attack ads, by fear and scandal and appeals to our basest political instincts, it is easy to forget that…
Independent MP Brent Rathgeber gives St. Albertans a former Tory insider’s take on the many sins of the Harper PMO
PHOTOS: Independent MP Brent Rathgeber, in a typical pose, chats with a couple of constituents at last night’s candidates’ forum in St. Albert, Alberta. Below: Conservative candidate Michael Cooper, Mr.…
Fortune favours the brave? Trudeau risks advocating sane gun laws and ripping PM’s dog-whistle bigotry
PHOTOS: Liberal Party Leader Justin Trudeau during a visit to Edmonton last year. Below: NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair and Prime Minister Stephen Harper. It should have been natural for the…
Joining Empire: Canadian Foreign Policy under Harper
Photo by ISAF Headquarters Public Affairs Office Since the Conservative government of Stephen Harper came to power in 2006, shifts in Canadian foreign policy have been a flashpoint of debate…