Frank Klees, not Andrea Horwath, is the kingmaker
During the heated Ontario provincial election, many were speculating that if there was to be such a thing as a Liberal minority government after October 6th, it would be Andrea…
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What’s playing on the Prime Minister’s iPod?
10. Snoop Dogg "Ain't No Fun (If The Homies Can't Have None)" 9. They Might Be Giants "Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head" 8. The Locust "Anything Jesus ...
Just another internet scam
Canada's Conservative Party has launched an online petition in support of its long held commitment to repeal the long gun registry.The Conservative Party says that funding is desperately needed to…
Conservative MP warns abortion debate has been reopened in Canada
Conservative backbencher for Saskatoon-Humboldt Brad Trost has indicated that the abortion debate in Canada has been reopened after Prime Minister Stephen Harper declared in May that the issue would remain…
Prime Minister introduces proportional representation bill
In a move that surprised absolutely no one, the Prime Minister today unveiled a new bill to reform Canada's 'First Past the Post' electoral system that will have its first…
National Post columnist David Frum joins the anti green economy conservative chorus
The truth of finding new renewable energy sources and building the societies and economies of the future around harvesting and processing them cannot be denied. In other words, we evolve…
Manning Centre releases 2011 State of Canada’s Conservative Movement
The Manning Centre, founded by former Opposition and Reform Party Leader Preston Manning, released its second annual State of Canada’s Conservative Movement report. The study is comprised of three parts,…
Feel Safer Post-9/11? Feel $92B Safer?
Earlier this week, the non-partisan (but left-leaning) Rideau Institute released a report on Canada’s defence spending since 9/11 entitled The Cost of 9/11 and the Creation of a National Security…
Realigning Canada’s Political Spectrum
Canadians have traditionally held social democratic values while supporting centrist political parties. Canadians support universal single payer public health insurance, public pensions and a social safety net, all of which,…
The PCs may not be a fully Tea Partyesque group, but there are some similarities
John Ivison from the National Post recently wrote a column calling out Liberal interim leader Bob Rae on his comparison of the Harper Progressive Conservatives to American Tea Partiers. Bob…
Jack Layton: Our Politics are Poorer for the Loss
The unthinkable happened twice this year for the federal New Democrats: their charismatic leader Jack Layton took them as close to the Holy Grail of Canadian politics as you can…
Much Ado About The Wrong Thing – Canadian Forces DisIntegration
As a political scientist and somewhat of a historian I prefer our system of government based on a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy. I also appreciate the role that our…
Who NOT to bully
We’re going to continue where we left off yesterday on the theme of Conservative bullying. Yesterday it was Madame Supreme Court Justice Beverly Mclachlan who made it clear she wasn’t…
Conservative MP Stephen Woodworth Is Clueless
If you're going to riot:dress appropriately Just like everyone else, I'm following the UK riots closely. The commentary coming out from this event is, like all things sociological, tied-in with…
Tories are in for a fight in Ontario. Latest Ipsos Reid poll shows 38% support for Hudak and 33% for McGuinty
There has been a general consensus among liberals, since the May 2 election debacle, that the party’s PR machine and recruiting mechanism need an extreme overhaul, a new vision and…
Are the NDP too dependent on Jack Layton?
I’ll be brief this time, because I know every pundit and their brother will be covering this story and making this speculation. But it’s worth asking – are the NDP…
Canada prepares to de-register Norway masscre weapon
Preparing to massacre his fellow Norwegians, Anders Berhing Breivik found it impossible to illegally acquire a machine gun.Having failed in that effort, he purchased a Ruger Mini-14 which he described…