2016-03-19 18:53
All federalists should want the Parti Quebecois to win Quebec's election this Monday. Why? Because support for separation is so low that holding a referendum would end the issue for a genera… Read More
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2016-03-19 18:53
Today President Obama said America's invasion of Iraq is nothing compared to Russia's annexation of Crimea. Coffin makers agree.In 2003 the United States invaded Iraq, a stable country, clai… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Alison Redford was defeated because her party is too successful. And there's proof.In politics there wouldn't be many opportunities to test such a theory; to really know if it was the succes… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
At the start of this year Canada had five female Premiers, but now because of a few old white men the country only has three.Alberta's Alison Redford joins Newfoundland's Kathy Dunderdale on… Read More
2015-02-09 21:31
Instead of bashing politicians who cross the floor, we should instead be more like them.It's more likely than not to be a good thing that people change political parties. First it shows our… Read More
2014-07-01 19:33
Our country was going to be called "Kingdom of Canada" instead of Dominion, but the British, fearing it would provoke the Americans, unilaterally changed it.The greatest thing we can do to c… Read More
2014-07-01 05:20
Political momentum is nothing like the momentum of physics. In the world of Newton and Einstein appearances don't cause forces, whereas in politics, appearances are forces.Stephen Harper bec… Read More
2014-04-17 05:13
How do you save democracy from itself? You appoint a Senate.In 1990 the democratically elected House of Commons passed Bill C-43 which would have criminalized all abortions. That bill was de… Read More
2014-04-15 06:18
When you replace the fan belt on your 1988 Toyota Corrolla, you can't drive faster than when the car was brand new. Even with the new part, the car, with all of its wear and tear, is likely… Read More
2014-04-13 08:15
Jim Flaherty was unethical, incompetent and he should have been fired. Those aren't my words, they're Thomas Mulcair's, spoken just last year in Question Period. Yet after the former Finance… Read More
2014-04-10 04:40
Yesterday was Pink Shirt Day, it's a day dedicated to ending bullying. Now if you didn't wear a pink shirt, don't feel too bad, because unless you spent the day threatening someone with viol… Read More
2014-04-09 02:22
Stephen Harper, Justin Trudeau, and Andrew Coyne, among others, are wrong to suggest separatism was recently defeated by Quebec voters. Well they aren't just wrong, they're hypocritical.Sinc… Read More
2014-04-08 02:41
The Parti Quebecois loss tonight shows just how hard it is for women politicians to actually have a chance in government. Pauline Marois will be the 3rd female Premier gone this year, l… Read More
2013-06-17 07:36
The thing about chemical weapons is that an odor usually follows their use, what is odd about Syria is that it is the United States' decision to arm the rebels that stinks.The US, despite it… Read More
2013-06-16 06:48
Conservatives believe Justin Trudeau was wrong to take money from nonprofit organizations because to this government that's the job for rich investors on Bay Street. According to the Conserv… Read More
2013-06-15 15:04
In the free market prices reflect demand, instead of choosing a few events to speak at arbitrarily, Justin Trudeau set a price to attend those gatherings that wanted him the most. This metho… Read More
2013-06-14 04:21
The Syrian civil war has been raging for so long that nobody remembers why the rebels are wrong.The rebels are wrong of course because this war started, not because the Syrian President Bash… Read More
2013-06-06 05:38
If there was no John A. Macdonald, there would be no Canada.Our most important Father of Confederation and first Prime Minister died 122 years ago today. Canadians of all political persuasio… Read More
2013-05-31 04:11
Out of Canada's 33 Fathers of Confederation, only one went to university.1It's not that Nova Scotia's Charles Tupper was the only intelligent one among them, other founders were businessmen… Read More
2013-05-29 05:10
If Justin Beiber was in the Canadian Senate it would be the most watched institution in all of government, and, undoubtedly, the most accountable.For if the Biebs walked down the Ottawan red… Read More
2013-05-24 06:31
Justin Trudeau is popular? It doesn't matter.The federal Liberals are still extremely behind in the polls. The last three major polls conducted, with 100% accuracy, show the Liberal Party is… Read More
2013-05-23 03:54
Nobody really thinks Senator Mike Duffy received $90,000 in return for some political favour, but that public perception would most certainly change if he and every other Senator faced regul… Read More
2013-05-23 03:54
Nobody really thinks Senator Mike Duffy received $90,000 in return for some political favour, but that public perception would most certainly change if he and every other Senator faced regul… Read More
2013-05-15 07:55
*UPDATE 05/15/13: With Christy Clark's amazing upset I am happy to admit the below post is wrong. BC has its first popularly elected female Premier. Congratulations, it is an incredible vict… Read More
2013-05-15 07:51
Christy Clark is unstoppable.She became Liberal Leader with only the support of one MLA. Members of her caucus criticized her. 17 of them fearing defeat didn't run for re-election. Practical… Read More
2013-05-14 05:51
*UPDATE 05/15/13: With Christy Clark's amazing upset I am happy to admit the below post is wrong. BC has its first popularly elected female Premier. Congratulations, it is an incredible vict… Read More
2013-04-22 09:00
Women are too soft and fragile to be police officers. With their hair and makeup they certainly can't fight in military combat. Nothing showed those sentiments to be more unfounded than the… Read More
2013-04-22 08:30
Women are too soft and fragile to be police officers. With their hair and makeup they certainly can't fight in military combat. Nothing showed those sentiments to be more unfounded than the… Read More
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