As the 2015 federal campaign is gearing up, one question may be on many a progressive Canadian’s mind: who is the best option in the […]
Month: November 2013
New Montreal Metro cars: accordion-style, more room and a bunch of TVs and cameras
The new Montreal Metro cars are here, well, not quite here, they’re at the Bombardier factory in La Pocatière. While we’ll have to wait until […]
The Canadian Federation of Students: What is to be done?
There are steps in the fallen snow somewhere in Gatineau, Quebec. Student politicians traveled from across the country to protest other student politicians who came […]
Harper’s “epic” Senate problems
Last week’s RCMP bombshell dump revealed a few things about the private e-mails of PMO staff and their counterparts in the Senate. For the dozen […]
When Harper says he’s going after bullies, he’s actually bullying us all
In October of last year, NDP MP Dany Morin proposed anti-bullying legislation in the House of Commons. Conservatives, including Peter MacKay, defeated it. Over a year […]
Harper Tories counting on Ford Nation votes in next federal election
Never a dull moment in Toronto’s City Hall these days, is there? By now everyone knows that Rob Ford’s career is quite possibly the worst […]
The Parti-Québécois and the Charter of Trojan Horses
Not so unlike the story of the fall of Troy, this is the story of the fall of the social-democratic Parti-Québécois. Unlike the story of Troy
When Stephen Harper comes to town
Stephen Harper doesn’t usually visit Montreal and you can understand why. He doesn’t have any elected representation on the island or even near it, he […]
Taking back the red poppy
On November 11th, after more research and more reflection, I stood watching the Remembrance day celebrations in Montreal. I was wearing a White Poppy, after […]
Toronto police arrest Native veteran at Remembrance Day event (VIDEO)
Davyn Calfchild served in the Canadian military and earned three medals over five years. He attended Remembrance Day events in Toronto yesterday not as a […]