* This article originally appeared on QuietMike.org and is republished with permission from the author While the rest of the world debates how handsome Canada’s […]
Month: October 2015
Philippe Couillard Just Proved That Austerity is Not a Necessity, It’s a Strategy
For over a year, opponents of austerity measures in Quebec have been searching for a way to prove, once and for all, that there was […]
What Went Wrong With the NDP Campaign and How to Fix It
Theories trying to explain just what went wrong with the NDP campaign have been as prevalent on my Facebook newsfeed this past week as posts […]
An Open Letter to Prime Minister-Designate Justin Trudeau: Do the Right Thing and Get Rid of C-51
Prime Minister-Designate Trudeau, Hi, first off I would like to congratulate you on your sweeping victory. Canadians clearly had enough of Stephen Harper and his policies […]
Justin Trudeau Liberal Majority: Progress or Back to Where We Were?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. That’s something Canadians had better get used to hearing for at least the next four years, maybe longer. I’ll be the […]
Forget the Box Readers Endorse the NDP in our #ELXN42 Poll
The votes are in. No, not the votes that determine who will sit in the next Canadian Parliament and who will be our Prime Minister […]
#ELXN42: What it Would Take for Each of the Parties to Win
It has all come down to this. Tomorrow night we will know the result of #ELXN42, the longest Canadian Federal Election campaign in recent memory. […]
#DemDebate: Who Won and Why, as a Canadian, I’m a Little Jealous
Did you catch the Democratic US Presidential Debate, or #DemDebate as Twitter chose to call it? I did. As a Canadian drowning in niqabs and […]
Next Dance with Mary Jane: Canada’s Marijuana Legislation
Weed, Pot, Mary Jane, marijuana – these are all names for cannabis and its derivatives. Marijuana has been helpful to people with chronic pain issues, […]
Voting with a Mask: The Good, the Ugly and the Silver Lining
In the midst of all the stories of long lines, screw-ups and smiling politicians voting in advanced polls, we have been, I guess you could say, […]