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, […]
Year: 2015
The Fair Elections Act and the Illusion of Fairness
In 2014 the Harper Government passed the Fair Elections Act (FEA). It modified the Canada Elections Act (Act), our existing legislation on how our elections […]
Dumpster Diving Meets Haute Cuisine at the United Nations
It’s taken decades for dumpster diving to nudge from the fringes to the mainstream. Hell, ten years ago, it wasn’t even the explicit goal of the practice. […]
Niqabs and Terrorists and Fear, Oh My: How Harper Plans to Win the Election
For ten years, Stephen Harper has used the same electoral strategy: 1. Campaign from the centre, hold a kitten, don’t say much 2. Let opponents […]
Beyond the Veil: The Illegitimacy of the Niqab Ban
Zunera Ishaq came to Canada from Pakistan in 2008. She was granted permanent residency on October 25, 2008 and her application for citizenship was approved […]
#DebatDesChefs: French Language Debate was the Most Fiery and Interesting of #ELXN42 So Far
I guess you could chalk it up to a victory for traditional debate media. The French language leaders’ debate or #debatdeschefs was hosted by Radio […]
McGill University Seizure Notice Makes Sense if you Look at the History
Shit just got real. Last week McGill University received a notice of seizure from Kahentinetha, one of the Mohawk woman titleholders, or kahtihon’tia:kwenio, of the […]
#ELXN42: Five WTF Moments
We just passed the mid-point in one of the longest Canadian Federal Election campaigns in a while. The stress of such a long campaign is […]
Jeremy Corbyn Gives One of the Best Speeches on Refugees from a Western Politician (VIDEO)
Jeremy Corbyn, newly elected leader of the Labour Party in the UK, didn’t waste much time. A few hours after taking the helm of the once […]
Where is the Canadian Bernie Sanders?
This post originally appeared on QuietMike.org and is republished here with permission from the author Politics in the Great White North has often been referred […]