On March 7, 2017 Federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould announced plans to clean up the Canadian Criminal Code and rid it of “zombie laws”. If […]
Category: Politics
First 2017 NDP Leadership Debate: It’s Now Okay to Look at Style
I’ve always loathed how a politician’s style and personal likability and trustworthiness seems more important to pundits and the public than the policies they put […]
Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois Makes His Québec Solidaire Debut
Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois officially confirmed he intends to run both as Québec Solidaire’s candidate in the Gouin by-election and to become the party’s spokesperson. “Because I […]
The Allegedly New and Improved Travel Ban: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
On Monday the Orange Administration released a new Executive Order. We all knew it was coming, for no sooner had courts struck down the original […]
Only Donald Trump Could Make Me Defend the Mainstream Media
Dammit. The following sentence is one I never wanted to type and never thought I would, either: Kudos to CNN, The New York Times and […]
A Safer World for Our Children: Jaime Levy Pessin of Moms Demand Action
Moms Demand Action New York State Chapter Leader Jaime Levy Pessin is a modern and efficacious woman living in Brooklyn, NY with her husband and […]
Report Cards: Comparing Departments of Education
Of all of the Orange Racist Misogynist’s cabinet picks, Betsy DeVos is among the most controversial. Nominated as US Secretary of Education, she was incapable […]
The Conservative Party of Canada is Trying to #AllLivesMatter Islamophobia
M-103, the Private Members’ Motion introduced in the House of Commons by Iqra Khalid, Liberal MP for Mississauga—Erin Mills, to fight Islamophobia in Canada has […]
Handshakes and Falling in Line: The Two Trudeaus Meet Trump
Justin Trudeau was a man on a mission Monday. Canada’s global golden boy came to Washington ready to go head to head with Donald Trump, […]
The Beauty, the Beast and the Trade Agreement: A Closer Look at NAFTA and Canada/US Relations
Yesterday marked a historic occasion. It wasn’t just the meeting of the Canadian Prime Minister and the American President, those things happen all the time. […]