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 […]
Category: Politics
#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 […]
#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 […]
Why America May Actually Get to #feelthebern
President Bernie Sanders. Something that a few months ago only seemed possible to progressives sitting around in a bar after a few pints. Everyone else […]
Canada’s Unconstitutional Conservatives
This article originally appeared on QuietMike.org, republished here with permission from the author I’ve often said, and many Canadians would agree, that Prime Minister Stephen […]
Don’t Take Harper’s Bait: Why the NDP Shouldn’t Block Candidates for Criticising Israel
I really thought I wouldn’t have to write this. No, scratch that, I really hoped I wouldn’t have to write this. Things were going so […]
You are what you eat. Unless you want to be Prime Minister.
It’s a phrase we hear often these days: eating is political. In other words: we’re actors in food systems. Our decisions carry vast implications—the ethics of the brand […]
The Longest, Most Expensive Canadian Election in History
This article was originally published on QuiteMike.org. After dissolving parliament, Conservative Leader Stephen Harper promptly lies to Canadians about the election’s cost October 19th 2015 […]