Although it may feel like our federal politicians have been in election mode for a few months, Canada’s 2015 Federal Election was only officially called this […]
Category: Politics
Shreds from Brussels
Not more than 24 hours ago was I here writing up a summary of the pivotal talks for the future of the Eurozone that are taking place […]
The specter of Greece and the capitulation of the European project
The Eurogroup emergency meeting came to an abrupt end at 12 a.m. Brussels local time, after 9 hours of excruciating debates. The vacuum of information […]
Bill C-24: Harper’s Second Class Citizens
I was born in Canada and I have no other country that I could theoretically be considered a citizen of. I guess that means I’m […]
Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre Appears in a St-Hubert Ad. Is This Okay? (VIDEO)
The Mayor of Montreal, Denis Coderre, apparently has a side-job. He has appeared in an ad for St-Hubert Restaurants, clearly identified as himself and making […]
Bill C-51 is Now Law and I Felt Safer Before
Bill C-51, the Harper Government’s so-called anti-terror legislation, is now the law of the land in Canada. It passed the House of Commons last month […]
Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre’s “Pocket Tweet” What Does it Mean? Can You Interpret It?
The above image is from a tweet made by Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre this morning. He removed it from his feed a few hours later. What […]
PKP: The Man Who May Save Quebec Politics
For decades, the political scene in Quebec has been in a quagmire. The national question has dominated the discourse, replacing the left-right axis found almost […]
BDS is Economic Boycott, Not Hate Speech. Harper Doesn’t See a Difference
The other shoe has dropped. Barely a few days after Harper’s Conservatives, with the help of the Liberals, pushed Bill C-51 through the House of […]
C-51: Unpopular and Completely Unnecessary Bill Passes House of Commons
On Wednesday, as most Canadian politicos were either basking in the afterglow of the Orange Wave which swept Alberta or nursing their hangovers, the House of […]