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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A culture of brutality and barbaric practices
If one thing that can be said about this Conservative government, it’s that they are very tactful and savvy when it comes to selecting picturesque […]
Groping For Relevance: How the Bloc Quebecois Sold its Soul for a Few Votes
Last week, my colleague Niall made a very interesting observation: Harper’s Bill C-51 was designed, among other things, to attract Quebec voters who supported the […]