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 […]
Tag: NDP
Compassion, courage and audacity: an argument for the NDP
In the wake of the most devastating war that mankind had known at that point in time, tens of thousands of battered and torn, brave […]
Political spam: No way this can possibly work
The other day I got an email from Chrystia Freeland. At first, I thought that it must be part of a new strategy by the […]
Okay Mulcair, now you’re starting to impress me
To quote Katie Nelson, “When Global uses ‘unreal’ as an adjective you know it’s worth watching!” Yes, the scene in the Canadian Parliament a few days […]
RCMP releases count on missing and murdered Indigenous women
After years of demands for a national inquiry into the status of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) […]
The PQ’s Endgame: How Marois hopes her new charter will give her a majority and resuscitate the Bloc
The real targets of the Charter of Quebec Values are the CAQ, Quebec Solidaire and the NDP. Muslims, Sikhs, Jews and Orthodox Christians are just […]
Haze on the Hill: Justin Trudeau and the weed vote
Justin Trudeau supports the legalization of marijuana. Not only that, he’s not afraid to admit that he’s smoked the odd joint himself. Unless Tom Mulcair […]
It’s time to abolish the Canadian Senate
The main promises Stephen Harper made during his 2006 campaign were to reform Canada’s Senate and make our government more accountable. So far, mission failed
BC Election: What a changed Canadian political landscape means for the Orange Wave
Tuesday night’s BC election was supposed to be an in-the-bag victory for the NDP. Instead, it turned into a cautionary tale of Canada’s altered political […]
Quebec’s Tears of Entitlement – Canada’s Shame
As a student living in Ontario, I pay more for tuition than Quebec students. I don’t have any scholarships. I pay full price. If I was told I would be paying around $450+ more a year, I honestly wouldn’t care. I really fail to see why students in Quebec are taking this so difficultly. It makes me laugh, and ashamed, that I have to share a country with a province that comes across as having such a sense of entitlement