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Royal Baby
In case you were worried the Trudeaus just weren’t photogenic enough already… Justin Trudeau announces his wife, Sophie Grégoire, is pregnant with couple’s third child
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Canada Day Quiz
Test your political skills with this 10-question quiz about the present – and the past – of Canadian politics. 1. You may not be aware of this, but Justin Trudeau’s father was also once Liberal Party leader. For half a point each, name the runner up in the LPC leadership races that elected Pierre and […]
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Open Mic With Stephen Harper
A two year old video showing Stephen Harper doing fairly solid Diefenbaker, Clark, Mulroney, and Manning impressions surfaces. Not a bad time for a distraction, eh?
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“I fear we have morphed into what we once mocked”
After quitting the Tory caucus, MP Brent Rathgeber pens one of the most devastating and pointed critiques of the Harper government I have ever seen. One is left wondering how many others in the Conservative base feel the same way. I STAND ALONE Late last night I notified the Board of Directors of the Edmonton-St. […]
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The man still looks better than Stockwell Day in a wetsuit
Not bad for 79!
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Kumbaya Counter-Terrorism
One of the reasons I keep blogging is that the comments section here tends to breed meaningful discussion rather than the “no you’re Hitler” type of debate you see on most mainstream news sites. And as pointed out here, I found this comment by regular hosertohoosier quite thought provoking: Paul O: Or was the Justin […]
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Happy Birthday
For a government which has been in power 42 years, celebrating a one-year anniversary seems somewhat trite, but it was one year ago today that Allison Redford bested Danielle Smith, in one of the most exciting elections the province has ever seen (not that we’ve had a lot of those lately). The past year has […]
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SunTV Applies for Welfare
Things are not looking bright over at Sun TV: OTTAWA, Ont. — Quebecor says its television network Sun News is projected to have lost $17 million in 2012 and will continue to record unacceptable losses unless the federal regulator requires cable and satellite companies to carry it on their basic service. In other words, the […]
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Do you think it is easy to write history books?
As if the lock-out wasn’t enough for hockey fans, it looks like one long-anticipated stocking stuffer won’t be ready this year. We haven’t heard a peep from Harper since this story last Christmas: PM Harper’s hockey book to drop next year OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper — the hockey nut that he is — […]
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Change
After 8 years and 3,000 posts, it was time for a change. Before you are the shiny new colours wordpress has to offer, thanks to some help by the web gurus at floating tree. As with any move, it may take a few days to get everything unpacked and sorted out, but the good news […]