Former Cabinet Minister Michael Fortier proposes that Quebec hold a referendum every 15 years: Au risque de heurter des fédéralistes, nous devrions légiférer la tenue d’un référendum obligatoire à tous les 15 ans. Le nombre important de Québécois souhaitant la souveraineté n’est pas sur le point de s’estomper – voilà 30 ans que je le […]

They can’t agree on how to fix the economy. Or how to reform our political system. Or even what to do with the frickin’ long form Census. So what’s the one thing our elected members of parliament can all agree on? Nobody messes with Bonhomme Carnival: OTTAWA – MPs took the unprecedented step Wednesday night […]

The results are in, and it’s a rout. Darrell Dexter and the guy in Manitoba are no longer the least recognizable Premiers in the country. PC 42 (49%)Lib 13 (34%)NDP 0 (10%)Green 0 (5%) This may not be anything more than backlash to a Hydro deal gone sour, but seeing another government tossed out east […]

The kids are back in school and MPs are back in the House. It’s safe to say Canadians still have larger things to worry about than politics, but it’s worth checking in with the post-Labour Day polls to see if the earth moved while we were all on vacation. Ipsos (released Sept 25, n = […]

Click here to listen to my radio boxing match with Stephen Taylor and Accidental Deliberations, as we slug it out over fighter jets and the gun registry.

Harper names a new Chief of Staff

“The people of the regions of this country are never going to accept being treated like criminals, and we will continue our efforts until this registry is finally abolished.”

Government doesn’t have accurate count of who’s inspecting meatThe Canadian Food Inspection Agency cannot say how many inspectors are stationed across the country to make sure animal health rules are followed during the transport of animals destined for dinner plates, according to newly released information. Harper government ordered stimulus signs count Civil servants across Canada […]

The happiest man about all this is likely Stephen Harper, since the Tories can keep churning out the fundraising letters on this topic. Gun registry survives: MPs vote to kill Tory bill to scrap the program (Gun-Registry-Vote)Source: The Canadian PressSep 22, 2010 18:08 ——————————————————————————– OTTAWA: The gun registry has survived a critical vote – but […]