OK, OK. The headline has little to do with this post, but I figured no one would read it if they deduced this was the third straight post on the friggin’ Census. So indulge me for a moment and don’t worry – next week, I’ll get back to more important topics, like making fun of […]

The session began with the shut-down of Parliament, prompting the same Canadians who complain that nothing ever gets done in Ottawa to take to the streets and demand…that MPs get back to work doing nothing in Ottawa. So how did Harper spend his prorogation vacation? With a trip to the Olympics! Sure, he never got […]

A fascinating behind the scenes look at the HST negotiations in today’s Toronto Star.

“This is a classic attempt for us to be able to market the country. We have quotes from all kinds of people in the Ontario tourism industry including the president of that industry saying, ‘This is our chance to profile Ontario tourism to the world, we must not miss this opportunity’,” Harper told MPs Obviously […]

Commons Speaker Milliken won’t run again Peter Milliken, Speaker of the House of Commons longer than anyone else in parliamentary history, won’t run for re-election, CBC News has learned. Milliken was first elected in 1988 as a Liberal and has been the Commons Speaker since 2001.Peter Milliken has been Speaker of the House of Commons […]

The Electoral Boundaries Commission has issued its final report and, predictably enough, accusations of Gerrymandering have flown wildly. Given the wild unpredictability of Alberta politics right now, I have a hard time believing that we’re seeing riding boundaries drawn to help the PCs. Rather, the problem with the new map is the same as it […]

This is…odd. I’m not a security expert, but I don’t think this is necessarily the thing the CSIS director should be talking about with journalists: Canada’s spy agency suspects that cabinet ministers in two provinces are under the control of foreign governments, CBC News has learned. Several members of B.C. municipal governments are also under […]

Last year, the spring session came to a close with a crash – parliamentary brinkmanship and an EI deal between the Liberals and Conservatives that set up a summer of heightened election preparations and speculation. This year, we limp into the summer recess. So what’s in store for the political parties this summer after a […]

Canadian TV ‘crap’: Alberta culture minister Alberta Culture Minister Lindsay Blackett was backpedalling Wednesday after his disparaging comments about the quality of Canadian television sparked an outcry. Blackett was listening to a panel discussion at the Banff World Television Festival on Monday when he made the remarks in a question and answer session. “I sit […]

So FOX News North and Kory Vision has a name – Sun News. The new network is still in its infancy, so it may be premature for us to pass judgment on it. But I suspect they’ll be prematurely passing judgment on a lot of individuals in the years to come, so let’s jump in […]