Did Harper get two of three opposition parties to blink?

Just when Michael Iganatieff was counting on a fall election, and an eventual entry in Canada's history books as Prime Minister, the other two opposition parties threw the perpetual monkey wrench into the spokes....

On a left wing and prayer: Political Party Threesome !

Barry Artiste Op.Ed Perhaps the support of the NDP to the Conservatives makes strange bedfellows, but then no stranger than Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff smooching it up with ex NDP Leader Bob Rae in the past,...

EKOS poll suggests that support of Liberal Party is softening

The leader of the Liberal Party, Michael Ignatieff,  recently announced that his party would no longer prop up the minority Conservative government in Canada.  At the time the Liberal Party was...

Ignatieff Sticking to His Guns, and unfazed by signs of recovery

Barry Artiste Op/Ed Many say Federal Liberal Leader, Micheal Ignatieff is sticking to his Political GUNS, come hell or high water! To that, I say, Never bring an unloaded GUN to a Conservative Knife Fight, cause...

Harper vows No Backroom deals to avoid fall of his Government

The 2008 Canadian Federal Election resulted in the allocation of 143 seats to the Conservative Party, 77 seats to the Liberal Party, 49 seats to the Bloc Quebecois, 37 seats to the NDP and 2 seats to...

Gay Pride Parade In Vancouver Attracts Large Crowd

The 31st annual Gay Pride Parade took place in Vancouver today, August 2, next to a sunny West End beach. The parade featured 160 colored floats and was the second largest gay pride parade in Canada. Local news...

Cdn NDP Leader Jack Layton calls for release of Bahari in Iran

Maziar Bahari, a Canadian journalist born in Iran, was picked up at his house on June 21st and has been held in custody since then.  This was when the anti-election results protests were at their...

Speak English or French to be Canadian: MP

Barry Artiste Op/Ed Wow, who knew we have a common sense politician in our midst?Like I always said, when in Rome......................................Vancouver BC, has to be one of the largest Canadian cities...

How Ottawa could've helped name President Obama's Pup

Barry Artiste Op/ Ed/Satire I guess Canadian Politicians such as NDPs Lefty Jack Layton and Liberal Leader Ignatieff suggestion to name the Presidential Pup, "Nancy Boy" fell on Obama's Deaf Ears, as it just...

Al-Jazeera English Coming to Canada !!

Barry Artiste Op/Ed/Satire Al-Jazeera, much like CNN almost two decades ago covering the US-Iraq war will broadcast news, normally not available on mainstream stations will be coming to Canada if a Producer gets...

Canada's Parliament Resumes; Battles Likely To Continue

Canada's Parliament will resume sitting on Monday, January 26. After the first session was cut short due to a political showdown, the expectations are that there could be more political intrigue in the coming weeks...

Stephen Harper Incarnates Richard Nixon and Watergate in Canada

In the British Guardian newspaper, Dimitry Anastakis and Jeet Heer compared Stephen Harper to former U.S. President Richard M. Nixon. The article titled "The Canadian Nixon" documents a Prime Minister who pursues an ego-driven agenda, bereft of ethics, and that is in...

Thousands Rally At Toronto’s City Hall To Support A Coalition Government

Federal Liberal leader Stéphane Dion and NDP leader Jack Layton addressed thousands of cold braving supporters at Toronto City Hall’s Nathan Phillips Square yesterday, to pitch their plan of a Liberal-NDP...

What's wrong with a coalition government in Canada?

I'll let this description of the current Prime Minister's party speak for itself."The Canadian Alliance (in French Alliance Canadienne), formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance (or in French Alliance...

Canadian political fight now being waged on Facebook

The fight between the Tories and the opposition parties is being fought on all fronts including a new virtual front within facebook.  I personally have been invited to participate in groups from all ends of...

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