Rasputin's Murder & Canadian Politics

Was the Liberal Party jinxed by a 95-year-old curse?   What does Rasputin’s murder have to do with Canadian Politics? First of all, it’s likely that Michael Ignatieff wouldn’t be here if that event...

Canada Elects Another Dictatorship For Four Years

Reform Alliance receives absolute power, but where are the reforms?    Conservative Party swept to a majority government yesterday in spite of Quebecers that voted against it as a block and...

Canadian Government Collapses; Held in Contempt of Parliament

Stephen Harper's Government Collapses: No-Confidence Measure Passes [Updated] Canada's opposition parties have voted on a motion of no confidence in Stephen Harper's minority Conservative government on March 25....

Dispute with UAE Scuttled Canada's Security Council Seat

The United Arab Emirates lobbied hard against Canada because of its Trade Policies.  Canada failed in its bid for a Security Council Seat. Canada withdrew its bid for a UN Security Council seat after the...

Angus Reid Poll Describes Harper as Secretive, Ignatieff Boring

Angus Reid Poll Puts Conservatives 8 points ahead of Liberals, describes Stephen Harper as secretive and Michael Ignatieff as boring. An EKOS Poll released yesterday had the two major parties in Canada in an almost...

Conservatives Maintain Small Lead Over Liberals: EKOS Poll

EKOS poll suggests that Harpers' Conservative Maintain small lead over Ignatieff's Liberals. An EKOS poll released this morning suggests that despite many controversial issues, such as the Long Gun Registry, Hike...

Proroguing Parliament: What is It?

Proroguing Parliament Shortly after the Canadian Parliaments Christmas Break, Prime Minister Harper announced that he would ask the Governor General to "prorogue parliament".  Although most Canadians are now...

What the Liberal Party Have in Store for Canada: Old Age Security

Barry Artiste Op/EdMy, my, Canadians should be outraged at the backroom shenanigans the Federal Liberals have in store for us concerning Old Age Security.  It seems Canadians who spend a lifetime or at least...

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...

Finley blasts Liberals over EI changes

The saga over Employment Insurance Reform in Canada continues.  Prior the the Parliamentary recess, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Liberal Leader and Leader of the Official Opposition, Michael Ignatieff had...

Canada's Conservatives optimistic about economy-election chances

The Bank of Canada declared last week that the recession was over.  It projected that the economy would grow by 1.3% in the last quarter and 3% next year.  Unemployment would lag behind. Prior to the...

Federal Liberal Michael Ignatieff-Ranching Carbon Sinks-Kamloops

Federal Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff was in Kamloops, British Columbia for an interactive Town Hall meeting.  Ignatieff demonstrated his thoroughness and preparedness as he was well aware of the BC...

Federal Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on Energy Use - Kamloops

Federal Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff was in Kamloops, British Columbia for a Question & Answer Town Hall meeting on March 26th, 2009.   A crowd of well over 300 people attended the very...