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...

Stelmach Downplays New parties' surge in Alberta polls

Recent polls in Alberta, published in a NP story, indicate that the Wildrose Alliance Party, a new party that emerged from the merger of the Wildrose Party and the Alliance Party in Alberta, enjoys a substantial...

Greg Selinger - New Premier of Manitoba - NDP

Gary Doer, former Premier of Manitoba announced on August 27th that he was stepping down as Premier of Manitoba.  He was appointed as the new Ambassador to the United States the following day. When a Premier...

Canadian Politics for Dummies" Explained!

Barry Artiste Op/Ed Many of our American Brothers and Sisters wonder what our Parliamentary system of Political Parties are all about, including many Canadians and others from all parts of the world,  Americans have a two party system of Democrats and Republicans, where...

Politics in the USA and Canada, is it politics or Movements?

As a neutral observer and political junkie, I have made some observations and analysis that I would like to present here as food for thought.  I am trying to be objective in this analysis, although I realize...

Canadians want Majority Government - but divided on Who

Canada has a parliamentary system of gouvernment with 308 ridings (equal to District in the US).  This ridings represent the House of Commons with 308 seats.  A majority government requires one of the...

Nova Scotia Polls have closed: CTV Projects Majority for NDP

The polls have closed in Nova Scotia and CTV Atlantic is projecting a majority government for the NDP.  This will be the first ever New Democratic government in Atlantic Canada. Unlike the European Union, Nova...

Top environmental groups denounce BC's New Democratic Party

Global warming makes for some strange bedfellows."The David Suzuki Foundation, the Pembina Institute and Forest Ethics jointly stated that "thousands of jobs in the green economy will be lost, and the province will lose its position as an environmental leader if the (first...

BC Government Unhappy About Court's Constitutional Ruling

Freedom Of Expression vs. Political Will BC Supreme Court Justice Frank Cole struck down what is known as Bill 42, or the gag law that prohibits pre-election advertising by third parties. With the May 12...

Government in Canada should buy out & not bail out U.S. carmakers

Branch plants of U.S. automakers are seeking Canadian taxpayers to bail them out. However, why should Canadians prop up U.S. automobile companies like GM, that destroyed their own zero-emission EV1 Electric Car, in order to appease Oil Industry interests? But, the Canadians...

What part of "Progressive" does Jack Layton not understand?

peter.reardon on  Canada Coalition Crisis:  When there is a political crisis supporters generally want, above all, fairness  and justice. Rather than how best an individual or group (lobby? or corporate?) might manipulate a crisis to benefit economically, or ...

NDP Candidate Jenn McGinn is Mum on Donations from Alleged Secretary Abusers ...

Although "Get to Know Jenn McGinn" is the headline on the website of the NDP candidate in the current by-election in Vancouver-Fairview, it is not so easy to get to know her.  McGinn ignored a written request...

One-year sentence shocks child porn distributor: Manitoba

Barry Artiste Op/Ed Shocked? Only a sentence of one year in prison? Certainly is shocking to me, when Justices profess to crackdown on Child Porn! Let's just put it this way, both sides are shocked by this...

Canadian Election Promises: A Party of Lies and Deception?

Barry Artiste Op/EdPoliticians of all Political stripes during Televised Debates, offer constituents the moon in their quest to get to political office. Election Promises  made without Cost Breakdowns smf...

Does Libby Love Libel?

The Carnegie Newsletter, which acknowleges receiving donations from Member of Parliament Libby Davies [NDP], continues it’s defamation campaign against William “Bill” Simpson, a homeless man who was elected to the Carnegie Board of Directors.Carnegie members were...

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