While the english-language debate leading up to the Canadian National Election didn't garner nearly as much interest as the American vice-presidential debates, there is still plenty of speculation and criticism going on. Green party leader Elizabeth May showed her stripes as...
Harper took hits from all four opposition member leaders but kept his trademark smirk during much of the Canadian french-language election debate. Stephan Dion, Gilles Duceppe, Jack Layton and Elizabeth May all...
Canadians seem to be demonstrating to the world, that without former Pierre Elliot Trudeau to champion the cause of nationhood, they are generally apathetic. This critical observation does not include those...
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The financial disasters that have plagued the US lately are 'not a domestic problem' for Canada, said prime minister Stephen Harper in Saskatchewan on Tuesday. This comes despite a record high inflation rate rise of...
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I’ve read the NDP needs campaign funds fast. If I wanted to be mischievous, I’d tell you how to play a game to see how much they have remaining… 1. Search Jack Layton (Google or Yahoo) 2. Click on the Sponsored Links on the right. 3. Spend a few moments on the site....
The listeriosis outbreak that has so far claimed the lives of 18 people has continued to push its way into the Canadian national polical scene. The reverberations from agriculture minister Gerry Ritz's 'jokes' about...
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NDP leader Jack Layton accused Prime Minsiter Harper of habouring a "hostility" toward women's issues while campaigning in Gatineau Quebec on Sunday. Citing the Conservative Party's funding cutbacks in gender...
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According to Stephen Harper, his government is not pursuing a "deep integration" merger with the United States in the form of a North American Union (NAU). But Freedom of Information documents retrieved by Mel Hurtig...
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The Canadian Election campaign marches on, not that many people are paying attention to it. It's almost like the Conservatives under Harper *want* to get overshadowed by the US election. For instance, the leaders...
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" 'Debating about the debate' a 'distraction': NDP leader Green Party Leader Elizabeth May accused Conservative Leader Stephen Harper and NDP Leader Jack Layton of threatening a boycott were she allowed to take part...
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Canadians would vote Obama over our own national leaders, according to a new poll. Is this a vote of confidence for Obama, or a vote of frustration with the current political climate in Canada? Probably both I...
The Harper Conservative's alienation of the two most prosperous and populous eastern Canadian provinces Ontario and Quebec, is at the root of recent agreements to move forward in several areas without Ottawa,...
I think this is an interesting article because it shows some of the less-often-considered issues concerning the Wal-Mart debate. It's not a fashionable point of view, but Wal-Marts are often welcomed by those who...
One Canadian sitting in a Montana jail shocked by Canada's decision not to interfere with Montana's desire to put out his lights. "Permanently"! "What on Earth is all the fuss about?
Here we have one...