Sat Feb 24, 2007 – 12:09 pm
Pierre Trudeau may have destroyed the Albertan economy, devastated a generation of westerners and then gone and died before we could get even. But that doesn’t mean that we can’t still extract a bit of revenge: By screwing over his son!
Justin Trudeau is a blue-blood running in a lower-class riding. He has a big Canadian […]
Fri Feb 23, 2007 – 7:17 pm
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Temporary foreign workers can have their stay extended to 24 months, up from 12 months, announced Human Resources and Social Development Minister Monte Solberg and Citizenship and Immigration Minister Diane Finley.
Fri Feb 23, 2007 – 9:23 am
ThePolitico reports that Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut may consider switching if Democrats decide to increase their opposition to the War in Iraq,
“I have no desire to change parties,” Lieberman said in a telephone interview. “If that ever happens, it is because I feel the majority of Democrats have gone in a direction that […]
Thu Feb 22, 2007 – 5:22 pm
Goldenberg: What? You thought we were actually serious about those Kyoto targets? Really?
The previous Liberal government ratified the Kyoto Protocol knowing Canada wasn’t ready to take the tough measures needed to address climate change and would likely miss the deadlines for reducing emissions, says a top adviser to former prime minister Jean Chrétien.
God, I hope […]
Thu Feb 22, 2007 – 3:56 pm
In an effort to expand ThePolitic’s scope and coverage of Canadian and world politics, we are looking for more writers to contribute. Our previous request, netted some great writers (Kelly, Shane, Barry, Matthew, and Marsilio) and there is plenty of room for more…
We’re interested in finding writers who can provide insight into […]
Thu Feb 22, 2007 – 9:42 am
The blog of Garth turner has really taken a spiral down the toilet lately. He has been closing his eyes and swinging at anything blue and to the right. How much longer will the ‘Maverick’ have before his anger towards the old party slips up and costs him his Liberal-ness or his daily ramblings? My […]
Wed Feb 21, 2007 – 10:07 pm
Victorino Matus has written a long and fascinating article on the remarkable game designer Sid Meiers. Check it out:
Speaking of celebrities: A movie or book or CD of such mammoth popularity would by now have turned its creator into the prey of paparazzi. But Sid Meier, the creative genius behind Civilization, is decidedly a […]
Tue Feb 20, 2007 – 6:40 pm
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Four months after a pup was allegedly tied to a truck and dragged until near death in Myron Thompson’s riding of Wild Rose, the Alberta MP has asked Ottawa for tougher laws for animal abuse cases across the country.
Tue Feb 20, 2007 – 3:26 pm
For Garth Turner moving day came as a surprise. The former Tory, Independant and now Liberal hermit MP is trying to raise a fuss on his blog about being shifted away from the blue block in Ottawa.
His ramblings are long winded attempts at sympathy coupled with tax-spending Tory tales of the new letterhead, business cards, […]
Tue Feb 20, 2007 – 2:55 pm
Duffy (scroll down to see his comment):
I’ll repeat a question that continues to loom ever larger. Is the Prime Minister considering resigning government and triggering dissolution? The constitutionality of such a move is not in doubt; the federal precedent is 1958 – an election with which I imagine Mr. Harper is thoroughly familiar.
Why is 1958 […]
