In what has largely been described as a summit of posturing and promising what has already been promised, Paul Martin’s summit to hash out a “fix for a generation” is going as smoothly as expected for a meeting between the premiers and the man who…

Ah, frosh week has come and gone for the new undergraduates at Crazy Go Nuts University and like blogging superstar Joey Devilla, a fellow alum from the aforementioned university, I’ve been enjoying some of the new blogging talent from Queen’s U.…

Yesterday Stephen Harper announced that the Conservative Party of Canada will hold its first policy convention in Montreal in mid-March on the 17th through the 19th. Montreal is an ideal location as Harper has stated that a full 25% of the delegates…

In today’s edition of the Globe and Mail, Robert Matas reports that the family of a woman who died in a hospital parking lot plans to sue because the only response to the emergency situation by staff inside the hospital was to call 911. Jessica…

Here’s an interesting article about a report describing luxurious spa treatments for Canadian female inmates. Toronto’s police chief Julian Fantino says that the criminal justice system is “broken” and has demanded to meet with Anne McLellan, the…

It’s summer and there’s nothing much to say politics-wise. I will, however, say this: GO CANADA UPDATE: I’ve included a medals standings ticker on the left. The flash file is from the Toronto Star’s site. I wonder how long they’ll allow the…

The NDP is hiring! For all of you wide-eyed Jack Backers out there, you could score your dream job of a lifetime working as Jack Layton’s legislative assistant for example. Writing memos, fetching coffee, coming up with witty one-liners to summarize…

The 9/11 Commission report was released at 11:30am EST today. It is 585 pages in length and contains some shocking revelations at the overall unprepared state of the FAA and the military to address the situation. I will not comment at length because…

Prime Minister Paul Martin announced his cabinet yesterday. His ministers were sworn-in at Rideau Hall. Here is a list of the liberal cabinet ministers and their responsibilities: Paul Martin: Prime Minister Jack Austin: Leader of the Government in…

Perhaps a day late on my part, but yesterday Stephen Harper wrote an open letter to the National Council confirming that he will stay on as leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. Good for him and good for the party. Stephen Harper ran a good…