Alison Redford is the new leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta and will be sworn in on Friday as Alberta’s 14th Premier. She pulled off a stunning upset of her chief rival in this year’s leadership…
The Freedom Party is running in the Ontario election, hoping to eke out a seat or two for libertarian hopefuls. I like libertarian principles but unfortunately this “fringe” party really has no shot of getting elected…
Here’s our latest from the National Citizens Coalition: OTTAWA – With the federal government struggling to emerge from a $36-billion deficit this year, taxpayers have been demanding an immediate end to wasteful…
Lawyers here, [EthicalOil.org] ran a tough-talking ad campaign on Oprah Winfrey Network Canada in August that has a woman announcer denounce Saudi oil imports: “We bankrolled a state that doesn’t allow women to drive…
The Ontario election is well underway in my home province and it looks as though it’ll be a rough-and-tumble time as we get to the first week of October when Ontarians cast their ballots for their next provincial…
The setup, from Kris Sims: OTTAWA – The CBC isn’t getting taken to the woodshed for airing vote results to western Canada on election night. In a letter to a complainant in British Columbia, Elections Canada said since…
This morning I learned the terrible news of Jack Layton’s passing as the news spread instantly via Twitter. His final press conference in Ottawa this July left one feeling hopeful yet very anxious about the prospects of…
News broke yesterday about the CBC’s Radio Canada hiring former separatist leader Gilles Duceppe to host a show on the french-language network. Canadians are outraged and the story led the front pages of a number of Sun…
During the London and UK riots last week, many commentators — myself included — wondered about a social media shutdown and mobile shutdown in affected areas. As the riots were coordinated and congregated via Twitter…
