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Out of money and ideas

More harbingers for Canada from the British scene: the Ministry of Defence is trying to pry money out of the “ring-fenced” budgets for health and education to avoid disastrous cuts to their collapsing...

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Doesn’t inspire confidence

How confused can politicians be about what they do for a living? Best not to ask, especially given Ontario Tory leader Tim Hudak’s latest inspiration to force politicians to explain why they won’t show...

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Communism was just a red herring

A strange exchange between an unidentified reporter and federal Minister of Public Safety Vic Toews at a press conference yesterday. The minister jeered “Certainly you’re not surprised that there are...

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Robson for Senate campaign unveils new slogans

“John Robson for Senate: He knows where he lives” “John Robson for Senate: Because he lives in his house”

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Accounting for opinions in Ontario

Abacus Data CEO David Coletto joins David Akin with the issues that are top of mind for Ontario voters and the party that they think would best deal with those issues.  

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George said what?

In 1795 U.S. President George Washington wrote to Edmund Randolph (this quotation comes to me courtesy of the Patriot Post Founder’s Quote Daily) that “There is but one straight course, and that is to...

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Harper’s latest feeble Duffy excuse

So the Prime Minister’s latest excuse on the Wright-Duffy $90,000 cheque (or WD-90 for short) is that Wright “should have told me earlier. That’s why I accepted his resignation upon reflection. Should...

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WD90 – new and improved version

In Question Period yesterday the Prime Minister said: By his own admission, Mr. Wright made a serious error. For that he has accepted full, sole responsibility. He has agreed to resign and he is...

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And we needed it

The decision by Alberta MP Brent Rathgeber (Edmonton-St. Albert) to leave the Conservative caucus is good news. Not primarily because he is right on the substance of the dispute, hostile amendments to...

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So-called moderate Hassan Rohani has won Iran’s presidential election according to the Islamist theocracy’s interior minister, but that doesn’t change Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird’s view of...

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Running Iran and running in it

If you’re wondering how only 8 of 686 would-be candidates were allowed to run in Iran’s presidential election, it’s very simple. The Guardian Council of the Constitution approves candidates… or doesn’t...

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Whine and rhyme don’t

If Canada’s poet laureate did not exist it would not be necessary to invent him. And perhaps not possible either, even for a gimlet-eyed satirist. Consider that the actual incumbent of this actual...

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Hot stuff

According to a Sierra Club Canada press release, Barack Obama’s global warming bowl of mush yesterday, in which he didn’t even take a clear stand on the Keystone XL pipeline proposal, “may turn out to...

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$56 million just to build Nanisivik refuelling facility

Don’t let the $56 million price tag fool you. That estimated construction cost for a military gas station in Nanisivik, Nunavut only covers about half the budget set aside for the project. Earlier...

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Cost of Typhoon fighter jet soars

Reports of skyrocketing costs and quality control problems could make the Eurofighter Typhoon too expensive for Canada’s tastes. German newsmagazine Der Spiegel reports the Typhoon has suffered from...

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Minister of what?

After a fairly successful stint as Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, Jason Kenney has just been made Minister of Employment and Social Development. There, I expect, he will...

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Who steps in if the PM can’t perform his duties?

Here’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s list of who can step if he’s unable to to perform the functions of his office, updated July 15 by an Order in Council and published here LIST OF MINISTERS TO ACT...

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Canadian naval trio to train with U.S. Navy off California

Three Canadian ships will take part in warfare training with the U.S. navy off the coast of California next week. The frigates HMCS Ottawa and Regina, along with 44-year-old supply ship HMCS...

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Harper to talk security, trade in Asia

OTTAWA – Helping Malaysia fight back against human smugglers in its waters will be top of mind for Prime Minister Stephen Harper when he lands in Kuala Lumpur Friday. Harper left Thursday for...

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Pirate Party leader resigns to focus on battling depression

Pirate Party of Canada’s  leader, Travis McCrea, announced Friday he was leaving politics – at least for now – to focus on his battle with depression. The fringe political party is mostly known for its...

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