BC Election: What a changed Canadian political landscape means for the Orange Wave
May 16th, 2013 | by Trent Lee
Tuesday night’s BC election was supposed to be an in-the-bag victory for the NDP. Instead, it turned into a cautionary
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Syria’s Conflict: The fog of chemical war
May 9th, 2013 | by Trent Lee
In Washington and Ottawa, signs of political unwillingness and inaction for Syrian intervention are beginning to show. All signs suggest
Terrorism inside out: Rethinking Bill S-7 and the causes of radicalization
May 1st, 2013 | by Trent Lee
Conservatives and Liberals joined in the House last Wednesday despite NDP opposition, to pass the Combating Terrorism Act. Passing this
The Conservative Unthinking Majority
April 29th, 2013 | by Quiet Mike
It’s amazing how Canadians elect politicians who refuse to analyze the country’s problems, but that’s what we did when we handed Stephen Harper and his Tories a majority government. The Conservatives try and pride themselves as being the party of action
Justin Trudeau’s inherited leadership?
April 15th, 2013 | by Quiet Mike
If you were to speak of Justin Trudeau’s charisma and character, you would know he is his father’s son. Justin will tell you however that he is not his father, Pierre Trudeau, the beloved former Prime Minister of Canada during the 70s and 80s
Stephen Harper’s war on the environment
April 3rd, 2013 | by Quiet Mike
It’s bad enough with all the scientific proof to the contrary that we still have climate change deniers in Canada, but I would argue having one of them as our Prime Minister makes it exponentially worse
Canadian Music Week 2013 – What to Watch
March 20th, 2013 | by Stephanie Beatson
Hey guess what? It’s Canadian Music Week in the Tdot! For those of you who don’t know, CMW is a
Canadian Content: McGill Institute for the Study of Canada conference examins our talent pool
February 18th, 2013 | by Jerry Gabriel
The McGill Institute for the Study of Canada brought together a think tank of some of the most successful people
Farewell Sweet Penny
February 4th, 2013 | by Jason C. McLean
I mourn the loss of the penny. Can you blame me? It's been with me my whole life. I think it's safe to say that we are all familiar with the penny. Things change, and sentimentality isn't enough. But, by losing the penny we are also forever altering or outright losing aspects of our lives. Finding pennies in the couch is the first to go
Idle No More: A movement we should all support
January 7th, 2013 | by Quiet Mike
Some may see the growing Idle No More movement as simply an aboriginal issue, but in truth it is also
Quiet Mike’s 2012 Year-in-Review: Top political cartoons
December 31st, 2012 | by Quiet Mike
Quiet Mike takes a look back at 2012 through the year's best political cartoons
Why we should be #idlenomore
December 23rd, 2012 | by Pamela Fillion
Today is the 12th day of Chief Theresa Spence’s fast. Around Canada, North America and beyond, Indigenous Peoples and their
Redefining Canadian Nationalism
December 10th, 2012 | by Quiet Mike
I’ve always looked at national pride as somewhat of a lie. Pride is something you normally feel through hard work
FIPA’s Forgotten: Workers’ rights versus nationalism
November 2nd, 2012 | by Jimmy Gutman
Everyone is getting upset about the China-Canada Foreign Investment Protection Agreement. Activists and critics say it will undermine Canadian democracy, it will subvert our economy, it will destroy our environment and it will sell away all of our energy resources. Leadnow.ca even put together a petition, got over 60 000 signatures and brought it parliament. Everyone is talking about how bad the free trade agreement is for Canadians, as if we are some abstract nationalist entity. Canada has signed dozens of FIPAs with dozens of countries
From Quebec to Harper, the last vestiges of our democracy are disappearing
October 24th, 2012 | by Ethan Cox
In Ottawa, Chairman Harper is taking a sledge hammer to what was already our feeble excuse for democracy. With the 'son of omnibus' he has displayed a disregard for democracy so severe the CBC's At Issue panel, no bastion of liberalism, unanimously condemned it as an "affront to democracy."
Justin Trudeau wants to be prime minister—too bad it’s not the ’70s
October 4th, 2012 | by Jason C. McLean
On Tuesday a two-term MP announced his bid for leadership of the third-placed party in the House of Commons. News, for sure, but hardly the main headline
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