1. The Jedi Return, But Whose Side Are They On?
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... a media firestorm (The Atlantic Wire has a couple good roundups of the debate). It all started when my colleague Peter Jaworski over at the Western Standard gathered some statistics on the number of Canadians ...

2. Jedis March On Ottawa, Vader Robs Bank
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... people into handing over detailed personal information to big brother. Much like in this country, Canadians are required to fill out a census form every five years. A randomly selected group of people, ...

3. Canadians want a majority government: poll
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Canadians are fed up with consecutive minority governments in the House of Commons, according a new poll conducted by Harris-Decima. The survey found that 64 per cent of respondents would prefer a majority ...

4. Opposition attempt to kill Bill C-391, a bill seeking to abolish the long-gun registry, in secret
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Despite a 2006 campaign promise to scrap the federal long-gun registry, the realities of a minority parliament have prevented the federal Conservatives from making any real headway on this issue. Today, ...

5. Goodbye cruel world
(Blog/Politics)

... near-constitutional crisis ended up having a significant impact on Canadian politics. As a result of the coalition threat, Stephane Dion was permanently exiled from the Canadian political scene and Michael ...

6. Into the void
(Blog/Politics)

... budget by some commentators) projects an $85 billion deficit over the next five years and represents one of the largest annual spending increases in Canadian history. This flies in the face of fiscal conservative ...

7. Sober second thought
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... worse? The Canadian Senate was designed to be a body of "sober second thought" to check the democratic excesses of the House of Commons. However, it has seldom been an effective check and balance on ...

8. Why senate reform?
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... the Canadian State such as a need for electoral reform, and the democratic deficit. I propose that we institute a system of proportional representation in the Senate. This will open the field to new political ...