Why strategic voting is critically important on October 19
Strategic voting is a necessity in Canada’s current first-past-the-post system. But it doesn't have to be that way.
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Doctors urge government to respond to Syrian refugee crisis
Canada's slow response to Syria's crisis is reflective of a broader disregard for refugees' lives, doctors say.
Harper's rosy financial outlook ignores facts
Harper has been rewarding senior government bureaucrats in a number of ministries large bonuses – up to 20 per cent of their annual salary – for under-spending their budgets.
Harper's war with the law
One lone email reveals Stephen Harper's inbred contempt for the rule of law and the Canadian constitution itself.
NEB in survival mode after hiring Kinder Morgan consultant
The National Energy Board (NEB) has lost credibility as a regulator of the public interest.
Stephen Harper protecting the environment? (And my mother was a sumo wrestler…)
The Right Honourable Stephen Joseph Harper simply does not do things like protect nature.
RCMP should question Harper, says policing expert
The RCMP should reopen its investigation into the Duffy affair and question the prime minister, multiple senators, and senior members of the PMO's staff.
Harper supporters are frantic and the rest of us are mesmerized
Those who live by the sword of moral supremacy die by the sword of moral supremacy.
Duffy Trial: Why the verdict doesn't matter
There are clear winners and losers in this whole affair. Duffy, Wright and Harper aren't among them.
