Speaker’s decision to continue letting government dodge questions proves unpopular

Published September 25, 2014

It hasn’t been a good week for House of Commons Speaker Andrew Scheer. After a few bad days on Parliament Hill, the Speaker has actually managed to grab some attention away from Stephen Harper’s point man in Parliament, Paul Calandra. The PM’s Parliamentary Secretary caused a collective face-palm after dodging very simple questions from the NDP […]

Stephen Harper’s point man won’t answer question about why he won’t answer questions

Published September 24, 2014

At this point, Stephen Harper’s Parliamentary Secretary might be better off slowly repeating his name and serial number whenever he’s on television. Appearing on CBC’s Power and Politics on Wednesday evening, host Evan Solomon asked Paul Calandra if he thought it was “important when you’re answering in Question Period, to answer the question you’re asked, […]

Why voter suppression case isn’t all wrapped up with a nice little bow for the Conservatives

Published August 14, 2014

So is the voter suppression case dating back to the 2011 federal election all wrapped up with a nice little bow for the Conservative Party of Canada? On Thursday, former junior party staffer Michael Sona, 25, was convicted of one charge of electoral fraud under the Elections Canada for his part in placing misleading robocalls […]

Is firearms possession a “right” in Canada?

Published July 31, 2014

http://www.nationalnewswatch.com/2014/07/31/public-safety-ministers-statement-on-gun-ownership-right-put-to-test/#.U9pbZIBdVnL

Access to reproductive services is still a problem in Canada. In 2014.

Published July 17, 2014

For a medical procedure that is 100% legal, there sure are a lot of obstacles standing between Canadian women and their reproductive rights. The latest flashpoint in the struggle to maintain reproductive service centres is the closure of the one and only abortion clinic in New Brunswick. Its shuttering is still in question after an […]

Pierre Poilievre’s new Unfair Elections Act video is cheesy, odd and full of errors

Published June 23, 2014

Stephen Harper’s point man for the Unfair Elections Act has just produced a YouTube video celebrating the bill becoming law. Watch our fact check of Pierre Poilievre’s Orwellian “common sense” video — he doesn’t mention it’s already the subject of a Charter challenge, among other things: