Did this Conservative candidate delete Facebook to hide his tips on the art of love?

Published August 24, 2015

It may seem strange, even a bit old fashioned, but Conservative candidate Wiliam Moughrabi looks poised to run a 21st century campaign without any social media presence after abruptly deleting his Facebook account this month. Strange, too, since the 30-year old candidate has been showcased as an up-and-coming Conservative and has some big name supporters – Defence Minister Jason Kenney was at Moughrabi’s campaign […]

8 charts that make you wonder if Conservatives understand how modern families work

Published January 28, 2015

Conservatives sure like to talk about how they ‘get’ families. But do they? And do Stephen Harper’s family-friendly policies actually make a meaningful impact in the lives of most Canadian families? “Family life isn’t the same today as it was 30 years ago,” says a new study from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives that looks at […]

Canadian women make half a million dollars less than men over 20 years

Published October 29, 2014

Is this what equality is supposed to look like in the 21st century? Working women earned half a million dollars less than men over the last two decades, according to new study from Statistics Canada. Using tax data linked to 1991 Census data, the agency tracked individuals from 1991, when they were 26 to 35 years old, to 2010, when they were 45 to 54 years old. […]

Campaign Life staffer defends violent website imagery with… a Nazi analogy?

Published July 29, 2014

When you find yourself in a hole, most people stop digging. And then there are others who see it as the perfect time to rattle off Nazi analogies. The screengrab above comes to us by way of the comments section on Campaign Life Coalition’s blog, which was roundly criticized after PressProgress reported that Canada’s biggest “pro-life” […]

Why is there a gun aimed at a doctor’s face on the homepage of Canada’s largest “pro life” group?

Published July 25, 2014

Apparently it’s “pro life” to feature pictures of doctors with handguns pointed at their faces on your website’s homepage. The above screen grab comes from the website of the Campaign Life Coalition, Canada’s biggest anti-abortion lobbyist and organizers of the annual “March for Life”. The prominent image that greets visitors features a model dressed as a doctor […]

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Did this Conservative candidate delete Facebook to hide his tips on the art of love?

8 charts that make you wonder if Conservatives understand how modern families work

Canadian women make half a million dollars less than men over 20 years

Campaign Life staffer defends violent website imagery with… a Nazi analogy?

Why is there a gun aimed at a doctor’s face on the homepage of Canada’s largest “pro life” group?