It was fascinating to see many in the media; pundits, reporters and politicos alike, declare that the ascension of Kathleen Wynne to the premiership of Ontario was a triumph for women and equality. On the surface it certainly looks like a win for feminism when you have six women sitting...

The jet lag has passed and the Christmas decorations (for some of us at least) are put away in storage. With 2013 stretching out before us, let's reflect on the year that was 2012 in Canadian politics. The best and worst political stories, the best and worst politicians and the...

As Canada approaches the sixth year of a tenure with Stephen Harper as Prime Minister, I thought it would be interesting to look back at the platform he and his Conservative Party put forward six years ago when they won their first election.

Six must be the lucky number...

Think about your own decision-making process. How do you make a decision? I don't mean a decision like choosing between Home Depot or Rona, but an important decision like renting a house or buying into a mortgage. Do you take in all the evidence, examine the market, talk to your...

If the Occupy Movement has added anything to our conversation about politics and society it's that the 1 per cent has, over the last 30 years, been accumulating more then it's fair share of wealth. This is easily quantifiable; today the 1 per cent takes nearly 14 per...

There is little doubt that the entrance of Justin Trudeau into the Liberal leadership race is big news. The media loves him. Why? He is the son of Canada's most popular and polarizing Prime Minister, Pierre Trudeau, and like his father, Justin exudes charisma and cuts a dapper image, even...

I had seen the look and recognized the gestures numerous times before; the indignation, the gesticulations as if to say "What's happening to me?" As an ESL teacher I have a front row seat to the very best and the very worst of childish...

Many commentators were surprised and puzzled when the Canadian government closed its embassy in Iran last week, as Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird included no new information to give a solid reason for doing so. In fact, in...