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Who's In Charge of This Country, Anyway?

Jeff Rose-Martland | Posted 05.19.2013 | Canada Politics
Read More: Citizen of Canada, House of Commons, Canadian Parliament, Stephen Harper, David Johnson, Mike Duffy, Canadians, Canadian Senate, Democracy, Scandal, Canada Governor General, Canada Politics News
Jeff Rose-Martland

As Mike Duffy's senatorial career implosion peaked this week, I was left wondering if all was really as it appeared, or if something far more complex was taking place. If Duffy -- and Wallin, and Brazeau, and others -- are part of a some plan to discredit the Senate to the point that all citizens demand its abolition.

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The Biggest Story of 2011 for Me? The Year the Media Fell for the Monarchy

J.J. McCullough | Posted 02.28.2012 | Canada Politics
Read More: Stephen Harper, Canada, David Johnson, Kate Middleton, Prince William, Liberal Party of Canada, British Monarchy, Monarchy Liberals, Monarchy Conservatives, Monarchy Canada, Canada Politics News
J.J. McCullough

From the grating, excessive hoopla of the royal wedding to a series of overblown "controversies" about the supposed monarchist drift of the Harper administration, 2011 was the year that proved the Canadian press is still capable of abandoning all journalistic principle whenever royalty makes the headlines.

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For William and Kate: A Rhetorical Quiz on Canada

Jordon Froese | Posted 08.30.2011 | Canada
Read More: Stephen Harper Climate Change, Stephen Harper Asbestos, Canada Day, Will and Kate, David Johnson, Will and Kate Visit Canada, Will and Kate Canada, Royal Tour, Governor General, Royal Visit Canada 2011, Canada News
Jordon Froese

While you're here, can you guys chat up our King Harpernicus regarding environmental issues? Between the tar sands, our positions at international forums, and cuts at Environment Canada, I don't think he's too familiar with the idea.

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