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Comment: The Republicans are like frat boys in Animal HouseIn the classic teen movie Animal House there comes a moment when the ne'er-do-well students of the Delta fraternity finally realise their pranks have gone too far. Faced with expulsion from university, the most violent, antisocial drunkard of the group, B
Guergis faces RCMP probe
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has asked former cabinet minister Helena Guergis to sit outside the Conservative caucus while the RCMP investigates "serious" allegations over her conduct.
Former Conservative MP Rahim Jaffer connected to alleged conmanJaffer boasted to businesses: I can get government money easily. The booze was flowing on the back patio at Harbour 60 Steakhouse in downtown Toronto. Nazim Gillani of International Strategic Investments, four business associates, and three busty hooker
MPs' pension fund grew amid recession
The pension fund for members of Parliament rose by 10 per cent during the global recession — thanks to Canadian taxpayers, whose own pension funds and retirement savings nosedived.
MPs defend foreign travel sponsored by lobbyists
Members of Parliament who travelled abroad on the dime of lobby groups last year are defending their trips as learning opportunities, but critics say the trips are unethical and MPs should not agree to them.

A little late, but a tiny bit of digging found that Ellen Ocran – the psycho-looking spaz from all the Ann Coulter protest pics in Ottawa – is on the government payroll!
Government bill adds 30 new House of Commons seats
OTTAWA — New government legislation will add 30 new MPs to the House of Commons. Under the bill introduced Thursday, the Commons would grow to 338 seats, with Ontario getting 18 new MPs, British Columbia getting seven and Alberta getting five.
Feds eye tax on online surfingThe federal government says it will soon tax Internet usage in an effort to pay down the country’s swelling deficit. “The bills are piling up and we need to find new streams of revenue to keep up,” said government spokesman Earl White.
Clinton surprises Tories on Arctic, Afghanistan, abortion
GATINEAU, Que. - She heated up Arctic politics, did some public arm-twisting on Afghanistan, and had blunt words on abortion. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's two days of summitry in Canada came and went like a hurricane, leaving the Harper gover
Anti-HST campaigns heat up in B.C.
Opposition to B.C.'s new harmonized sales tax is heating up at both ends of the political spectrum, with the NDP opposition and a former Social Credit premier aiming to mobilize those opposed to the new tax.
As the conservative anti-Christ — aka U.S. political firebrand Ann Coulter — left Canada Friday, did every outraged leftie in Canada wake up with a phantom pain in their cheek? Kind of a sharp pain? Puncture wound sharp?
Feds to introduce refugee-system reforms this week
Ottawa will introduce new legislation this week to fix what it calls a broken refugee system that delays legitimate asylum claims while allowing bogus claimants to remain in Canada through a years-long appeals process.
Tories ignoring Inuit, Liberal conference told
MONTREAL—Inuit people are less involved in federal government decisions today than they were before the federal Conservatives came to power, according to Sheila Watt-Cloutier, a leading voice for the Arctic in Canada and in international circles.
U.S., Russia sign off on nuclear pact
The agreement would require both sides to reduce their arsenals of long-range nuclear weapons by about a third, from 2,200 now to 1,500 each. The pact, replacing and expanding a 1991 treaty that expired in December, was a gesture toward improved U.S.-Russ
Tories to cut off inmate pensions
OTTAWA — The Conservative government is promising to cut off monthly old-age security payments to hundreds of federal prison inmates, including infamous serial killer Clifford Olson.
Liberals falter as abortion debate flares upA non-binding Liberal motion to make family-planning part of the government's G8 maternal and child health initiative has been defeated in the House of Commons due to faltering support from Grit MPs.
The Liberal motion called for Canada to provide a "f
Coulter tells Ont. Muslim student to 'take a camel'It didn't take long for firebrand U.S. conservative Ann Coulter to live up to her reputation on her Canadian tour, telling a University of Western Ontario Muslim student to "take a camel" as an alternative to flying.
Tories slam Bloc for using WWII terminology
MONTREAL — The Bloc Quebecois' hint at Nazi-era terminology to define its relationship with Canada ranks among the most absurd statements ever made by sovereigntists, a senior federal cabinet minister said Sunday.
U.S. House Democrats expect healthcare bill passageWASHINGTON, March 21 (Reuters) - Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives said they believe they will have the votes on Sunday to pass landmark healthcare overhaul legislation, President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority.
MLA pension review coming
A legislative committee has opened the door on Thursday to having an independent panel review the contentious MLA pension plan.
North Korea executes official for bungling currency reformNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-il (C) visits an orchard in Gosan, North Korea, in this undated picture released by the North's KCNA news agency June 8, 2009. KCNA did not state the date the picture was taken.
Finance and planning chief Pak Nam Gi said to
US may be seeking Israel 'regime change'The Obama administration's row with Israel over settlements has prompted some analysts to wonder whether it seeks "regime change," a new government that can make peace with the Palestinians.
Universal health care tends to cut the abortion rateCountless arguments have been advanced for and against the pending bills to increase health-care coverage. Both sides have valid concerns, which makes the battle tight. But one prominent argument is illogical. The contention that opponents of abortion sho
PM confronts marijuana issue in YouTube interview
After a mysterious delay of more than an hour, Prime Minister Stephen Harper took another step into the world of YouTube on Tuesday evening, with a pre-taped interview that addressed a range of issues including Canada's marijuana laws.
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