Dustin Simmonds
Wrong reform
February 11, 2014On the morning of January 29, Liberal party leader Justin Trudeau made an announcement in the House of Commons that shocked the political community of Canada. In this Wednesday morning massacre, he announced that all 32 Liberal senators would be removed from the party caucus, and would now sit as independents. This was an unexpected move to say the least, one I can’t see being advantageous for the man who wants to become prime minister next year. The first attack on Trudeau’s announcement came later that day, and from, surprisingly, Tom Mulcair, leader of the Opposition. One would expect that…
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It’s Canada’s Arctic
February 3, 2014During Parliament’s winter break, Prime Minister Stephen Harper was making headlines. Though one would have expected that his trip to the Middle East would have garnered the most attention, when he became the first Canadian PM to address the Knesset,…
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The man without a plan
January 27, 2014The author Alan Lakein once said, “Failing to plan is planning to fail.” If this is the case, then it would appear that Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party are indeed planning to fail, with Trudeau having stated last year…
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Question political propaganda
January 20, 2014Political ads may be sharp criticisms of a candidate or party, but they tell an incomplete story, often leaving out inconvenient details. They claim to be informing the people, but they should be seen as nothing more than political propaganda,…
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Mr. Right-Wing: Stuck with Harper
January 6, 2014Over the Christmas break, I received a surprising piece of mail. It was a letter from the federal NDP, wondering which of the party leaders I believed was best suited to lead our nation. I thought this was odd, considering…
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The true meaning of Christmas
November 25, 2013“Christmas time is here/Happiness and cheer/Fun for all, the children call/Their favourite time of year.” So begins the beloved classic A Charlie Brown Christmas. This 1965 cartoon, in which Charlie Brown tries to find the true meaning of Christmas, bears…
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Innocent until proven guilty
November 11, 2013The Senate scandal continues to be in Canadian news throughout the country. As of the publication of this piece, there has still not been any action taken against the three senators who stand accused of illegally claiming over a quarter…
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Reform the Senate
November 4, 2013Mike Duffy, Mac Harb, Pamela Wallin, Patrick Brazeau. A year ago, only the most politically knowledgeable Canadians would have been able tell who these four people were, let alone what they had in common. Now, being involved in what is…
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It’s a bad week to be Mr. President
October 28, 2013It’s a bad week to be the leader of the free world. You would think that with the defeat of the Republican-led government shutdown with an eleventh hour deal to avoid the breach of the debt ceiling, President Obama would…
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No sense to the Nobel Peace Prize
October 25, 2013Ten days ago, the 2013 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize was announced. This year featured a record number of nominations for the award, and the committee was no doubt hard-pressed to choose a winner among so many deserving people…
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