Tag Archives: canuck-politics

Howd They Vote? :: John Cannis, MP

http://www.howdtheyvote.ca/member.php?id=52 A very useful site for politically-minded Canadians, showing the results of every vote and a list of quotes given in Parliament, searchable by MP. Shown after the jump is the listing for my area’s representative, who voted against the Marijuana and Same Sex Marriage bills, and by doing so refused to toe the party […]

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StumbleUpon.com: SU Canada: The job no one seems to want…

http://canada.group.stumbleupon.com/forum/33822/ Stolen from Mark-Alfred‘s forum post. Most of the names will go over the heads of non-Canadians, but trust me, it’s pretty funny. It’s also pretty accurate – I’m hoping the Liberals will soon sort out their ass-from-elbow botheration.

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Rick Mercers Blog: Conservative Cabinet Revealed

http://rickmercer.blogspot.com/2006/01/conservative-cabinet-revealed_09.html And here’s a great example of why Rick Mercer is important: Unlike the rest of the media, who are happy to accept the legitimacy of the Conservative label concealing the old Reform party yahoos (sort of like sewing a Levi’s tag onto a pair of bargain basement jeans), he pulls back the curtain to […]

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Rick Mercers Blog

http://rickmercer.blogspot.com/ Thank God for the Bloggy Award nominations, else I might never have realised Rick Mercer has a blog. For those not in the know (i.e. non-Canadians), Rick is a national treasure – a comedian and journalist (of a sort) who is not afraid to deflate those whose egos have grown a bit too big. […]

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