Category Archives: Politics
Jason Kenney & the Temporary Foreign Worker Program: Will his past come back to haunt him?
By Evan Sumner While Jason Kenney’s chances of being named leader of Alberta’s Progressive Conservatives on March 18th look good, his leadership bid could still be derailed by his reputation as the former Minister of Employment and Social Development. Particularly
Trump overtakes Putin as the most talked about person in Russia’s media
By Nadezhda Vasilieva United States President Donald Trump has ousted Russian President Vladimir Putin as the person referenced most often by Russia’s news outlets in the month of January, the country’s largest private news agency Interfax reported, citing their own
Giant banner demands Kellie Leitch to resign over Quebec attack
By Amy Chen, Vancouver A giant banner hung outside Simcoe Grey MP Kellie Leitch’s constituency office at Hume and Pretty River Parkway in Collingwood is demanding the Conservative Party of Canada leadership candidate to resign for inciting hatred that led
Million Brits petition to ban Trump
A petition calling for the US President to be prevented from making a state visit to the United Kingdom has reached a million signatures in just a few hours. “Donald Trump should be allowed to enter the UK in his
“Canada will welcome you,” Trudeau invites refugees as Trump bans them
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reassured those fleeing war and persecution that Canada’s doors will remain open, as United States President Donald Trump banned refugees from seven war-torn countries from entering the US. “To those fleeing persecution, terror & war,
Kellie Leitch least represents Canadian values, poll finds
Kellie Leitch, who has pledged to screen potential immigrants to Canada for Canadian values, least represents Canadian values among the Tory leadership hopefuls, according to a Google Survey conducted by ThinkPol. The survey asked 501 Canadians “Which Conservative Party of
The Two Sides Of The Anti-Terror Coin
By Jared Milne The wave of attacks that have occurred this summer have made the debate over how to respond to terrorism more heated than ever, with calls for Canada and its allies to step up the fight against ISIS
Kenney in hot water for drawing MP salary while running provincial campaign
Federal Conservative MP Jason Kenney is facing a possible ethics probe after his Calgary Midnapore constituents complained to the Ethics Commissioner that Kenney was engaging in provincial politics while still drawing his MP salary. Kenney is busy running a “unite
Different Personas For Different Politicians
With the passing of Rob Ford in March 2016, many people commented on the powerful support he got from many Torontonians, which he dubbed “Ford Nation”. Over the seven months since Justin Trudeau was elected Prime Minister, people have also
Low-income brain can give way to lower IQ under stress & duress
By Leila Lemghalef The recent blog post “Peak Performance: How to raise your IQ by up to 14%” discusses findings related to IQ and scarcity mindsets, and sums up that thinking along the lines of scarcity can affect your IQ
