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Gee, what a novel idea of conservatism. Maybe our socialist Western governments might take the hint. China Announces Cuts of 300,000 Troops at Military Parade Showing Its Might BEIJING — President Xi Jinping of China announced on Thursday that he would reduce the country’s military...

Watch this conbot get utterly lambasted for completely making **** up. Chris Alexander defends Canada's refugee response, blames media Immigration minister says media has overlooked crisis Amid what has been called the worst refugee crisis since the Second World War, the immigration...

If it's already broke, why fix it? Harper pledges enhanced tax credit for northern mining projects Canada's resource sector has taken major hit from plummeting commodities prices A re-elected Conservative government would continue to provide tax credits aimed at encouraging mineral...

Senate Dems get 34th vote to hand Obama victory on Iran deal WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats have rallied the 34 votes they need to keep the Iran nuclear deal alive in Congress, handing President Barack Obama a major foreign policy victory. Sen. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland became the...

Economists know about the economy. Who knew? Our economic problems run deeper than brief dips in GDP With Tuesday’s release of quarterly GDP data, Statistics Canada confirmed that Canada fell into recession in the first half of the year. Canada’s economy (adjusted for inflation) shrank...

Stay the course folks. Oil prices are going lower again—and will stay low through 2016 Last week’s rally belied the fact that an oil surplus continues to slosh around the market. As Goldman Sachs pointed out in a note on Aug. 31, the 485,000-barrel-a-day surge in OPEC production between April...

Don't worry, soon we'll all be working at the cash. Harper's Tim Hortons Photo-Op Mocked After He Asks To Not 'Handle The Cash' It's become something of a campaign tradition: Stephen Harper popping up behind the counter of a local Tim Hortons, dishing out double-doubles and doughnuts. But...

Who is Tom Mulcair? Canadians want to know more Tom Mulcair and the NDP are on the up and up. Well, if you believe the polls, that is. But unlike his main opponents, Conservative Leader Stephen Harper and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, his personal story is somewhat of a mystery to most...

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Margaret Atwood: Hair is in the election-season air, but is it crucial to the question of your vote? National Post | Canadian News, Financial News and Opinion Hair is in the election-season air. I didn’t put it there – those attack ads on Mr. Trudeau introduced the subject, with “Nice hair...

The Duffy trial: Senate scandal testimony threatens Harper’s fortunes among soft Conservative voters August 20, 2015 – Days of bombshell revelations and conflicting testimony over who in Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s inner circle knew what, and when, regarding the Mike Duffy Senate expense...

What a swell guy. If I were a curmudgeon I'd definitely vote for him. Tom Mulcair defends praise for Margaret Thatcher's 'winds of liberty and liberalism' NDP Leader Tom Mulcair was forced Wednesday to defend flattering comments he made over a decade ago about the conservative policies of...

Good debt? We borrow too much from the future at our peril Why are central bankers so concerned with liquidity? Is this sympathy for the plight of the hard-working bond trader? It is more likely they wonder if the lofty asset prices they have engineered with quantitative easing can be...

Veterans launch ‘Anyone But Conservatives’ campaign during Harper stop FREDERICTON – A veterans group opposed to the Harper government says it is planning to regularly picket campaign events, post lawn signs and use social media in its Anyone But Conservatives campaign, launched Monday. The...

Cost of not acting on climate change $44 trillion Up to $44 trillion could be going up in smoke if the world does not act on climate change, according to the latest piece of research from U.S. banking giant Citigroup. The report – Energy Darwinism II: Why a Low Carbon Future Doesn't Have to...

Nuclear experts fall in behind Obama Dozens of arms control and nuclear nonproliferation experts have signed a statement endorsing the Iran nuclear deal, the latest salvo in a lobbying campaign battle ahead of a congressional vote next month on President Barack Obama’s landmark agreement...

Nigel Wright redacted Stephen Harper email about Mike Duffy expense controversy, court hears Stephen Harper's former chief of staff Nigel Wright redacted an email from the prime minister that demanded the issue with Senator Mike Duffy's housing and living expenses be resolved quickly, court...

2+2=5 Harper claims on the economy not backed up by the numbers canadafactcheck.ca Harper economy A close look at the numbers reveals that Prime Minister Harper’s economic policies have been largely ineffectual and have contributed to a more polarized labour market. Last Friday, Statistics...

Kill C51 CSIS accused of spying on anti-pipeline protesters | CTV Vancouver News bc.ctvnews.ca The Canadian Press Published Wednesday, August 12, 2015 11:12AM PDT Three days of hearings are expected to begin in Vancouver today as the Security Intelligence Review Committee considers a...