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Herky-jerky budget talk raises doubts about Tory discipline The weeks that lead up a budget are prime time for governments to telegraph intentions, soften up targets, make people expect bad things and deliver better. The minute a budget is tabled, most of what voters hear are complaints...

'Israel Loves Iran' initiative takes off on Facebook Ronny Edry and his wife Michal Tamir, together with "Pushpin Mehina", a small preparatory school for graphic design students, uploaded posters to Facebook depicting images of themselves with their children alongside the words...

Calming the furor over equalization In the last decade, equalization has attracted significant attention from politicians, commentators and think tanks. Federal and provincial government commissions have shed considerable political light on the program. And elected officials across the...

Conservative ads target Bob Rae's NDP economic record Interim Liberal leader Bob Rae's economic record as NDP premier of Ontario in the 1990s comes back to haunt him in a black-and-white television attack ad the Conservative party will air in key markets starting Tuesday...

Climate scientist Michael E. Mann and the hockey stick graph For the past two decades, Pennsylvania State University climate scientist Michael E. Mann has been front-and-centre in the climate change debate—and has faced vicious attacks because of it. As lead author of the infamous “hockey...

Wind slams wireless auction changes One of the smaller players in Canada's telecom industry has slammed Ottawa's attempts to increase competition in the sector. “The reality is that consumers will face higher prices, fewer choices and a return...

Federal Budget 2012: It’s time to address income inequality OTTAWA—The Harper government should use the March 29 budget to address growing income inequality, says an Ottawa think-tank in a pre-budget analysis being released Thursday...

NDP drug shortage motion gets government's support The House of Commons unanimously supported a motion from the NDP on Wednesday that would require drug companies to report any planned production disruptions to Health Canada. Conservative MPs, including Prime Minister Stephen Harper, sided...

Boy kills himself with family gun A boy of three shot himself dead after finding his father's gun in their car during a stop at a US service station. The father had put the pistol under the seat and got out to fill the tank while the mother went inside the convenience store, leaving their...

Feds ‘neutering’ Fisheries Act OTTAWA — The federal NDP says it has obtained leaked documents showing the Conservatives are poised to strip the Fisheries Act of habitat-protection provisions — a change that would dramatically reduce Ottawa’s power to oversee fresh water. The...

Canada House passes bill to block Air Canada strike TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's House of Commons passed a bill overnight to prevent a work stoppage at No. 1 airline Air Canada, sending two separate disputes to binding arbitration, Labor Minister Lisa Raitt said in a statement on Wednesday...

I think he's tired of reading the script and getting pzwned in the house. (Mckay: "derp?") F-35 purchase undecided, Fantino says Backing out of purchase 'not as yet discounted,' says procurement minister Canada could reconsider an agreement to buy new F-35 joint...

Good. Stay the hell out and keep your idiot friends with you. Canada is too dangerous for Dick Cheney, so he cancels Toronto speech Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney has cancelled an appearance at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, where he was scheduled to speak, along with his...

Contentious Tory crime bill passes, as country’s biggest provinces voice concerns over costs OTTAWA — The Conservatives have used their majority to pass the so-called omnibus crime bill within the first 100 sitting days of Parliament as promised, despite continued opposition from Canada’s...

Etobicoke man hiring Clayton Ruby to get Mayor Rob Ford ousted from office Etobicoke councillor Gloria Lindsay Luby is launching court proceedings to have Mayor Rob Ford removed from office. The Ward 4 councillor is initiating the...

Climate change liquefying Great Lakes ice: Study Climate change may be wielding its heavy hand of influence over the Great Lakes. According to a report from the American Meteorological Society, Great Lakes ice coverage has decreased by an average of 71 percent over the past 40 years. The...

Canada's net foreign debt grows in fourth quarter (Reuters) - The appreciation of the Canadian dollar and continued foreign investment in the economy pushed up Canada's net foreign debt in the fourth quarter to C$213.1 billion ($220 billion) from C$178.4 billion in the third, Statistics Canada...

Elections Canada urged to investigate Fantino Three former members of Vaughan’s Conservative riding association have asked Elections Canada to investigate the campaign finances of Tory MP Julian Fantino. In sworn affidavits filed with Elections Canada, Richard Lorello, Tracey Kent and...

Oil sands, green groups unlikely allies in push for carbon tax Ottawa is facing growing calls for a carbon tax from some surprising quarters as it pursues plans to regulate industrial sources of greenhouse-gas emissions. Oil sands producers and some environmental groups that agree on...

Harper weighs in on Toronto transit debate: He prefers subways Toronto’s mayor always says “people want subways” – and as it turns out, one of those people is Stephen Harper. Although he isn’t committing any new money to public transit in Toronto, the prime minister said Friday that, if...