What a week for news, eh people? But amid all the scandal swirling around city hall in Toronto and the Senate in Ottawa, it’s important to remember that Winnipeg Mayor Sam Katz is also a terrible public official worthy of getting the boot.
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Pamela Wallin thought deleting calendar entries would cover her tracks
Saskatchewan Senator Pamela Wallin attempted to retroactively change her travel calendar in an apparent effort to thwart auditors investigating her expense claims. Nice try.
Cringeworthy rap video about Senate reform proves there’s nothing more boring than Senate reform
Let’s shoot this man out of a cannon.
This just in: Canadian senators are still spending all the nation’s money
Saskatchewan: land of living skies, butt of many jokes, and home to the three highest-spending members of the Canadian Senate.
Patrick Brazeau is an asshole, but he shouldn’t be the catalyst for a discussion on Senate reform
Patrick Brazeau is an asshole. That much we already knew. Since his appointment to the Senate, he’s made a name for himself by having the worst attendance record (no mean feat in a body whose members aren’t exactly known for showing up), calling a reporter a bitch, making fun of Theresa Spence for being fat […]
In the future, women run the world and throw balls of yarn at misbehaving men: a film review
This is the weirdest fucking thing you will see today. “First Wives” is a short film made for the Ottawa Digi60 Film Festival that is ostensibly some kind of meditation on male and female power in society. However, it falters in its execution.
Senator Mike Duffy has collected $33,000 for a maintaining second home he doesn’t have
Prince Edward Island senator and Humpty Dumpty lookalike Mike Duffy, an Ottawa resident since the 1970s, has claimed about $33,000 in living expenses meant to offset the costs of maintaining a second home in the nation’s capital.
Canada’s Senate continues to produce hard-hitting reports that state the obvious
A new Senate report released earlier this week recommends Canada step up its energy export game if the nation is to truly capitalize on our abundant wealth of natural resources. Despite taking three years to put together, the report doesn’t really say anything new.