The Canadian Supreme Court, an elite panel of shopping mall Santas who meet every once in a while to hold keggers and also decide what should be illegal, has come down with a landmark libel ruling! The ruling itself is way too legalese gobbledy-gook for us to take a direct stab at, but according to [...]

Hey, remember this Angelo Persichilli fellow? He’s done roughly one notable thing in his journalism career, and that was writing a column where he made up a bunch of lies, slander and unverifiable claims. Now he’s complaining that bloggers are making up a bunch of lies, slander and unverifiable claims using this crazy new “internet” [...]

Your MapleRag just had a delightful vacation in America, which is a nation south of Canada – in fact, they share a border! There were fat people and one-dollar bills and McDonald’s had these obscene grease-piles called Angus Bacon & Cheese Third Pounder Burgers (it was delicious!)
Here are the best things about Chicago, which is [...]

It’s time for part 2 of our series, Better Know a Fringe Political Party Recognized By Elections Canada! Today, we look at the Marijuana Party of Canada – the fightin’ potheads!
HISTORY
To Wikipedia!
“The party was founded by Marc-Boris St-Maurice, an activist and member of the punk group GrimSkunk. After a 1991 arrest for possession of marijuana, [...]

Who’s the hottest MP in Parliament?
It’s likely the oldest and most singularly important question in the history of representative democracy. Hotness is an essential yardstick with which we, the voting public, can gauge the worthiness of our elected officials. And, just like other subjective measures of value for an elected official (intelligence, enthusiasm, creativity, dickishness, [...]

Here’s how easy it would be to win this contest, or at least aim for #3, so you can get that SWEET, SWEET COAL to burn. It’ll come in handy when your suburban McMansion gets foreclosed on, and you’ll need something to burn to keep warm on the streets this winter!
Two main themes emerged in [...]

The Liberal Party, in a long and painful struggle to seem hip and cool, has launched a Photoshop challenge! I imagine the conversation went something like this:
Staffer 1: Alright, we need something fun, something fresh, something to get people involved! Web 2.0! Social networking! New media! Rap music! Buzzword! Buzzword!
Staffer 2: What’s that thing Rick [...]

Here we see Tony Clement, Conservative Member for the riding of Twitter, taking a stupid picture with his stupid camera-phone-blackberry-photo-gadget of Canada’s sweetheart, Barbara Ann Scott, as she looks ready to set parliament on fire in accordance with the wishes of most Canadians.
Tony, you look like a doofus. Instead of smiling and applauding like a [...]