2010 in Canadian politics was quite the year. We had heroes, villains, action, drama, tragedy, all of the things that a good cinematic tour de force (or, Jersey Shore) requires to be compelling. And because I want to dash off an article before I start drinking heavily and watching the awful half-dead zombies that are [...]

Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has dropped a bombshell in international political circles with a major, groundbreaking announcement settling centuries of debate: Santa Claus is a Canadian citizen.
The repercussions for us as Canadians cannot be understated.
For those not familiar with Santa Claus, he is a man who lives at the North Pole building toys, only to [...]

Regular readers – HI MOM – will notice I haven’t been around in the last couple weeks.
That’s because I was in Europe.
And drunk.
Mea culpa.
Your MapleRag had a post lined up for Halloween all about which hot Canadian politicians to dress up as, but that boat’s sailed. Maybe we’ll save it for next Halloween. Maybe the [...]

It’s Canada Day! On Canada day, people generally drink beer and then blow their fingers off with fireworks, preferably off of a dock, with the Tragically Hip playing. It’s how we celebrate our freedom!
To the south, Americans have their Independence Day this weekend, which celebrates the time aliens blew up the White House and Will [...]