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-Matt

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 [...]

Welcome to our new series, Better Know a Fringe Political Party Recognized By Elections Canada! Today in part 1 of our 15-part series, we look at the People’s Political Power Party of Canada  – the fightin’ PPP’s!
Before we go to their website, let’s take a look at Wikipedia for a fair-and-balanced assessment of just what [...]

-Matt

You’ve all heard about this already, right? Probably, since you’re a politics wonk. But here it is anyways: Janine Krieber, the lovely wife of a Monsieur Stephane Dion (remember THAT guy?) has some beef with Michael Ignatieff, and posted a nasty little diatribe about him on Facebook, the popular friend-stalking network. We’re not gonna acknowledge [...]