A new poll shows that Canadian citizens would prefer to keep the minority Conservative government rather than have a coalition. OTTAWA — Canadians would prefer a Conservative minority in power over a coalition government if the Tories can’t win a majority in the next election, a new poll suggests. Fifty-five per cent of Canadians say […]

A new law will empower citizen’s arrests while hopefully discouraging acts of vigilantism. OTTAWA— From Tuesday’s Globe and Mail As the federal government drafts legislation to allow more citizen’s arrests, legal experts are warning that any new law must empower citizens while making sure not to encourage outright vigilantism. “There can be a risk in […]

A democracy advocacy group alleging that Stephen Harper broke an election law in 2008 will not be heard by the Supreme Court. Postmedia News · Friday, Jan. 21, 2011 The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal from a democracy advocacy group that says Prime Minister Stephen Harper broke his own law in […]

For Political Science 101, this is Lauren MacFarland’s Current Events Log, keeping track of Canadian politcs. Which is actually more interesting than most people think it is.