The Stephen Harper government unveiled its plan for the country in the Throne Speech last night, emphasizing the usual panoply of tax-cuttin', crime fightin', environment dismissin' Conservative virtues. Jack Layton and Gilles Duceppe have already stated they will not support the government, while Liberal leader Stéphane Dion will decide whether to force an election after consulting with his caucus. Dion is envied by the other opposition leaders for his massive caucus. Water prices for Toronto......

Bad news if you're a lacrosse fan: the 2008 National Lacrosse League season has been cancelled. Pick your joke: 1) "I'm sure all three of you are very disappointed"; 2) "Players are refusing to play until they get reimbursed for their bus tickets"; 3) "My God, this is the national sport we're talking about here! Why isn't Stephen Harper doing something, for the love of God?"; 4) "So, why are the Toronto Rock still......

Is Hazel McCallion's grip on Missisauga politics slipping? Possibly! However, McCallion's plan to outlive all potential challengers and firmly establish herself as Permanent Mayor of Missisauga by 2243 remains on track, thanks to her mastery of the ancient art of alchemy and her possession of the Philosopher's Stone. New report says Ontario's universities are woefully underfunded and in desperate need of serious reinvestment. Hey, maybe they could sell more advertising space to corporate donors! I......

It appears as if most Canadians got what they wanted last night, with the Conservatives achieving a minor minority and PM Paul Martin effectively resigning. Over the past six weeks (the first two, we were convinced of another Lib win), Torontoist has spoke out against getting too cozy with the Cons - and we spoke this for good reason. First, some of the CPC platform is a little redonkers; mainly considering time and money parameters.......

We don't really feel like discussing last night's ridiculous debate (is it just us, or is Gilles Duceppe's English getting worse as these debates go on? Really, we think it's all an act - Duceppe probably speaks perfect English, but refuses to out of spite), which served only to convince us that we can't, in good conscience, vote for any of the candidates. We'd rather discuss a far more important debate - a diss-and-defend Toronto......

Things are really heating up of late - especially between the PM and JACK. Other political hotsteppers include Peter McKay, who doesn't mince words when it comes to government corruption. In Stephen Harper's case, phrases like 'wishey-washy' tend to project the inverse of 'tough talk.' Whilst JACK tends to speak plainly, perhaps in attempts to appeal to his working-class base. Gilles Duceppe, surprisingly since he is the most Easterly of the bunch, is the most......

Sorry, since there's such urgency to this post, we weren't able to throw out one of our always hilarious Bloc Party/Bloc Quebecois jokes in here. But feel free to think up one as you read and Torontoist will happily ammend the post. Here goes: Bloc Party are punching out a DJ set and possibly hooking up a live performance tonight at the Drake Hotel. This secret (shhhh!) information comes via a rumour via a......

Le mois dernier, M. Gilles Duceppe, chef du Bloc québécois à Ottawa, était l'invité du Club économique de Toronto pour parler de souveraineté aux gens d’affaires de Bay Street ; où on compte d’ailleurs un grand nombre de sièges sociaux qui ont quitté la métropole pour la ville reine dans les années 1990 dans le but de fuir la victoire possible du OUI au Référendum de 1995. Dans son discours, il a parlé de......