http://www.straight.com/content/rss/blog/politics en http://www.straight.com/article-601471/vancouver/gordon-campbell-reflect-olympic-lessons-vancouver-board-trade-speech Former B.C. Liberal premier Gordon Campbell is coming to town to give his first public address to B.C.'s business community since becoming Canada's high commissioner to the United Kingdom in August. 601471 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:43:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-601471/vancouver/gordon-campbell-reflect-olympic-lessons-vancouver-board-trade-speech#comments Stephen Hui files/imagecache/mobile_image/images/wide/GordoBuzz-SH.jpg files/imagecache/mobile_image_thumb/images/wide/GordoBuzz-SH.jpg http://www.straight.com/article-601136/vancouver/news-flash-ndp-mp-rathika-sitsabaiesan-canadas-population-much-higher-9-million You don't need to be an MP to know that the population of Canada is upwards of 30 million. 601136 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:30:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-601136/vancouver/news-flash-ndp-mp-rathika-sitsabaiesan-canadas-population-much-higher-9-million#comments Stephen Hui http://www.straight.com/article-599826/vancouver/roseanne-barr-wants-whup-asses-republicans-and-democrats The left-wing comic says she's going to seek the Green party nomination for president of the United States. 599826 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:12:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-599826/vancouver/roseanne-barr-wants-whup-asses-republicans-and-democrats#comments Charlie Smith files/imagecache/mobile_image/images/wide/Roseanne_barr.jpg files/imagecache/mobile_image_thumb/images/wide/Roseanne_barr.jpg http://www.straight.com/article-599081/vancouver/stephen-harper-celebrates-canadas-seal-slaughter Prime Minister Stephen Harper deemed fit to hold a media event in Ottawa in order to trumpet his Conservative government's support for the bloody massacre known as the Canadian seal hunt. 599081 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:35:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-599081/vancouver/stephen-harper-celebrates-canadas-seal-slaughter#comments Stephen Hui files/imagecache/mobile_image/images/wide/20120202_PM_Seal_Day.jpg files/imagecache/mobile_image_thumb/images/wide/20120202_PM_Seal_Day.jpg http://www.straight.com/article-598926/vancouver/washington-state-poised-legalize-gay-marriage-pastor-calls-starbucks-boycott Will Washington state become the seventh American state to permit gay and lesbian nuptials? 598926 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:59:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-598926/vancouver/washington-state-poised-legalize-gay-marriage-pastor-calls-starbucks-boycott#comments Craig Takeuchi files/imagecache/mobile_image/images/wide/GayWedding.jpg files/imagecache/mobile_image_thumb/images/wide/GayWedding.jpg http://www.straight.com/article-598711/vancouver/justin-trudeau-stands-transgender-people-discriminatory-airline-rules Canada's transgender community is up in arms over federal rules that could stop people from boarding airplanes if their appearance is deemed to not match the gender on their identification. 598711 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:00:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-598711/vancouver/justin-trudeau-stands-transgender-people-discriminatory-airline-rules#comments Stephen Hui files/imagecache/mobile_image/images/wide/Trudeau_2012.jpg files/imagecache/mobile_image_thumb/images/wide/Trudeau_2012.jpg http://www.straight.com/article-593396/vancouver/change-crtc-weekly-update-openmediaca This week's video update features change at the top of the CRTC, "online spying" legislation, and the "cellphone squeeze". 593396 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:47:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-593396/vancouver/change-crtc-weekly-update-openmediaca#comments Lindsey Pinto http://www.straight.com/article-591146/vancouver/australian-cabinet-ministers-speech-plagiarizes-michael-douglas-movie Australian infrastructure minister Anthony Albanese has been caught lifting lines from the 1995 film The American President. 591146 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:08:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-591146/vancouver/australian-cabinet-ministers-speech-plagiarizes-michael-douglas-movie#comments Stephen Hui http://www.straight.com/article-591061/vancouver/vice-president-newt-gingrich Gingrich, the meanest and most cynical Republican since Dick Cheney, is running neck-and-neck with Mitt Romney in Florida. 591061 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:15:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-591061/vancouver/vice-president-newt-gingrich#comments Charlie Smith files/imagecache/mobile_image/images/wide/newt-gingrich.jpg files/imagecache/mobile_image_thumb/images/wide/newt-gingrich.jpg http://www.straight.com/article-590986/vancouver/shit-students-cant-say-about-israeli-apartheid-and-gaza-massacre Some of these Shit So-and-So Says videos aren't meant to be funny. 590986 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:35:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-590986/vancouver/shit-students-cant-say-about-israeli-apartheid-and-gaza-massacre#comments Stephen Hui http://www.straight.com/article-588781/vancouver/sopa-and-pipa-shelved-after-internet-blackout-protest The sponsors of the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Act pulled the contentious U.S. antipiracy bills. 588781 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:04:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-588781/vancouver/sopa-and-pipa-shelved-after-internet-blackout-protest#comments Stephen Hui files/imagecache/mobile_image/images/wide/Wired_0.png files/imagecache/mobile_image_thumb/images/wide/Wired_0.png http://www.straight.com/article-588511/vancouver/washington-state-one-vote-away-marriage-equality-stranger-calculates Within the next few months, Washington could become the seventh U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage. 588511 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:40:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-588511/vancouver/washington-state-one-vote-away-marriage-equality-stranger-calculates#comments Matthew Burrows http://www.straight.com/article-586156/vancouver/clay-shirky-explains-why-sopa-and-pipa-must-be-stopped Kind of makes you want to black out your Twitter feed, eh? 586156 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:46:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-586156/vancouver/clay-shirky-explains-why-sopa-and-pipa-must-be-stopped#comments Stephen Hui http://www.straight.com/article-585641/vancouver/sacre-bleu-mitt-romney-speaksgaspfrench The latest attack ad from U.S. Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich details a startling new fact about front-runner Mitt Romney. 585641 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:18:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-585641/vancouver/sacre-bleu-mitt-romney-speaksgaspfrench#comments Doug Sarti files/imagecache/mobile_image/images/wide/RomneyFrance.jpg files/imagecache/mobile_image_thumb/images/wide/RomneyFrance.jpg http://www.straight.com/article-584201/vancouver/ian-baillie-leaving-vision-vancouver-executive-director Vancouver’s governing civic party will have to look for a new executive director. 584201 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:46:00 -0800 http://www.straight.com/article-584201/vancouver/ian-baillie-leaving-vision-vancouver-executive-director#comments Carlito Pablo