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Mark Critch: What I've learned making fun of the leaders
On Monday, a weary nation will have the chance to embrace change or beat it back from Parliament Hill like Frankenstein's monster defending himself from the torches and pitchforks of an enraged village. One thing is certain: the leaders in this campaign have worked hard to get this far.
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If eyes are windows to the soul, what's the big deal with the niqab?
Do you need to see someone's full face to judge his or her patriotism? When I'm at a hockey game and the guy next to me has his face painted in Habs colours, I don't judge him. I was always taught that if you want to know if a person is tellnig the truth — you should look them in the eye.
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Mark Critch: Candidates, get off the internet — right now
If you are a political candidate and you are reading this on a computer, a mobile phone or a tablet, stop and delete everything because you’re probably about to be in the news.
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Mark Critch: 'No, God save you,' Queen writes to Harper
Queen Elizabeth has outlasted so many world leaders that Mark Critch can’t help but wonder what she’d think of the current Canadian prime minister.
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It's official: Harper sees Duffy's shadow, so it's 11 more weeks of election
The dropping of the writs is a lot like Groundhog Day. Before the big event, the media rolls in. The satellite trucks are set up; reporters babble about what might happen and the TV cameras are pointed at something quite boring. And then
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Most Canadian word of all missing from senators: 'Sorry'
Senators who defended billing taxpayers for everything from a friend's 50th wedding anniversary to a family member's funeral made for great reading — and it got Mark Critch of This Hour Has 22 Minutes musing about what other letters might arise out of the auditor's findings.
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Finding Eve Adams's latest move confusing? Consult your Bible
This week's shocking events in Ottawa had Mark Critch of This Hour of 22 Minutes thinking a lot about Eve. You know - the biblical one, seduced by the snake?