Derisive shorthand for former Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper, as in "Prime Minister Steve."
A socially liberal think tank in Canada wrote an analysis about how the policies of PMS still affect the country, years after he left public office.
by BlastFurnace December 17, 2023
A botched attempt by former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien in late 2002, demanding evidence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
"Well, I don't know ... a proof is a proof. What kind of a proof? It's a proof. A proof is a proof, and when you have a good proof, it's because it's been proven."
by BlastFurnace February 17, 2024
A minimum security prison with living conditions more lax than other minimum security prisons. These may include such things as a golf course, a horse farm, or a bowling alley, and allowing prisoners their own lock and key for their more comfortable than usual "cells."
Families of the victims of a serial sex killer were outraged he was transferred to Club Fed, even though he provided prison officials with information about several other at large sex offenders.
by BlastFurnace August 01, 2025
A merger of the words "racially" and "marginalized." Refers to someone who is pushed to the fringes of society because of his or her race.
At a debate, one of the participants refused to acknowledge his opponent came from a racialized community, saying instead that racism was a state of mind and not real.
by BlastFurnace September 19, 2023
A trip with a destination that is relatively close to home, as opposed to a vacation that may be further afield.
A family, rather than take their annual vacation in Florida, decided on a staycation of popular sites within their home state.
by BlastFurnace March 19, 2025
Defined as a small group of companies that acts like a cartel to fix prices and stifle competition. Usually applies to gas stations and supermarkets, but can be applied to any industry with a small number of players.
When an independent gas station tried to start a price war with its major competitors, the oligopoly colluded to squeeze the smaller player out of business.
by BlastFurnace November 22, 2023
A type of labor action, somewhere between normal working conditions and a strike, where workers will do only what the collective bargaining agreement requires them to do, and nothing more, such as refusing to work overtime. It is a pressure tactic, designed to get an employer back to the bargaining table to hammer out a new contract acceptable to the employees. Also known as quiet quitting.
When teachers were not getting what they were asking for during contract talks, they went on work-to-rule, suspending extracurricular activities and after class student meetings.
by BlastFurnace May 23, 2025