Author: Barry P

As President of the Parliament Hill Driving School, I am pleased to announce that our company is now offering two new courses to our growing customer base in the House of Commons. Our exciting new courses are as follows:   The Mulcair Momentum Course Taught in an unapologetically aggressive style,

The NSA records a private PMO conversation Harper: I just read that Tom Flanagan called me secretive, suspicious, vindictive and ruthless. He’s what I call a real pal, but lately I’ve been hearing that not every Canadian voter gets my good points like he does. Anyway, it’s got me thinking

In a release to the media, Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said that Canadians will no longer have unrestricted access to federal representatives and services. “As you know, the Opposition parties in the House of Commons continue to obstruct the Conservative Party’s progressive business agenda with ridiculous requests for consultation

“Caucus is horrifically depressed. They are more depressed than angry,” said one Conservative insider, who did not want to be identified. “It’s hurting the government, it’s a distraction. It’s hurting the Conservative brand and the party more than the government because it’s a fundamental to who we are as Conservatives.

Joan (@Crockatteer) Crockatt, the rookie Member of Parliament who almost failed to win a safe Calgary seat last fall because she forgot to campaign, reflects on yesterday’s Conservative caucus meeting: “I was so excited to be there. I mean, like, in his actual presence and all. Wasn’t he masterful? I

Andrew MacDougall, Director of Communications in the Prime Minister’s Office, has issued the following statement with respect to the controversy about the financial claims and reporting of certain Senators. “Recent attempts to act ethically have proven extremely distracting to members of the Conservative caucus. The Harper Government views this matter

A contrite Justin Trudeau was barely able to look straight into the camera as he took to the podium after the results of the Labrador election were announced on Monday night. Minutes before, the Conservative Party of Canada had pointed out that the Liberal candidate, Yvonne Jones, led her Conservative

Ottawa was abuzz this past week because of the latest addition to Parliament Hill. We refer, of course, to the introduction of Cabinet Containers.   The idea was apparently inspired by Edmonton’s new hospital-based baby boxes. These baby boxes are today’s equivalent of leaving unwanted babies in baskets on doorsteps

Little noticed amid the hoopla surrounding Stephen Harper’s announcement of new dollars for clean energy initiatives last week was Heritage Minister James Moore’s corresponding promise of significant funding for clean heritage projects. The following are excerpts from Moore’s formal announcement: “Winston Churchill once said, ‘History is written by the victors.’”

The Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) has issued an urgent plea for the public’s assistance. CPC President John Walsh is calling upon all Canadians to contribute their ideas for new and better negative ads about Justin Trudeau. “We’re embarrassed to admit it,” Walsh said, “but our Party really blew it

My fellow corporate citizens, I want to begin by thanking you for standing by me and the Government of Harper Canada. There seem to be fewer of you every day.   We’re here today to talk about our nation’s dismal economic prospects. Jim Flaherty tells me we’ve run out of

A Letter to the Community from the Royal Bank of Canada In preparing our 2013 Annual Report, which will again show obscenely high corporate earnings, we noticed that last year we inadvertently promised you ordinary Canadians more than “service to clients.” We also said we stood for “personal responsibility” and

The New Democratic Party — Canada’s flagship party of principle — may well be poised to shun the very principle on which it was founded. Apparently weary of the red-baiting tactics of Prime Minister Stephen Harper and other neo-McCarthyites, the NDP will vote to amend the language of its constitution