A CULTURE OF DEFIANCE: History of the Reform-Conservative Party of Canada I’ve been reading Naomi Klein’s The Shock Doctrine, and what I find interesting, is that American Imperialism over the past half century or so, has followed a pattern.One laid ou…
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Pushed to the Left and Loving It: The New Conservative Party was Not a Marriage But an Abduction
As the Conservative Convention attempts to change the rules in determining leadership, many in the media are calling the “new” party a marriage between Red Tories and the Reform/Alliance.This was not a marriage, it was an abduction. The majority of Red…
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: We Don’t Want an Apology From Tony Clement. We Want an Investigation.
Embezzlement – To take (money, for example) for one’s own use in violation of a trust.Fraud – deceit, trickery, sharp practice, or breach of confidence, perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage. I watched the news coverage l…
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Never Seen Anything Like It? I Have. Mike Harris all Over Again
Why can’t taxpayers press charges against politicians who steal our money?Tony Clement deliberately misled Parliament, suggesting that he needed money for border security and instead used it for his re-election campaign. And listening to John Baird tr…
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: His Highness Must Fly in Style
In March of 2007, taxpayers were upset to learn that his highness was spending $2000.00 an hour to travel on military jets, too good to fly commercial: Harper called hypocrite over usage of jetsPrime Minister Stephen Harper has been flying in military …
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Canadian Firm Censoring Information for Middle East Regimes
The Mark News has learned that a Canadian firm is helping to censor information in the Middle East with software that blocks websites “based on social, religious or political ideals.”An attempt to stop the Arab Springs movement.Only in Canada.
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: David Tkachuk Has No Moral Authority to Criticize Brigette DePape
In the Toronto Star this morning Senator David Tkachuk lights into Brigette DePape, and those who call her actions heroic.How dare he?Mr. Tkachuk represents everything that is wrong with our current Senate. A crony appointment of Brian Mulroney’s, who …
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Harper Dispenses With Throne Speech Debate. Why Not Just Cancel Debate Altogether?
The Harperites have decided to cancel the debate that usually follows the throne speech. I mean what’s the point?Unless we’re going to have legitimate, well researched questions from the opposition, it will just be more noise. They claim that “The gove…
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: What are You Doing June 10? Come to the Conservative Convention
There is a rally planned to Beat Back The Tory Attack – June 10th in OttawaI believe Brigette DePape is attending as she appears on the video. What a remarkable young woman.Inspired by the Arab Springs, she is generating a desire for change.Remember t…
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Conservative Laurie Hawn Thrilled With Unemployment as it Might Make Recruitment Easier
Wikileaks has revealed that Conservative Laurie Hawn was tickled pink over Canada’s rise in unemployment, seeing it as an opportunity to recruit more soldiers.Maybe instead of EI, we should just ship them all out.A Conservative MP recently nominated by…
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Canada Being Viewed as "Sneaks" by Europeans
A piece coming from Europe suggests that Canada talks dirty on trade Citing an access to information request, it has been learned that the Canadian government, has tried to “sneak” in a clause, in their proposed EU trade deal, that overrides environmen…
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Calgary School, Chicago School and the Committee on Social Thought
Canada’s neoconservative movement has been slow to reach awareness in Canada, though throughout the 1990’s, neoconservatism was a term used by many journalists and political pundits, to separate the conservatism of people like Mike Harris in Ontario, R…
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Peggy Nash Meet Jack Layton
I haven’t perused Hansard yet, but according to Brian Topp, in praising Peggy Nash:She went directly to the heart of the government’s economic strategy, asking the Conservatives why their sole priority was a corporate tax plan, when there is no evidenc…
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: The Conservative and Government Websites May be the Same But The Slogan Belongs to Neither
Dan Gardner pointed out today on Twitter that the Conservative Party’s and the Government of Canada’s, websites were almost identical.Conservative Site.Government’sBut the slogan they are using Stability, Security, Prosperity; is stolen.The right-wing …
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: On Being Shock Doctrined by the Media
While reading Naomi Klein’s The Shock Doctrine, it occurs to me that Canada, like many other nations, had become the science lab for Milton Friedman and the Chicago School.Stephen Harper’s strong connections with the Republican neoconservative movement…
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Michael Moore Promotes Bridget DePape on His Blog
U.S. liberal activist and documentary filmmaker Michel Moore, has posted Bridget’s story on his blog.”For a young person to do that and to do it peacefully, and quietly and with grace, I thought it was a very powerful moment. Every now and then there i…
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