“The development of mutually advantageous and constructive relations with Israel in the political, economic, humanitarian and other fields was and will remain the priority of Russia’s foreign policy.” — President Vladimir Putin Journalist Jered Feldschreiber wrote recently of the friendly relationship between Russia and Israel, despite the fact that Putin
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Pushed to the Left and Loving It: Will Mike Duffy’s Chickens Come Home to Roost in Harper’s Backyard?
“Because my family has no money, I’ve decided to become a prostitute. That’s right, I’m going into politics. ” ― Jarod Kintz, The Merits of Marthaism, and How Being Named Susan Can Benefit You During the final days of the 2008 Canadian federal election campaign, the Liberals were starting to climb
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: When Did the Government of Canada Become the Government of Alykan Velshi?
When British Member of Parliament George Galloway was barred from entering Canada in March of 2009, because he worked for a relief agency that provided food and medication to Gaza, it was discovered that Conservative staffer, Alykan Velshi, was behind the move. Galloway was painted as a terrorist, and threatened
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: What Happens When a Tyrant Holds the Purse Strings and a Harridan Carries the Purse
During the Haiti earthquake relief mission, columnist Carol Goar wrote of a disturbing practice by the Harper government, when it came to charitable organizations. We had already seen funding slashed to KAIROS, a Religious organization that advocated for the poor and disenfranchised, because they spoke out against Israeli aggression in
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: If a Tsunami Was Coming Our Government Would Warn us Right?
Last month the Australian Broadcasting Corporation released the findings of the International Monetary Fund’s study of house prices in developed nations. They were ranked by affordability based on income. The worst three countries were Belgium, Canada and Australia. Australia is specifically mentioned by the IMF’s deputy managing director Min Zhu
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Peter MacKay Vows to Eradicate the Penguin Population
When Captain Robert Scott visited the Antartic in the early 1900s, his crew was shocked when they witnessed the “depraved” sexual conduct of the penguin population. Scott’s medical officer, George Murray Levick, called them “hooligans”, and wrote a paper describing in detail, necrophilia, coercion and “non pro-creation sex”. The times
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Harper’s Balancing Act : How to Accept Anti-Semitism Abroad While Making a Mockery of it at Home
Gaitana, born Gaita-Lurdes Essami, is a beautiful Ukrainian singer and songwriter, who had represented her country in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest; Europe’s answer to American Idol. Not everyone was happy with Ukraine’s choice, however. Yuriy Syrotyuk, a high-ranking member of the ultranationalist Svoboda (Freedom) Party, claimed that “Gaitana is
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: It’s High Time Canadians Started Listening to Bill O’Reilly at Fox News
The Conservative Movement, that has been gaining momentum since the 1960s, has made one of their missions, destroying progressive agencies; especially those that support the Welfare State. In the U.S., they honed in on ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now), that advocated for low- and moderate-income families. What
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Harper’s Cold War Becomes Arctic Chill: Why Domestic Politicking Makes For Bad Foreign Relations
Outgoing Russian Ambassador Georgiy Mame, spoke before his departure, lamenting our government’s undiplomatic posturing with his country, including Stephen Harper’s suggestion that Putin was the next Hitler. He accused the Harper government of isolating itself from its allies over Ukraine and hinted broadly that the Conservatives are likely playing to
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Conservative Adscam Costing Taxpayers Millions
“Marketing is what you do when your product is no good.” ― Edwin H. Land Bruce Cheadle of the Canadian Press, recently wrote a piece on the Conservative Canada Action Plan promotion – Advertising Standards Canada: No Sanctions For False Government AdsHe revealed something that many of us already knew.
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Mark Adler: From Belle of the Ball to Do Not Call
As Conservatives prepared for the 2011 election, they began targeting ridings with large Jewish populations, that they felt they could steal away from the Liberals. Stephen Harper was already portrayed, and not always in a positive light, as the most staunch supporter of Israel; so to build on that, they
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Stephen Harper’s National Energy Program May Do More Damage Than OPEC
” I witnessed first-hand the movement of an economy from historic boom to deep recession in a matter of months. A radical, interventionist blueprint of economic nationalism, the NEP caused the oil industry to flee, businesses to close and the real estate market to crash. The lives of honest, hard-working
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: It Was Wrong When Ronald Reagan Did it and Just as Wrong For Stephen Harper
In, albeit not their sleaziest act, the Harper government blanketed the Ontario federal riding of Scarborough-Agincourt with flyers, aimed at the Liberals, for the upcoming bi-election. Not unusual during an election campaign. What made these flyers beyond the pale, was their content. Hoping to tap into the abundant immigrant community
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: The Harper Government’s Eight Years of Standing Up For Canada
I came across the Conservative Party of Canada’s 2006 election platform: Standing Up For Canada. Stephen Harper is the first and only leader of this Party that was formed in 2003. In the introduction, he outlines the CPC’s priorities with a list of promises. Let’s see how many he kept
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Sequel to Canada’s Good Banks or Terminator 2: Judgement day
Julian Assange of Wikileaks fame, has just released the draft text of a secret, fifty country deal, to deregulate the banking industry. Dubbed the Trade in Services Agreement or TISA, the scheme would also allow the global sharing of our personal financial information. It is said to be a push
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Clearly Liberalism is Not Dead Though Conservatism May be On Life Support
When Stephen Harper was with the Reformers, promoting an American style conservative movement, he mocked Canada’s historic Conservative Party, because they boasted to be descended from Sir John A. MacDonald. “So what!” he said. Recently the Harper government conducted a poll to determine the top ten Canadians who inspired us.
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Even With Permission Debauchery is Still Debauchery
Debauchery usually has a sexual connotation, but can also be used to describe any overindulgence. Political debauchery is quickly making its way into our vernacular, as we witness overindulgence in campaign spending, attack ads and ugly divisive rhetoric. Whether we’re watching the impassioned faces of the Tea Partiers in the
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Why I Promoted the Ontario Liberals. A Personal Story
Kathleen Wynne’s incredible victory last night was a shock to some and an inspiration to others. For Andrea Horvath, who triggered the election by turning down a budget practically written for the NDP, it was a tough blow that could still cost her the leadership of her Party. For Tim
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Tim Hudak, the GOP and Voter Suppression
I posted recently about an Ontario conservative scheme to suppress the vote in the upcoming provincial election. A Party calling themselves None of the Above could be traced back to Mike Harris. Recently it was also discovered that several Ontario households received letters from the PC Party with incorrect information,
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: None of the Above and Latinos for Reform
During the 2010 U.S. mid-term election campaign, a group of “discontents” emerged, calling themselves Latinos for Reform. President Obama had secured most of the Latino vote in 2008, so the group’s message was that Obama had let them down. Given the Republican’s anti-immigration policies, LFR knew that voting GOP
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