Contrary to what some think, I’m not a member of the Liberal party…So card holders take this as the opinion of an interested individual, but not from someone who’s spent too much time drinking the kool-ade.
Drop the annoying habit of alternating bet…
Author: Gordie_Canuk
Canadian Soapbox: Real Estate at the tipping point – More voices predicting major correction
Want to be popular? The most recently available statistics say 70% of Canadians are owners of real estate, so if you’re looking to win friends talk bullish about the housing market…it’ll be bull alright, but you’ll be loved.
Who wants to hear that…
Canadian Soapbox: Sun TV ratings tank – Nobody is watching
I used to like the Toronto Sun newspaper, certainly before they were gobbled up by Quebecor and became just another corporate mouthpiece. Then they got rid of some of their best columnists, guys like Mathew Fisher, Greg Weston and Eric Margolis,
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Canadian Soapbox: Why would anyone doubt the killing of Osama bin Laden?
So Osama bin Laden is now officially dead, okay.
Still there are tons of people out there who doubt the story. Some think he’s still alive and others contend he’s been dead for years. There are plenty of American citizens who doubt what thei…
Canadian Soapbox: Christian right will find out soon- What a friend they have in Harper – Can PM keep abortion off the agenda
Stephen Harper finally has his majority, the third time was the charm. Canadians, while perhaps not warming to the Conservative leader, did trust him sufficiently to let him rule without the burden of the leash that is a minority government. …
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: Tired of politics Canadians let Harper off the leash…
Stephen Harper wanted a majority. Canadians wanted a break from politics. Last night both got their wish. I won’t rehash the results or gloat over my prediction of a Conservative majority with 162 seats…I got lucky.
Its time now to sit ba…
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: Calls saying polling stations moved reeks of Conservative dirty tricks
This is reminding me of Florida back in 2000, sadly this type of behaviour has moved north to Canada along with the negative political ads and smears.
Its being reported that some voters have been called and told that their polling stations have m…
Canadian Soapbox: Stephen Harper tweets that a coalition government would be legitimate
Democracy is all about choices, deciding which individuals and which parties we want to represent us in government. There has been some concern that Stephen Harper might not accept the rules of our democracy if he were to be leading a minority gover…
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: Its going to be a Harper Majority
The polls open in less than 24 hours, so its time for a prediction…and sorry to say it looks to me like a Harper majority. Based on the polls, especially those relating to the province of Ontario, I see Harper’s Conservatives garnering somewhere…
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: Time to decide on the kind of politics we want….
This should have been an election about ideas, an election on Harper’s record over the past five years, an election about competing visions of the kind of Canada we want now and in the future.
Sadly this election is none of those things.
This el…
Canadian Soapbox: Harper majority out of reach? DON’T BET ON IT!!!
Surprise surprise, Stephen Harper’s tightly controlled campaign machine has sprung a leak. The Toronto Star is reporting that senior Conservative party insiders are saying ‘they’re just not there’ in terms of being able to garner enough seats aft…
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: Sun Media – Smear trumps journalism
Okay, we all know the story by now. Jack Layton went to a licensed massage clinic something like 15 or 16 years ago. Yawn.
That an organization that tries to pass itself off as a source for news would even bother reporting this is one thing, but t…
Canadian Soapbox: Québecois et Québecoise – Canada a besoin de votre aide…
Français c’est ma 2eme langue, donc s’il vous plait excuse mes plusieurs fautes et lire ce que j’ai a dire a vous autres.
Pour moi, Québec c’est la couer de la democracie içi en Canada. Vous etes toujours au courant au sujet de les nouvelles, …
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: Canadian Soapbox Exclusive – Jack Layton hit a girl in kindergarten
Jack Layton is alleged to have hit a girl when he was in pre-school back in 1955.
A now retired kindergarten teacher has made startling allegations against NDP leader Jack Layton. The stunning revelation about the current leader of the New D…
Canadian Soapbox: Things Stephen Harper told us…
Stephen Harper talks a good game, I’ll certainly give him that. And the game he’s talking now is about doom and gloom should Canadian voters decide to elect a sizable number of Jack Layton’s NDP to our Parliament.
Fair enough Mr. Pri…