“The shoes are really big to fill.”Nycole TurmelActing Leader of theNew Democratic Party of CanadaI didn’t want to do this post now … I’d rather have waited until after Jack Layton’s funeral on Saturday. However, in politics, if you don’t define your…
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Buckdog: The National Post ATTACKS Jack Layton For the Second Time In The 36 Hours Since He Died !
The National Post is scum. For the second time in the day and a half since the death of Jack Layton, they are on the attack. Progressive Blogger, Jymn at Sister Sage’s Musings describes it best: “the reason you find the outpouring of sympathy for Jack …
Continue readingBuckdog: Simon de Jong, Long Time Regina New Democratic MP, dies at 69
This is a very trying time for New Democrats. I just found out that my long time New Democrat Member of Parliament died a few days ago. Wow.-Regina Leader-Post
Continue readingBuckdog: Canada’s Right Wing Corporate Media CAN’T WAIT ONE DAY Before They Start Attacking Jack Layton ….
Christy Blatchford …. you are classless beyond belief!!But the prize for totally inappropriate, and classless behavior goes to the Editor of the Calgary Sun … Dave Naylor
Continue readingBuckdog: My friend Jack Layton’s death has caught me off guard. Here is his final letter to Canadains
August 20, 2011Toronto, OntarioDear Friends,Tens of thousands of Canadians have written to me in recent weeks to wish me well. I want to thank each and every one of you for your thoughtful, inspiring and often beautiful notes, cards and gifts. Your spi…
Continue readingBuckdog: Saskatchewan Roughriders FIRE Coach Marshall And Assistant Coach Barry – Ken Miller Returns As Head Coach
(Ken Miller watches Rider practice on August 16th in Regina)Wow!There is NO BIGGER story in Saskatchewan than this one. Football and politics are the biggest things that happen in this province ….CBC Saskatchewan
Continue readingBuckdog: As Head Of The CDN Taxpayers Federation He Bitched About Every Nickel Spent But As A Conservative MP … SPEND SPEND SPEND!
“Once upon a time, John Williamson was president of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, an organization that then and now rails against almost all federal government spending in the hopes that slashing spending will slash your tax bills. We all want low…
Continue readingBuckdog: Parry Sound-Muskoka -The $50 Million Dollar Riding!
“Municipal documents obtained by the New Democrats show Clement met with local mayors and councillors in the midst of the 2008 election campaign. They discussed how to identify projects that could be eligible for the legacy funding.Twelve days after th…
Continue readingBuckdog: The Conservative Party Of Canada Howls Because Their Asbestos Policy Is Now Fully Exposed
“The mayor of Sarnia, Ont., has written a letter to the Conservative Party of Canada, accusing it of “absolutely shameful” behaviour in its dispute with the widow of an asbestos victim.Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley reacted to news that the woman, Micha…
Continue readingBuckdog: Hackers Post FALSE Story On Le Devoir Website Saying Premier Jean Charest Dead Of Heart Attack
MONTREAL — “The Quebec French newspaper Le Devoir had its website hacked early Tuesday morning, with a fake article inaccurately claiming that Quebec Premier Jean Charest had died.The phoney article stated the premier had died of a heart attack at a …
Continue readingBuckdog: Civilian Support For Gadhafi SOARS As A Result Of Canadian And NATO Bombing Missions In Libya
“Of the 2,335 tribes in Libya, over 2,000 are still pledging their allegiance to the embattled president. At present, it is the gasoline shortage due to the embargo and lack of electricity from NATO’s bombing that are causing the most hardship to Lib…
Continue readingBuckdog: How Top Conservative Cabinet Minister Tony Clement Created A $50 Million Slush Fund And Spent It In His Riding Under Guise Of G8 Conference
Tony, Tony, Tony!”An auditor general’s report in June has already painted a disturbing picture of how $45.7 million in legacy fund cash was dished out with no bureaucratic oversight or paperwork. Reacting to that report, the government conceded there…
Continue readingBuckdog: When Prominent ‘Liberal’s’ Go ‘Tory’ (OR) Warren Kinsella bows at the altar of Conservatism ..
Who’s Tory now??? It’s bad enough that he writes for the SUN. Oh well … once again we see the truth in the old prairie axiom … “Liberal/Tory. Same old story.” Have a nice day Mr. Kinsella.-Winnipeg Sun: Warren Kinsella bows at the altar of conserva…
Continue readingBuckdog: The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada Condemns Immigration Minister Jason Kenney’s Statement!
“HALIFAX — The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada has added her voice to the legal profession’s condemnation of Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, who sparked an uproar earlier this year on the issue of judicial independence.Speaking on the…
Continue readingBuckdog: Anonymous Pledges To Take Down Facebook On November 5, 2011
“Members of a group of activist hackers known as Anonymous say they’re planning to “kill Facebook” because the popular social networking site purportedly abuses the privacy of users.In a video uploaded to YouTube, a digitized voice announces that “Oper…
Continue readingBuckdog: Conservatives (and their corporate media partners) Desperately Scrambling Over Cabinet Minister Lebel’s Former Bloc Membership
It is humorous watching Conservative Party spin doctors (and their official MEDIA surrogates) desperately trying to defend Transport Minister Lebel’s former Bloc membership on the heels of their attacks on Nycole Turmel.Humorous I say!The fact that Mon…
Continue readingBuckdog: Looks Like Stephen Harper Locked Himself In Bathroom In Dispute With President Of Brazil ……
“On a trade mission to Brazil this week, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper apparently engaged in some pretty undiplomatic behavior, according to Brazilian newspaper Folha. On Monday, Brazilian president Dilma Rouseff asked that official speeches a…
Continue readingBuckdog: Here’s Another Phony Baloney PRO-CONSERVATIVE Journalist Who Needs To Explain Why He Attacks Turmel BUT NOT Lebel!
-Rob Silver: “Questioning Turmel’s motives isn’t audacious — it’s our duty”
Continue readingBuckdog: I Might Be A Small Blogger With No Influence – But I Can Still Kick The Globe And Mail Editorial Board In The Ass For Their Anti-New Democrat Bias!!
The Globe & Mail trumpeted the following editorial headline on August 2, 2011:Nycole Turmel and the NDP have some explaining to do. The outrage was clearly defined. The G & M editorial board simply could not abide the fact that the acting Leader of Her…
Continue readingBuckdog: Conservative Cabinet Minister Who Held Membership In Bloc Will Be Resigning Now … won’t he????
(Photo shows Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper openly fraternizing with KNOWN former Bloc member – who happens to be Minister of Transport for Canada!)After the MSM frenzy that went on over Nycole Turmel’s former Bloc membership, one would thi…
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