Premier Clark probably knew everything
#bcpoli #ethnicgate #corrution @bcliberals Its pretty rich for Premier Christy Clark to claim ignorance in a scandal that has engulfed employees in her own Premier’s office…and very unlikely that she…
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Idle no more: support the causes, not the ‘organisation’
#idlenomore #cdnpoli #bcpoli #ndp #cpc As someone that prides himself as a social moderate and political progressive, the #idlenomore movement has been a bit of a struggle for me. Not…
Obama wins a new term!
#gop #barackobama #mittromney #uspoli #cdnpoli #obamacare Having a chance to digest the American Presidential elections, I am glad that American voters opted to stay the course and not venture into…
but..politics DID play a role at the Colorado theater massacre.
When is the media going to talk about what everyone is thinking? That the increased radicalization of the far right in America is the main contributing factor in the domestic…
Conservative war on ideas and the great leap backwards
#cpc #bcpoli #pmsharper #ndp #cdnpoli For those who think that American style ultra-stupid conservative politics would never come to Canada, brace yourself – its on its way. And I’m not…
What if Thomas Mulcair was Jewish?
#cpc #ndp #tm4pm #cdnpoli Now that I have your attention.. The last two leaders of the Liberal Party of Canada were eviscerated by the Conservative Party attack machine as a…
Enbridge pipeline gets thumbs-down from B.C. NDP – British Columbia – CBC News
Enbridge pipeline gets thumbs-down from B.C. NDP – British Columbia – CBC News: ‘via Blog this’ Brilliant move by the NDP. It does a number of things: its makes the…
Mulcair is the right pick for NDP, Canada
#cdnpoli #ndp #tm4pm #thomasmulcair #lpc #gpc A lot of hand wringing is going on at several levels within the NDP about picking a former Quebec Liberal cabinet minister to lead…
It is a war on women
#gop #rushlimbaugh #mittromney #ricksantorum Republican contenders for the nomination of their party claim that the spat over contraception has nothing to do with a ‘war on women’, but a battle…
GOP Culture war might win them an election
#gop #obama #politics #socialissues Watching the GOP nomination race unfold, I note that its taken a shift to the weird with the unexpected debate over contraception erupting over the news…
Conservatives create problems, not solutions
#cpc #gop #lpc #ndp #cdnpoli #politics In the news; the appeals court in California overturned a ban on same sex marriage. This ban was a citizen inspired law triggered by…
Adrian Dix is a pleasant suprise
He wasn’t my first choice, but Adrian has won me over. I think that at the time, I was hoping for a Mike Farnworth victory for the NDP leadership when…
Cummins, BC Conservatives wrong on gas tax opposition
#bcpoli #bcndp #bcliberals #christyclark #adriandix Upstart leader of the BC Conservatives, John Cummins is completely misguided on his and his party's opposition to the 2 cent per litre gas. I…
Topp is the wrong choice for NDP leader
Almost as soon as Brian Topp announced his candidacy for leader of the federal NDP, he stepped into the Conservative trap regarding electoral re-distribution. Conservatives have been long advocates of…
Make Jack Layton’s legacy mean something
Jack Layton, federal NDP leader from 2003 until his passing yesterday, has rebuilt the party. Its a contender again just as it was under Ed Broadbent. Probably more of a…
HST delimma
#hst #bcpoli #bcndp #bclib So, we're about to get our vote on the BC HST that was rudely dropped on the province. I have to admit that I am on…
Attacks on federal NDP come fast and furious
#cdnpoli #ndp #cpc #lpc #elxn42 As soon as it was clear that the NDP had ousted the Liberals as official opposition to the federal government in the House of Commons,…
Its not going to work
#ndp #elxn41 #jacklayton #cpc #toronto The recent smear on Jack Layton isn't going to work. Remember Bill Clinton? His extra marital affair was used by his conservative enemies to undermine…
A few words about monetary policy
Liberal policy meant severe cuts to social program spending at the provincial level and massive provincial deficits to maintain programs, or punitive cuts. Also, liberals introduced us to bracket-creep tax…