His name was Mitchell Wilson. He suffered from muscular dystrophy. But that didn’t save him from being savagely bullied. When he learned he would have to testify in court against his alleged attacker, it was too much for the gentle boy, and he killed himself. But now his words will
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Montreal Simon: Cons, Ducks, and the Great Darkness
(Click pic to enlarge) As I rushed to catch the ferry this afternoon, it still looked like the Canada I love. The fresh dusting of snow. The ducks sheltering from the cold west wind. But as it does so often in Stephen Harper’s Canada, where I once saw light, now
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Scary Humiliation of Jimbo Flaherty
Oh.My.Gnome. I see that little Jimbo Flaherty has been totally HUMILIATED. Again. Just the other day he was telling Canadians don’t worry about your pensions if you’re over fifty-seven. But then the sinister operatives in the PMO heard what he said. And they were not pleased. A government spokesman quickly discouraged
Continue readingMontreal Simon: In Praise of the National Film Board: Part Two
A few weeks ago I brought you the short movie Wild Life, the sad story of an Englishman who wanted to be a cowboy in Alberta, courtesy of the National Film Board. Since then I’ve learned that the movie, by Calgary filmmakers Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby, has been nominated
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Jimbo Flaherty and the Con Pension Scam
Well even by Jimbo Flaherty’s ghastly standards it was a bizarre and ugly sight. There he was late this afternoon, looking like he wanted to hide under a chair, or in his case a small stool. Sweating profusely, talking in a hoarse whisper, and promising you don’t have to worry
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Rob Ford and the Twin Towers of Idiocy
Lordy. Fan me with a feather. It look as if Rob Ford has really done it this time. Not only has he been totally humiliated. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has called his council’s tumultuous debate on the future of the city’s transit “irrelevant” after it dealt him a major defeat
Continue readingMontreal Simon: It’s Time to Rise Up Against the Cons
In the last few days I’ve been urging Canadians to start showing their opposition to Stephen Harper and his Cons, by taking to the streets, like people in other western democracies do when confronting other right-wing regimes. Instead of just sitting on their asses, and whining and wailing, or pounding their
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Obama, the Drones, and Canada’s Secret War
The other day Obama, in his favourite role as Commander in Chief of The Great War on Terror, claimed that his Darth Vader fleet of deadly drones was on a “tight leash.” Mr. Obama, in an unusually candid public discussion of the Central Intelligence Agency’s covert program, said the drone
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Hockey Doctrine
As we all know Great Nerd Leader likes to pose as a hockey fan, a hockey book writer, and a road hockey warrior. And wherever he goes a shiny set of goal posts seem to follow him. Like here on the tarmac of some airport, where his former flunky Dimitri
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Prop 8 and the Dark Wall of Discrimination
First they were allowed to get married, and then they were told they couldn’t. One day they had human rights, the next day they were stolen. But today in California they won another big victory. “All that Proposition 8 accomplished was to take away from same sex-couples the right to
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Monstrous Depravity of the Harper Cons
Like the decaying painting of Dorian Gray he stares out at us, with all his moral ugliness and sheer depravity revealed for all to see. We already knew that he heads the most sinister and evil government in Canadian history. But just when you think his grotesque Cons can go
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Electro-Motive and the Great Betrayal
When I see how the workers at Electro-Motive are suffering it breaks my heart. From Lynda: We have discussed the food bank. Worry that Paul will not be able to find another job that will pay our bills Now the worry that we will have no health coverage. The worry
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Will YOU Survive the Con Apocalypse?
Oh ABSOLUTELY. No problem eh? Trust me. Your survival is GUARANTEED. As long as you’re driving a Chevy… And what will Canada be like when the Cons are gone forever? Oh it will be BEAUTIFUL. We’ll change everything the Harperites ever did. We’ll put them all in prison. We’ll tell
Continue readingMontreal Simon: John Baird and the Minister of Margaritas
I’ve always had my doubts about the wisdom of making John Baird our Foreign Affairs Minister, instead of the Minister of Margaritas. But now I feel that even more strongly. “Hitler wrote Mein Kampf more than a decade before he became Chancellor of Germany and they take these issues pretty
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Fox News North and the Fake Porn Scandal
I suppose I should thank James Moore, for putting some bimbo from Fox News North in her place. After she tried to claim that the CBC was a porn network. According to Sun TV, CBC is producing “state broadcaster smut.” They sent a reporter to Parliament Hill this week
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Electro-Motive and the Sellout Cons
First they were told they must agree to have their wages cut in half, their benefits slashed, and their pensions gutted. Then when they refused to get down on their knees, they were locked out. Tonight they’re worrying about how they are going to feed their families after their plant
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Jason Kenney and the Fox News North Gang
Sometimes you have to focus on the big picture. Sometimes you have to see the forest for the trees. Or just smell the manure. But here are the facts as I see them: (1) Jason Kenney, a grotesque member of the sinister Harper gang commands civil servants to organize an
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Incredible Vanity of Jimbo Flaherty
Before the nasty garden gnome Jimbo Flaherty goes ahead with his plans to kill jobs and government. At the same time. Even though the deficit is going from a mountain to his mole hill faster than expected. He might consider this warning. Politically, it may be the perfect time for an
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Senator, the Rope, and the Bestiality of the Cons
He has violated our Canadian values from the very moment he came to office. He is turning us into a crazed prison state. He says he doesn’t want to re-open the death penalty debate. But he WOULD like to hang some Canadians. Because he is a vengeful nerd. And he
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Cons and the Ponzi Pension Plan
I used to roar with laughter when Peter Van Loan got so agitated during Question Period, he’d regularly spill his glass of water all over Stephen Harper, and would be seen frantically hovering over Great Ugly Leader, dabbing his crotch with a paper towel. Having finally found his station in
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