Remember when the Harper government™ created the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act (PSDPA), the supposed whistleblower protection law? Of course, the Harper government™ is keen on whistleblowers and whistleblowing… Allan Cutler, Sponsorship scandal You know, when it is ^NOT Harper government™ activity and/or conduct being exposed… Sylvie Therrien, Fraud quotas
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somecanuckchick dot com: Why is the Globe and Mail the only Canadian news agency to implement SecureDrop?
Why is the Globe and Mail, as of March 4, 2015, the first—and the only—Canadian news agency to implement SecureDrop? One would think that more Canadian news agencies would have implemented the open-source software platform for secure communication between journalists and sources (whistleblowers)… i.e. CBC, Montréal Gazette, Toronto Star, Vancouver
Continue readingsomecanuckchick dot com: Nyms win Google+ Nymwar
3 years ago, I deleted my Google+ account in protest of its real name only policy. At the time, I stated that if Google+ were to reverse its real name only policy, I would re-consider the deletion of my Google+ account, as well as my Google profile… Today, Google+ has
Continue readingsomecanuckchick dot com: Dear Ontario: Section 53 is not the answer!
If you go to your polling station on June 12th and decline your ballot, you have not voted for anyone, or anything. In fact, you have forfeited your right to vote and your vote has been suppressed. REMEMBER: Voter suppression is a strategy to influence the outcome of an election
Continue readingsomecanuckchick dot com: Misogyny quota for a millennia met!
Last week: Elliott Rodger’s murdered six people in Isla Vista, California [UC-Santa Barbara] because of his hatred of women, whom he blamed for a life of “loneliness, rejection, and unfulfilled desires.” Hours later: In Stockton, California, Keith Binder shot at three women who refused to have sex with him and
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Nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah nah, hey hey hey, goodbye Madame Marois! Nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah nah, hey hey hey, goodbye Madame Marois! Nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah nah, hey hey hey, goodbye Madame Marois! Nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah nah,
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REPEAT AFTER ME: The composition of the Supreme Court of Canada is constitutionally protected, and the Harper government™ attempt to change the Supreme Court of Canada Act through an omnibus budget bill is unconstitutional. The composition of the Supreme Court of Canada is constitutionally protected, and the Harper government™ attempt
Continue readingsomecanuckchick dot com: Pauline Marois defends anti-Semitic PQ candidate Louise Mailloux?!?!
First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out– because I was not a communist; Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out– because I was not a socialist; Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out– because
Continue readingsomecanuckchick dot com: Behold the completely dependent independent Québec!
An independent Québec — according to Pauline Marois — would continue to use the Canadian dollar, seek a Bank of Canada seat, offer dual citizenship, have no borders, no customs house, no visa requirements, no tolls, etc. In short, a completely dependent [yet somehow independent?!] Québec. Minimizing how much would change, if
Continue readingsomecanuckchick dot com: Anyone else notice that gc.ca redirects to canada.ca?
Anyone else notice that http://www.gc.ca/ redirects to http://www.canada.ca/? Did I miss the Harper government™ memo? Seems to have started December 19, 2013… I fail to understand how this change is effective for disseminating information — http://www.canada.ca/ is easily confused with http://www.canada.com/, is it not? I just don’t get it. There
Continue readingsomecanuckchick dot com: Canadian tax dollars spent on CPC MPs re-election photo-ops in Israel
Dear #cdnpoli: Canadian tax dollars are being spent on CPC MPs relection photo-ops in Israel — are you OK with that?
Continue readingsomecanuckchick dot com: Further proof the Harper government™ corporate tax cuts do not work!
The corporate tax rate in 2000 was 28% and the unemployment rate was 6.8%. In 2013, the unemployment rate was 7.2% and the corporate tax rate was 15%. Ever wonder why the Harper government™ does not demand job creation from Canadian corporations for these corporate tax cuts? More than 45,000
Continue readingsomecanuckchick dot com: Ode to Sustainable Development of the Environment…
Remember sustainable development? Me, too. Under the Harper government™, sustainable development of the environment has all but gone the way of the dodo… And now, the Harper government™ has removed the long-term goal of “sustainable development” from its plans for the environment, opting instead to focus solely on using and
Continue readingsomecanuckchick dot com: A Cabinet shuffle is a cabinet shuffle…
Then… Jason Kenney is out as Minister of Citizenship and Immigration. Peter MacKay is out as Minister of National Defence. Christian Paradis is out as Minister of Industry. James Moore is out as Minister of Canadian Heritage. Rona Ambrose is out as Minister of State for Status of Women. Leona
Continue readingsomecanuckchick dot com: The big news with #shuffle13?
As far as I’m concerned, the big news with #shuffle13 is the absence of Dean Del Mastro. Dean Del Mastro has served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, since 2011. In fact, Dean Del Mastro has logged more time [check Hansard] speaking as the Parliamentary Secretary to
Continue readingsomecanuckchick dot com: Stephen Harper proves, time and time again, he is a poor judge of character.
Stephen Harper proves, time and time again, he is a poor judge of character. Here’s a selection of the growing laundry list of Harper government™ appointees that have gone bad… Bruce Carson Arthur Porter Christiane Ouimet Bev Oda Peter Penashue Patrick Brazeau Pamela Wallin Mike Duffy Nigel Wright Saulie Zajdel
Continue readingsomecanuckchick dot com: Former CPC candidate Saulie Zajdel arrested — what does this say about PMSH?
You remember Bruce Carson, a [former] top adviser to PMSH? And, then there was that $90K cheque from PMSH’s right-hand man, Nigel Wright, to Mike Duffy… Well, now there’s Saulie Zajdel… you remember Saulie Zajdel, right? Saulie Zajdel was arrested this morning by Sûreté de Québec and faces five charges,
Continue readingsomecanuckchick dot com: Eventually, the Teflon® wears off…
Eventually, the Teflon® wears off… Scandal after scandal after scandal after scandal after scandal after scandal after scandal after scandal after scandal after scandal after scandal after scandal… It’s only taken 7+ years!
Continue readingsomecanuckchick dot com: Senator Wallin seriously contradicts Wright-Duffy timeline…
Peter Mansbridge’s interview with Senator Pamela Wallin aired the evening of Thursday, June 13th. [ Transcript ] What about the Conservative caucus? Was that your decision or was it clear to you they wanted you out? It was clear to me that they wanted me out. That was, a phone
Continue readingsomecanuckchick dot com: If my password-protected database was used in the commission of a crime…
If my password-protected database was used in the commission of a crime… I would call the police immediately. Also, I would expect same database to be seized by the police during the investigation. But that’s just me, I guess.
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