Hot on the heels of Minister Kenney’s proposed redefinition of a “recession”, comes some thoughts on what exactly consists an electoral “victory” or “win” as the determinant of who forms the next government. In light of dropping polling numbers, Conservative candidate Jason Kenney laid the groundwork for a broader definition
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Trashy's World: Raising the bar
Trudeau’s closing remarks last night summed up what I have been saying for many years – the bar can be raised. Canadians don’t have to settle for a bar that is touching the ground. Harper has placed that bar so low on so many fronts: foreign affairs, the environment, fiscal
Continue readingTrashy's World: The only real downer over my holidays…
…was when my 8 year old son asked who else has been Prime Minister in his lifetime. And we had to say that Harper has been the only one. My wife and I want our son- and two other kids- to have a Prime Minister that cares more about this
Continue readingTrashy's World: Um. Ok. Where are the Cons going with this one?
A Netflix tax? When nothing has been said about this by, like, anyone? Did the PMO shortpants get a rogue focus group? Were they eating shrooms when they came up with this? Can someone please explain? (0) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Continue readingTrashy's World: How long till Harper is unemployed, you ask?
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Continue readingTrashy's World: The CPC, liars since 2006…
Yeah, forget about the Parliamentary Budget Office saying that we are already in deficit. Like, what do they know? The Harper Reform Party – lying comes so naturally to them. (0) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Continue readingTrashy's World: Harper is at the post, and there goes the starter’s pistol!!
Lots of speculation in the MSM and social media about when Stevie is going to visit the GG. The conventional wisdom is that he will make the walk (naw, he’ll be driven) sometime in August in order to make a long campaign a reality; a campaign where the CPC can
Continue readingTrashy's World: Progressive Bloggers
I would like to give a quick tip of the hat to Scott (of Scott’s Diatribes) and the others behind the scene who make the blog aggregator – Progressive Bloggers – plug along year after year… And now in its TENTH FREAKING YEAR! Older than the Harperite nightmare, it is!
Continue readingTrashy's World: CAPE budget vote passes…
But with only 62% of the vote, it is hardly a landslide. These votes usually are in the 90’s in favour. I’d love to see the breakdown by Local because I don’t know a single person who voted for this. Now. How does a Local leave a union? Stay tuned.
Continue readingTrashy's World: The triumph of reason and science – a close-up look at Pluto!
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Continue readingTrashy's World: Harper is talking about our recession…
… er, economic downturn in front of a crowd of Grade fivers because… – They are only a few years younger than the PMO short pant staffers who set up this photo-op, so could talk about cool stuff common to them in between takes… – He has found a group of
Continue readingTrashy's World: Yet another reason I hope that my union Local leaves CAPE…
I’ve bitched about this before. But “my” union – the Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE) used to shy away from the militant activities of other public sector unions like PSAC. By and large, the Local’s members believe that a union serves two purposes: collective bargaining and representation and help
Continue readingTrashy's World: A moral leader???? Canada???
That’s rich! Harper and the CPC has taken our country from moral high ground to the sewers in 9 short (albeit looonnnggg) years. Canadians will see through these lies in the fall. From one of their increasingly desperate emails: (0) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Continue readingTrashy's World: Deano the jailbird
As much as Cons are blubbering about the injutice of it all, Del Mastro is a convicted criminal, once one of Harper’s trusted Lieutenants, who will now do time. I wonder about Steve’s judgement on this guy. Maybe he’s not ready to be Prime Minister. The not-so-honourable member from Peterborough
Continue readingTrashy's World: Government travel
Just a short note to express my displeasure in seeing a whole lot of attention being paid to, what are really, fairly reasonable travel expenses. I get that there needs to be oversight and that MPs need to be conscious and prudent because they are, after all, expensing public dollars.
Continue readingTrashy's World: Government travel
Just a short note to express my displeasure in seeing a whole lot of attention being paid to, what are really, fairly reasonable travel expenses. I get that there needs to be oversight and that MPs need to be conscious and prudent because they are, after all, expensing public dollars.
Continue readingTrashy's World: Volunteerism – get involved, damn it!
I have written before about volunteerism and what is means to me. From volunteering at one’s school to participating in our civic processes, volunteering is a way to “give back” (I’m not particularly fond of that term) to the community and to gain a certain measure of self-satisfaction in the process. I have
Continue readingTrashy's World: Harper is pandering to the victims of communism…
… in fighting tooth and nail to have it located in one of the most iconic spaces in the Parliamentary Precinct. That is obvious and typical Harper. And City Council thought they should have at least been consulted about this. After all, the proposed redevelopment of Tunney’s Pasture and the old Rockcliffe
Continue readingTrashy's World: PCPO leadership race
I’m obviously NOT a supporter of Ontario’s PC Party, but rooting for Patrick Brown over Christine Elliott. The wise voters in our province have time and time again rejected the social conservatism that has been the hallmark of leaders like Hudak and Brown. Elliott would be a far greater barrier
Continue readingTrashy's World: A few thoughts about my union…
I belong to a public sector union. It isn’t a huge Union, not the scale of PSAC, PIPSC, CUPE and the like. There are around 12,000 members, I think; the majority of whom work in one department. For me and for a great many of my colleagues, a union should
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