Stephen Harper’s dictatorship-style PMO forced John Baird to resign as Canada’s foreign affairs minister and chicken out of the 2015 federal election. The post John Baird was tossed overboard by Harper’s dictatorship-style PMO appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
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BigCityLib Strikes Back: LPC Potential Nominiee For Thunder Bay-Rainy River Is Very Hot
This is of course irrelevant to reasoned political discourse, but I thought I would mention it here. I’d vote for her. In a minute.
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The Veterans Affairs department says some veterans are exaggerating their injuries to continue receiving financial benefits from the government and to avoid joining the work force. Rumour has it he won’t run again, the notion being that if he planned to he would have announced already. I’m not sure if
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Canadians Unhappy With Harper’s Performance, Country’s Current Direction: Poll
As the 2015 federal election approaches, Canadians aren’t happy with Stephen Harper’s performance and Canada’s current direction, a new survey suggests. The post Canadians Unhappy With Harper’s Performance, Country’s Current Direction: Poll appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: NDP MP Glenn Thibeault defects to Ontario Liberals, “proud” of it
Sudbury NDP MP Glenn Thibeault has defected from the federal party to run for Kathleen Wynne’s Ontario Liberals in a upcoming byelection in Sudbury. The post NDP MP Glenn Thibeault defects to Ontario Liberals, “proud” of it appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: NDP MP Libby Davies Explains Decision Not To Run In 2015
New Democrat MP Libby Davies explains her deciding not to run during the 2015 federal election after representing Vancouver East for six consecutive terms. The post NDP MP Libby Davies Explains Decision Not To Run In 2015 appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: NDP Introduces Mixed-member Proportional Representation Motion
New Democrats introduce in the House of Commons a motion for a mixed-member proportional representation electoral system at the federal level. The post NDP Introduces Mixed-member Proportional Representation Motion appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Maude Barlow: Five questions for Justin Trudeau, a year later
Justin Trudeau’s views on key issues do not represent the real change Canadians will be seeking during the 2015 federal election, says Maude Barlow. The post Maude Barlow: Five questions for Justin Trudeau, a year later appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Trudeau Liberals lost Canadians’ support, NDP gained: Poll
A new poll by Abacus Data suggests that, in the the last month, Justin Trudeau’s Liberals lost the support of Canadians and the NDP made game-changing gains. The post Trudeau Liberals lost Canadians’ support, NDP gained: Poll appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Harper’s “anti-democratic” Fair Elections Act challenged in court
Activists led by the Council of Canadians have filed a Charter challenge to the Conservatives’ Fair Elections Act or Bill C-23 in the Ontario Superior Court. The post Harper’s “anti-democratic” Fair Elections Act challenged in court appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: New Canadians Abandoning Stephen Harper, Conservatives
A new poll by EKOS shows that new Canadians are deserting Stephen Harper and the Conservatives “despite aggressive wooing” by Jason Kenney in the last three years. The post New Canadians Abandoning Stephen Harper, Conservatives appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Conservative MPs Jumping Harper’s Sinking Ship
Conservative MPs are not ready to face what appears to be a guaranteed drubbing by the opposition during the 2015 federal election; they’re jumping Harper’s sinking ship. The post Conservative MPs Jumping Harper’s Sinking Ship appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Tory MP Cheryl Gallant: My Last Marble Just Bounced Away Into The Fucking Abyss
From her website: In 2005, the liberal government in Ontario passed legislation called the “Places to Grow Act” to align its land use/planning codes and government policies to United Nations Agenda 21. […]In a nutshell, [Agenda 21] calls for government to eventually take control of all land use removing decision making
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Council of Canadians calls for reopening of robocalls investigation
The Council of Canadians is calling on the Commissioner of Canada Elections to re-open the investigation into the 2011 robocalls election fraud scandal. The post Council of Canadians calls for reopening of robocalls investigation appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Harper Conservatives Label Trudeau, Mulcair “Biggest Threat”
A new survey by the Conservative Party of Canada labels federal opposition leaders Justin Trudeau and Thomas Mulcair “biggest threat.” The post Harper Conservatives Label Trudeau, Mulcair “Biggest Threat” appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Conservatives to Trudeau: you don’t have the judgement to lead
The Harper Conservatives may already have convinced themselves that Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau lacks “the judgement to lead” to lead Canada. The post Conservatives to Trudeau: you don’t have the judgement to lead appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingScott's DiaTribes: If LPC anticipates early election call, let’s get candidates nominated sooner, not later
The story in the Star yesterday – the Liberals are preparing for Harper to call an early Spring election, much earlier then he needs to: Trudeau told reporters the Liberals are preparing for the possibility that Prime Minister Stephen Harper may call an election much earlier than October 2015, the
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: The Big Sh*t: What Darrell Bricker & John Ibbitson Have Taken
The vaunted Big Shift is indiscernible, with all evidence pointing in the opposite direction. It appears that the Canadian public are now moving to the centre and left and this may arguably be a response to increasing fatigue to being governed from the right when Canadians are actually moving in
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: An Ominous Sign
@Justin_Ling Dragging it into the fifth year was the one thing his fixed term law thingy was actually supposed to make illegal.— Bigcitylib (@Bigcitylib2) August 8, 2014 Bit more here.
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Libloggers Ascendant: Danielle Takacs For LPC Nominee
I should note that Danielle Takacs is running for the Liberal Party of Canada nomination up in Brant. Danielle used to blog at galloping around the golden horseshoe before deciding to jump into the political ring rather than merely snarking about it. She is to be commended for that, as are the others
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