Justin Trudeau faces several issues which could doom his prime ministership. But so does Andrew Scheer. Penny Collenette writes that, with friends like Doug Ford and Jason Kenny, Scheer’s quest for the brass ring could be doomed: The Ontario premier has baggage already. He has unsurprisingly proven to be a
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Alberta Politics: Left by the pope with a choice between glory to God and death to the carbon tax, what will Jason do?
Turns out you really can’t serve God and Mammon! Who knew? Tout le monde Conservative Alberta was reeling over the weekend at Friday’s news from Rome that Pope Francis, leader of 1.3 billion Catholics, has declared global warming to be a real thing and putting a price on carbon to
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stonewall and the Cowardly Homophobia of Andrew Scheer
This month will mark the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots that helped spark the rise of the gay liberation movement.And all over the world Pride marches are taking place to celebrate the anniversary, and fire up the seemingly never-ending struggle for basic human rights.A struggle that continues all over the
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Prime Minister Single-Use Plastic
From next week’s Hill Times column. It’s pointy, like a juice box straw. The Gettysburg Address it was not. Standing on the picturesque shores of some picturesque lake in Mont-Saint-Hillaire, Quebec, Justin Trudeau was asked what he and his family had done to cut single-use plastics out of their lives.
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: New column day
Here, on how the developing issue of plastic pollution has brought out the worst in both PR-focused Liberals and regressive Conservatives alike. For further reading…– The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has discussed the growth of giant oceanic garbage patches. And Alyin Woodward reports on new research showing how
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: If you paint a pig green?
The question is if you paint a pig green would it no longer roll in the mud? And if we are concerned about the environment, should we vote for a party called ‘Green’? Is it that simple? Have we solved the problem of global warming, have we protected the environment
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Andrew Scheer’s Most Painfully Embarrassing Week
It's been an embarrassing week so far for Andrew Scheer. On Monday he skipped Question Period so he could pose for pictures of himself dressed in a Raptor's red hoodie.So he could pretend to be a fan, bask in the glory if they won, and no doubt blame Trudeau if
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: My latest: it isn’t genocide
Genocide is one of those words that one does not toss about, like confetti. One does not treat “genocide” like it has no meaning. It has a very specific meaning. Justin Trudeau knows it is a serious word, because of what he has said in the recent past. He knows
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: ‘Chuckles’ is Counting on Chaos.
Conservative leader Andrew ‘Chuckles’ Scheer has reason to worry about the antics of Ontario premier Doug Ford. With less than five months to the scheduled October election, the conservative leader’s team knows the election is really going to be fought in British Columbia and Ontario. The other provinces are predictable.
Continue readingAlberta Politics: If it seems as if Canada’s Conservatives have lost it, guess again: They’ve just adopted the Trump playbook in its entirety
“Huge pothole on #StAlbert Trail right now! This is a preview of Canada’s future if Justin Trudeau is re-elected as prime minister, as he continues to implement his terrible anti-automobile agenda.” Were I to take to Twitter and say such a thing, dear readers, presumably many of you would conclude
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Man Overboard!
H/t Michael de Adder Sometimes, it is best to let nature take its course. Recommend this Post
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: My latest: when Trudeau calls it genocide
Genocide. That’s what the Prime Minister of Canada says Canada is guilty of — the crime of crimes. That’s what the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal called it, too, when passing judgment on Jean Kambanda, who oversaw the slaughter of more than 800,000 Tutsi and Hutu civilians in Rwanda in
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Doug Ford’s Sad and Pathetic Anniversary
He is without a doubt the worst premier Ontario has ever known, a dumb Con beast who has disgraced himself over and over again.But as he prepares to celebrate his first anniversary in power he is giving himself and his government a five-month paid vacation. And although many believe he is
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: About that new CPC spot
It’s good, but: • it tries to cover too many subjects in too few seconds • it’s pretty busy, visually I think there’s enough stuff here for three different spots: the Liberals abandoning ship, the scandals, and the mistreatment of women. It’s that last one that deserves its own spot.
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Why Andrew Scheer Would Never Really Punish Michael Cooper
It's been only a week since Andrew Scheer declared that bigots are not welcome in his party. “I find the notion that one’s race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation would make anyone in any way superior or inferior to anyone else absolutely repugnant. And if there’s anyone who disagrees with that,
Continue readingScott's DiaTribes: Still here! (Sorta)
Its been awhile since I posted something here.. so I felt the need to add a blog entry to indicate I’m still alive. (If you read my twitter account at the right sidebar, you’ll see I am indeed around still). Lots of things have happened in a couple of months.
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: Opportunity calling Andrew Scheer.
For a guy who got his job by surprise, conservative leader Andrew Scheer MP is a happy camper. He can hardly believe it when public opinion polls show him defeating liberal leader Justin Trudeau. All he could do two years ago when he got the job of leading the party
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Methinks the MP doth protest too much! Michael Cooper came to that Justice Committee meeting loaded for bear
Now that St. Albert-Edmonton MP Michael Cooper has been given a gentle tap on the wrist by Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer for his offensive performance at the House of Commons Justice Committee Thursday, we can be confident Conservatives will try to make the whole thing disappear as quickly as
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