Golly. I wouldn't be surprised if Stephen Harper is having nightmares these days, like Ebenezer Scrooge did in A Christmas Story. Waking up in the middle of the night, sweating like a pig, staring at the ghost of Bruce Carson come back to haunt him.Read more »
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The Disaffected Lib: He’s Back. Stevie Boy’s BFF, Bruce Carson, Charged with Fraud
I’ve been wondering what rock Harper aide Bruce Carson has been hiding under of late. Bruce Carson, 66, has been charged with one count of what’s formally referred to as influence peddling, RCMP said Friday. He served as Harper’s chief policy analyst and fixer from 2006 to 2008 and returned
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Parliament in Review: December 12, 2011
Monday, December 12 saw two main topics of debate. But perhaps most striking was the introduction of the Cons’ newest tactic to dictate the terms of discussion in the House of Commons. The Big IssueMuch of the day’s discussion focused on the Cons’ copyright bill. And Paul Calandra started proceedings
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: More Hands Found in Harper’s Deep Pockets
In 2007, knowing that they couldn’t ride Adscam forever, the Harper government put our tax dollars to good use, by hiring a private investigator to dig into the Liberal’s polling expenses. However, the firm he hired did not uncover the results he was hoping for. An independent investigator hired by
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Has Harper’s Buddy Bruce Carson Conveniently Fallen Between the Cracks?
What happened to the RCMP investigation into Bruce Carson that Harper himself ordered, presumably to get his own lard arse off the hook? Carson, you will recall, is the convicted fraud artist/disbarred lawyer/courtesan frequenting and purported influence peddling dirty old man who wangled his way into a fixer job in
Continue readingIt’s Your Turn PMO
It seems that the NDP has given the Conservative government a well deserved slap in the face. After weeks of hounding CBC to produce documents about their internal operations, likely to give competitors an inside look at how the Crown Corporation operates, a question has now been put on the order paper
Continue readingImpolitical: A little more important than the PBO thing
Tonight in Bruce Carson, the prospect of the auditor general taking a look at the use of funds at the school Carson directed, the Canada School of Energy and the Environment, is getting some attention: Industry Canada, which signed the $15-million fund…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Frances Russell comments on how the Cons’ war mentality is leading them to shut down any inconvenient opposition using unprecedented procedural tricks:Prime Minister Stephen Harper won his coveted majo…
Continue readingImpolitical: Wednesday drive-by blogging
1. Very serious Globe editorial. The tip-off is the use of the word “pukes” in the title. 2. Big news on the climate change front, covered in a good post at DeSmog Blog: “Australia Gets a Price on Carbon Despite Toxic Anti-Science Campaign.” It really …
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Henry Farrell points out why supposedly progressive ideas which don’t do anything to counter corporate power are doomed to failure:Neo-liberals tend to favor a combination of market mechanisms and technocratic …
Continue readingNEW MEDIA AND POLITICS CANADA: DAY TEN: Still TheTeflon Tories… but for how much longer?
As the parties enter their second full week Harper’s strategy of attacks based on a fictional premise, taking credit for the recovery, avoiding answering inconvenient questions and pretending he has nothing to do with the sketchy cast of characters su…
Continue readingHarper was quick to dump Carson
But the man’s connections to our Prime Minister are quite tightly bound.H/t The Mound of Sound
Continue readingPoliTeching: PMO Scandal – Carson’s E-mail Says He Spoke With Harper and Things Were Not Going to Slow Down
The latest scandal besetting the Prime Minister Office (PMO) involved a former top advisor of Harper – Bruce Carson. Carson was lobbying on behalf of an Ottawa company. He allegedly lobbied with Indian Affairs Minister on behalf of H2O Pro to sell water filters to First Nation reserves. APTN’s (Aboriginal People Television Network) Jorge Barrera […]