The great lie of the populist politician – by Don Gillmor, November 23, 2012 :
http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/1291812—the-great-lie-of-the-populist-politician
The linked column is a great summary of the North American tradition of rich…
Tag: Canadian government
The Ranting Canadian: The below updated lyrics to the Phil Ochs classic “Love Me…
The below updated lyrics to the Phil Ochs classic “Love Me I’m a Liberal” (click on the Justin Bieber — I mean Trudeau — photo for a Youtube video of the original song) were inspired by recent stories about Liberal Party wrongdoings in Canad…
Continue readingThe Ranting Canadian: A claymation version of Ed Broadbent makes a clear and logical…
A claymation version of Ed Broadbent makes a clear and logical 3.5-minute presentation on income inequality and politics in Canada.
Continue readingThe Ranting Canadian: There are three concepts to describe the positions of…
There are three concepts to describe the positions of individuals in Stephen Harper’s Canada: intelligence, decency and Harper-Conservatism.
If a Canadian is intelligent and a Harper-Conservative, that person is not decent.
If a Canadian is decent…
The Ranting Canadian: “The End of the War Years” by The Fallout from the…
“The End of the War Years” by The Fallout
from the album Dismantlement (Insurgence Records, 2007)
We hold our breath and we wait
for some for some good news to hear.
A scrap of faith in which to believe,
but all we get are reasons to fear.
Our son…
The Ranting Canadian: Remembrance Day 2012 at Queen’s Park,…
Remembrance Day 2012 at Queen’s Park, Toronto
This year, since November 11 fell on a Sunday, I managed to attend two Remembrance Day ceremonies at Queen’s Park in Toronto.
First I obse…
The Ranting Canadian: This is your last chance to submit your comment against the…
This is your last chance to submit your comment against the treasonous, anti-worker, anti-environment Canada-China Foreign Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement to the Canada Trade Agreements Secretariat.
The deadline is November 11, 2012.
http…
The Ranting Canadian: The Harper Conservatives must really hate Canadian military…
The Harper Conservatives must really hate Canadian military veterans.
The HarperCons seem to prefer that our armed forces members either die in action or commit suicide due to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder than live to require healthcare and other b…
The Ranting Canadian: Fuck you, Stephen Harper
Fuck you, Stephen Harper : The linked article is a well researched, passionate summary of specific bad deeds that Stephen Harper, Canada’s disgraced prime minister, has committed against his own country.
http://www.torontocitylife.com/2012/02/14/fuck…
The Ranting Canadian: The Ugly Canadian: Stephen Harper’s Foreign Policy is a…
The Ugly Canadian: Stephen Harper’s Foreign Policy is a book by Yves Engler that was released in September 2012.
Here is the official description:
“Stephen Harper’s foreign policy documents the sordid story of the Canadian government’s sabotage…
The Ranting Canadian: "The misuse of November 11: How the Harper government exploits Remembrance Day" – by Peter Goffin, November 9, 2012
“The misuse of November 11: How the Harper government exploits Remembrance Day” – by Peter Goffin, November 9, 2012: Excerpts:
The greatest trouble with Harper’s Conservatives using Remembrance Day to construct an image of Canada as one of history’…
centerandleft: Idealism for Ideals
In the middle of the summer, I was asked by my friend Joseph Uranowski to write an article on whether or not Justin Trudeau should run for the Liberal leadership. In sum, I argued that he should run, contingent on whether he could manifest big ideas that would be otherwise
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: The Food Safety Shell Game
The Conservatives are treating Canada’s food safety budget like a game of three-card monte but here is the straight goods on what is budgeted. So fasten your seatbelts and keep your eye on the the cards.
The Conservatives recite repeatedly that …
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: The Food Safety Shell Game
The Conservatives are treating Canada’s food safety budget like a game of three-card monte but here is the straight goods on what is budgeted. So fasten your seatbelts and keep your eye on the the cards. The Conservatives recite repeatedly that the federal government has increased the food… ..
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: The Food Safety Shell Game
The Conservatives are treating Canada’s food safety budget like a game of three-card monte but here is the straight goods on what is budgeted. So fasten your seatbelts and keep your eye on the the cards. The Conservatives recite repeatedly that the federal government has increased the food… ..
Continue readingcalgaryliberal.com: Harper does it again: Undermining Canadian business and industry (this time on beef)
If you want to undermine Canadian beef at home and abroad in one fell swoop you only need to take away the long-standing trust people have held for the safety of our food industries. A fundamental trust that has been rebuilt from BSE in particular. And that undermining has been
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: What does Stephen Harper have against attending Premier’s Conferences?
Stephen Harper has never attended a Premier’s Conference. He has been Prime Minister since 2006 and has turned down every invitation extended him to attend.
Yesterday during Opposition Day in the House of Commons the NDP put forward a motion th…
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: What does Stephen Harper have against attending Premier’s Conferences?
Stephen Harper has never attended a Premier’s Conference. He has been Prime Minister since 2006 and has turned down every invitation extended him to attend. Yesterday during Opposition Day in the House of Commons the NDP put forward a motion that the Prime Minister accept the most recent… ..
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: What does Stephen Harper have against attending Premier’s Conferences?
Stephen Harper has never attended a Premier’s Conference. He has been Prime Minister since 2006 and has turned down every invitation extended him to attend. Yesterday during Opposition Day in the House of Commons the NDP put forward a motion that the Prime Minister accept the most recent… ..
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: Parliamentary privilege should not be overused
The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee recently began legal proceedings against the Auditor-General because he was refusing to deny an access to information request. Access to information is a right of journalists and citizens as a way to know what their government is… ..
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