When the judge at the Duffy trial delivered his verdict, and his scathing indictment of the Harper PMO, I couldn't help wondering what Stephen Harper must have been thinking.And now we all know. He wasn't too happy. He must have been furious.O…
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Montreal Simon: Duffy’s Revenge and the Ashes of Stephen Harper’s Legacy
I'm pretty sure Mike Duffy must dream of telling Stephen Harper what he thinks of him. Dream of suing him, and his little monsters in the PMO, and his Senate stooges, for what they did to him.But his legal options are limited. His lawyer says he …
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Duffy Trial: Why the RCMP Owes Canadians an Explanation
When Justice Charles Vaillancourt acquitted Mike Duffy, he brought down his gavel on the head of quite a few others.He savaged Stephen Harper's PMO for the way it had tried to cover-up a scandal. He heaped scorn on the Senators who had treated Du…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Groundhog Harper and the Latest Monstrous Con Scandal
It's just as well Stephen Harper didn't choose to emerge yesterday from the hole where he has been hiding for most of the winter.For it was Groundhog Day, and he probably would have felt like all those other poor furry creatures awoken so rudel…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Hermit Harper’s Horrible and Embarrassing Day
Well we still don't know where Stephen Harper is hiding, for there hasn't been a sighting in days. We don't know whether the man they're now calling Hermit Harper, is holed up in a closet, or living in a car, or getting plastic surge…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Mike Duffy and the Ghastly Portrait of Stephen Harper
It was if the air was suddenly let out of the balloon. One moment the prosecutor was pounding Mike Duffy. The next moment he wasn't. The trial was suddenly adjourned. Ol' Duff was cut loose and left to float gently in the general direction of…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Julian Fantino and the Horrible Ketchup Scandal
Oh no. Not more weird Con scandals. And not bloody Julian Fantino !!#@!!!What with Stephen Harper whipping up bigotry to try to snatch another bleeding majority, I don't know if I can handle it eh?This could be the story that finally drives me over the edge. And sends me tumbling into the
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Jesus Harper and the Not So Miraculous Surplus
It looked like a scene in that sordid B-movie, The Rise and Fall of Jesus Harper.The one where the Oily Messiah takes a fishy deficit and miraculously turns it into a tiny surplus.Stephen Harper seemed to have some extra spring in his step Monday after struggling on a variety of
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Wallin Affair: Stephen Harper Is Already Changing His Story
We still have to wait and see whether the Crown will lay charges against Pamela Wallin now that the RCMP has wrapped up its investigation.But already Stephen Harper is being asked questions about that other Senate scandal.And already, and as usual, he is changing his story. Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper’s Recession Nightmare and the Return of Pamela Wallin
The timing couldn't be worse. Just when Stephen Harper thought he had escaped the stench of the Duffy scandal, and could now focus all his efforts on posing as a Great Economist Leader.The economy is turning into a living nightmare.He's having to twist himself into a knot, or a Tim
Continue readingMontreal Simon: More Evidence the Duffy Scandal Is Destroying Stephen Harper
It was a shocking and deeply disturbing sight. And it could only make Canadians wonder whether Stephen Harper was still mentally fit to be Prime Minister.For there he was today, trying to mock the size of Justin Trudeau's deficit.But only managing to look more crazy and more desperate.Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Why The Duffy Trial Is Going To Hurt Stephen Harper
Well we've had to wait a long time, but the Mike Duffy trial is back again, and you can be sure it's giving Stephen Harper nightmares.Not just because the timing couldn't be worse.But also because his old buddy Nigel Wright will be taking the stand to explain what he meant
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Simon’s Summer and the Great Con War on the Senate
Well I have to admit that I too am now deep into the Canadian summer, and don't feel like writing about politics, or doing anything too strenuous. I just want to have fun with my buddy Sébastien.As humble as that might be. Yikes. How low have I fallen?But I just HAD
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper, the Merchant of Fear, and the Con’s Ghastly New Attack Ad
He's tried everything but nothing is working. And the situation couldn't be more desperate.So Stephen Harper is going back to the basics. Back to what he does best.Trying to scare Canadians into voting for him. And attacking Justin Trudeau.Or as he does in the latest, and most grotesque Con attack ad ever,
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper’s Disastrous Day of Con Scandals
I grabbed this screen shot of Question Period yesterday with my new, shiny, but very cheap cell phone.And as you can see it didn't come out that well eh?You do get what you pay for, just like you do get what you vote for.But when I looked at it later,
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Duffy Trial: The PMO Cover-Up Begins to Unravel
We've waited a long time to find out what role Stephen Harper's PMO played in the Mike Duffy scandal. And now we're finally starting to find out.They arranged for an outside audit to try to keep Ol' Duff quiet.And then proceeded to whitewash it. Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Why the Duffy Trial is Also the Trial of Stephen Harper
Sometimes I think that the Mike Duffy trial is like one of those Russian nesting dolls, with Duffy as the biggest doll hiding all those other scandals inside it.Which is unfortunate, because it might give people the impression that it's all about Ol' Duff and his dubious activities.When in fact
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Duffy Trial Starts to Suck In Stephen Harper
Ever since the Mike Duffy scandal erupted one question has never been properly answered. How on earth did Duffy think he could get away with posing as a Senator from Prince Edward Island, when he had lived in Ottawa for decades? And yesterday that question was finally answered. It apparently wasn't
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper’s Con Clown Circus Strikes Again
They were already the worst government Canada has ever known, a freakish horror show and a fascist circus. But as the economy heads south, and their desperation grows, Stephen Harper's Con clowns are sinking to new levels of depravity and incompetence.Because everywhere you look they are making fools out of themselves…Read
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper’s Most Horrible and Disastrous Week
Well he's off to the Summit of the Americas in Panama, along with his travelling photo-op.But despite the cheery forced smile, and the fact that nobody in Latin America wants to see him, Stephen Harper must be so glad to be leaving Canada.Because he couldn't have had a more horrible
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