Canadians have traditionally held social democratic values while supporting centrist political parties. Canadians support universal single payer public health insurance, public pensions and a social safety net, all of which, at the federal level, have …
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The PCs may not be a fully Tea Partyesque group, but there are some similarities
John Ivison from the National Post recently wrote a column calling out Liberal interim leader Bob Rae on his comparison of the Harper Progressive Conservatives to American Tea Partiers.
Bob Rae initially said that there can be no doubt that Stephe…
Continue readingthe reeves report: Jack Layton: Our Politics are Poorer for the Loss
The unthinkable happened twice this year for the federal New Democrats: their charismatic leader Jack Layton took them as close to the Holy Grail of Canadian politics as you can get as a ‘third party’ in doubling their historic seat count to form the official opposition. And then, as the euphoria proved short-lived, the NDP … Continue reading »
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: Much Ado About The Wrong Thing – Canadian Forces DisIntegration
As a political scientist and somewhat of a historian I prefer our system of government based on a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy. I also appreciate the role that our historical links to the United Kingdom play in our multicultural …
Continue readingScott's DiaTribes: Who NOT to bully
We’re going to continue where we left off yesterday on the theme of Conservative bullying. Yesterday it was Madame Supreme Court Justice Beverly Mclachlan who made it clear she wasn’t impressed by Conservative cabinet minister Jason Kenney’s attempt to bully the judiciary into being cowed into ruling for Harper’s policies. Today, the Conservatives are figuring out that perhaps trying to threaten and bully a widow isn’t such a great idea.
This lady and her cause against Canada exporting asbestos (which killed her husband) was wallowing in obscurity until the Conservative Party decided to try and bully her into taking down a party logo she was using on her […]
Continue readingLeftist Jab: Conservative MP Stephen Woodworth Is Clueless
If you’re going to riot:dress appropriately
Just like everyone else, I’m following the UK riots closely. The commentary coming out from this event is, like all things sociological, tied-in with each commentators ideology. Some of the ideas put forth …
Tories are in for a fight in Ontario. Latest Ipsos Reid poll shows 38% support for Hudak and 33% for McGuinty
There has been a general consensus among liberals, since the May 2 election debacle, that the party’s PR machine and recruiting mechanism need an extreme overhaul, a new vision and strategy through which the party can re-gain the attention of voter…
Continue readingthe reeves report: Are the NDP too dependent on Jack Layton?
I’ll be brief this time, because I know every pundit and their brother will be covering this story and making this speculation. But it’s worth asking – are the NDP too dependent on Jack Layton for their success? True, this success has been incredibly recent, and it is an exception in Canadian politics that the … Continue reading »
Continue readingCowboys for Social Responsibility: Canada prepares to de-register Norway masscre weapon
Preparing to massacre his fellow Norwegians, Anders Berhing Breivik found it impossible to illegally acquire a machine gun.Having failed in that effort, he purchased a Ruger Mini-14 which he described as “the most “army like” rifle allowed in Norway, a…
Continue readingBlowing things out of proportion on youth crime in Canada, the Tory way
As if dealing with Tim Hudak’s chain gangs in our communities won’t be enough in Ontario, us Ontarians and the rest of Canada will have to put up with a proposed bill, hysterically named Sebastien’s Law (Protecting the Public from Young Offenders…
Continue readingWith two years to rebuild federaly, Ontario liberals should focus attention on the upcoming provincial election on October 6th
According to a recent Forum Research survey, Tim Hudak’s conservatives were getting a 41% approval rating from Ontarians, while the Liberals were somewhere around 26%, the NDP at 22% and the Greens at 8%.
Almost immediately after the s…
Continue readingthe reeves report: RCMP finally investigates Muskoka’s G8 ‘Legacy Infrastructure’
Uh oh – time for Tony Clement to get all huffy and defiant again because dammit, we just wont go away with the questions about how $50M was distributed throughout Muskoka! Circle the wagons, ’cause the RCMP are coming, Tony! First off, it’s about damn time someone looked into this! Chances are when something looks … Continue reading »
Continue readingCalgaryLiberal: Three arguments for a Liberal think tank
If you haven’t already heard, Ed Broadbent has stated he’ll be starting a think tank (named after himself, even) in the fall. It’s a smart move–a move that the conservatives amongst many different parties have been doing for alm…
Continue readingLeftist Jab: The "Tough on Crime" Myth – Part II
Previously, I argued that increasing our punitive prison system was a detriment to the country and a different approach was necessary. Now I’d like to shift focus to preventative measures that are “tough on crime”.What can be done to reduce criminality…
Continue readingPot virgins, yes the Conservatives, talk tough on Cannabis cultivation
A grow-op of this size would bring a minimum six-month prison sentence under the Conservative government’s proposed bill. A conviction of cultivating more than 200 marijuana plants would result in a mandatory one-year jail term.&…
Continue readingHarper calls Liberals unprincipled
There are certain principles that an individual cannot break, no matter what the situation is. Principles like, I can never kill anyone unless its in self-defense or I will never violently hit a child or a woman no matter what …
Continue readingTories get criminals to turn themselves in, by hiring correctional workers and firing cops
The public’s first line of defense against crime are the men and women in uniform that, despite their pleasant demeanor when walking the beat, pack a 9mm and undergo training that most of us wouldn’t be able to endure.
The RCMP, in particular, o…
Continue readingSigns of cracks in Tory Great Wall, liberals paying close attention to PC convention
If anything, this recent Tory convention in Ottawa made visible some apparent weaknesses in the conservative party, internally and on questions of policy. From voting against the creation of a youth wing to rejecting a new leadership selection pro…
Continue readingNo youth wing could be politicaly damaging to the Conservative Party
The conservatives in Ottawa today, gathered for their party’s policy convention, arrogant and ignorant as always, defeated a motion to create a youth wing for the party.
Apparently, the argument against the creation of a separate vehicle for indi…
Continue readingCowboys for Social Responsibility: Is the G20 slush fund scandal the Harper Tory gun registry?
When the Auditor General first reported about the gun registry, she told Canadians that “What’s really inexcusable is that Parliament was in the dark” about the cost of building the long gun registry.
Then opposition Canadian Alliance MP Garry Breitkr…
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