Golly. I only hope Stephen Harper was able to shield himself from the rays of last night's super moon. Because in his agitated state I can only imagine the effect they might have had on him.He desperately needs to relax, but how can he? When he's facing a long summer
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Pushed to the Left and Loving It: It’s High Time Canadians Started Listening to Bill O’Reilly at Fox News
The Conservative Movement, that has been gaining momentum since the 1960s, has made one of their missions, destroying progressive agencies; especially those that support the Welfare State. In the U.S., they honed in on ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now), that advocated for low- and moderate-income families. What
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Dean Del Maestro Trashes Neil Young For Being A Californian
Well, its a novel angle at least: Perhaps the most surprising part of his recent criticisms goes back to where he has called home for the past 50 years, namely California a state that continually ranks amongst the worst in America for ground water, soil and air pollution. Incidentally, I
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Many Ghastly Faces of Dean Del Mastro
Well I'm glad that Dean Del Mastro just can't wait for his trial to begin. The lawyer for former Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro says his client wants to go to trial "as quickly as possible" to face four charges laid against him by Elections Canada. "Mr. Del Mastro is
Continue readingLeDaro: Dean Del Mastro: Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin and now Dean Del Mastro
Del Mastro the Dean of them all. Step aside Duffy and Pamela the Maestro himself is here. “Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro has quit the party’s caucus after he and a campaign staffer were charged with intentionally breaking campaign rules during the 2008 federal election, he said in a statement
Continue readingCalgary Grit: Dean Del Gonza
Liberals from coast to coast are revelling in a pot of schadenfreude tonight: Fifth Tory leaves Harper’s caucus in scandal OTTAWA – Prime Minister Stephen Harper lost his fifth caucus member of the year to scandal, after his former right-hand man in the House of Commons was charged Thursday with
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Dean Del Mastro Charged by Elections Canada !!!!
I'd almost forgotten Dean Del Mastro, Boss Harper's parliamentary secretary, he's been away for so long. All I can remember is that he was always blaming others for ethical lapses eh?So I really can't wait to see how he handles this one. Read more »
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Simon Lewchuk makes the case for genuine participatory budgeting in contrast to the little-known and unduly-narrow means for Canadians to even make suggestions for our country’s public spending priorities: Operating under the guise of “consultation,” in June the federal finance committee announced
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper’s New Massive PR Problem
Well for one glorious but very brief moment Stephen Harper must have thought he was getting a break.Must have thought that Canadians would be too busy talking about the royal baby to think about all the scandals hanging around the neck of his rotting government.But sadly for him when the bun finally
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Scandalous Cons
Well there there they were today, driving through the streets of London, England, in the getaway limo.John Baird and Stephen Harper doing their best to try to escape the Senate scandal.But sadly for them the stench followed them everywhere, even into the British Parliament. Read more »
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Cry Me A River?
Can’t help but wonder if this is a salvo in the Conservative battle to undermine the credibility and legitimacy of Elections Canada, given the recent and past party ‘indiscretions’ that have come to the attention of that body. Recommend this Post
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Statement From Dean Del Mastro
I didn’t say what I just said. Anyone who says I did, is lying.
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Murray Dobbin writes about the significance of Idle No More as a shift away from the presumption that First Nations’ interests are represented solely by elected officials: There are some fascinating similarities between the Idle No More phenomenon and the Occupy movement.
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Steve Harper and the Con Bandidos
Gawd. I realize Steve Harper is the leader of the worst gang of bandidos ever to ride into Ottawa.But this is getting ridiculous eh?Yesterday it was Julian Fantino hijacking the CIDA website, today we learn that Dean Del Mastro's campaign is being investigated by the RCMP. Read more »
Continue readingLeftist Jab: Political Stooge of 2012: Pierre Poilievre
To be perfectly honest, I struggled with this. Here’s Pierre Poilievre repeating talking points ad nauseam without a hint of even considering answering the reporter’s question. So it should be a slam dunk. Game over! Pierre Poilievre is the stooge of 2012! And yet… Here’s Maxime Bernier repeating boilerplate talking points,
Continue readingLeftist Jab: Political Scapegoat of 2012: Michael Sona
Fraudulent phone calls and misremembered $21,000 cheques Sun News, the media wing of the Conservative Party of Canada, through its Parliament Hill Senior Correspondent Brian Lilley “scooped” everyone when they pinpointed the source of the fraudulent robocalls in the 2011 election: Michael Sona. Small problem with that scoop: it wasn’t
Continue readingAlberta Diary: Anonymous comments? Dean Del Mastro’s right: there oughtta be a law!
A young member of the Tory Online Rage Machine (TORM) composes a mean Tweet using talking points from Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s office. TORM operatives may not appear exactly as illustrated. Below: The unfortunate Dean Del Mastro. It’s hard not to feel a pang of sympathy for Dean Del Mastro,
Continue readingImpolitical: Parks Canada cuts and the Rideau Canal
A late summerish item this morning. This is a great local paper report on the Rideau Canal and the challenges being faced by users, small businesses that depend on it, local residents, cottagers, etc. Parks Canada’s budget has been cut by about $30 million and the impact on the Canal’s
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Del Maestro Is Close To Getting His Wish
Earlier this week Mr. Del Mastro, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and MP for Peterborough, complained about an Elections Canada investigation into his 2008 campaign, saying he’s frustrated he has no way to present his side of the story. Now, the opportunity appears to be close at hand.
Continue readingImpolitical: A quote of the day
It’s early but I’ll go with this one from Dean Del Mastro to his local paper yesterday: Del Mastro has repeatedly said he doesn’t understand why Elections Canada didn’t talk to him during its investigation. On Wednesday, he said he shouldn’t have to be put through this experience, as he’s
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