As I'm sure you all know, whenever Andrew Scheer feels cornered and desperate, he crawls on all fours through the gutter, and exposes his inner depravity. Like he did back in 2004 in his first political contest, when he accused his opponent, the decent Lorne Nystrom, of being "soft on child pornography" for
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Scripturient: The Block Bullies
Like all schoolyard bullies, The Block use aggressive tactics intended to intimidate and cow anyone who stands up to or disagrees with them. From their phony, trumped-up OPP investigation – which after five years hasn’t produce a single charge, nor have any of the alleged miscreants even been interviewed by
Continue readingAgainst the Grain: Jason Kenney has a Richard Nixon-shaped hole in his campaign
Man, what the fuck is going on in Alberta? In an email to supporters sent late Sunday with the bland subject line, “A Wildrose Update,” Opposition Leader Brian Jean drops a bombshell with the revelation someone broke into the party’s Edmonton office several weeks ago, stole two laptop computers and tried
Continue readingIn-Sights: Let’s not forget, they tried to steal democracy
You can support ‘Election Day in Canada – The Rise of Voter Suppression’ with a contribution to documentary filmmaker Peter Smoczynski.
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Totally Unsurprising Vindication of Tom Mulcair
A few days ago I wrote a post defending Tom Mulcair from a Maclean's story that claimed that he once asked Stephen Harper for a chance to serve him.And only turned down the job because he wasn't offered enough money.Having watched Mulcair in the Quebec National Assembly long before he entered
Continue readingNorthern Insight: A caution for Canada’s Conservative Party
Six CPC members of Parliament may be deposed if the Federal Court accepts allegations of widespread voter suppression during the May 2011 election. This action, to be heard in December, is separate from the investigation of misconduct by Elections Cana…
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: Coyne On Politics
Andrew Coyne is no Pollyanna. He does not expect much from politicians; and, he says, we should not be surprised by the state of our politics. For politics is rarely noble; and politicians are rarely heroic: Politics has been better before, and it has been worse. But politics, whatever one
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: We Want To Make It Easy For You To Vote
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