Gawd. I was planning to go through all the posts I wrote this year, and write something about the deathly year of 2014.So I could warn Baby 2015 what to expect, when he or she comes roaring through the door, with hope in its eyes. Into this dark Harperland, where hope
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Montreal Simon: Has Stephen Harper Shot Himself in the Foot?
Isn't it good to know that even as the Liberals and the NDP prepare for an early election.Because they don't trust Stephen Harper.Despite repeated Conservative assurances the next federal election will be in October, opposition parties remain skeptical and are preparing for an early campaign. Prime Minister Stephen Harper has
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper’s Desperate and Horrible Coalition Nightmare
In my last two posts I told you why I believe that Stephen Harper and his monstrous Con regime may have to be brought down by a Great Canadian Coalition.So Justin Trudeau, Tom Mulcair, and Elizabeth May and their most rabid partisan supporters should at the very least be thinking
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Year Ahead and the Coalition Dream
It's a little too soon to take out my crystal ball and predict what's going to happen next year, like so many in the MSM are already doing.Even though the big hollow ball in my neighbourhood seemed to think it knows, as I passed it on my way home last
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the By-election Message Progressives Cannot Ignore
You'd think Stephen Harper would have been cheered by his two by-election victories in Ontario and Alberta.But he wasn't. In the Commons yesterday he was tense and irritable.And with good reason. For when you examine the results closely you can see that hidden in them are the seeds of his
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Politics of Fear
As I've mentioned several times recently, I've never seen this country so paranoid and so fearful.So that even a small marine police exercise in the bay the other day, had some people wondering whether the terrorists were coming.The ones Stephen Harper would have us believe would behead us in our
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Road to an Early Election
I didn't watch the ceremony at the National War Memorial, but I see that Stephen Harper made it back from China just in time to take the starring role.So he could take advantage of this country's massive emotional upheaval.Pose as a Great Strong Leader keeping us safe in a time
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: It’s Going To Be A Very Nasty Election
http://powellriverpersuader.blogspot.ca/ On Friday, the Canadian Press reported that The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada has voted to abandon its traditional neutrality during federal elections: Members of the
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Will Stephen Harper Go For a Late Fall Election?
It's been the subject of much fevered speculation. Will Stephen Harper call an early election? And if so how early?And no doubt Great Desperate Leader is consulting his crystal ball, and the fevered voices in his head.And in his brief moments of lucidity, probably wondering if he DID go early what
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Harper’s War and the Song of the Chicken Media
Well it's the Thanksgiving Day weekend in Harperland, and we all have so many reasons to give thanks.Especially Great Leader.He finally got some good job numbers. As short-lived and as dubious as they may be."As a stand-alone report, this is no doubt highly impressive, but given the rising turmoil in the rest
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Buying of the Next Election
It was one of the most bizarre photo-ops I have ever seen. Stephen Harper at a sports centre in Whitby, Ontario with children playing in the background as if he wasn't there.Clearly having been told not to look at Harper and his large entourage to make the staged event look
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper, the Election Timetable, and the Flying Circus
Once upon a time Stephen Harper used to attack the governing Liberals all the time by accusing them of taking too many trips on Challenger jets. But that was then and now it's different. Now they're the Challenger Cons.Even Mr Austerity likes to use them all the time… And now Stephen
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Great War on ISIS Trap
It couldn't have been a more jarring sight, or a more deeply disturbing one.For there was Stephen Harper, back from his stunning performance as Great Mother Leader at the United Nations, where he posed as a friend of women and children, and a champion of peace.Now in an unusually agitated state, bordering
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Day of Reckoning
Well there he was last night attending a Climate Summit dinner in New York along with his Con cousin David Cameron.After skipping the summit itself. And while Cameron seems very chatty and was no doubt telling him how the Queen "purred" when she heard the Scottish referendum result. Knowing how much Harper
Continue readingMontreal Simon: More Evidence That Stephen Harper is Planning an Early Election
If there was any doubt that Stephen Harper is going for an early election, maybe even sooner than most people imagine, now there can be none.For not only is he rushing his flawed prostitution bill through Parliament.One of Parliament’s most high-profile bills appears set to become law without major changes
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Start of the Next Election Campaign
Well there he was yesterday, kicking off the new session of Parliament, not in the House of Commons, but at the Ottawa Convention Centre.Strutting across a stage in front of a giant Canadian flag, and the Con seals in his caucus. Looking like a used car salesman, or an American televangelist.Promising tax
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Harper Regime and the Buying of the Next Election
We know how many millions the Cons have spent on their ghastly porky propaganda designed to brainwash into believing that Stephen Harper is a great leader.And that they are a great government instead of the worst one in Canadian history.We know how much of our money Harper has spent pursuing
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Return of Parliament
After a long summer break Parliament returns on Monday, and all the political parties are revving up their engines. A splashy, campaign-style launch for the government's fall agenda, a surprise tax cut for small business owners, a brand new NDP battle cry and a prime-time speech from Justin Trudeau: welcome to
Continue readingMontreal Simon: What Excuse Will Stephen Harper Use to Trigger An Early Election?
He is not supposed to call an election until October 19, 2015 according to his own fixed-date election law.But everybody knows that Stephen Harper won't hesitate to hold one if and when it suits him.The question is what excuse will he use to trigger an election?And could it be a
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Scottish Independence, Canada, and the Power of a Movement
I have always believed that while a political party can change a government, only a movement can truly change a country. Or the world.I got a glimpse of the power of a movement during the Quebec student protests.When for a while at least, young and old came together to challenge the
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