Stephen Harper was late for Canada Day this year. He missed the kick-off by a full second; or he would have but for the leap second. None of us noticed because the scientists responsible for time (coolest job description ever) slowed down Coordinated Universal Time by adding a leap second
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Montreal Simon: Could Progressives Snatch Defeat From the Jaws of Victory?
Well I've got to hand it to Tom Mulcair and Justin Trudeau. Our two cowboys at the Calgary Stampede.They're timing couldn't be more perfect, or depending on your point of view, more unfortunate.For on the very same day they vowed they wouldn't attack Stephen Harper like he attacks them.He attacked BOTH of them like
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Incredibly Dangerous Delusions of the Corrupt Con Regime
I must admit that when I first read that Kory Teneycke was defending the Con's latest disgusting attack ad, by claiming: "We’re better than news, because we’re truthful." After a moment of shock and disbelief, I practically fell out of my chair laughing.Even though as I later pointed out, him and his
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: The not-so-rare leap: @abacusdata June 2015 #nlpoli
Two different polls from two different pollsters using two different polling methods have shown basically the same thing: the New Democrats and Conservatives are duking it out for second place, both of whom remain well behind the Liberals who hold a massive lead in provincial politics. Corporate Research Associates (May)
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Dangerous Summer Journey of Canadian Progressives
Summer is finally here, and I couldn't be happier. Not just because I live for this season when everything comes alive.But also because I know that when this one dies, in the land where summers are so short, so will Stephen Harper's deathly Con regime.But what I also know, and
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: He Knows An Easy Mark
Opposition to the Prime Minister is building. But Stephen Harper has always known that more voters despise him than support him. That’s why the Fair Elections Act — with its truly Orwellian title — is now law. Linda McQuaig writes: Stephen Harper’s re-election strategy depends on a lot of you
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: What district is Earle in, again? #nlpoli
Since the bill to change provincial districts cleared the House last week, the provincial New Democrats have been tweeting sanctimoniously about the harm done to rural districts by the bill. All those rural seats lost, they wail. All very undemocratic, they cry. And all very much a load of shit,
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: Not With A Bang
James Moore left yesterday. And Don Meredith was booted from the Conservative Senate caucus earlier in the week. It looks like things are falling apart in Harperland. And, as she travels the country, Chantal Hebert writes that she’s picking up on that vibe, too: In Ontario and British Columbia, the
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper’s Monstrous Plan to Steal the Election
After four years and 24 days of being slowly strangled by Stephen Harper, the 41st Parliament has finally groaned its last, and given up the ghost.And although that bestial leader must have enjoyed savaging the traditions and values of the country he hates with a passion only he can muster.He
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: A lot can change in three months #nlpoli
The Liberals and the Conservatives dropped in the most recent Corporate Research Associates poll and all that vote went to the New Democrats. Let’s look at the party choice numbers without the skew of looking only at decideds. Here’s a chart showing the CRA results since the last general election,
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: Don’t Make Book On It. But . . .
http://www.vancouverobserver.com/ It’s too early to make predictions about the federal election, but it appears that Justin Trudeau’s support for Bill C-51 has hurt him. Michael Harris writes: In his latest poll, Graves placed the NDP and the Conservatives in a tie with 125 seats apiece, and the Liberals at
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper’s Great Desperate and Shameless European Tour
He may not be looking his best, and it was a grim scene on Air Harper last night, as Great Leader and the First Lady left Ukraine and headed for the G-7 summit in Germany.And there was certainly no danger of something like this happening.Thank goodness.But don't be fooled, he is
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Harperland Spring and the Phony War
I must admit I'm finding Harperland this week a little strange and rather depressing. Or should I say even stranger and more depressing than usual.For although we could be just two months away from the start of an election campaign, as I pointed out yesterday. You'd never know, it's eerily
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Is Stephen Harper Planning to Call an Election in Early August?
As you know the Con Death Machine, in a desperate attempt to soften Stephen Harper's image, has just released an ad portraying him as a kinder gentler Big Daddy.A man who works late into the night on the nation's business, so we can sleep soundly knowing the economy is in
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The New Campaign to Mind Bomb the Harper Government
It's been almost two months since a ship spewed oil all over Vancouver's English Bay.And who can forget how slow the federal reaction was, or how the hapless Con beluga James Moore reacted?So now that we know how much an oil spill in nearby Burrard Inlet could cost that city. A major
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Laureen Harper and the Batty Leader of Parliament Hill
When I saw all those bats flapping around over Parliament Hill the other night, I wondered where they were coming from.And because of the ghastly things they were squeaking, and the foul smell of their droppings, I naturally assumed they must be coming from the Harper PMO.But now the horrifying
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Irish Referendum and the Lessons for Canadian Progressives
Now that the referendum in Ireland is over, and the great battle won, I want to tell you about something I learned from that campaign, that I believe can help progressives win the next election.And that is the way the Yes side motivated and mobilized young voters.And how they used
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Why Stephen Harper’s Great Con Debate Scam Could Backfire Badly
Well now we've heard it from the horse's mouth, or the horse's ass, or the scary puppet Stephen Harper himself. He will NOT take part in the biggest of the political leader debates. Prime Minister Stephen Harper reiterated Friday he will not take part in a national English debate that would
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Chicken Harper and the Great Con Debate Scam
Well now it’s official. The Con fluffer Kory Teneycke and his chicken leader Stephen Harper really don’t want any serious political leader’s debates.They want to hold their own mini-debates, and prevent as many Canadians as possible from watching them. So they won’t take part in any organized by the country’s major
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Will the Con’s Porky Behaviour Cost Them the Next Election?
As you probably know Stephen Harper's Cons have been in a feverish, grunting frenzy recently.Running wildly all over the country, spewing our tax dollars out of every orifice, in a blatant attempt to bribe voters, and try to buy the next election.But although Canadians have seen this disgusting spectacle before,
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