…when even The Globe and Mail takes issue with its party of choice. In a blistering editorial entitled Harper Tories undermining democracy, to their own peril, the Globe attacks the ‘Fair Elections Act and the attitude and deceit behind it, on a number of fronts. I hope you will take
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Politics and its Discontents: A Powerful Indictment
Thanks to The Salamader for bringing the following letter by Jacob Kearey-Moreland to my attention. Published yesterday in The Orillia Packet and Times, it is a powerful indictment of the ‘Fair’ Elections Act and the mentality behind it. For anyone wishing to drop him a line, his contact information appears
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: This Gift From Montreal Simon
I have to admit I was feeling rather discouraged the other day when I read this CBC report in which an EKOS Research poll found that only 27 percent of respondents were familiar with the ‘Fair’ Elections Act. Then I read Montreal Simon’s post this morning and felt a little
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: On Harper’s Destructive Government
I am feeling somewhat uninspired this morning, so for now I simply offer two reasonably good missives from Globe and Mail readers on Mr. Harper’s demonstrably destructive impact on our democracy: Re Tories On The Attack As Fair Elections Act Faces Critics (April 10): Deceive, deny, demonize: Pierre Poilievre’s contemptuous
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: An Eloquent Denunciation Of Harper’s Approach To Government
Watch as Thomas Mulcair denounces quite calmly, incisively and eloquently the myriad problems both of the Fair Elections Act and the entire diseased approach to governance embraced by the Harper regime. Justin Trudeau also offers his view. Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: More Evidence Of The Devil
If the devil is indeed to be found in the detail, then Star letter-writer Geoffrey Kemp of Mississauga has done an exorcist’s job of ferreting out the wily one. Enjoy his well-considered thoughts on an aspect of the ‘Fair’ Elections Act that has gotten relatively little attention owing to the
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: I Nominate Him For A Nobel Prize
The category? That’s yet to be determined. Any suggestions? Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Guest Post: The Salamander
Responding to a post I wrote this morning commenting on a Lawrence Martin article, The Salamander offered the following trenchant assessment of what he predicts will be the Harper ‘legacy.’ Enjoy: .. I find the fading tiger analogy problematic.. maybe its just me .. Having a background in social work,
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Slip Slidin’ Away
Slip sliding away, slip sliding away You know the nearer your destination, the more you’re slip sliding away – Paul Simon I know, by his public efforts to appear reasonably normal, that Stephen Harper is a Beatles’ fan. Whether he has ever listened to or crooned any of Paul Simon’s
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Rick Mercer – One Of Our True Patriots
I love this guy. Watch the following video to see why: Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: If Only We Could All Take This To Heart
Then where would the Harperites be? Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Be Very Careful
If you see this man, be aware of the danger he poses to Canada’s democracy. Take all necessary precautions to avoid direct contact: H/t Operation Maple via trapdinawrpool Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: About Those 39 Pieces of I.D. Pierre Poilivre Keeps Talking About
H/t Canadians Rallying To Unseat Stephen Harper To hear Pierre Poilievre speak, one might think that any Canadian who claims that the ‘Fair’ Elections Act could very well disenfranchise up to 500,000 Canadians in the next election is intellectually challenged. The ubiquitous Harper weasel, both in the House and on
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Simple Truth
But one, of course, that our political overlords have no interest in considering: Re: Polls expert fears Bill C-23 imperils voters’ rights, March 26 The response from Minister Pierre Poilievre’s office that “the Fair Elections Act simply requires voters to demonstrate who they are and where they live” shows a
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: On Tory Intractability And Contempt
Today’s blog entry is really a video one, based on the testimony yesterday of Harry Neufeld, the elections expert and former B.C. Chief Electoral Officer whose report is being consistently misrepresented by Pierre Poilievre in his zeal to suppress the vote through the misnamed ‘Fair’ Elections Act. Perhaps one of
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Opposition To The ‘Fair’ Elections Act Grows
As a supplement to Montreal Simon’s post yesterday on Jean Pierre Kingsley’s appearance before the committee hearings on the ‘Fair’ Elections Act, you might want to spare two minutes to watch this report from The National on his concerns: As well, here is a report that shows growing public awareness
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Defending The Indefensible – A Tory Tactic
Giving a break to Pierre Poilivre, the most public, glib, oleaginous and wholly unconvincing face of the misnamed ‘Fair’ Elections Act, the Harper cabal tapped good Tory-soldier Paul Calandra to be their point man on Power and Politics to defend the act. There is little doubt in my mind that
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Lesson In Language
With my flooring project continuing at a pace commensurate with my rudimentary skills, I will likely devote much of the day working on the second room, the first finally completed with only a few obvious mistakes that I think I can later conceal. Therefore, in lieu of something of my
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Nothing New Here
All who find change unsettling will be reassured by the following video from today’s Question Period, the House’s first day back after a two-week break. Nothing has changed. Tory arrogance and contempt for Canadians is in full display: Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: C’Mon, We’ve All Been Thinking It
And now, thanks to Michael de Adder, we’ve got a picture to go along with those thoughts: Recommend this Post
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