Wondering if the rotund Senator from somewhere has made his annual pilgramage to P.E.I. yet. In any event, the Cavendish Cottager (as The Disaffected Lib refers to him) should not travel too far afield, as the RCMP may have some questions for him soon. As reported in The Ottawa Citizen,
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Politics and its Discontents: A New Transparency For Harper?
Sometimes the truth can be ugly indeed. H/t Canadians Rallying To Unseat Harper Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Harper Government Finds Another Way To Stifle Dissent
Wearing a mask at an ‘unlawful’ assembly (example, spontaneous demonstration) now carries a maximum 10-year-prison term, thanks to Bill C-309, a private member’s bill sponsored by Conservative MP Blake Richards which became law today. No word yet on any bills making it unlawful for police to conceal their identities by
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Moral Bankruptcy And Strategic Errors
Like the morally bankrupt coward that he is, our Prime Prevaricator, Stephen Harper, recently made another ham-fisted attempt to discredit Justin Trudeau (a man, by the way, who does not especially impress me.) Given his general contempt for the intelligence of the majority of Canadians, it probably seemed like a
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Resettlement Plan For Harper’s Cronies
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Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Grim Reminder Of Who Is Leading Our Country
It’s a dreary rainy morning in my part of the country, so this rather grim reminder of present political realities seems appropriate if one is familiar with the notion of pathetic fallacy. H/t Scott Monette Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: But MacKay Is A Man of His Word, Isn’t He?*
So I am sure there is nothing to get alarmed about with this revelation. * Well, I suppose some would disagree. Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Why Is Harper So Fervent About Free Trade?
Much has been written about the Harper government’s obsession with concluding a variety of trade deals; probably one of the most worrisome in terms of its implications for Canadian sovereignty, jobs, environmental protection and culture is the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) that Canada is pursuing with the European
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Suggestion For Kellie Leitch
She may be a lost cause, but I have a suggestion for Harper enthusiast/Simcoe Grey Conservative M.P. Kellie Leitch, about whom I have written previously on this blog. The former medical doctor turned defender of the indefensible, who is one of a series of rotating trained seals spokespeople for her
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: And In Case You think Canada’s Fingers Are Clean…
Last evening I wrote a brief post about Edward Snowden, the brave young man who has made public the fact of extensive domestic surveillance in the United States that all its citizens should be concerned about, yes, even those whose reflexive response to such outrages is, “If you’ve got nothing
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Where’s Wallin(‘s Home)?
Perhaps the peripatetic Pamela is simply a tad confused? Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: PMO Slush Funds, Defecting Tories, The Prime Prevaricator’s Diction And Deflection Tactics
These are the main topics discussed on last night’s At Issue panel: BTW, Parliament rises in about a week. I hope the weather for Harper and his many enablers continues to be hot and uncomfortable, with heavy storms in the fall. Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: In Praise of Political Cartoonists
Where would we be without their pithy insights? Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: On The Politically Compliant
Woke up this morning thinking of our friends in the animal kingdom, and their affinity for their counterparts in Ottawa. Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Canada’s Complicity In Torture
Thanks to alternative media, Canada’s recent denigration of all things U.N. begins to make sense. Just another instance of how we have become a renegade nation under the Harper cabal. Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Shelley)
I see that Shelley Glover, the Conservative M.P. for St. Boniface riding, is in a spot of trouble. It seems that the lady who practically levitates out of her House of Commons seat to lead a standing ovation each time her dear leader deigns to speak could be suspended from
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Big Wheel Keeps On Turning
Don’t know why, but the editorial cartoon in this morning’s Star rather caught my fancy: Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Stephen Harper – Then and Now
“I have looked at the numbers. Her travel costs are comparable to any parliamentarian travelling from that particular area of the country over that period of time”– Stephen Harper, February 13, 2013, as part of his staunch defence of Senator Pam Wallin’s extravagent expenses, now under investigation. Wallin resigns from
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Guest Commentary On The Temporary Foreign Workers Program
We just returned from a visit to our son out West, where the use of temporary foreign workers appears to be ubiquitous. It seemed that every Tim Hortons, every Subway Sandwich, and many hospitality sites were employing temporary workers, many of whom were trainees (which suggests the high turnover rate
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Little Something For Your Friday Consideration
We are about to go out exploring downtown Edmonton, so just a little something for your viewing pleasure today. It might be useful to bear in mind the context within which this should be viewed, the decision by Mike Duffy in 2008 to show the false starts and stops of
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