Funny thing about the Internet, isn’t it? Almost everything that is uttered or printed by public officials cannot, happily, be rewritten à la Orwell’s Nineteen -Eighty-Four. But then again, the government depicted within the novel must have felt the need to guard against uprisings by the people and so relied
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Politics and its Discontents: A Change of Heart, Or A Change In Political Winds?
Much has been written and discussed about the Temporary Foreign Workers Program, both on this blog and in various other media; consequently, I suspect that the majority of well-informed Canadians will look with deep cynicism upon the announcement that the Harper regime intends to crack down on widespread employer abuses
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Is Harper Just A Big Bully?
These Star readers seem to think so: Tories attack Trudeau on first day in new job, April 16 It is fair to criticize opposing politicians for their political beliefs and policies. It is right to deplore bullying in all its forms. Now we find that the usual unfair, unjust and
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Fact-Checkers Be Damned
It would be comforting to think that the disdain for facts apparent in the current U.S. Presidential campaign ads were confined to that country. Unfortunately, experience with the Harper propaganda machine suggests otherwise. H/t Ryan McGreal Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: CETA – Part Four – Trust No One
Ultimately, the critical thinker has an obligation to educate him/herself. To simply accept government ‘assurances’ that all is well is to surrender the responsibilities inherent in being a citizen in a democracy. HARPER SAYS: CETA and free trade deals do not allow foreign investors and foreign companies to challenge Canadian
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: CETA – Trust No One – Part Three
Here are two more CETA myths being perpetuated by the Harper regime, according to the Council of Canadians, that we should be aware of: HARPER SAYS: Free trade deals like CETA do not prevent governments from regulating standards that protect the public, including in the areas of the environment, labour,
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: CETA – Trust No One – Part Two
As reported in today’s Star, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, after meeting with Stephen Harper, has promised to push for early completion of the gruelling negotiations for a Canada-European Union free trade pact. While that may hearten those who believe the pact would be an unalloyed blessing for Canada’s economy, there
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Exposing More Harper Lies
Those who believe the Harper propaganda that the changes to environmental oversight contained in Omnibus Bill C-38 are simply ‘housekeeping’ and ‘streamlining’ measures may find this notification from the National Energy Board of interest: As a result of the amendments to section 118, the Board no longer requires applicants for
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Stating The Obvious
I suspect this report ranks right up there with headlines such as Expect A Hotter Than Usual Summer. Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Linda McQuaig on Harper Austerity
In case you missed it, today’s Star has Linda McQuaig’s latest column in which she opines on the Harper austerity program, juxtaposing the P.M.’s insistence that we live in challenging fiscal times and thus must cut spending with his government’s apparently cavalier attitude about the extra $10 billion that they
Continue readingJacked Up: Harper, Baird, Flaherty, EI and the Economy.
I’ll start with two separate paragraphs, from two separate articles (The first from the Ottawa Citizen, the second from the Globe and Mail: Baird falsely portrayed the Liberal scheme for a 360-hour standard as one that would require a massive payroll tax. The Liberals said they would fund the move
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