The problem with Canada is that too many people care. If all of the losers just stopped trying to win elections, we’d save so much money every four years. There’s no way to convince the winning voters that they shouldn’t vote for MPs who are in parties that promise to
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Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Good To See
There are some very interesting links to explore today. I hope you made some time available to browse. The UK is also experiencing strange weather, and there are photos and a hashtag to explore. == An excellent summary of the oil news tearing up the newspapers in Canada this week.
Continue readingThe Happy Wanderer: Harper: Let’s Give It To The Provinces
A new report shows exactly want Harper is intending to do with the Health care plan he has for Canada. This report came from a watch dog group that showed that the Harper’s plan for health care will only help Ottawa. Parliament’s budget watchdog says the new health-care funding formula
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: Our Mandate
“Well you know the Conservatives say, and we know the mantra those of us who have to sit through this every day in the House of commons, that Canadians gave them a mandate to do whatever it is that they want to do; a mandate to carry out whatever abuses
Continue readingfirst word, tree.: Pink Herrings: Ethical (Sp)Oil and Pride (in Pipelines)
“Make a hard Right-turn at the Town of Wedgepolitics and keep going Straight until you’ve reached the City of Bigotry and Political Strategy.” Directions for Harper’s recent wedge-issue of choice, driven to distract, that questions the validity of marriage licences granted to non-resident couples in Canada. This issue is too risky
Continue readingThe Happy Wanderer: Opposition to Harper: Nonexistant
Who will rise this year to challenge Stephen Harper, to oppose him credibly? There might be many credible attacks on the Conservatives in 2012, but the no one will be listening. There was a reason the Tories received a majority government in May: so that Canadians would not have to
Continue readingImpolitical: Helmets to hard hats vs. battlefields to the boardroom
I am just getting home from downtown where I had a quick meeting in an office building on University Avenue. In the elevator, there was one one of those mini-tv screens that gives you the latest headlines. This appeared on the screen: “Helmets to hard hats: Harper outlines job program
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: The Myth of the Greedy Union Thug
I can’t help but notice how Stephen Harper and his Members of Parliament have been running rough shot over unionized workers lately. There have been several instances of the Federal Government abusing its powers to interfere with collective bargaining. In the case of Canada Post,… ..
Continue readingImpolitical: Do the Harper wave
Stephen Harper waves goodbye to the jobs in London, Ontario, pictured above. That’s a nice shot. Really captures the sentiment well as an accompaniment to this article: “Tories mum on lockout at plant Harper used to tout corporate tax cuts.” He’s happy to show up for the glory and highly
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: The Cost of Conservative Religious Hegemony
How much would you give to protect your own religious freedom? Probably a lot, from money, to political action, to perhaps your life. I suspect you would give comparably to protect that freedom of another Canadian. Now what would you give to protect the religious freedom of only people in
Continue readingImpolitical: Nothing to see here
“All about the economy, says Harper.” Yes, yes, what else would he say in an interview on what to expect in 2012. Anyhoo, this is an interesting reassurance being rolled out: Harper said Canadians can expect modest cuts to federal spending in the budget to be tabled later in the
Continue readingImpolitical: Tuesday drive-by blogging
A collection of items noted in the past week or so. 1. Canadian Press had a good year end type piece on the 24th. It captured what was, to me, the quote of the year from Stephen Harper. CP used it as a metaphor and it does indeed work: No
Continue readingImpolitical: Harper government flips and flops on Europe
Yesterday: “Canada could pay into IMF Europe fund, Flaherty says.” Hmmm, maybe they should have been a little more open-minded initially. Here in early November was Harper’s shortsighted message at the G20: “Harper says no Canadian money for European bailout.” Harper was pretty definitive at the time: “We see absolutely
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Very Conservative Christmas Message
Couldn’t resist this one. Thanks to Mark-Leiren-Young. Recommend this Post
Continue readingCrazy Bitches R Us: Attawapiskat: could economic sanctions against Canada work?
Recently the James Anaya, the UN special rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, issued a statement Tuesday saying he wrote to the Harper government Canada to express my deep concern about the dire social and economic condition of the Attawapiskat First Nation, which exemplifies the conditions of many aboriginal
Continue readingCrazy Bitches R Us: Attawapiskat: could economic sanctions against Canada work?
Recently the James Anaya, the UN special rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, issued a statement Tuesday saying he wrote to the Harper government Canada to express my deep concern about the dire social and economic condition of the Attawapiskat First Nation, which exemplifies the conditions of many aboriginal
Continue readingCrazy Bitches R Us: Attawapiskat: could economic sanctions against Canada work?
Recently the James Anaya, the UN special rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, issued a statement Tuesday saying he wrote to the Harper government Canada to express my deep concern about the dire social and economic condition of the Attawapiskat First Nation, which exemplifies the conditions of many aboriginal communities in the country." More NDP MP Charlie Angus has urged that Anaya
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Real Agenda: Outrage Is Sometimes Justin-fied
I’m proud of Justin Trudeau’s outburst in Question Period. He called the Environment Minister Peter Kent a “piece of shit” for blaming an NDP MP for not attending Durban’s climate change conference, while it was Kent’s government that denied opposition MPs’ travel and accreditation! Kent’s attempt to lie about the
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: WTF? China is Driving Canada’s Purchase of the F-35?
If you have any doubt about how feeble Canada’s corporate media have become you need only read the PostMedia scribe Matthew Fisher’s article proclaiming that “Canada will buy F-35 joint strike fighter, no matter the cost.“ This joker has the critical thinking skills of a 6-year old at Christmas. Who
Continue readingNo oil for you! What could be Harper’s first sound policy on the United States
If we disregard the fetish-like obsession conservatives in Canada have for the GOP and Tea Party crackpots south of the border and if we ignore the uncharacteristic of a Canadian mistakes their current leader has made, I’m talking about Stephen Harper, the cons may be onto something by refusing to ship
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