Its clear that the with the prorogation of parliament the Conservative party has wasted most of its ‘benefit of the doubt’ support that was keeping it ahead of the Liberals. A new poll shows the two parties are neck in neck in national support. Just as clearly, this statistical tie has not come about because […]
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Pop The Stack: Canada Needs to Become a Real Democracy
Full repost of letters from Fair Vote Canada to Stephen Harper and Opposition leaders about the importance of democratic reform now, more than ever. FVC sends open letters to Harper and opposition leaders: it’s time to fix the problem Jan 12, 2010 Fair Vote Canada sent and issued open letters to the Prime Minister and […]
Pop The Stack: Really? That’s the Conservative Response?
The Liberals have released some video ads attacking the Conservative government over its prorogation of parliament. What is more interesting though is the Conservatives response to the ads. I just thought there were a few very odd points about these comments, so don’t mistake me for a liberal hack, I think they are sorely lacking […]
Pop The Stack: Andrew Coyne’s Modest Proposal
The Canadian Interwebs are ablaze with anger over the recent prorogation of parliament and polls tell us that even the general population is quite upset. Hopefully the fast growing Facebook protest group “Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament” will tranlate into feet on the ground during the nationwide protests against proroguing on Jan 23, the Saturday before […]
Pop The Stack: Senate and GG Reform : A Simple Solution
A great article on the Globe and Mail about Harper’s Senate reform plans. As always, Senate reform is a more complex issue than it first appears. Harper likely knows this and knows that his overly simple solution will never be implemented anyways because as the author points out, there are a lot of drawbacks to […]
Canada Guaranteed to be the Problem in Copenhagen
Just as the UN Climate Change Conference kicking off today in Copenhagen Harper gave a speech this morning where he stated that we need to be putting economic recovery before addressing climate change. You can bet that this will be his excuse for holdi…
Continue readingPop The Stack: Out with the Guns, In with the Green
I’ve been putting off this article for a week or so, and its been piling up links, so here’s some unsolicited advice from me to the leaders of her majesty’s loyal opposition, both Mr. Ignatieff and Mr. Layton. Start opposing with something Canadians actually want, not what the media punditocrocy and ‘common wisdom’ tell you. […]
I Want a Leader, Not A Follower
Well now we’ve heard that a number of leaders of other countries (including Obama) are going to be in Copenhagen Harper is jumping on the bandwagon and declaring that he too will be going. Instead of trying to take a leadership role on the internation…
Continue readingPreparing to Disappoint the World
With less than a month to go before the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen the Harper government is already preparing to be a major roadblock for consensus on a world plan to deal with climate change. Refusing to do anything unless the developi…
Continue readingJacked Up: Tory Authority Slipping
Randall Denley and I don’t always see eye to eye, but his piece today in the Ottawa Citizen was pretty much right on the mark. I say pretty much because at one point, Denley says that . ..Of these various conservative politicians, about all one could say is that they
Continue readingJacked Up: The Positive Politics Challenge
In the wake of another round of Conservative attack ads,I thought it was a great time to remind liberals of the “Positive politics Challenge”. The goal is to engage the grassroots, and show Canadians that there is a bright, policy driven alternative to the senseless attacks of the Conservatives. Check
Continue readingJacked Up: So much for freedom of the press
Since Harper has been Prime Minister, I don’t think anyone would argue, there has been a bit of a crackdown on journalists. First, he told Canada that he would no longer tolerate press conferences, because those pesky interviewers dared to ask him some tough questions. Then Conservatives had the RCMP
Continue readingJacked Up: Harper Spreading Democracy… ?!
So the Harper government is creating an agency that will help spread democracy abroad. Good for them, fledgling democracies do need all the help they can get in getting established. My problem though is that this is coming from Harper, a man who doesn’t even know the definition of democracy.
Continue readingJacked Up: The end of Conservatism
That’s what Andrew Coyne wrote about today. Basically he said that the Harper governments decision to spend so much and go into a deficit is the last straw, and that they now have failed to uphold any fiscal Conservative values. All of which could have been a lot less serious
Continue readingJacked Up: Harpercrites Exposed!
The Conservatives just can’t seem to get enough of eating their own words. “The brutal fact here is that something has happened that has never happened before in Canadian history,” Mr. Day, the current Conservative Minister of Trade, said on CTV Newsnet on Tuesday. “And that is two federal leaders
Continue readingSeeing Red in the Southwest: Maple Syrup and Turkeys
An American friend asked me to summarize what happened over the weekend here in Canada. Thought I’d share my response here so those who’ve been hibernating this weekend can get caught up too.We’ve had a busy few days in Canada while you folks were having your turkey. Actually we had
Continue readingSeeing Red in the Southwest: Maple Syrup and Turkeys
An American friend asked me to summarize what happened over the weekend here in Canada. Thought I’d share my response here so those who’ve been hibernating this weekend can get caught up too.We’ve had a busy few days in Canada while you folks were havi…
Continue readingSeeing Red in the Southwest: Maple Syrup and Turkeys
An American friend asked me to summarize what happened over the weekend here in Canada. Thought I’d share my response here so those who’ve been hibernating this weekend can get caught up too.We’ve had a busy few days in Canada while you folks were having your turkey. Actually we had
Continue readingSeeing Red in the Southwest: Be careful – when you wrestle with a pig!
My only word of caution in the current constitutional crisis unraveling in Ottawa would be offered to Mr. Dion. “Be careful! When you wrestle with a pig, remember he enjoys it but you both get covered in mud!”Otherwise, full steam ahead!The proposed motion that Dion has put out on the
Continue readingSeeing Red in the Southwest: Be careful – when you wrestle with a pig!
My only word of caution in the current constitutional crisis unraveling in Ottawa would be offered to Mr. Dion. “Be careful! When you wrestle with a pig, remember he enjoys it but you both get covered in mud!”Otherwise, full steam ahead!The proposed motion that Dion has put out on the
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