Amid all the hoo-ha emanating from the nation’s capital over the partial holiday weekend, the bit that didn’t seem to fit was the dispiriting news – for many Albertans, anyway – that the federal cabinet won’t make a decision until summer at least on whether the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion
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Political Potshots: How Occam’s Razor Applies To The Manufactured SNC-Lavalin Controversy
I could be wrong, I often am wrong. Maybe I will eat these words some day, who knows. I have eaten many words in my life. Occam’s razor fascinates me, especially when applied to politics. Suppose there exist two explanations for an incident or controversy. In this case the one
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Andrew Scheer and the Scandal That Never Was
Andrew Scheer is still trying to blow air into the fake scandal balloon, but it's just not working.Most Canadians just aren't interested, and with good reason. There's no there, there.And they know the creepy Scheer only too well.Read more »
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Just Who Was The DPA Enacted To Help?
If you watch the following interview with law professor Jennifer Quaid, you will find her take on the Omnibus Bill provision for the DPA (deferred prosecution agreement) that SNC-Lavalin salivates over very, very disturbing. Start at about the 1:40 mark. The big ‘reveal’ is at the 4-minute mark, when Quaid
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Sounds Like A Version Of Victim-Blaming To Me
I doubt that this performance will endear Mr. Trudeau to women or indigenous communities: Recommend this Post
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Why Andrew Scheer Is Looking So Desperate
I don't know why Andrew Scheer was looking so desperate. He claims he's winning, and that Justin Trudeau could soon be in prison. So why is he looking like such a loser? He's trying to use this story against Trudeau. And trying to turn Judy Wilson-Raybould into a martyr for
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Dear PMO, cabinet, MPs, et al.
Let her speak. Let her speak. Let her speak. Let her speak. Let her speak. Let her speak. Let her speak. Let her speak. Let her speak. Let her speak. Let her speak. Let her speak. Let her speak. Let her speak. Let her speak. Let her speak. Let her
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Breaking News! Wilson-Raybould Has Resigned
You can read her official announcement here. Recommend this Post
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Shabby Con Media and the Fake Scandal
When the Globe first published its anonymously sourced report alleging PMO interference in the SNC-Lavalin case, the media made Jody Wilson-Raybould look like a martyr.Praising her to high heaven, for daring to stand up to the Trudeau government they hate so much.And drawing a direct line between her alleged refusal to
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: #LavScam Toronto Star scoop: Trudeau’s cover-up begins
If Justin Trudeau won’t relieve Jody Wilson-Raybould of her lawyer’s obligation to maintain confidentiality – and if he plans to fight any inquiry into the #LavScam obstruction of justice scandal – we all know what that means. It means the Nixonian coverup has started. The Star has the story today,
Continue readingMontreal Simon: SNC-Lavalin: Scandal Or Much Ado About Almost Nothing?
I suppose it's the price I must pay for trying to maintain a daily blog, that yesterday I should write about how Nicholas Kristof called us the "moral leader of the free world."And today I should be writing about this story.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office attempted to press Jody Wilson-Raybould when she
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: New column day
Here, on how the Libs’ criminal justice bill (Bill C-75) is aimed solely at speed rather than fairness – and seems likely to fail even by that insufficient metric. For further reading…– Others weighing in on the bill include Omar Ha-Redeye, Michael Spratt, Stephanie DiGiuseppe, Sarah Leamon and Joanna Smith.
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