In light of a damning report, this speaks much truth, eh? H/t Toronto Star Recommend this Post
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Politics and its Discontents: Berated, Belittled And ….. Brutalized?
It is beginning to look like our erstwhile and volatile Governor General, Julie Payette, did not limit herself to verbal abuse of staff. CBC reports the following: Complainants who took part in an independent probe into claims of a toxic workplace culture at Rideau Hall claim former governor general Julie Payette’s verbal harassment
Continue readingIn This Corner: Do YOU have what it takes to be Governor General?
Job listing: Governor General of Canada Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom, Canada and Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith – a.k.a. The Queen – is seeking a full-time representative for the Dominion of Canada.
Continue readingdaveberta.ca – Alberta Politics: Listen to the pilot of the Daveberta Podcast
In a first of what we expect to be a regular feature, I have joined forces with conservative political commentator Ryan Hastman in launching the Daveberta podcast. In our pilot episode, recorded on November 5, 2017, Ryan and I were joined by our talented producer Adam Rozenhart to talk about
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Day Andrew Scheer Revealed His Inner Monster
Let nobody say I didn't warn them that Andrew Scheer is a dangerous religious fanatic.For I've been trying to drive home that simple point for months.Trying to warn Canadians that Scheer is a such a religious extremist that he is quite capable of tearing this country apart.Or do anything to
Continue readingIn This Corner: The Return of Stuff Happens, week 27: The right moves; Spicer quits, comics cry.
Well, that was decisive. The Wildrose and the Progressive Conservatives — the Hatfields and the McCoys of Alberta politics — agreed to a merger on Saturday. And it wasn’t even close. Rank-and-file members of both parties voted in shocking numbers in favour of the merger of the two conservative parties.
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: Julie Payette
Say what you will about Justin’s Trudeau’s policies — when the rubber hits the road, there’s a lot of continuity between him and Stephen Harper — the fact is that, when it comes to optics, he’s a much better politician than his predecessor. Put simply, his appointment of Julie Payette
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