The Globe & Mail has got its hands on what they were never supposed to see – 150,000 chat room messages exchanged among Canadian rightwing extremists. They come from all walks of life: tradesmen, soldiers, a student teacher, a financial analyst, an aspiring lawyer, among others. And they are in
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Montreal Simon: Kellie Leitch and the Incredible Shrinking Ezra Levant
As you may remember, Kellie Leitch and Ezra Levant had a very close working relationship during the Con leadership campaign.Both shared the same view that only they could save our Canadian values from the "barbarians" i.e. the Muslims.And that like Donald Trump, only they could save us from the "elites" i.e.
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: Gone — But Not Completely
Kellie Leitch has existed — stage right. But, Stephen Maher writes, her constituency is still out there: Pollster Frank Graves, who recently completed a polling project for the Canadian Press to explore the prospects for northern populism, sees a shift in Canadian attitudes about the economy, immigration and trade that
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Scary Story And Many Roles of Kellie Leitch
She came charging out of the Great White Somewhere on her trusty Canadian steed, Goober.She claimed that we were in great danger, and that only she could save our country, and its precious Tim Horton values.But sadly Kellie Leitch couldn't even save herself.And now she's finally calling it quits.Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Will Donald Trump Be The One Who Finishes Off Kellie Leitch?
As we all know, Kellie Leitch tried her best during the Con leadership race to make us believe that she was Canada's Donald or Donalda Trump.Denouncing the One-Percent even though she's one of them. And ranting and raving about immigrants and refugees.It didn't do her any good of course. She finished in
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Abominable Cowardice of Andrew Scheer
This much we know about Andrew Scheer, the man who likes to call himself Stephen Harper Two, or Harper with a smile.We know he is a serious religious fanatic, who owes Brad Trost his new job.We know that his political philosophy is more Republican than Canadian.But who knew he was
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Con Bigot Party and the Shame of Kellie Leitch
You might think that Kellie Leitch had embarrassed herself enough. Done what was left of her reputation enough damage.During the last election, her cultural barbarism show bombed so bad, the stench alone helped bring down the Harper regime. And the way her campaign for the Con leadership race went down
Continue readingAlberta Politics: ANDREW WHO? Oh, wait! I grabbed the wrong picture from the file cabinet!
PHOTOS: Andrew Scheer … I mean Joe Clark, a then-almost-unknown MP from Alberta, celebrates his victory in the Tory party leadership contest with his wife, Maureen McTeer, on Feb. 22, 1976. (Photo: Toronto Public Library.) The real Andrew Scheer, seen below, an almost-unknown MP from Saskatchewan, was doing the same
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Ed Finn reminds us how the economy as a whole – including the private sector – suffers when austerity is inflicted on public services: The public and private sectors have become so interdependent that one cannot be attacked or diminished without hurting the
Continue readingSusan on the Soapbox: A Pollster Finally Gets It Right
We see chaos, Nik Nanos sees trends. Mr Nanos heads up Nanos Research, a leading Canadian research company and official pollster for CTV News, the Globe and Mail, and Bloomberg News. Last week he spoke at the Merv Leitch Lectures Series sponsored by the University of Calgary. His topic—politics in
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Kellie Leitch Among The Haters
Forget the alleged nazi-era gun. Her meeting with Ron Banerjee’s Rise Canada and other assorted nutjobs is probably the more important story. My readers will know Ron; he is let us say special. His greatest hits can be found through this link.
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Now Can We Call the Cons the Bigot Party?
Yesterday was the deadline for the Con leadership candidates to sign up new members. And as you can imagine, as the clock ran out on them, it was not a pretty sight. The stench of desperation hung heavy in the air, and the squealing was deafening.But at least they did manage to provide even more proof
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Con Leadership Race Is Now a Stinky Scandal
It's a horrible sight, it sounds bestial. Oinky, oinky, honky honk!!!!And it smells even worse. But who can be surprised?As the never ending Con leadership race heads towards the final stretch, the stench of porky is in the air.And the most disgusting leadership campaign in modern Canadian history is in danger of gassing itself.Read
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Rick Mercer on Kellie Leitch’s Bizarre Campaign
For months the ghastly Con leadership candidate Kellie Leitch has been demanding that refugees and immigrants be given her "Canadian Values" test.While never telling us what kind of questions she would ask them. But now Leitch has shared a few of them with supporters of the racist rag The Rebel.And as
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Rick Mercer on Kellie Leitch’s Bizarre Campaign
For months the ghastly Con leadership candidate Kellie Leitch has been demanding that refugees and immigrants be given her "Canadian Values" test.While never telling us what kind of questions she would ask them. But now Leitch has shared a few of them with supporters of the racist rag The Rebel.And as
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Ugly Confusion of Michelle Rempel
You don't see or hear much about Michelle Rempel these days. Once she was a rising star in the Harper Party, and a legend in her own mind. But then Big Daddy went down with a sickening thud, and so did her political career.These days Rempel spends a lot of her time
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Ugly Confusion of Michelle Rempel
You don't see or hear much about Michelle Rempel these days. Once she was a rising star in the Harper Party, and a legend in her own mind. But then Big Daddy went down with a sickening thud, and so did her political career.These days Rempel spends a lot of her time
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: UPDATED: A Deluded Woman
That very strange lady, CPC leadership candidate Kellie Leitch, insists that the widespread ‘popularity’ of her online video is proof of the popularity of her platform against immigrants, She ignores the fact that the basis for its viral spread is mockery, not admiration, over its bizarre production values and patent
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Deluded Woman
That very strange lady, CPC leadership candidate Kellie Leitch, insists that the widespread ‘popularity’ of her online video is proof of the popularity of her platform against immigrants, She ignores the fact that the basis for its viral spread is mockery, not admiration, over its bizarre production values and patent
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Con Clowns and the Voice In Their Heads
It was such a boring show I had to remember to keep breathing. And needless to say I couldn't watch it for more than a few minutes. No sane person could.Although it seems it did have its farcical moments. For there were thirteen of the fourteen Con clown leadership candidates yesterday,
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