The outlook for the Liberals is bright as the 2015 election approaches. There are a number of very qualified and dedicated candidates or nominees lining up to clean our country of the CPC mess that is Harper’s legacy. I while back, I profiled Danielle Takacs and Karen McCrimmon as two
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The Canadian Progressive: Conservative MPs Jumping Harper’s Sinking Ship
Conservative MPs are not ready to face what appears to be a guaranteed drubbing by the opposition during the 2015 federal election; they’re jumping Harper’s sinking ship. The post Conservative MPs Jumping Harper’s Sinking Ship appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingLeft Over: Desperate Times Call for Desperate Opinion Pieces…
OPINION Justin Trudeau may be the next big thing – but Stephen Harper’s still Nickelback Politics, like music, is about sound and vision. What will voters want to hear in 2015? By Andrew MacDougall, for CBC News Posted: Sep 07, 2014 5:00 AM ET Last Updated: Sep 07, 2014 5:31 AM
Continue readingScott's DiaTribes: Interviews galore coming
Hello folks: Sorry for the delay on new blogposts, but I didn’t feel like regurgitating news you can find elsewhere, such as more polls from multiple pollsters showing good Liberal leads, or the fact Conservatives are bemoaning the fact this is the case and still viewing Justin Trudeau as incarnate
Continue readingTattered Sleeve: Justin Calling
Justin Calling to Albertan towns
Now get prepared for the writ to come down
Justin Calling to the oilsands
Forget about Pierre and his Energy plans
Justin Calling, now look here to us
The new Trudeaumania is on the up’n’up
Mulcair isn’t catching
Harper’s on the way out
The Cons are corrupted
The Greens got no clout
A BQ error, leaves the left in the clear
And Justin is calling and I’ll…
Go for the winner!
Justin calling, yes, I was there, too
An’ you know what they said? Well, some of it was true!
Justin calling to the gun registry arm
Forget it brother, that’s a horse that’s long gone!
Justin calling to the zombies of Ignatieff
Quit bitchin’ bout, those (true) ads all negative
Justin calling, and I don’t want to flout
But while you were sulking, I glad-handed about
Justin calling, see we ain’t getting high
But there’s taxes to be raised from making it legalized
Mulcair just ain’t catching
Harper’s on the way out
The Cons are corrupted
The Greens got no clout
A BQ error, leaves the left in the clear
And Justin is calling and I’ll…
Go for the winner!
Justin calling, yes, I got swept up too
And you know what they said? Sacha’s onboard too!
Justin calling through the Mop & Pail bile
After all this, won’t you give me a smile?
Justin calling
I never hoped so much, so much so much!
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Continue readingTattered Sleeve: Justin Calling
Justin Calling to Albertan towns Now get prepared for the writ to come down Justin Calling to the oilsands Forget about Pierre and his Energy plans Justin Calling, now look here to us The new Trudeaumania is on the up’n’up Mulcair isn’t catching Harper’s on the way out The Cons
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Conservatives to Trudeau: you don’t have the judgement to lead
The Harper Conservatives may already have convinced themselves that Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau lacks “the judgement to lead” to lead Canada. The post Conservatives to Trudeau: you don’t have the judgement to lead appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingTrashy's World: There are some quality candidates…
… vying for Liberal Party nominations. My political junkiness kicks into high gear usually about 12-18 months ahead of a projected election date. I love elections. And I love the processes and machinations leading up to them. Although it has been an unbelievable (literally and figuratively… which you’ll understand if you know
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Canadian party leaders’ “callous devaluation of Palestinian life” condemned
In open letter, 690 academics, community leaders decry the “callous devaluation of Palestinian life” by the Canadian government and federal party leaders, urge condemnation of the continuing violation of international law in Gaza. The post Canadian party leaders’ “callous devaluation of Palestinian life” condemned appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingcalgaryliberal.com: The Alberta Liberals’ Biggest Gamble Yet
In life, and in politics, risk normally matches reward. And the Alberta Liberals are throwing a die so far, so long, that it overshadows any risk the party has ever taken on before. And the reward may in fact be massive if all goes well. Today Kent Hehr announced his run
Continue readingLeft Over: Desperation and Distraction, but a Little Satisfaction?
http://montrealsimon.blogspot.ca/2014/07/the-increasing-desperation-of-stephen.html Two things have me momentarily distracted these days, and both are all about the lack of traction that the Cons are getting from attacking both Junior and the NDP..vis a vis the ‘scandal’ that never was re their supposed illegal Parliamentary postal charge avoidance..what happened with that? Sadly
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: Andrea Horwath’s Debacle
I can’t remember the last time I laughed out loud when I saw election results. I almost spat a mouthful of my breakfast across the room. Almost nobody expected Ontario’s Liberals to win a majority, least of all the NDP’s Andrea Horwath. Her decision to pull the plug on the
Continue readingEh Types: Why I’m Voting Liberal
An election should be about what sort of society we want. What do we value? What goals, needs, and initiatives will we prioritize over others? Most importantly, what steps will government take to improve people’s lives? As vital as business is, there are areas government can improve lives where business
Continue readingEh Types: Is Red the New Orange?
The Ontario election has featured a deeply divided, ideologically intrenched split. Two polarized points of view on how our province should run which will determine who runs it. To be clear, I’m only talking about the NDP here. This election began with NDP leader Andrea Horwath announcing her party would
Continue readingLeft Over: Cons Whine, Mulcair Shines….
Not for the first time, I can find little in print to refer to as I usually do, because of all the sickening Con-licking going on lately in the media..so my personal impressions of the parliamentary attempt at barbecuing Mulcair re that huge (non) scandal regarding the funding of constituency
Continue readingEh Types: Death by One Hundred Thousand Cuts
In my last post I criticized Tim Hudak’s campaign over some early gaffes, and called them amateurs. I would like to take this opportunity to apologize for that to amateurs everywhere. Since we’ve seen how they do on a subway, I hope Hudak has an event at one of Ontario’s
Continue readingThe Liberal Scarf: Is Andrea Horwath for real?
That’s what the new Kathleen Wynne ad asks Ontarians after Horwath said NO to an increased child benefit, an Ontario Pension Plan, better transit, and a new job creation strategy for Ontario. I’m really digging the “I’m Kathleen Wynne and I stand behind this message” tag the Premier has been
Continue readingThe Liberal Scarf: Is Andrea Horwath for real?
That’s what the new Kathleen Wynne ad asks Ontarians after Horwath said NO to an increased child benefit, an Ontario Pension Plan, better transit, and a new job creation strategy for Ontario. I’m really digging the “I’m Kathleen Wynne and I stand behin…
Continue readingThe Liberal Scarf: Is Andrea Horwath for real?
That’s what the new Kathleen Wynne ad asks Ontarians after Horwath said NO to an increased child benefit, an Ontario Pension Plan, better transit, and a new job creation strategy for Ontario. I’m really digging the “I’m Kathleen Wynne and I stand behind this message” tag the Premier has been
Continue readingEh Types: Wynne’s to Lose
The provincial election in Ontario is only a week old. Polls suggest a tight race lies ahead, and of course campaigns matter. All that said, on June 13th Kathleen Wynne will still be Premier of Ontario and if she had a slim majority to go with it I would not
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