His name is Sadiq Khan, he's just made history, and struck a big blow for decency over bigotry.By being elected as the first Muslim mayor of London.Sadiq Khan has been elected mayor of London, reclaiming the post for Labour after eight years of Con…
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Montreal Simon: Lynton Crosby and the Harper Horror Show
I'm sure it was the last thing Stephen Harper needed to know, in his present mental condition.Know that Lynton Crosby, his Aussie political guru, who he had counted on to help him win the election, with his ugly politics of division…Only to fail…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Nightmare Campaign and My Day of Rage
I was going to write a post about young Canadians and the campaign to get them to vote. But like so many of them I was just too tired, after attacking the punching bag at the gym like I wanted to kill it.I had to, I was that angry. For this
Continue readingMontreal Simon: How to Use Strategic Voting to Defeat the Bigot Cons
Stephen Harper and his Aussie attack monster Lynton Crosby must be delighted. Not only do they now have the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal to wave around as a shiny bauble to try to distract voters.The niqab issue is back in the spotlight. The Federal Court of Appeal has denied the application for a
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Night of the Raven
It was weird out there last night. A massive modern art show was going on all over the city, from dusk to dawn.And in my neighbourhood there were all kinds of strange and disturbing sights. Like people writhing on the sidewalk, or a hall full of 30,000 black paper moths,
Continue readingMontreal Simon: How Lynton Crosby Brought Stephen Harper Back From the Dead
I must admit it is getting a bit grim out there. Fall has finally arrived, it's getting colder and darker, the skies over this ghastly Harperland are filled with flying monkeys.Stephen Harper is a frenzy urging them on to destroy his enemies, with his poisonous wedge issues. And of course this is
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Darth Harper and the Divided Left That Eats Itself
I think it safe to say that with less than three weeks to go before the election, and Darth Harper and his Aussie alien Lynton Crosby preparing to use the foulest wedge issues to try to win another mandate.As you can see by this latest tweet from Great Ugly Leader. The
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Harper election strategist Lynton Crosby linked to global tax havens
Lynton Crosby, the Australian political strategist Stephen Harper recently picked to reboot the Conservatives’ 2015 federal campaign, is linked to tax havens in Malta. Meanwhile, in 2014, Corporate Canada had a record $199 billion stashed in the world’s top 10 tax havens. The post Harper election strategist Lynton Crosby linked
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Munk Debate and the Justin Trudeau Challenge
I thought it was the best debate so far, if only because at long last it was all about our precious and very threatened Canadian values.And as predicted, as soon as Stephen Harper stopped groping the hands of his opponents, he set out to destroy them.By reaching into Lynton Crosby's sweaty
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Monday Morning Links
Assorted content to start your week. – Robert Reich writes that the most important source of growing inequality in the U.S. is a political system torqued to further enrich those who already had the most: The underlying problem, then, is not just globalization and technological changes that have made most
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Jason Kenney and Lynton Crosby’s New and Dangerous Wedge Issue
Well don't say I didn't warn you. In one of my last posts I wrote that Jason Kenney would go absolutely wild at the thought that Justin Trudeau was going after the so-called ethnic vote. And yesterday that's exactly what he did, In a grotesque three-act performance or freak show that began
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and Lynton Crosby’s Monstrous Lock Box
Well there was Stephen Harper in Quebec yesterday, locking a promise never to raise taxes into a giant safe.Vowing to put a tax lock on our future. Stephen Harper is making a promise to keep his promise. A re-elected Conservative government would introduce so-called “tax lock” legislation that would prohibit increases
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The French Debate and the Bigot Game of Stephen Harper
If you missed last night's French-language debate you can relax because you didn't miss much.The debate had its lively moments, but there were no knock out punches, and I very much doubt that it will move many votes in Quebec or in the rest of Canada.Tom Mulcair survived the combined assault
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Harper’s “old stock Canadians” line is downright racist and xenophobic
Did Lynton Crosby, the Australian “master of dog whistle politics”, have anything to do with Stephen Harper’s racist, divisive and xenophobic “old stock Canadians” line? It’s possible. The post Harper’s “old stock Canadians” line is downright racist and xenophobic appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Con’s New Bigot Offensive
Well now we know for sure. Now there is no longer any doubt. Stephen Harper will use bigotry to try to win the next election. He is that desperate, and that crazy.He will not not call off his bloodthirsty hounds. The Conservatives are seeking to throw up another roadblock to a Muslim woman's
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Were the Liberals and NDP Set Up by Lynton Crosby?
There has been much talk recently about the Conservatives hiring of the Australian strategist, Lynton Crosby. Known for his dirty and divisive campaigns, the news sent, if not shock waves, at least ripples; throughout the rival teams and their supporte…
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Were the Liberals and NDP Set Up by Lynton Crosby?
There has been much talk recently about the Conservatives hiring of the Australian strategist, Lynton Crosby. Known for his dirty and divisive campaigns, the news sent, if not shock waves, at least ripples; throughout the rival teams and their supporters. However, we have since learned that Crosby has been working
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Were the Liberals and NDP Set Up by Lynton Crosby?
There has been much talk recently about the Conservatives hiring of the Australian strategist, Lynton Crosby. Known for his dirty and divisive campaigns, the news sent, if not shock waves, at least ripples; throughout the rival teams and their supporters. However, we have since learned that Crosby has been working
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Could the Refugee Issue Help Stephen Harper Win the Election?
I was planning to stay away from writing about polls for a while because all of them suggest a three-way tie, and with the margin of error could mean anything.But something about this latest Nanos poll bothers me. Not because of the result, which with a margin of error of 2.8% could
Continue readingCuriosityCat: 2015 Election: Wait for Stephen Harper’s Dead Cats on a Table
Dead Cat on a Table It is ironic that the man who tried to show off his cuddly, soft, compassionate, human side by having photographs taken with him cuddling cute little kittens, should be resorting to the use of a man described by some as a Master of Dark Arts,
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