I can only imagine Stephen Harper's state of mind, after what must have been for him a week in the hell of his own making.For it was the week the Duffy scandal shredded what was left of his credibility. The week his campaign went off the rails.The week that revealed the
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Montreal Simon: The Duffy Cover-Up: Why the RCMP Must Explain Itself
Now that we know that Stephen Harper's lawyer believed that Nigel Wright had Harper sign off on a five-point plan to payoff Mike Duffy. That good to go really meant good to go. And now that we know this:Donald Bayne, Duffy’s defence lawyer, read from the transcript of a police interview
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Your Morning Smile
Pinocchio, Snow White and Superman are out for a stroll in town one day. As they walk, they came across a sign: “Beauty contest for the most beautiful woman in the world.” “I am entering,” said Snow White. After half an hour she comes out and they ask her, “Well,
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Duffygate: Benjamin Perrin Demolishes the Harperite Conspiracy
Benjamin Perrin had only been the PMO lawyer for a year before the Duffy scandal erupted so he wasn't part of the Con cult.He never drank the Koolaid.So today when his turn came to testify at the Duffy trial he let the truth fly. And managed to knock down Stephen Harper,
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Sympathy For The Devil?
With tongue firmly ensconced in his cheek, Andrew Coyne writes that we are being too hard on Stephen Harper, a prime minister who has been cruelly betrayed by all those in whom he placed an absolute trust: You will be familiar with the picture we have created of him: suspicious,
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Fateful Attraction of Ray Novak
He's trying to carry on his campaign as if nothing has changed. As if the Duffy trial was a mere distraction.But Stephen Harper couldn't conceal a wince yesterday, when reporters asked him about his beloved Ray Novak.And whether he was planning to fire him. Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Duffy Trial and the Anger of the Con Base
By now most people have seen the video of that angry old Con attacking reporters for asking questions about the Duffy trial.And it has become a popular internet meme. Chris Sigurdson.But if you thought that Stephen Harper might be smiling, or in his case opening his mouth and showing his teeth, at
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Conapocalypse: The Duffy Trial’s Explosive New Revelations
It's the smoking gun. Or should I say the smoking flamethrower? The Con conspiracy has finally been exposed.It now seems that Ray Novak, Harper's beloved Chief of Staff, knew all about Nigel Wright's payment to Mike Duffy. Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Nigel Wright and the Trial of Stephen Harper
His friend on Bay Street and in the MSM describe Nigel Wright as a "straight shooter." A man who wouldn't lie about anything.But the evidence presented at the Duffy trial so far has shown him to be a grubby schemer, who would do anything to protect the image of the
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper, Ray Novak, and the Great PMO Cover Up
Well he can run but he can't hide. Everywhere Chicken Harper goes he is dogged by the Duffy scandal.And asked to answer the latest burning question:If his beloved aide Ray Novak knew all about the attempted cover-up and Nigel Wright's scheme to pay off Ol' Duff, why did he stay silent
Continue readingIn This Corner: Stuff Happens, week 31: Oil falls, gas goes up … again.
If you’re a regular reader of this blog (and if you are, ask yourself why), you’ve probably grown tired of my ranting about Big Oil’s rip off of the Canadian consumer. From the Globe and Mail, a little proof: “Crude prices have tanked since early May, but gasoline prices have
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper’s Disastrous Possibly Fatal Duffy Mistake
When Stephen Harper decided to launch the election campaign into the midsummer storm of the Duffy trial, he must have thought he could get away with it.His criminal mind must have hoped that the campaign would distract Canadians, and limit the damage to him and his Cons.But as even John Ivison
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Day Duffy’s Lawyer Went After Stephen Harper
Ever since the trial of Mike Duffy began, his lawyer Donald Bayne has been circling over Stephen Harper, like a hawk over a rabbit.But today all that changed.When Bayne swooped out of the sky, and went in for the kill.Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Passion of Nigel Wright and the Depravity of Jesus Harper
It couldn't be a more outrageous statement, or if you are a Christian a more blasphemous one.But there was Jesus Harper's fallen but still faithful disciple Nigel Wright, citing the the Bible to defend his actions in the Mike Duffy scandal.Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Incredible Cowardice of Bubble Boy Harper
As you know Stephen Harper is planning to put as much distance between himself and the Mike Duffy trial as he possibly can. Even if that means taking his travelling closet to the North Pole. Stephen Harper is heading to Northern Canada in the days after his former chief of staff Nigel
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Duffy Trial: Has Stephen Harper Shot Himself in the Foot?
Should Mike Duffy demand that Stephen Harper be called as a witness at his trial which resumes next week, Harper would normally be able to invoke parliamentary privilege to avoid having to testify.But because of his decision to extend the length of the election campaign it seems Great Leader may
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Latest Senate Scandal and Stephen Harper’s Horrible Image Problem
As you know Stephen Harper has a terrible image problem. His numbers are tanking, his personal popularity is about as low as it has ever been.He can't call himself a Great Economist Leader without risking being charged with fraud.Many are calling him Great Chicken Turkey Leader, and hardly anyone believes
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Michael Harris: The Three Ways Nigel Wright Could Hurt Stephen Harper
As you know the trial of Mike Duffy resumes on Monday, and as you imagine Stephen Harper must be shaking like a leaf, or a coward in a closet.Or tossing and turning in his bed at night, wondering when Nigel Wright might be called to the stand. And asked to explain,
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper’s Strange and Desperate Spring
He is still campaigning furiously all over the country, sprinkling dollars all over the place, trying to buy the next election.But the spring has gone out Harper's step, he seems listless at times, his cold dead eyes seem deader than usual. He's packing on the pounds.The events of the last
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper, The Duffy Trial, and the Lost Summer
It's sometimes hard to remember, and even harder to believe, that Stephen Harper came to power promising to clean up government.And a new era of accountability.But we all know how that turned out. That was then.This is now… And now that we know that there is even more evidence that
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