I have no idea where Stephen Harper is or what he's doing. He hasn't tweeted a word for 48 hours. His squawking Twitter site has suddenly gone silentBut I bet that cartoon is a pretty good representation of his state of mind.Because he must be absolutely desperate. After rolling along
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Montreal Simon: The Duffy Trial: The PMO Cover-Up Begins to Unravel
We've waited a long time to find out what role Stephen Harper's PMO played in the Mike Duffy scandal. And now we're finally starting to find out.They arranged for an outside audit to try to keep Ol' Duff quiet.And then proceeded to whitewash it. Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Why the Duffy Trial is Also the Trial of Stephen Harper
Sometimes I think that the Mike Duffy trial is like one of those Russian nesting dolls, with Duffy as the biggest doll hiding all those other scandals inside it.Which is unfortunate, because it might give people the impression that it's all about Ol' Duff and his dubious activities.When in fact
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Duffy Trial Starts to Suck In Stephen Harper
Ever since the Mike Duffy scandal erupted one question has never been properly answered. How on earth did Duffy think he could get away with posing as a Senator from Prince Edward Island, when he had lived in Ottawa for decades? And yesterday that question was finally answered. It apparently wasn't
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Michael Harris on the Case Against Duffy and the Case Against Harper
If you've been following the trial of Mike Duffy, you know that the prosecution is having trouble making its case that he broke the rules, because it seems the Senate didn't have any.And that the judge is getting impatient. But as Michael Harris points out while the case against Duffy is in
Continue readingIn This Corner: Stuff Happens, week 15: Oilers clean house, Notley cleans up
The Edmonton Oilers, the widely-despised local hockey squadron, continue to make a lot of news for a team that missed the playoffs. After lucking into the No. 1 draft pick, on Friday the Oilers named former Boston Bruin GM Peter Chiarelli as their major domo of hockey operations. With Bob
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Harper Confidential: The Secrets He Doesn’t Want Canadians To know
As we know Stephen Harper is preparing to pass Bill C-51 so he can turn Canada into a police state and spy on us all.Because he does want to dig up as many dirty secrets as possible, use them against his opponents. And finally achieve the state of Total Control the
Continue readingIn This Corner: Stuff Happens, week 14: And they’re off! But why?
This week, Premier Jim Prentice called his uncalled-for election. The question remains, why? The election — a year ahead of the lawful election date — has no validity. The PCs have a majority that any government in Canada, or the world, would kill for (and in some countries, that’s exactly
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Why Wasn’t Nigel Wright Charged in the Duffy Affair?
Ever since the trial of Mike Duffy began, I keep getting asked the same haunting question: If Duffy is being charged with accepting a bribe, why wasn't Nigel Wright charged with bribing him by cutting him that $90,000 cheque?And I have to explain that the RCMP has yet to explain that
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Michael Harris: Why Stephen Harper Should be Testifying at the Duffy Trial
In my last post I wrote about how the Mike Duffy trial is already turning into a real nightmare for Stephen Harper.Duffy's lawyer is trying to bind the two men together, and show how close they once were.Which can only damage Great Leader, and further taint his reputation.But as Michael
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and Mike Duffy: The Love Story
I always knew that Stephen Harper would never be able to escape the large shadow of Mike Duffy. I knew that he broke the rules to make him his favourite fundraiser. His inflated cash machine who could milk gazillions of dollars out of his sucker base. But who knew it
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Duffy Diary and the Panic in the PMO
Lordy. The Duffy trial is just beginning, and I don't think I've ever seen the fanatics in the PMO looking so frightened, or their Great Leader in a such a state of obvious panic.And it's not just because so many of them are going to have to testify under oath,
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Why Stephen Harper Will Be Hurt by the Duffy Trial
If Stephen Harper thought he could run away from the trial of Mike Duffy, as he was trying to do yesterday at a photo-op in Vancouver. Which is about as far away as you can get from Ottawa, and Ol' Duff's even more massive photo-op.The look on Harper's face tells me that
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Why the Duffy Trial is Also the Trial of the Harper Regime
I wouldn't be surprised if Stephen Harper spends the next two months in the usual place he runs to, and the same position he assumes, whenever he feels threatened. Whether it's by the one-man terrorist army who stormed Parliament, or by the trial of his soiled superstar senator Mike Duffy.
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Day of the Duffy
He has tried to run from the scandal from the day it was exposed. Tried to make us believe that he knew nothing.That it was all Nigel Wright's fault, and that when he told him the plan was "good to go" he didn't mean pay off Mike Duffy to buy
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Day the Fear Factor Ran Out
I can only imagine the state Stephen Harper must be in this weekend. Because it can't be pretty.Not after being he was forced to promise changes to his anti-terrorist bill. The one he claimed, so long and so loudly, didn't need to be changed. And not after the evidence keeps growing
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper, Mike Duffy, and the PMO Nightmare
Stephen Harper's PMO is one of the most sinister organizations in Canada, and one of the most secretive.No decent Canadian has ever been able to penetrate its murky darkness, or know exactly how it works. Or how its monstrous master controls his faithful fanatics.But now all that is about to
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Breaking: Ezra Levant to Appear at the Mike Duffy Trial !!
Golly. As if the trial of Mike Duffy wasn't big enough, with a cast of thousands from the Harper PMO.With Nigel Wright, Ray Novak, and Dean Del Mastro.I see it just got even bigger.And no doubt even louder. Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Breaking: The Duffy Trial Just Got Bigger and Better !!!
We always knew it was going to be a big trial. We knew that Mike Duffy would make sure it was.Especially now that he has had time to think about how Stephen Harper treated him, and he's REALLY pumped or pissed.And of course, as I pointed out yesterday, the perp
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Senategate 2: The Duffy Scandal is Back in the News
It seems like such a long time since Senategate was Canada's hottest and most scandalous show.And I've missed the cast of shady characters so badly. The faithful fanatic Nigel Wright, the old scoundrel Mike Duffy, the shadowy lawyer Benjamin Perrin, and all the other members of the Senategate gang.But now they're back
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