Golly. I'm sure Stephen Harper must look back fondly at the time when he had big plans for Rob Ford.Those happy days when him and Big Boy could pose together under the logo of the Toronto police, declare they were for law and order, unlike the opposition who were for the criminals.
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Leftist Jab: Odd How Peter Van Loan Has Gone Into Hiding
Peter Van Loan has no answers Ever since the Mike Duffy the imbroglio erupted, Peter Van Loan has gone into hiding on the subject of the entitled Senator. Let’s explore why that is. On April 18th, 2013, Mike Duffy was suggesting that repayment for his housing allowance might not be
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Rob Ford and the Con Kingdom of Denial
For eight days he turned Canada's largest city into a circus, and the laughing stock of the world.For eight days he refused to answer any questions about whether he was caught on camera smoking crack and making racist and homophobic comments.Only to emerge today, with his head shaved like Colonel Kurtz
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Amazing Last Stand of Senator Duffy
OMG. What did I do to deserve this? So I can do it again, and again, and again.Because this is just too good to be true eh? As if that Con scandal in the House of Pork wasn't already one of the most amazing shows I've seen recently. Right up there with The Bates
Continue readingThe Ranting Canadian: ● “People have got to know whether or not their…
● “People have got to know whether or not their President is a crook. Well, I’m not a crook.” – disgraced American president Richard Nixon ● “I don’t recall. I don’t recall that.” – disgraced American president Ronald Reagan ● “A proof is a proof. What kind of a proof?
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Why the Rob Ford Scandal is also Hurting the Harper Cons
OMG. This is so spooky.I knew they were as close as peas in a pod.I remember how in that video of them at Rob Ford's bush party, they were falling all over each other.But who knew that just days after Stephen Harper lost his Chief-of Staff, Rob Ford would fire
Continue readingLeDaro: Mike Duffy has his own barber
With Senate salary, travel claims and other perks he can afford his own barber.:)
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Canada Politics News: Thursday Morning Recap
Canada politics news: Thursday morning recap: Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Senate. Senate expenses scandal. Sen. Mike Duffy. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford. Conservatives. A few of the dominant news issues/topics on Wed, May 22, 2013. But this bold editorial declaration by the Toronto Star stands out: “If the Prime Minister can’t bring himself to
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Great Peruvian Apology
Well it took a long time, and he had to travel all the way to Peru, before he finally agreed to talk to the media about the sordid Senate scandal.But today he did allow reporters to ask him TWO questions.So he could tell people in Canada he's very, very, very sorry.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Mike Duffy’s primary home not P.E.I., unedited Senate report says
Original document says expenses for winterized cottage should not have been claimed A copy of the original report by an internal Senate committee on Senator Mike Duffy‘s expense claims, obtained by CBC News, makes it clear the committee believes Duffy’s primary residence is in Ottawa, and not in P.E.I.
Continue readingAlberta Diary: Pack the Senate with cheats, then call for reform, then take off for Peru? Good plan!
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, not pictured because he’s pretty well disappeared, has heeded the touristic lure South America, illustrated above. Below: Canadian Parliamentarian Joan Crockatt and U.S. Representative Davy Crockett. Note to Globe and Mail: There is a difference! Below them: Allaudin Merali. Prime Minister Stephen Harper was apparently grinding
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Piggy That Won’t Go Away
As I watched Stephen Harper walk up the steps of his getaway jet today, I can only imagine what he must have been thinking.I'm leaving the piggy behind.They can't question me, or arrest me…. in Peru.And I told them NOTHING !!!! Read more »
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: On instructing clients
Let’s once again take a slightly closer look at what’s been reported about the Cons’ senate scandal – as yesterday’s revelations about the involvement of Stephen Harper’s special counsel and legal adviser Benjamin Perrin may offer a few more indications as to who was actually pulling the strings. To start
Continue readingTrashy's World: Oooooohhhh nooooo….
Harper is unhappy! And upset too! Who will feel his wrath? Who will he throw under the big blue bus? Inquiring minds want to know! (2) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Murray Dobbin contrasts the B.C. NDP’s recent election loss against the type of popular focus which helped Saskatchewan’s CCF to earn a twenty-year stay in office in the face of far more hysterical opposition: You can design a campaign that projects a
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Horse Whisperer
He is angry, he is desperate, his whole world is collapsing around him under the weight of scandal.The Duffy problem just keeps getting worse. Making it almost impossible to claim that he didn't know what was going on.His shell shocked caucus is revolting. Demanding that he do something, anything, to make this nightmare
Continue reading350 or bust: Harper’s House of Cards Disintegrating Under Weight of Conservative Senators
* We are living in interesting times, as the saying goes. Here in Canada, the house of cards that is the federal Conservative government of Stephen Harper is starting to self-destruct; the only surprising thing to me is that it took this long to happen. The Harper government is throwing
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading. – Yes, there’s plenty more on the Cons’ Senate scandal, with Tim Harper headlining the latest discussion: Mike Duffy is radioactive. The one-time Conservative cheerleader is now the poster boy for the filth which envelops the party brand. The man holed up on Friendly
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Nigel Wright and the Corruption of Stephen Harper
I don't know why Nigel Wright decided to sell his soul to a man like Stephen Harper, the sinister boss of the Con mob.Or what dark force drove him to cut a $90,000 cheque for the sleazy senator Mike Duffy. A man he hardly knew.But he sure learned a hard lesson today eh? When you work
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