Well he's off to the Summit of the Americas in Panama, along with his travelling photo-op.But despite the cheery forced smile, and the fact that nobody in Latin America wants to see him, Stephen Harper must be so glad to be leaving Canada.Because he couldn't have had a more horrible
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Accidental Deliberations: On trial and error
It may be true – as argued by Lawrence Martin – that Mike Duffy’s expense fraud trial will serve as the most prominent point of discussion about the Harper Cons’ stay in power. But we should be careful not to rely on it too much as a counterweight to the
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: What’s the Senate all about Hair?
There is something of a contest going on. The Hair might draw the line at taking off his stuffed shirt and streaking the tourists gaping at Ottawa’s Confusion Square but no holds are barred in distracting Canadians from the Duffy Trial. The Duffy Trial is the big show in Ottawa
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 readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Ezra Levant Out 72 Large
…for costs brought about by losing the defamation case brought against him by Khurrum Awan: Meanwhile, some interesting bits of info emerged from the Duffy trial. One is this daily itinerary forFebruary 8, 2010: A meeting for pizza with Ez and the PM’s wife. Also this: Repeated appearances in the
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 readingAccidental Deliberations: Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – CBC reports on the latest research showing that Canada would save billions every year with a national pharmacare plan. And Thomas Walkom argues that politics are standing in the way of what should be a no-brainer from a policy standpoint. – Richard Gwyn
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: Stephen Harper and the Merry-Go-Round of Con Corruption
It's like some ghastly merry-go-round. Stephen Harper's groaning circle of scandal.One moment it's Mike Duffy or Pamela Wallin.The next moment it's Dean del Mastro.And today it was Diane Finley's turn to mount the stinking nag of Con corruption. Read more »
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Ex-Conservative Senator Wallin committed “breach of trust and fraud”: RCMP
The RCMP announced Monday that ex-Conservative Senator Pamela Wallin, a Harper appointee, “committed the offences of breach of trust and fraud.” The post Ex-Conservative Senator Wallin committed “breach of trust and fraud”: RCMP appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
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: Why Stephen Harper Will Not Escape the Duffy Trial
Well I can only imagine how grim the mood must be in Stephen Harper's monstrous PMO. After so many of Great Leader's most fanatical followers were subpoenaed to take the stand at the Mike Duffy trial.And no doubt their depraved master is trying to console them. Which can't be easy.Not when
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Dirty Secrets that Could Destroy Him
I don't know what is keeping Stephen Harper awake at night these days. But judging from his deathly appearance he isn't getting much sleep.And I bet there are a lot of things on his mind, that keep him tossing and turning in his bed. Or wandering around the grounds of
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Clear And Present Danger?
Only for some, I’m happy to report. Recommend this Post
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Day of Reckoning
Well there he was last night attending a Climate Summit dinner in New York along with his Con cousin David Cameron.After skipping the summit itself. And while Cameron seems very chatty and was no doubt telling him how the Queen "purred" when she heard the Scottish referendum result. Knowing how much Harper
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Some Nightmares Are Real
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