A few days ago I told you that I honestly believe that Stephen Harper is preparing for an early election to try to avoid the trial of Mike Duffy.In case the trial should start soon enough to be a factor in the next election campaign.And some of my friends said
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Montreal Simon: Why Stephen Harper is Terrified of Mike Duffy
It's taken a long time, but Mike Duffy's trial process has finally begun, and you can be sure that Stephen Harper must be absolutely terrified.Especially after Duffy's lawyer said Harper could be called to testify. Suspended senator Mike Duffy’s lawyer will not rule out calling Prime Minister Stephen Harper as a
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Stench of Scandal
Well as you know Stephen Harper is at the NATO summit in Wales and posing as a Great Statesman Leader.Although you'd never know it from his position in this group photo eh?Because any further back and you'd need binoculars to see him.But then I'm sure he's just glad to be
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Ezra And The Duffster
Straight from Frank; Mike Duffy apparently paid him to write speeches: Oddly enough, this makes me think better of Ezra; I always assumed that his money came entirely from dad.
Continue readingAlberta Diary: Is there any benefit for Albertans in a criminal prosecution of Alison Redford? Not really
Alison Redford, in days past, somewhere in the skies over Alberta. OK, I never said I was a master of Photoshop! Below: Disgraced Canadian Senator Mike Duffy, Alberta Tory leadership frontrunner Jim Prentice, leadership candidate and former deputy premier Thomas Lukaszuk. Will Alberta benefit from a police investigation of Alison Redford’s
Continue readingAlberta Diary: A meditation on the parlous state of the prime ministerial belfry: is he batty, or what?
Psychological-political portrait of Prime Minister Stephen Harper by Edmonton artist William Prettie. (Used with permission.) Below: The young Vladimir Putin; the young Stephen Harper. When I ponder our prime minister’s mental state nowadays, my mind spontaneously offers up a rude phrase about the things bats leave behind in belfries. Prime
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Will Mike Duffy’s Chickens Come Home to Roost in Harper’s Backyard?
“Because my family has no money, I’ve decided to become a prostitute. That’s right, I’m going into politics. ” ― Jarod Kintz, The Merits of Marthaism, and How Being Named Susan Can Benefit You During the final days of the 2008 Canadian federal election campaign, the Liberals were starting to climb
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Perfect Storm that Will Defeat Him
He has yet to comment on the latest twist in the Duffy scandal. But in his shadowy bunker Stephen Harper must be feeling the heat.For by now even he must realize that the writing is on the wall.And that he could soon be sweating in a witness box.Trying to explain
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: No Words Needed Here
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Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Scandal that Will Destroy Him
Well there I was today in the north of Scotland, when I thought I saw a mysterious creature in this little bay.At first I thought it was another kind of Nessie. Or a big fat dolphin.But then I realized it wasn't eh?It was only Moby Duff… Getting ready to dive
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Little Something For Your Friday Evening Enjoyment
When it comes to Mike Duffy, the hits keep on coming. Enjoy: Recommend this Post
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: Harper’s Perfect Storm
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca Now that the RCMP has thrown the book at Mike Duffy, Stephen Harper finds himself at the centre of a perfect storm. It’s a storm entirely of his own making. And, at last, Andrew Coyne writes, we will get some answers: The biggest question to be answered remains:
Continue readingAlberta Diary: The most important Duffy trial must be held in the court of public opinion
Mike Duffy, back in pre-Senatorial days, but already feeling the heat. Below: A more recent shot of Senator Duffy; former prime ministerial chief of staff Nigel Wright. How could the handoff of a $90,000 cheque to Senator Mike Duffy by the prime minister’s chief of staff not be worthy of
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Blast From The Past
I am sure that some politicos would prefer certain things remain buried in what seems to be a collective public amnesia. Thankfully, the Internet is the gift that just keeps on giving, as this piece from Press Progress reminds us: . Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Do they Not Get Any Canadian News In Peru?
I had to wonder after reading this story and watching the video below. After all, asserting to be Mike Duffy’s daughter is not something that most people would claim, given the porcine senator’s domestic notoriety: Recommend this Post
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Jim Armitage discusses how the privatization of public services in the UK is being mashed up with the principles behind subprime lending and debt bundling – leading to a bubble which promises to take down investors and the public alike. – Dylan Matthews
Continue readingThe Cracked Crystal Ball II: No Charges Doesn’t Mean Wright Is Clean
On Friday, we learned that the RCMP will not be laying charges against Nigel Wright for writing a cheque to Mike Duffy in the amount of some $90,000 and change. The CPC, and the PMO, seem to think that this is some kind of exoneration. Nothing could be further from
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper’s Not So Good Good Friday
Lordy. I see that Stephen Harper didn't have a very good Good Friday.His Easter Message was no doubt well received by his dwindling flock, the 28% of Canadians who still support him.Because they all agree that Jimbo Flaherty would want the Cons to keep his legacy alive.Canada’s budget watchdog says
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: CPC slogan 2015: “No grounds for criminal charges.” *
* H/t Dan Gardner In the twisted morality of the Harper universe, it will be claimed and conveyed as a complete vindication of the Prime Minister. That the RCMP has found no grounds upon which to lay criminal charges against Nigel Wright in the $90,000 payoff-to-Mike-Duffy-scandal does nothing to dissolve
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Why the Senate Scandal Can Still Bring Down Stephen Harper
For a brief moment today I wondered whether I should remove Nigel Wright from the poster for my new and exciting season of Senategate.After the RCMP announced that he was no longer under investigation. The RCMP has ended its probe into Nigel Wright, the former chief of staff to Prime Minister
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