Well there he was in High River today, helping to clean-up the town.Throwing out a box of garbage, as the cameras rolled. But reporters were kept at a distance.But sadly for ol' rubber gloves he can't get rid of the Senate scandal or Old Duff that easily eh?Because back in Ottawa, the stench
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Canadian Political Viewpoints: The Devil is in the Details
Another day, another chance for us to talk about the Conservatives and the ever deepening hole they continue to dig for themselves. When it came out that the RCMP was officially investigating the Duffy-Wright scandal, a lot of Canadians hoped it would be the chance for the truth to come
Continue readingLeDaro: Stephen Harper, Mike Duffy, Rob Ford
In their previous life when they were a little smarter.
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and My Fabulous Con Reunion
Well as you know the Con convention in Calgary had to be postponed due to an extreme weather event.And Stephen Harper is terribly depressed because he can't press the reset button on his old and tired government.So I thought I'd try to cheer him up eh?By organizing a smaller convention,
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Eric Dolan discusses Paul Piff’s research showing that wealth tends to lead to antisocial behaviour – and that even the beneficiaries of a rigged Monopoly game are quick to take on an air of entitlement: Across multiple studies, researchers at the University of
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Hope He Has A Restful Summer
Wondering if the rotund Senator from somewhere has made his annual pilgramage to P.E.I. yet. In any event, the Cavendish Cottager (as The Disaffected Lib refers to him) should not travel too far afield, as the RCMP may have some questions for him soon. As reported in The Ottawa Citizen,
Continue readingsomecanuckchick dot com: Former CPC candidate Saulie Zajdel arrested — what does this say about PMSH?
You remember Bruce Carson, a [former] top adviser to PMSH? And, then there was that $90K cheque from PMSH’s right-hand man, Nigel Wright, to Mike Duffy… Well, now there’s Saulie Zajdel… you remember Saulie Zajdel, right? Saulie Zajdel was arrested this morning by Sûreté de Québec and faces five charges,
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper: The Booze Tour and the Apocalypse
Uh oh. It looks as if Stephen Harper's Great Escape Tour of Europe is going disastrously wrong. The Tour has gone off the rails, and he's fallen off the wagon !!!!! He can't get a deal. He can't get away from Old Duff. He's desperately seeking sexy photo-ops to try to make people forget
Continue readingAlberta Diary: Warning to Tories: It’s not just Trudeau any more … it’s open season on public speakers!
Dave Rodney, the only Conservative MLA for Calgary Lougheed ever to have climbed Mt. Everest twice, or once, for that matter. He is an inspirational speaker. Really. Below: The young Justin Trudeau. Below Mr. Trudeau: The young G. Gordon Liddy and your blogger, also young. Is that 1970s moustache action
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Fatal Grip of the Duffinator
I'm sure historians will not fail to note that they were a REALLY odd couple.The jolly former journalist and the cold sinister leader of the Con mob.As they struggle to understand what brought them together with such fateful consequences.I used to think it was because the mob leader admired the sneaky way the
Continue readingsomecanuckchick dot com: Senator Wallin seriously contradicts Wright-Duffy timeline…
Peter Mansbridge’s interview with Senator Pamela Wallin aired the evening of Thursday, June 13th. [ Transcript ] What about the Conservative caucus? Was that your decision or was it clear to you they wanted you out? It was clear to me that they wanted me out. That was, a phone
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Scandalous Cons
Well there there they were today, driving through the streets of London, England, in the getaway limo.John Baird and Stephen Harper doing their best to try to escape the Senate scandal.But sadly for them the stench followed them everywhere, even into the British Parliament. Read more »
Continue readingImpolitical: The impressionist
I think I’ll go with the take of a little birdie who sent me a note on this…just proves that Harper has been making a mockery of the Conservative party:) Hyuk, yuk.
Continue readingImpolitical: The impressionist
I think I’ll go with the take of a little birdie who sent me a note on this…just proves that Harper has been making a mockery of the Conservative party:)Hyuk, yuk.
Continue readingImpolitical: The impressionist
I think I’ll go with the take of a little birdie who sent me a note on this…just proves that Harper has been making a mockery of the Conservative party:) Hyuk, yuk.
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and Mike Duffy’s Excellent Vacation Adventures
Well I see Stephen Harper is getting ready to jump into his shiny new Con getaway plane, and escape to Europe.No doubt hoping that that he can leave Mike Duffy and the sordid Senate scandal behind him eh?But sadly for great cut and run leader there isn’t much business in this so-called business
Continue readingAlberta Diary: Journalists found guilty of ethical breaches really shouldn’t lecture on journalistic ethics
People who live in glass houses next door to used car lots shouldn’t … Below: Globe and Mail columnist Margaret Wente, the Globe’s disclaimer. S’cuse me! We ex-journalists are permitted to do whatever we like! And if Prime Minister Thomas Mulcair wants to appoint me to the Senate, I’m taking
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Jillian Berman reports on research showing that the predictable effect of decreased unionization is a transfer of wealth from workers to shareholders: The jump in corporate profit over the past few decades can be explained largely by a decline in union membership over
Continue readingCanadian Political Viewpoints: Ahead of the Eight Ball
Just when we thought things couldn’t get lower in Ottawa, CBC News breaks the story of the PMO’s special fund; an ultra-secret cash reserve that few people knew about. The covert existence of such a fund is bad enough, but the cash trail for it is where things really start
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