PHOTOS: Opposition Leader Brian Jean, at left, and Premier Rachel Notley, far right, drag the new Speaker, Medicine Hat MLA Bob Wanner, to his chair, a tradition dating to the days when chairing the Legislature wasn’t as desirable a job as it is today. Below: Another shot of Mr. Wanner,
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Left Over: Why Would the Opposition Take Debate?
Federal election 2015: Conservative move on election debates raises questions Forget philosophical battles over free-market democracy – how, exactly, is this going to work? By Kady O’Malley, Janyce McGregor, CBC News Posted: May 17, 2015 5:00 AM ET Last Updated: May 17, 2015 5:00 AM ET Big whoop..no one watches
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: Flaherty’s Curtain
Jim Flaherty was unethical, incompetent and he should have been fired. Those aren’t my words, they’re Thomas Mulcair’s, spoken just last year in Question Period. Yet after the former Finance Minister’s death, Mulcair has called him a good man and a gre…
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: Flaherty’s Curtain
Jim Flaherty was unethical, incompetent and he should have been fired. Those aren’t my words, they’re Thomas Mulcair’s, spoken just last year in Question Period. Yet after the former Finance Minister’s death, Mulcair has called him a good man and a great public servant. There’s no doubt that the NDP
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: Flaherty’s Curtain
Jim Flaherty was unethical, incompetent and he should have been fired. Those aren’t my words, they’re Thomas Mulcair’s, spoken just last year in Question Period. Yet after the former Finance Minister’s death, Mulcair has called him a good man and a great public servant. There’s no doubt that the NDP
Continue readingLeft Over: Intervention and Dissention…
The Ukraine crisis: John Kerry and NATO must calm down and back off The Guardian 2 Mar 2014: Jonathan Steele: The hysterical reaction to Russian military movements in Crimea won’t help. Only Kiev can stop this crisis becoming a catastrophe This was a great analysis of the real issues in the Ukraine,
Continue readingThe Cracked Crystal Ball II: Mulcair’s Beard Is Not The Point
There are days that I am positive that the “image consultants” who hover around our political leaders don’t have a clue what they are talking about. Today, we find the discussion of the week is whether or not Mulcair should shave off his beard. But media consultant Barry McLoughlin told HuffPost that
Continue readingLeDaro: Syrian Crisis and Stephen Harper’s role
Stephen Harper does not want Parliament or the public to know that he will covertly participate in any Syrian attack by the U.S. Please read my earlier post on this subject matter here.
Continue readingLeDaro: The Keystone XL pipeline: Harper will have to wait
Environmentalists are quite unhappy with the The Keystone pipeline project. Too much pollution. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy “While the possible construction of the Keystone XL pipeline has made for contentious disagreements from the halls of Congress to ranches in Nebraska, the real
Continue readingLeft Over: Not Taking Debate…….
B.C. Liberal candidate turned away from UBC debate Organizers say Premier Christy Clark should have attended Vancouver-Point Grey debate CBC News Posted: Apr 3, 2013 7:41 AM PST What..? Christy Clark didn’t show up for a real debate? I’m gonna play forecaster here and state the blatantly obvious..not only
Continue readingLeDaro: Gun Laws in the US
Read the story FURY! More Headlines Rand Paul Vows Gun Challenge… State Rep. Proposes Bill Targeting Federal Agents… Mississippi Gov: I’ll Block… Second Congressman Floats Impeachment… Wyoming Lawmaker: Make Assault Weapons Enforcement A Felony… LONE STAR LOON: Rep. Tries To Ban Gun Laws… LAWLESS SHERIFFS: We Won’t Enforce Gun Laws…
Continue reading350 or bust: Oil Poisons Everything – Defend Our Coast And Our Democracy
* Today there are community actions happening at MLA offices across BC. People are participating in the Defend Our Coast Campaign, and are showing up across the province to link arms and symbolize BC’s unbroken wall of opposition to tar sands pipelines and tankers. For more information, go to DefendOurCoast.ca
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: A Tale of Two NDPs
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was
Continue readingCalgaryLiberal: Three arguments for a Liberal think tank
If you haven’t already heard, Ed Broadbent has stated he’ll be starting a think tank (named after himself, even) in the fall. It’s a smart move–a move that the conservatives amongst many different parties have been doing for alm…
Continue readingThat ‘disrespectful’ Brigette sparks the wrath of Ottawa’s Villagers
Really, it’s just so awkward when the lower orders forget their rightful station in the order of things.
The harrumphing, glaring and disdainful sniffing from the self-appointed members of Ottawa’s elite is palpable. The political and media establis…
Continue readingRe Brigette DePape: I will now eat my words
What was I saying about having to build an extra-parliamentary opposition?
This young woman shows us all how it’s done. If saying she’s got cojones makes me sound sexist, I apologize and beg your indulgence, because it’s said in a spirit of unabashe…
Continue readingWorking against a permanent Conservative majority
This originated as a comment over at Thwap’s place, but perhaps I should expand on it a bit.Call me a hair-splitter if you must, but while certain individual Liberal activists might be open to some new electoral thinking, I wouldn’t be so sanguine abou…
Continue readingMadLibMadLib: The Four Cs: Coalition, Coalition, Coalition and Coalition
In the House of Commons on Friday when the historic contempt motion was being debated Deputy Liberal Leader Bob Rae shouted across the aisle that it was the “four Cs”: Contempt, Corruption, Carson & Conservatives! On the second day of the election campaign it seems that the four Cs have
Continue readingMadLibMadLib: Election Called for May 2
The Governor General, as expected, has agreed to drop the writ and dissolve parliament. The first day of the election period seems to be shaping up to be about the coalition and whether or not the Canadian public is being lied to by the Liberal Party and their sneaky agenda
Continue readingMadLibMadLib: Harper Government Falls on Contempt Motion
For the first time in history the presiding party in Canadian government has been found in contempt of parliament. It’s exceptional that this hasn’t happened before now given the often-contentious mood of parliament. The Harper Conservatives, however, have shown themselves to consistently and unwaveringly think that they are above parliament
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