It looks like Tim Hoven’s campaign to challenge Jason Nixon for the United Conservative Party nomination in Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre got off to a pretty good start last night at a rural community hall in the Central Alberta riding. Leastways, a photo that turned up in my inbox shows the
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Alberta Politics: Be careful what you wish for, Conservatives: Canadians may like a tougher Trudeau
Memo to Conservatives, New Democrats and others who are crowing about how Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears to have been revealed as a harsher and less cuddly politician than he has been thought to be till now: Be careful what you wish for. If Mr. Trudeau is revealed as a
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Justin Trudeau and the Fight That Changed Canadian History
It's hard to believe, but it has now been five years since Justin Trudeau stepped into a boxing ring to take on the Con Senator Patrick Brazeau.And although it was only a charity fight, and it lasted less than three rounds.It was the biggest fight of Trudeau's career.Read more »
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: On Being An Asshole in Politics, Part 1.1037
This was indeed somewhat assholish. Not very, because Bob Rae couldn’t have known (though he should have suspected) that the cameras would have been on him. And I get the sentiment. If it had been me up there I would have talked about…
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: On Being An Asshole in Politics, Part 1.1037
This was indeed somewhat assholish. Not very, because Bob Rae couldn’t have known (though he should have suspected) that the cameras would have been on him. And I get the sentiment. If it had been me up there I would have talked about how Evil had fled the land after
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: On Being An Asshole in Politics, Part 1.1037
This was indeed somewhat assholish. Not very, because Bob Rae couldn’t have known (though he should have suspected) that the cameras would have been on him. And I get the sentiment. If it had been me up there I would have talked about…
Continue readingdaveberta.ca – Alberta Politics: 2016 will mark the end of Senate Elections in Alberta
The Senatorial Selection Act, the law that governs Alberta’s unique Senate nominee elections, expires on Dec. 31, 2016. The longstanding policy of the Alberta New Democratic Party which supports the abolition of the Canadian Senate likely …
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Information commissioner takes Harper to court for withholding Senate expenses scandal documents
Suzanne Legault, Canada’s federal information commissioner, is taking Stephen Harper to the Federal Court for withholding information relating to the Senate expenses scandal. The post Information commissioner takes Harper to court for withholding Senate expenses scandal documents appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Free This Country from the Scourge of Harperism
These days you might get the impression that this election is all and only about the economy.The economy that Stephen Harper has helped drive into the ground.But today two very different Canadians sum up what it's really all about.Read more »
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Good to go
A few images which may or may not become highly relevant in just a few minutes.
Continue readingHarper is not serious about senate reform
Stephen Harper is not serious about senate reform. Despite his announcement last week that he plans to stop filling vacancies in the upper chamber until the senate is reformed, his track record on the issue is very poor. Stephen Harper, cc: pmwebphotos (Flickr.com) Harper was first elected to parliament in 1993
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Vic Toews and the Never-Ending Scandals of the Con Regime
He emerged from a Mennonite colony in the Paraguayan jungle to terrorize Canada. He was one of the worst cabinet ministers this country has ever known.A brutish religious fanatic, a vicious anti-gay bigot, and a ghastly hypocrite.He called those who didn't agree with him perverts.He was dogged by one scandal after
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: Stephen Harper and God Save Justin Trudeau
Ever since Justin Trudeau became Liberal leader Stephen Harper has been trying to portray him as less masculine than he is.As a girly man, the one his supporters like to call Justine.Even though as he recently demonstrated, by cowering in that closet, he's no manly man himself eh?But now a
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Senategate : The RCMP Goes After the PMO !!!
Oh goody. It looks as if my favourite show Senategate is back.With the whole cast of characters ready to entertain us again.And now even MORE exciting than before.With the RCMP going after the PMO !!!!Read more »
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: On Harper’s Judgement
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Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Scandalous Senate and PMO appointments say Harper is unqualified to criticise Trudeau’s f-bomb
by: Obert Madondo | March 31, 2014 Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau dropped the f-bomb when he addressed the crowd at the Fight for the Cure charity boxing match in Gatineau, Quebec, over the weekend. “I’m going tell you, there is no experience like stepping into this ring and measuring yourself,” Trudeau said. “Your
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: It’s Not the Senate, But Close
Disgraced, ex-Tory senator Patrick Brazeau has found work apparently almost in the shadow of Parliament Hill. Brazeau is the new day manager at the Bare Fax Gentlemen’s Club. A visitor from Lanham, U.S.A. left this review on Yelp: Coming from the US for a business trip in Ottawa. I have
Continue readingEclectic Lip: December: a podcast premiere
The nice folks at http://www.thisweekinenergy.tv/ (TWiE) invited me to guest on their podcast on their late November episode, Good News, Bad News, Ugly News. While most of their guests are leading experts in their fields, and I’m just a talkative and reasonably-knowledgeable former fuel cell engineer, I heeded Gore Vidal’s
Continue readingCalgary Grit: 2013: Year in Review
January: SunTV applies for corporate welfare, arguing that they cannot survive unless the government forces people to watch them. Later this year, they would give Rob and Doug Ford their own show…before cancelling it faster than Lucky 7. Whoever could have guessed this fine young man would find himself at
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