Well at least now we know the real reason Pierre Poilievre made those ghastly vanity videos.Which were all about him, but paid for with OUR money. Employment Minister Pierre Poilievre commissioned a team of public servants for overtime work on a Sunday to film him glad-handing constituents in promotion of the
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Politics and its Discontents: And Speaking of Government Cheerleaders
Yesterday, I wrote about chief Harper sycophant Pierre Poilivre’s abuse of the taxpayer through his vanity productions promoting the greatness of Dear Leader under the pretext of disseminating information about government programs. A flurry of criticism of this contemptuous behaviour yielded no signs of contrition from the minister of Democratic
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Incredible and Outrageous Vanity of Pierre Poilievre
We know him as the rabid right-wing extremist who made it easier for the Cons to steal the next election.We know him as the cruel fanatic who could play a Gestapo agent in a World War Two movie.Or the union hating star of the Bates Motel… But who knew Pierre Poilievre
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Abuse Never Ends
The abuse of the taxpayer by the Harper regime is shameless and relentless. That’s the conclusion drawn by The Star’s Tim Harper today, and it is abuse that is amply demonstrated in today’s Globe. First to Tim Harper: The Conservatives have provided a national background Muzak of sloganeering and propaganda
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: For Those Who Value Democracy
After watching Pierre Polievre make the Sunday rounds extolling his government’s achievements, it would be easy for the politically disengaged and ignorant to conclude that the Harper regime is the greatest thing since the proverbial sliced bread. By Polievre’s account, his government has put more money into the pockets of
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Thank Goodness I’m Not a Harper Conservative
Gawd. What a week. I'm working like a dog, all I want to do is sleep, Spring STILL hasn't arrived !!#@!!And of course, because it's still Harperland, the stench of rancid pork hangs heavily in the air.As Great Hoggy Leader sets out to try to buy the votes of some Canadians
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Slow Melting of the Con Regime
Well I see that Stephen Harper has been spending more time in the tiny Con bastion of Quebec City.And it seems only appropriate that he should stage this photo-op at the city's Ice Hotel.Considering the state of his government, and the way his support is in danger of melting. Read more
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: The Ascension Of Pierre Poilievre
http://quietmike.org/ Among all the sound and fury over Eve Adams this week, many Canadians probably missed the fact that Pierre Poilivere was promoted to Minister of Labour. Tim Harper writes that Poilievre bears watching: Poilievre, 35, believes if you keep repeating the same, pithy, bumper sticker message, it will
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Elias Isquith interviews Mark Blyth about his book on the disastrous consequences of austerity, while Paul Krugman writes that austerity is particularly sure to cause economic destruction when combined with a push toward consumer deleveraging. And Bruce Campbell looks to Syriza as
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Past Hits Of A New Cabinet Minister
Lest we forget some of the past gems from newly appointed Minister for Employment and Social Development, Pierre Polievre: Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: John Doyle’s Christmas Gift To All Of Us
One of the few bright spots on that erstwhile formidable newspaper, The Globe and Mail, is television columnist John Doyle. His trenchant wit and justifiable cynicism about showbiz, along with his capacity to point out shows worth watching, would almost make the paper worth its cost were it not for
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Poilievre Declares War on "Radical Unions"
Posted by MoS, the Disaffected Lib: Pierre Backpfeifengesicht Poilievre has declared Conservative war on Canada’s “radical” unions and their electoral meddling. The Parliamentary Punk has sent out a letter asking for 5-dollar contributions to help the CPC fight back the union menace in the next general election. Poilievre has singled
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Setting The Record Straight
Is the oleaginous Pierre Poilivre really the best the Harper regime can do in its propaganda efforts? h/t Press Progress Recommend this Post
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and Pierre Poilievre’s Day of Disgrace
You should have seen Stephen Harper this evening in the House of Commons, beaming like a proud father, and clapping wildly, as his Reform boy Pierre Poilievre stood up to vote.On his Day of Disgrace.And his equally excited Con sheep bleated their approval of the so-called Fair Elections Act.On their Day of
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: The Real Face Of The Conservative Party
In his eulogy for Jim Flaherty, Stephen Harper said, “It is a fact that Jim, as fiercely partisan as he was, was also genuinely liked and respected by his opponents, liked by his enemies. That’s something in this business, something I envy – I can’t even get my friends to
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Less Than Meets The Eye
Were average citizens given to much political reflection, they would realize that from start to finish, the ‘Fair’ Elections Act has been almost exclusively about both discouraging people from voting and suppressing the vote of those who do not fit the Conservative Party’s target ‘audience.’ Even in light of yesterday’s
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Incredible Humiliation of Stephen Harper and Pierre Poilievre
Golly. I don't know who looked more more beaten or more pathetic today, Stephen Harper or Pierre Poilievre. It was too close to call.But what is certain is that both were humiliated beyond belief.Harper slapped in the face by the Supreme Court, and sent crashing to the canvas. Stephen Harper
Continue readingThe Cracked Crystal Ball II: An Open Letter From Academics on Bill C-23
Published in The Globe and Mail. Highlights: (much of which have been discussed in more depth on this blog) Investigating electoral fraud. Bill C-23 fails to provide the Commissioner of Elections power to compel witness testimony in investigating systematic electoral fraud such as the 2011 “robocalls” scandal. Witnesses with knowledge
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Harperland, the Con Monsters, and the Death of Reason
Once upon a time Canada seemed like a brighter, better place to me than it does today.A more hopeful, more optimistic, more decent country.A country where an opposition MP could write a polite letter to a Minister like this one. (PDF)And expect to get a reasonable reply.But this is Harperland, and this is Pierre Poilievre…Read
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Six pieces of ID and still not allowed to vote-Elizabeth May
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The controversy swirling around the democratic right to vote has been increasing in its velocity. Canadians are recognizing that this plan targets voters who are unlikely to vote for the Conservatives. This abomination is right out of US Republican Karl Rove’s playbook and has no place in
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