It happened during Question Period in the middle of the debate about whether Canada should go to war.So most did not notice and it will soon be forgotten.The moment when Tom Mulcair quoted Stephen Harper's infamous 2002 statement on Kyoto:“Kyoto is essentially a socialist scheme to suck money out of wealth-producing
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THE CANADIAN PROGRESSIVE: Climate Activists Mourn Victims of Lac-Mégantic Tragedy
On the one-year anniversary of the Lac-Mégantic tragedy, climate activists say the Canadian government has treated the fatal train derailment “primarily as a public relations problem rather than a public safety problem.” The post Climate Activists Mourn Victims of Lac-Mégantic Tragedy appeared first on THE CANADIAN PROGRESSIVE.
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Insane Con Clown Posse
OMG. Can you believe Lord Harper and his monstrous Con clowns? What will they say or do next?Who will save us ??? And is there no JUSTICE ??!!!! I mean there was Harper today declaring that transporting oil and gas by rail has never been SAFER. Even though the big
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper’s Cons: Now They’re Threatening Our Food !!!
They are threatening our democracy. Threatening the planet, threatening our lakes and rivers. Now they stand accused of the ultimate crime: threatening our food supply. Canada’s food recall system has not been properly managed by the federal government and “significant improvements” are needed to keep consumers safe, says the federal auditor
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Bonfire of the Insanities
Uh oh. What bad timing. Just the other day he was blowing his horn and telling his Con caucus that we must "seize the moment" and go "further and faster." Telling us all that we must move even MORE oily goodness by rail. Because Canada Alberta needs the money eh?But now he's playing
Continue readingAlberta Diary: Chutzpah and corporate ‘self-regulation’ won’t make Canadians trust our oil-transport infrastructure
Rail tanker cars hang precariously over the Bow River in Calgary before their successful removal from a flood-damaged railway bridge last month. (Toronto Star photo.) Below: Humourist Leo Rosten, who usefully defined chutzpah for English speakers in only 26 words. ST. ALBERT Surely the pipeline advocates who accused New Democratic
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