Dishonest and manipulative, such taxpayer-funded government propaganda deservedly earns the scorn of Rick Mercer: Recommend this Post
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Montreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Porky Action Plan From Hell
Well I see Stephen Harper is leaving the country again today, this time to attend the Francophone Summit in Senegal. Which as you may or may not know is the greatest collection of corrupt dictators in the whole wide world.But that's not the only reason he's going.He is no doubt also fleeing
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper’s Outrageous Boondoggle Tour of the North
We knew it was just another extravagant photo-op, a chance for Stephen Harper to pose as a Great Strong Leader and a Great Explorer.The man who found the remains of the Franklin expedition, and told Putin to take a hike… We knew he made an absolute fool of himself.We knew he
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Score Another One For Rick
Another acerbic commentary from Canada’s conscience. Recommend this Post
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – George Monbiot comments on the far more important values we’re endangering in the name of constant financial and material growth: To try to stabilise this system, governments behave like soldiers billeted in an ancient manor, burning the furniture, the paintings and the
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Joe Oliver’s Dangerously Reckless Budget Scam
Well as you know, I wasn't exactly impressed by Joe Oliver's totally political fiscal update, and by the way he is recklessly blowing the surplus.To try to buy votes and leave no money in the cupboard, so the opposition can't make their own spending promises.While also leaving no money for a rainy
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Rick’s Latest Rant
In his latest, Rick Mercer turns his acerbic wit on the theft of copyright being engineered by the Harper regime to facilitate its campaign of attack ads. Recommend this Post
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Adam Lent highlights the strong majority of respondents in the UK who see the political system as serving the powerful rather than the public. And Elizabeth Warren explains why the same conclusion applies in the U.S., while making the case that there’s
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Rick Mercer Assesses Andrew Scheer’s Job Performance
Unsurprisingly, the House Speaker gets a failing grade. My two favourite lines: “Show me one person who believes he’s done a good job on the decorum front. 308 meth addicts on the dance floor have better manners.” “We [should] replace the Speaker with a bag of flour with a smiley
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Rick Mercer On Why the Con Speaker Should be Fired
As you know I'm not a big fan of the Con Speaker Andrew Scheer. I blame him for allowing our Parliament to be turned into a fascist circus, or a dog and pony show. By allowing the Cons to get away with never giving a straight answer to any question,
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Rick Mercer’s Solution To Voter Apathy
Sure beats the ‘Fair’ Elections Act: Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Rick Mercer – One Of Our True Patriots
I love this guy. Watch the following video to see why: Recommend this Post
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Dean Starkman writes about the media’s failure to see and report on the culture of corruption and manipulation that led to the 2008 economic meltdown: Was the brewing crisis really such a secret? Was it all so complex as to be beyond
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Another Gem From Our National Treasure
Oh, Rick, may your voice never be silenced. Recommend this Post
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Pierre Poilievre’s Incredibly Horrible and Embarrassing Week
Oh dear. I can't help feeling that Pierre Poilievre is starting to regret that Big Daddy made him the Minister of Democratic Reform.And is probably wishing he could have another job PLEASE PRETTY PLEASE !!!!!!Because first the Chief Electoral Officer shredded his arguments in an appearance before a House committee.Then
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Rick Mercer Wipes Up With Pierre Poilivre
Rick Mercer does his usual excellent job in putting the smug and arrogant in their places: Recommend this Post
Continue readingcalgaryliberal.com: Liberals triple support in Lethbridge: Liberals at 24%, NDP at 14%, Conservatives at 38%
Something is happening in Lethbridge. According to a group out of Lethbridge College the Liberals under Trudeau have jumped from 8.38% (2011) to 24% for the area of Lethbridge. Provincially, Raj Sherman’s Liberals have jumped from 14.7% (2012) to 18% in Lethbridge-East, a point ahead of the Wildrose and the
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – David Macdonald comments on Statistics Canada’s latest wealth survey, with particular emphasis on the continued gap between a privileged few and the vast majority of Canadians: (T)he top 20% of families have twice as much wealth as the bottom 80% of families
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