(Your Punchline Here) The oh so Conservative Senate is trying to prevent the audit into senators’ residency qualifications from being exposed in court in the Duffy bribery/corruption trial. What’s that? There are more Mike Duffy’s in the Senate? Perhaps even including the Harper henchwoman sent to tar and feather Duffy
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Politics and its Discontents: "I Know Nothing"
It seems I am not the only one to have connected the dots between Harper and Sgt Schultz: RCMP allege PMO played greater role, Nov. 21 Quoting from this news item, “On Wednesday, (Stephen) Harper repeatedly told the Commons the RCMP had found ‘no evidence’ he knew of the Wright
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Rather Appropriate, Don’t You Think?
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Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Debt Owed To The Media
As fashionable as it is to denigrate the mainstream media for their frequent timidity and conservatism, public knowledge about both Rob Ford’s disgraceful performance as Mayor of Toronto and the current Senate scandal embroiling Stephen Harper, impeaching the integrity and honesty of both politicians, would not exist were it not
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Rick Mercer’s Disgust With Harper
The following video is self-explanatory, but if you would like to read more about it and the Harper clan’s seemingly endless capacity to not answer questions, check out this link to The Huffington Post. Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Web Grows Ever More Tangled
They say that when he was a journalist, Mike Duffy would often regale his listeners with tales of political intrigue gleaned from his many sources. A raconteur at heart, Duffy is now turning his story-telling talents to narrate a tale of corruption, cover-ups and lies emanating from the PMO and,
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: No Comment Needed
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Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Puffster’s Senate Speech
As much as I detest Mike Duffy and everything he stands for, I have to confess that in listening to his Senate speech yesterday I was much-taken with both its content and delivery. Thundering at his erstwhile allies and colleagues, Duffy rebuked the motion of suspension pending against him and
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Abandoning Ship?
Perhaps the Puffster will receive another lifeline soon? H/t The Globe and Mail Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Being Mike Duffy
I really have nothing insightful to offer today, merely a brief reflection on what it must be like to live a life devoid of even a shred honour. By now, most will have learned that the Senate has moved to suspend without pay Senators Brazeau, Duffy and Wallin for the
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Not For The Faint Of Heart
Be careful who you open the door to this Halloween: H/t The Toronto Star Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Smoking Gun?
Oh, what a tangled web they weave. Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Suggestion For The Wayward Woman From Wadena
A Star reader has a succinct suggestion for the errant Senator Wallin: Re: She pays up, but Wallin’s not happy about it, Sept. 14 If Pamela Wallin really wants to “unburden” the people of Canada, and in particular the people of Saskatchewan, she will do the right thing and resign
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: How The Mighty Are Fallen
Anne Kingston, a writer for Maclean’s, offer a peak at her upcoming exposé of Wadena’s Wayward Woman and her fall from grace: Breaking News: Despite her continued protestations of having done nothing wrong, Wallin has just repaid another $100K, accompanied by the following statement: “Although I fundamentally disagree with the
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Feet Of Clay?
This from the folks at prima facie. Enjoy: Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Some Sunday Recreation
Think I’ll go out on my bicycle this morning. In the meantime, enjoy these letters on the Senate imbroglio found in yesterday’s Star: Machiavelli wrote: “Those who governed the state of Florence . . . used to say it was necessary to reconstitute the government every five years . .
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Pondering Pam Et Al.
It was a comment yesterday that The Mound of Sound (a.k.a. The Disaffected Lib) made in response to a cartoon I posted depicting the much beleaguered Senator Wallin that made me think. He reminded me of an earlier time when there was honour associated with public service, and expressed the
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Our Porcine Friends Deserve Better
I have been assured that no animals were hurt during the production of this cartoon: Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Government Suspends Whistleblower For Revealing E.I. Wichhunt
Ordinary Canadians are assumed to be criminals while the Harper government turns a blind eye to Senate corruption. Sylvie Therrien, a federal fraud investigator, has been suspended without pay after she leaked documents showing that investigators had to cut people off their employment insurance benefits in order to meet quotas.
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: He Said, She Said ….
Yesterday I wrote a post detailing a CTV report on the obstruction from the PMO over its refusal to hand over an email pertaining to the the Wright-Duffy Senate payoff scandal. The RCMP was reported as having been trying to obtain it for two months. It seems the PMO has
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