CalgaryGrit: Not a Leader

That was how Stephen Harper described Stephane Dion in 2008, when “unelected” and “unaccountable” Liberal senators blocked Harper’s senate reform legislation.I look forward to the new attack ads:Tory senator questions colleagues’ loyalty to HarperOTTAW…

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Paper Dynamite Online: In Defense Of The Worst Idea: Senate Reform And Proportional Representation (sort of)

Yesterday, Gerald Caplan wrote an op-ed for the Globe and Mail titled "Electing the Senate: worst idea in the history of the planet." I’m sure, if push came to shove, Mr. Caplan could probably come up with an even worse public policy. For starters, he may want to read his party’s Sherbrooke Declaration, it’s chalk full of earth shatteringly stupid ideas.Putting the hyperbole aside – his, not mine

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Awww! Jason Kenney! My Heart Is Breaking! Somebody Get Him a Fainting Couch!

Poor Jason Kenney! By extension, poor, poor Harpercons! My heart bleeds for you! Now we understand why Stevie Spiteful wants to have elected senators. It appears to be all about his dear precious Alberta, a province that sends six senators to the red chamber to represent them.  Jason Kenney’s digestive tract is twisted . . . → Read More: Awww! Jason Kenney! My Heart Is Breaking! Somebody Get Him a Fainting Couch!

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