I have never voted for a Conservative candidate in my entire life. Sometimes it’s because I don’t like the candidate themselves or what they stand for (looking at you, Maurice Vellacott, Brad Trost, and Tom Lukiwski), and sometimes it’s because I don’t like their party’s platform. It’s true that I’m
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ParliamANT Hill: Mike Duffy’Ant trial: Nigel Wright’Ant communicated with Ray Novak’Ant 2 weeks ago
Satire inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mike-duffy-trial-nigel-wright-testimony-day-5-1.3194569
Continue readingParliamANT Hill: Mike Duffy’Ant trial: Nigel Wright’Ant communicated with Ray Novak’Ant 2 weeks ago
Satire inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mike-duffy-trial-nigel-wright-testimony-day-5-1.3194569
Continue readingParliamANT Hill: Mike Duffy’Ant trial: Nigel Wright’Ant communicated with Ray Novak’Ant 2 weeks ago
Satire inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mike-duffy-trial-nigel-wright-testimony-day-5-1.3194569
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Duffy & Senate Scandal: Email snippets
Going squirrelly Nigel Wright is on the stand, and a blizzard of emails is being released (see hereand hereabout them and how to access them). In no particular order, here are a few extracts from the emails that The Cat finds either curious, worthy of further exploration, raising questions about
Continue readingPolitics Canada: Harper’s Conservatives need to PAY CANADIANS BACK
Do Canadians deserve to be paid back for the expenses submitted by Wallin and Duffy as they travelled to CONSERVATIVE PARTY FUND RAISERS? I say yes, we need all of the expenses back and all of the funds raised donated to the taxpayer who paid for the speaker. No wonder
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: O Canada! Noticed by John Oliver for our Senate Fuss.
It must be a slow news week for JO and the Last Week Tonight Show as they spend a segment describing our Senate expense scandal. Is it surprising that people with access to public funds are behaving irresponsibly, not really – but unlike JO, I think the money spent documenting
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Latest Senate Scandal and Stephen Harper’s Horrible Image Problem
As you know Stephen Harper has a terrible image problem. His numbers are tanking, his personal popularity is about as low as it has ever been.He can't call himself a Great Economist Leader without risking being charged with fraud.Many are calling him Great Chicken Turkey Leader, and hardly anyone believes
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Trouble With the PMO
Well there he was waving happily as he set off for Ukraine to pander to the ethnic vote. Again.And no doubt Stephen Harper WAS happy, because if that plane didn't have wings we'd have to call it a getaway car.For at least now he won't be in Parliament next week to
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Indiana Harper and the Doomed Return To Parliament
Twas the night before Parliament, and at 24 Sussex Drive not a creature or a mouse rat was stirring.Except in the dark basement where Stephen Harper was planning his triumphal return, after his golden photo-op summer.And no doubt rehearsing his new role as Indiana Harper or Great Explorer Leader. The man,
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Scandal that Will Destroy Him
Well there I was today in the north of Scotland, when I thought I saw a mysterious creature in this little bay.At first I thought it was another kind of Nessie. Or a big fat dolphin.But then I realized it wasn't eh?It was only Moby Duff… Getting ready to dive
Continue readingParliamANT Hill: ConservAntive SenAntor faces 31 charges
Inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mike-duffy-faces-31-charges-including-bribery-fraud-breach-of-trust-1.2709500
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Senategate : The RCMP Goes After the PMO !!!
Oh goody. It looks as if my favourite show Senategate is back.With the whole cast of characters ready to entertain us again.And now even MORE exciting than before.With the RCMP going after the PMO !!!!Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Great Illusion
Well he must be feeling pretty good these days. It must be his happy hour.Parliament is shutdown so he doesn't have to answer any questions about any of his many scandals.Or his foul voter suppression bill.Instead he can pose as a champion of democracy in Ukraine, harvest the ethnic vote,
Continue readingLeDaro: Stephen Harper and Senate scandal
Richard Nixon seemed to have spoken the same words when faced with the Watergate scandal.
Continue readingTrudeau Channels Harper on the Senate
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has made a career out of preying on Canadians’ ignorance of our democratic institutions, the Senate in particular. He did so as far back as 2010 when, in an unprecedented move, he used his Senate majority to defeat the Commons-supported Climate Change Accountability Act. He did
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Justin Trudeau’s Daring Senate Gambit
I must admit Justin Trudeau's move to boot the Liberal senators from his caucus caught me by surprise, and it is certainly a bold one. Justin Trudeau has dissolved a vital bond between senators and the Liberal Party that appointed them, expelling dozens of members of his caucus in a dramatic attempt
Continue readingParliamANT Hill: PM to call for emergency debate on Ukrainiant democracy
Inspired by @stephenlautens & this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/harper-to-call-for-emergency-debate-on-ukraine-1.2510898
Continue readingLeDaro: Stephen Harper an expert flip-floper
He is good at it but one of these days he is going to land on his head. Senate scandal might do it. Sorry the picture is very small. Camera was at a distance and was not allowed to be any closer.
Continue readingCalgary Grit: 2014: Year in Preview
We don’t know what will make headlines in 2014. After all, most political predictions are about as accurate as a Forum poll. So I won’t try to guess how 2014 plays out, but here are a few things we can reasonably expect to see this year: With the new electoral
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