It was a scene right out of the last days of the Weimar Republic. A Con regime exposed as rotten to the core. Its leader proclaiming his innocence, and clinging to ignorance. Read more »
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Montreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Missing Paper Trail
Well after staying away as long as he could, and seeing the stature of his ally Rob Ford diminished, Stephen Harper returned to the Commons today, only to find the Senate scandal waiting for him. And ending up looking a little diminished himself.Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper, Rob Ford, and the Con Apocalypse
Oh boy. I have to admit that when you're a blogger and a progressive in Harperland, some days are better than others. And at first glance today really sucked eh? For starters as I walked home this evening I was finally forced to admit what I have being denying for so
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Breaking: The PMO Offered to Help Duffy Sell His Story !!!!
Uh oh. Call out the Fire Brigade or the Big Lie Brigade. There's more smoke pouring out of the PMO. Remember when Mike Duffy accused the Harper gang of cooking up what he called a "monstrous fraud?" Duffy also alleged that the prime minister’s office gave him a script to
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Scandal that Won’t Die
OMG. The horror, the horror. It was supposed to be Stephen Harper's Day of Jubilee. The day he showed off the severed heads of the three Senators to his demoralized caucus. Or tossed them in the general direction of the opposition. And solemnly declared that the sordid Senate scandal, or The Great
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper, Rob Ford, and the Hoser Nation
It couldn't have been a more disgusting sight, or a more depressing day for Canadian democracy. Three Canadian Senators sacrificed, along with due process, on the altar of political expediency.The Senate flexed its muscle Tuesday and in an unprecedented move tossed three of its members — Senators Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin and
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Harper Cons: The Scandal and the Incompetence
Well I see the Con Convention is over, and so are Stephen Harper's plans to reboot or revive his tired corrupt Con regime. He did everything to please his rabid base. He promised them they could grope the rights of women, and preach that gay people should be murdered without being accused of discrimination.
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Horrifying Oneness of Stephen Harper and Rob Ford
They may appear like an odd couple. The monstrous Machiavellian and the monstrous buffoon. But they both spent the weekend doing the same thing. Stephen Harper trying to reframe the Senate scandal by blaming it on the Senators he appointed and the Senate he corrupted.Rob Ford trying to refocus the crack video scandal
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper’s Monstrous Convention Speech
It was without a doubt one of the worst and most disgusting political speeches I have ever heard. One so foul it left me feeling sick to my stomach. And more fearful than ever about the future of our country. A speech that could have been delivered at a teabagger convention
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Are Canada’s Spies Working For Mining Industry? Good Question!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger US, Canada and a number of other western governments throughout the western world have been fidgety and downright freaked about insider government snoops Julian Assange, Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning going rogue and telling us the truth about their former invasive, illegal and immoral activities, all of
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Will Nigel Wright Destroy Stephen Harper?
Once they were the best of buddies. Two Con peas in a pod united by fanatic ideology and religion. But then Stephen Harper threw his faithful Chief of Staff under the bus. Along with so many others.And now the question is, will Nigel Wright destroy Great Desperate Leader? Read more
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Smearing of Tom Mulcair
There couldn't have been a better illustration of what Stephen Harper has done to our Parliament and our country. A more disgusting example of how he corrupts everything he touches. Smears anyone who gets in his way. And is making a mockery out of our democracy.Read more »
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Latest Ipsos-Reid Poll Shows NDP Rising At The Expense of The Liberals
Ipsos Reid just released new federal poll numbers. Their latest poll was conducted between Oct. 25 and 28, 2013. Their previous poll covered Oct. 16 to 20, 2013. Here is a comparison between their 2 polls Oct. 20 Oct. 28 NDP 27% 31% up 4% Lib 33% 31% down
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Latest Ipsos-Reid Poll Shows NDP Rising At The Expense of The Liberals
Ipsos Reid just released new federal poll numbers.
Their latest poll was conducted between Oct. 25 and 28, 2013. Their previous poll covered Oct. 16 to 20, 2013.
Here is a comparison between their 2 polls
Oct. 20 Oct. 28
NDP 27% 31% up 4%
Lib 33% 31% down 2%
Con 31% 30% down 1%
Grn 2% 2%
Blc 6% 6%
See also:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/senate-scandal-hasnt-hampered-tories-support-poll-says/article15174731/
“The major beneficiary of the scandal seems to be the NDP so far. Tom Mulcair’s party, the Official Opposition in the Commons, has gained four percentage points since last week to sit at 31 per cent in the polls.”
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“He said the NDP’s persistent strength in the polls makes the party a factor to watch. “The only thing we’ve seen that I think is of particular interest in all of this is the NDP strength hanging in there. The fact the NDP has got a new floor that is at least 25 [per cent] makes them definitely a spoiler in whatever goes on in the future.”
News release from Ipsos Reid including tracking graph:
http://www.ipsos-na.com/news-polls/pressrelease.aspx?id=6302
Of particular note is the movement of the NDP over these two weeks, which gained 4 points from the first week of polling to the second. Most of that movement can be explained by gains made in Alberta (26%, up 9 points), Saskatchewan and Manitoba (39%, up 6 points), Ontario (33%, up 6 points) and British Columbia (36%, up 5 points).
Driving The Porcelain Bus: Latest Ipsos-Reid Poll Shows NDP Rising At The Expense of The Liberals
Ipsos Reid just released new federal poll numbers.Their latest poll was conducted between Oct. 25 and 28, 2013. Their previous poll covered Oct. 16 to 20, 2013. Here is a comparison between their 2 polls Oct. 20 Oct. 28NDP 27% 31% up 4%Lib 33% 31% down 2%Con 31% 30%
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Road to the Con Convention
Lordy, how ghastly. It looks as if Stephen Harper is going to have to carry Mike Duffy on his back all the way to Calvary…I mean Calgary. Because although the Con convention starts on Thursday, Duffy's execution, along with that of the other two Senators, can't be arranged until at least Friday. Procedural wrangling
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: PM Steve Harper Under Fire In Question Period (Video)
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The Senate furor continues and if anything seems to be gaining momentum in our nations capitol. Harper has been lying through his teeth for years and although he has excelled at it for years it appears he may have spent his currency Not so much now as
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Robo Harper and the Revenge of Mike Duffy
It couldn't have been a more pathetic sight. An angry Stephen Harper lashing out at everybody but himself. Looking absolutely desperate, and sounding like a robot. Read more »
Continue readingLeft Over: *Yawn* Another ‘Scandal’ Masks the Real Issues
Senator Mike Duffy’s bombshell allegations raise more questions Duffy says PMO coached him to lie about source of $90,000 cheque CBC News Posted: Oct 29, 2013 6:02 AM ET Last Updated: Oct 29, 2013 11:42 AM ET And yet, I hear nothing from the chattering classes, so to speak..no one
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Real Horror of the Senate Scandal
Well as you can probably guess, I'm really enjoying Stephen Harper's Halloween Horror show eh? It's not often that you get to see somebody scaring the shit straw out of Great Ugly Leader, rather than the other way around.But beyond what Mike Duffy had to say yesterday, beyond the cheques
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