The other night Justin Trudeau turned up at an event in Toronto's Distillery District, bearing a bag of gifts to add to a so-called Toy Mountain for poor children.And I was amazed to see how cheerful and relaxed he looked, after the barrage of criticism he has had to endure in the
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Montreal Simon: Has Kellie Leitch Finally Lost Her Marbles?
It's always been a bizarre cabaret act, a real freak show. Kellie Leitch's squeaky voiced imitation of Donald Trump, and her xenophobic campaign to make us believe that only she can defend our Canadian values.Even as she disgraces them.But now that ghastly drag show is becoming even weirder, with Leitch claiming that the "liberal
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Justin Trudeau, the Cons, and the Trump Bump
With less than thirty shopping days to go before Christmas, I've been trying to ease myself into the spirit of the holiday season.But let's face it, it's not easy.Not with Donald Trump running wild in the United States.Not with his malignant influence spreading into Canada.Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Now Can We Call The Cons TEAM FART?
As you may have heard, Michelle Rempel has blown a fuse again, and has caused another unseemly fuss, or in this case stink, in the House of Commons.By accusing the government of treating Alberta "like a fart in the room."And then launching herself at the Green leader Elizabeth May like
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Cons, the NDP, and the Referendum Trap
As you know for almost a year Rona Ambrose and her Cons have been demanding that any plans for electoral reform must be approved by a referendum.Screeching away like a broken record.And for a very simple reason. They know that a referendum would almost certainly end up by reinforcing the status quo, and
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Kellie Leitch, Donald Trump, and the Racist Rebel
I don't know from what diseased mind or minds those hateful posters came from. I don't know whether those racists were inspired by their Lord Emperor Donald Trump.Or boosted by Kellie Leitch's emulation of him, and her politics of division.But I must say I find this deeply disturbing.Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Kellie Leitch and the Con Leadership Apocalypse
Now that I've almost recovered from the shock of seeing a deranged orange zombie like Donald Trump elected president, I decided to check out the Con leadership campaign.Which as you may know, I'm calling Conapocalypse 2.Only to discover it's not quite as scary, but almost as creepy, and definitely more
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Is the Harper Party Becoming the Trump Party?
As you know I always predicted that the Con leadership race was going to be a real circus.But who knew there would be so many candidates? Twelve and counting.Or that it would be such a fascist circus.For look who just joined the race.Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Remembering the Day The Harper Regime Went Down In Flames
I was so excited to see Donald Trump hit the canvas last night, that I forgot that it was also the one year anniversary of the day Stephen Harper also went down like palooka.And the sun finally set on his foul Con regime. One year since Canadians finally gave them
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Incredible Hypocrisy of the Con Queen Rona Ambrose
As we all know, Rona Ambrose likes to spend most of her time accusing Justin Trudeau of being a big spender.She has attacked him for employing two nannies to take care of his three young children.He has blasted him for taking his mother to Washington even though Barack Obama invited her.But
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Painful Education of the Con Clown Lisa Raitt
As you may have heard, the absurd Con clown Lisa Raitt is said to be preparing to enter the Con leadership race.And to try to boost her profile she's been posing as the Con's finance critic, and attacking Justin Trudeau's plans for a national carbon tax. But when she recounted
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Michelle Rempel and the Madness of Harperland
It could only happen in Alberta, or in the battered petro-state that Stephen Harper bequeathed this country formerly known as Harperland.For on the day that our parliament endorsed the Paris Climate Change Agreement. The House of Commons voted 207 to 81 to endorse the Paris agreement on climate change tonight, after
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Mad Max and the Con Leadership Crazies
In my continuing coverage of the Con leadership race, I haven't written much about Maxime Bernier's candidacy, for obvious reasons.I didn't think the Bobo from the Beauce, as we call him in Quebec, had a snowflake's chance in hell of winning.Unless he recruited his former girlfriend's biker friends, rode through
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Rona Ambrose’s Desperate Attempt to Sabotage Electoral Reform
You might think that Rona Ambrose's main concern would be the way her allegedly new/nouveau party is turning into a collection of bigots and right-wing religious extremists. What with Kellie Leitch trying to scapegoat refugees and immigrants for their "anti-Canadian values."While Brad Trost stands up for those anti-Canadian values by taking aim at
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Con Leadership Race Is Getting Ugly
I knew the Con leadership race was a total bust. With the desperate search for a good leader continuing, but getting nowhere.But at least it's been peaceful, and incredibly dull… For obvious reasons.But now that the SoCon Andrew Scheer has joined the race, that's changing.Now it's getting ugly.Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Another Religious Fanatic Joins the Con Leadership Race
As if the Con leadership race wasn't bizarre or pathetic enough. With Kellie Leitch trying to stir up hatred against refugees and immigrants.And Brad Trost trying to stir up hatred against gay Canadians.Now another Con fanatic is joining the race.Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Kellie Leitch’s Campaign Becomes Even More Absurd
I wasn’t planning to write another post about Kellie Leitch for a while, because I feel I’ve written enough about her to last me a lifetime.
But then I saw the cover of the latest issue of Macleans and I changed my mind.
Because although that picture is absolutely ridiculous, and has people howling with laughter all over the country.
And wondering where did she get that flag pole from?
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Montreal Simon: Jason’s Kenney and the Last Show in Ottawa
The ghastly show is finally over. After a shabby twenty year run on Parliament Hill Jason Kenney has packed up his harp, and finally left the building.
But not before one last tawdry song.
Jason Kenney delivered a rousing and emotional farewell speech in the House of Commons on Thursday after nearly 20 years as a member of Parliament. He struck a non-partisan tone and urged his colleagues to embrace their role as legislators, not simply as foot soldiers of a political party, and to relish their time in the hallowed halls of Centre Block — “the temple of our democracy,” as he described it.
Which couldn’t have been more phony or absurd. Kenney the ultimate rabid partisan preaching non partisanship in the “temple of democracy” he desecrated over and over again.
And that wasn’t the only scandal…
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Montreal Simon: The Return of the Monstrous Chris and Kellie Show
The other day I wrote about how Kellie Leitch’s “Anti-Canadian Values” campaign had brought back memories of the Chris and Kellie show.
The barbaric Con production where Leitch and Chris Alexander demonized Muslims, and invited Canadians to snitch on their neighbours.
And it was such an ugly memory, I remember thinking thank goodness that show was cancelled, and that those two will never be together again.
But sadly I was wrong. Because it seems that the Chris and Kellie show is on again.
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Montreal Simon: The Trudeau Summer and the Slow Death of the Cons
It still feels like summer in the place where I live, but fall officially arrives tomorrow.
So I have been spending as much time as I can soaking up every precious ray of sunshine.
And I am finding it very hard to get excited about the return of Parliament.
For just one quick glance at Question Period was enough to send shivers down my back.
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