Whether it’s Donald Trump’s absolution of white nationalists or Andrew Scheer and Dave Tkachuk embracing them on the lawns of the Parliament buildings, the abject evil of the right wing is unmistakable. Here’s the latest. An Australian senator, Fraser Anning, has responded to the Christchurch massacres by blaming the carnage
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The Disaffected Lib: The Shadow of Steve Harper Hangs Over Doctored Duffy Audit Report
It sounds like damned near everyone in the Harper PMO was in on the plan to bail out cash-cow-senator Mike Duffy. And that plan included corrupting the Senate audit process to “protect” the Cavendish Cottager. The Senate administration had hired the auditing firm Deloitte to look into the expense claims
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Because You Really Can’t Tell the Players Without a Programme
The Duffy trial is just about a week away. It seems like forever since the scandal broke plunging Harper’s PMO and the Senate into a fearful rout. To get you back up to speed on the scandal and all the players, National Post has published a dandy primer on the Who’s
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: It’s Nearly "Duffy Time" Again
We’re just over two months away from the start of the trial of senator Mike Duffy. It’s scheduled to open April 7 and continue to May 12, when it will adjourn to be completed from June 1 to 19. That’s 41 court days in all. With trial prep, motions and
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: PMO Lickspittles Could Prove Fatal to Harper
Frank Magazine has a habit of separating the wheat from the chaff and getting it right. by Andrew Douglas Unfortunately for Stephen Harper, I don’t think that old chestnut “it’s gonna get worse before it gets better” applies to his current predicament. It might just keep getting worse until the Harper
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Duffy’s First Appearance in the Court of Public Opinion
Mike Duffy’s counsel may have declared war on the Harper government yesterday. Today it’s Duffy’s turn to take the battle onto the floor of the Senate. My guess is that Duffy will deliver a carefully scripted statement that will put the Senate itself and especially Harper’s senatorial henchmen on trial
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Tkachuk and Stewart Olsen Succumb to Denialism, Senate-Style
Senate scandal – it’s not just for the rookies any more. Veteran Tory senators, Dave Tkachuk and Carolyn Stewart Olsen, have issued statements denying they knew anything about the backroom deal between Harper chief of staff, Nigel Wright, and the beleaguered Cavendish Cottager, Mike Duffy, to cover Duffy’s Senate tab.
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