It was one of the first things Stephen Harper did when he came to power. Declare war children.By destroying plans for a national childcare program. Parents have been paying for that decision ever since, with a lack of daycare spaces, and exorbitant fees. And children have been paying for it with
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The Canadian Progressive: Bizarre Conservative MP Paul Calandra’s Wikipedia Page Vandalized
Someone really pissed off has edited Paul Calandra’s Wikipedia page to reflect the Conservative MP’s bizarre obsession with Israel. The post Bizarre Conservative MP Paul Calandra’s Wikipedia Page Vandalized appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Con Speaker and the Death of Parliament
For years Stephen Harper and his Cons have been slowly killing our Parliament.They have have debased it, they have rendered it impotent. They have reduced it to a scripted horror show, where every question is answered with an attack on the opposition.But yesterday with their ghastly leader out of the country they practically finished
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Start of the Next Election Campaign
Well there he was yesterday, kicking off the new session of Parliament, not in the House of Commons, but at the Ottawa Convention Centre.Strutting across a stage in front of a giant Canadian flag, and the Con seals in his caucus. Looking like a used car salesman, or an American televangelist.Promising tax
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Day the Premiers Gave Stephen Harper a Slap in the Face
He thought he could disrespect all those dead and missing aboriginal women. He thought he could treat that holocaust as just random acts of violence.He thought he could use his callous position to appeal to his bigot base.He thought he could get away with it.But today Canada's Premiers gave him
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Is Stephen Harper Finally Running Out of Time?
He has been keeping a low profile. Apart from a steady barrage of short statements on the Ukraine crisis he isn't saying much about anything else.Let alone this devastating poll. Far from the apparent ascendance of the Conservatives as the new natural governing party, their reign appears to be closing
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Return to Harperland and the Great Progressive Depression
Well I'm finally back home in Toronto, after spending two weeks in Scotland, and a few days in Montreal.And although I'll miss the excitement of the Scottish referendum campaign, and the uplifting spirit of the Commonwealth Games.I brought Clyde, the thistle-headed games mascot home with me, and hopefully a haversack
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the War on Russia and Tom Mulcair
Well I suppose it was inevitable. He would pose as a Great Warrior Leader, and promote democracy in Ukraine, if not in Canada.He would beat his tiny furry chest, send troops, planes, and ships to the region, and talk tough to the sinister dwarf Vladimir Putin.In relentless pursuit of the
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Foul Smearing of Tom Mulcair
There surely could not have been a more outrageous sight than the spectacle of Tom Mulcair today being grilled like a criminal.And accused by the Cons of using parliamentary funds for partisan purposes.Tom Mulcair stood his ground Thursday throughout an unprecedented two-hour grilling by a Commons committee over the NDP's allegedly improper
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics: Underdog Liberal has a shot in Fort McMurray-Athabasca by-election
TweetFour federal by-elections will be held across Canada on June 30, 2014, including in Alberta’s Macleod and Fort McMurray-Athabasca ridings made vacant by the retirements of Conservative Members of Parliament Ted Menzies and Brian Jean months ago. While most general elections in Alberta can be counted on to result in broad Conservative sweeps, Albertans
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics: Who wants to be leader of the Alberta NDP?
TweetWhile most political chatter in Alberta is focused on how big Jim Prentice’s victory will be on the first ballot of the Progressive Conservative leadership vote on September 6, there is another race about to begin – the race to become the leader of the Alberta NDP. At his press
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Fair Elections Act could sink Stephen Harper and Conservatives in 2015
by: Obert Madondo | April 12, 2014 This week Canada’s two main opposition parties declared war on the Conservatives’ Orwellian Fair Elections Act. One that could bring down Harper during the 2015 federal election. While falling short of declaring the Fair Elections Act an election issue for 2015, both the Official Opposition
Continue readingThe Liberal Scarf: What happened to Tom "Captain Canada" Mulcair now that the writ has dropped in Quebec?
Looks like Captain Canada is staying “neutral” in the face of a PQ government which would almost certainly call a referendum and which of course, will be running on the regressive so-called “Charter of Values” that would ban observant Jews, Sikhs, Muslims, and Christians from being a part of the civil service. If Mulcair
Continue readingThe Liberal Scarf: What happened to Tom "Captain Canada" Mulcair now that the writ has dropped in Quebec?
Looks like Captain Canada is staying “neutral” in the face of a PQ government which would almost certainly call a referendum and which of course, will be running on the regressive so-called “Charter of Values” that would ban observa…
Continue readingThe Liberal Scarf: What happened to Tom "Captain Canada" Mulcair now that the writ has dropped in Quebec?
Looks like Captain Canada is staying “neutral” in the face of a PQ government which would almost certainly call a referendum and which of course, will be running on the regressive so-called “Charter of Values” that would ban observant Jews, Sikhs, Muslims, and Christians from being a part of the civil service. If Mulcair
Continue readingCanadian Political Viewpoints: Quebec as Scorched Earth
The devil is in the details. For the longest time, the Conservatives have identified a resurgent Liberals as their go-to target. Pollsters confirm that the Liberals have indeed enjoyed a bump in their support thanks to the new Trudeau Era. Even the media has placed greater emphasis on the Liberals,
Continue readingCanadian Political Viewpoints: Quebec as Scorched Earth
Canadian Political Viewpoints: Quebec as Scorched Earth
The devil is in the details. For the longest time, the Conservatives have identified a resurgent Liberals as their go-to target. Pollsters confirm that the Liberals have indeed enjoyed a bump in their support thanks to the new Trudeau Era. Even the media has placed greater emphasis on the Liberals,
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Tom Mulcair and the Coalition Dream That Will Not Die
As you may know, I have always been a strong supporter of a progressive coalition.Because I can't forget how once upon a time we came so close to having one, and bringing down the Con regime.Until we were betrayed by the Governor General, Michael Ignatieff caved, and both the Liberals
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Is the Con Speaker Trying to Muzzle the Opposition?
OK. Let me get this straight. The Con regime is planning to ram their so-called Fair Elections bill through Parliament. A bill that is intended to suppress the vote, muzzle the Chief Electoral Officer, give the Cons a fundraising advantage, and make it even easier to steal an election, like they tried
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