Harper hurried out of the country, and who could blame him? He had angry professional journalists on his tail, asking him questions that have no other true answer than to admit that a crime took place in the Prime Minister’s Office. His old friend Nigel Wright was under the CPC
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In This Corner: Thanks, Mayor Mandel. Now, on to business…
First, a thank you to Stephen Mandel for his years of service to our city. Politics — particularly civic politics — is a tough way to make a living, and in my view Mandel has acquitted himself very well in his nine years as mayor. If you can be in
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: DuffyGate Continues #cdnpoli
This whole Mike Duffy scandal isn’t new, but it is big news now, because further details came to light last week. We learned that Duffy was basically bribed by the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff in the Prime Minister’s Office, so an audit wouldn’t continue or look so bad for
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Lou Rinaldi must be stewing over Biron’s appointment as TSH CEO
Nobody can say Robert Biron didn’t know what he was getting into. The former CEO of Cobourg’s Northumberland Hills Hospital has come to the big city, the next in line to take on the seemingly impossible task of fixing The … Continue reading →
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Former Human Child GAP
Dear Former Human Child, CEO of the GAP, When you were a child, you probably dreamed of enslaving poor Asian people so they would die tragically in building fires and collapses while doing your bidding? No? If not, then you’ve screwed up. Now that you are a human adult, your
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Harper Understood
Here’s Stephen Harper giving a description of the Canadian federal political system. It’s obvious that his blubbering since about not understanding something about how the Prime Minister has unchecked power, is a charade. His “coup” talk during the coalition agreement of 2008, was bogus, he knows Parliament selects the Prime
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Cycling In Regina Isn’t Always Easy
What’s it like for a Regina cyclist to go see a movie? Besides homicidal/comical drivers (from Alberta), there are flooded Multi Use Pathways, and underpasses that are creeks. Persist past those hazards, and there are gravelly “Shared” bike lanes with parked cars ready to give you the “door-prize”. Can you
Continue readingLisaKirbie.com: It’s the cover-up, stupid!
For anyone old enough to remember the Watergate scandal, it wasn’t the break-in that did Nixon in, it was the cover-up. It’s a political lesson that should never be ignored: The truth will always get you in the end. Take Mike Duffy. He’s a living, breathing, lumbering example of why
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Don’t Ask Me To Prounce This Anything But “Cool”
Poi spinning makes you look 100% cooler, even if you bash yourself in the face by accident.
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Wright Quits, Wallin & Duffy Half-Quit, May Lashes the PM #cdnpoli
What dirt does Duffy have on the Prime Minister, that would have had him order his Chief of Staff to cut Mike Duffy a cheque for more than $90,000? Mike #Duffy and Nancy Greene, #senators raising money for CPC. Corruption and sponsorship #cdnpoli #revolting. en: youtu.be/FJUCugE8ZZQ— Susan (@SusanFelicity) May 19,
Continue readingLeft Over: Rolling (Over) on the River….
Holmes Hydro can proceed without environmental assessment The Canadian Press Posted: May 18, 2013 1:30 PM PT Last Updated: May 18, 2013 2:19 PM PT And this is our BC Supreme Court? Bought and paid for…disgusting display of arrogance and ignorance..the Court must have been stacked with Albertans, because no
Continue readingExcited Delirium: When Will Stephen Harper Resign?
It’s time Canada called for the resignation of Stephen Harper. Anything less would be a failure of democracy.
Continue readingValerie Burns: If we can’t pin the tail to the donkey, then we are the donkey.
We could get Nigel Wright’s resignation, but so what? His polling numbers don’t matter. If he trends on Twitter during his scandal, who cares? Nobody is going to vote for him, or against him. Mike Duffy, ditto. He can be the least popular politician in the country, and it changes
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Not Related
The following stories are ^not related. Canadians increasingly cynical about state of democracy: Hepburn Voters are losing trust in the way Canada’s democracy works. Nuh-uh! Living in the Age of Dumbness By Janice Kennedy, Ottawa Citizen Right now, at least in North America, human civilization seems to be wallowing hip-deep
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Health care activists set to converge on Niagara-on-the-Lake July 24-25
July 24-26 the provincial Premiers will be meeting in Niagara-on-the-Lake for the last Council of the Federation meeting before the 10-year federal-provincial health accord expires. What comes next is largely a mystery. The federal government has committed to increased transfers … Continue reading →
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Rob Ford and Mike Duffy
Rob Ford, Mayor of Toronto, is alleged to appear in a video of him smoking crack. Mike Duffy, former Conservative Senator, is now just another failed Senator, sitting as an independent. Ladies and Gentlemen, Conservatism has gone horribly wrong in Canada. What else connects these two awful men besides their
Continue readingLisaKirbie.com: From the archives: Mike Duffy defends Conservative Senate expenses
I kid you not. Several years ago, shortly after Mike Duffy was handed his cushy Senate gig, he appeared on a national news broadcast in, well, rough shape defending Conservative Senate expenses – and held his own up as a shining example. Oh, and he also attacked a member of
Continue readingIn This Corner: Kerry Diotte the front-runner … for now.
For months now, the city has been watching a tedious production called Waiting for Stephen to come to its end — is Mayor Mandel in, or is he out? All other potential or rumoured candidates — Karen Leibovici, Don Iveson, Kerry Diotte and Amajreet Sohi — have kept their powder
Continue readingLisaKirbie.com: More on the Mayor
After I posted about my telephone call with Mayor Rob Ford a few weeks back, I started getting calls from one of the mayor’s aides. He left pleasant messages and we played voicemail tag several times but then he didn’t return my last call. Now I know why – he’s
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