Debt is debt, except when it’s hope
Sometimes Question Period is downright funny. Witness this exchange on the provincial debt between Opposition Leader Danielle Smith and Premier Redford.* Ms Smith: In Medicine Hat earlier this month the…
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2015: The ballot question in Canada’s next election?
Methinks John Ivison has hit the nail right on its head with this: If the Auditor-General’s report does suggest a systemic problem of corruption and abuse, who would bet against…
New from the Harper Pizza Shop
Maclean’s blogger Aaron Wherry quotes from Hansard today. He says that Stephen Harper’s Parliamentary Secretary Paul Calandra likened the Senate expense scandal to stealing from a pizza shop till, but…
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 »
Senategate: Senator Duffy’s “written guarantees”
Interesting reading, the transcript of Senator Duffy’s speech in the Senate in which he revealed that he had received a cheque for some legal expenses. Even more interesting is what…
Michael Harris Catalogues (most of) the Crimes and Sins of Stephen J. Harper
A dandy little digest from iPolitic’s Michael Harris. Call it a trip down the soiled and sullied Memory Lane of the Harper Imperium. A quick glimpse or two to whet…
No, The Senate is Not a Worthwhile Check on the Prime Minister
Far better ones exist. I really don't get where this idea comes from. Can you name anything bad, ever that our Senate has prevented? Did it prevent Trudeau's Martial Law?…
No, The Senate is Not a Worthwhile Check on the Prime Minister
Far better ones exist. I really don’t get where this idea comes from. Can you name anything bad, ever that our Senate has prevented? Did it prevent Trudeau’s Martial Law?…
No, The Senate is Not a Worthwhile Check on the Prime Minister
Far better ones exist. I really don't get where this idea comes from. Can you name anything bad, ever that our Senate has prevented? Did it prevent Trudeau's Martial Law?…
No, The Senate is Not a Worthwhile Check on the Prime Minister
Far better ones exist. I really don’t get where this idea comes from. Can you name anything bad, ever that our Senate has prevented? Did it prevent Trudeau’s Martial Law?…
Stephen Harper And His PMO Are Still Fine Tuning Their ‘Fib’ Concerning the $13,500 2nd Cheque …..
Mike Duffy has confessed but Prime Minister Harper is still practicing the old Conservative mantra of ‘deny, deny, deny’. “In the Commons Tuesday, Harper and the Conservatives sustained yet another…
I’ve changed my mind
I’m doing Sunday’s column about what Stephen Harper did to Nigel Wright in the House this afternoon. I’ve seen some appalling stuff in Ottawa, over the years, but that ranked…
Electioneering in the guise of consultation – it’s tawdry & cynical and has to stop!
I wonder how many Manitobans have received an email from their Manitoba NDP MLA entitled “A Fairer Deal for Renters.” I wonder how many are as pissed off as I…
Call It "The Carbon Coast"
Oregon and Washington have now signed on to a carbon-pricing regime bringing those states into line with California and British Columbia.The B.C. tax adds a levy of about 7-cents per…
US State Department Considers Rail Transport of Crude in Keystone XL Decision
A decision on the proposed northern half of the Keystone XL pipeline – under review since 2008 – hinges on a final environmental review by the State Department now taking…
Harper’s Eyes Wide Shut Moment
As the Senate Expenses Scandal unfolds, Canadians are seeing the consequences of the culture that Harper has fostered in the CPC in his drive to gain power. When Harper set…
Fractured Land – A Must See Trailer
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Fractured Land is a local BC production that looks into the ramifications of the oil and gas corporations impacts on our environment and those who suffer the…
Help Please
New machine, Intel i7, Windows 8.l, Norton 360 protected. While typing a post this morning on Google Chrome the screen went grey, the sort of thing that happens when a…
How much longer can Ontario dance around nursing home staffing needs?
Ontario has been remarkably resistant to the idea of staffing standards in long-term care. Staffing is a major determinant of quality in long-term care – something even the most casual…