August 22:The worse part of democracy….
…is elections. They are almost always trivial. In the U.S., the big issue is whether Mexicans are sneaking across the border to rape American women. That’s the dernier crie in…
2015
Bits and Bites: August 2015 Not Belated Edition
It's sometimes a tough call on whether or not we should discuss certain individuals on the blog. There are those like "the Goudreau" who seem to court any sort of…
Juxtaposition
Stephen Harper plays chess: Sources say Conservative planners did factor in testimony by Wright and Harper’s former legal counsel Perrin. Once the testimony was over, they calculated, the sting would…
Stephen Harper’s new pet
Harper used to have a cat. He has added another pet. They look happy.
On guiding influences
Adam Radwanski points out in his latest column that several weeks into the election campaign, it’s hard to see what message might be used against Tom Mulcair and the NDP…
On twisted outcomes
At the moment, plenty of Canadians are looking forward to waking up on October 20 and finding that Stephen Harper’s Conservatives have lost the election, to be replaced by a…
C’mon Christie, Give Us a Break.
Christie Blatchford doesn’t like covering the Mike Duffy trial. She finds it a burden. To Christie, Duffy’s defence counsel, Donald Bayne, is wasting everyone’s time, or at least hers, demolishing…
David Phillips’ Weather Whiplash Warning
It snowed yesterday in Alberta, just to the west of Calgary. Canada’s rainforest has turned tinder dry. The east has experienced a curious summer that seemed unable to make up…
ConCalls: Badge
Here’s a joke about the Boy Scouts standing behind Harper for a photo-op he arranged. #HarperScoutBadges: The "Wipe the Logs of the Robocall Database" badge #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/jKbVfdL7oM — Stephen Lautens…
Today
No KCCCC today. Getting, you know, married. That’s me and my gal before the Red Sox game this week. She makes me pretty happy. She is smart and sensitive and…
Wherein John Ibbitson Explores the Darkness that Lurks Within Stephen Harper
Let’s be blunt. John Ibbitson is probably the most prominent journalist in Canada totally in the bag for Stephen Harper. Note that I used the word “journalist,” a noun that…
Champion Liar: Harper vs. NIxon
Harper wins the liar championship.
Stephen Harper: Liar, liar your pants are on fire
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Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Andrew Jackson discusses how increased development of the oil sands fits into Canada’s economic future – and how it’s foolhardy to assume that…
On incomplete assessments
Yes, there’s plenty of reason to be outraged by the fact that the National Energy Board is delaying its review of the Trans-Mountain pipeline expansion – and perhaps setting the…
The Pain Campaign: Election 2015, week 3: Harper rejects your premise.
After months of being labelled “just not ready” by the Conservative attack machine, the Liberals have launched a counteroffensive. Let’s call it the Just Not Ready for Being Just Not…
Andrew Thomson’s Candidacy Exposes a Much Bigger Problem for the NDP
The media has been in a frenzy recently over the decision by former Saskatchewan finance minister, Andrew Thomson, to run for the NDP against Joe Oliver. According to Thomson: “My…
Andrew Thomson’s Candidacy Exposes a Much Bigger Problem for the NDP
The media has been in a frenzy recently over the decision by former Saskatchewan finance minister, Andrew Thomson, to run for the NDP against Joe Oliver. According to Thomson: “My…
Andrew Thomson’s Candidacy Exposes a Much Bigger Problem for the NDP
The media has been in a frenzy recently over the decision by former Saskatchewan finance minister, Andrew Thomson, to run for the NDP against Joe Oliver.According to Thomson:“My time in…
Andrew Thomson’s Candidacy Exposes a Much Bigger Problem for the NDP
The media has been in a frenzy recently over the decision by former Saskatchewan finance minister, Andrew Thomson, to run for the NDP against Joe Oliver. According to Thomson: “My…