A very Canadian coup d’état?
A statistical study of 27 ridings correlates vote-suppressing robocalls with…vote suppression. But the number of ridings reportedly subject to such fakery is now well over 70. One might reasonably ask…
Dr.Dawg
…and they’ll toss in a free root canal
Former US Vice-President Dick Cheney, who fearlessly sent countless young men and women to their deaths in Iraq and intrepidly authorized the use of torture, was unaccountably nervous about a…
Harper buries the Bruce Carson report
I can’t let the redoubtable Sixth Estate go it alone. Besides, I was asking the same questions myself back in January. Three months ago we were told that the federal…
Oil and state
The executive of the modern state is but a committee for managing the common affairs of the whole bourgeoisie.—The Communist Manifesto Theories of the state have advanced considerably since Marx…
Polls, spin, and the Canadian body politic
A new poll informs us, according to some pundits, that Harper has retained his base after Roboscam hit the news, so nothing has changed, move along, nothing to see here,…
Winning hearts and minds in Afghanistan, Ch. 3,234
More Afghan civilians murdered by one of their liberators. Whether it’s a wedding party or just prey, the bodies pile up, and the liberators are always sorry about that. Meanwhile,…
A liberal quandary at the Daily Kos
From south of the border comes a cautionary tale—but not the one author “DuzT” is spinning. Yet, in my heart of hearts, I believe we’re reading a clever parody here.…
The US connection: Cons caught in yet more lies
For those worried about foreign influences on Canadian processes, here’s a must-read. From the US Front Porch through our Conservative Back Door. Get on over there, stiff drink in hand.
Tony Gazebo lectures us on cost containment
More classic Conservative hypocrisy, this time from the man who stole 50 million taxpayers’ dollars—already approved by Parliament for border security—to polish up his own riding. “The take-home lesson,” said…
Conrad Black’s inspissated braggadocio
Lord Black of Crossharbour pens a florid and overwrought piece in the National Post today, settling scores and threatening lawsuits in his time-honoured modus operandi. He’s upset that some of…
Note to media: Can we stay focussed, please?
Roboscam, not robocalls. And, although I’ve taken to using “roboscam” as shorthand, let is remember that live callers have also been implicated in this national vote suppression initiative. The issue…
Manning Networking Conference, 2012–all about freedom
…unless you’re a journalist who broke a story the Cons would have preferred to keep under wraps. From the conference agenda for March 9: 9:00 pm – 12:00 am Manning…
Roboscam: a pattern emerges
Seniors were deliberately targeted by bogus phone calls during last year’s election campaign, reports the Toronto Star. Elections Canada investigators sifting through a flood of complaints that have emerged about…
Walking while Black in Toronto
From the folks who brought you the G20 thugfest (above). The statistics are now plain for everyone to see: Toronto police are making a habit of stopping Black and brown…
Roboscam: Harper’s Speaker™ drops the hammer
This is infuriating. The Speaker of the House of Commons is now ruling opposition questions about Roboscam out of order: “Questions have to touch on the administrative responsibilities of government…
Something to do on International Women’s Day
The political degeneracy of our country continues. Even for Stephen Harper, this is truly disgusting: a homophobic far-right fringe group, REAL Women of Canada, has been enlisted by the Conservative…
Roboscam: who should investigate?
If Elections Canada had the will, the resources and the powers, clearly Canada would be in the midst of a major, comprehensive probe of electoral dirty doings last year. At…
Conservative hero formally charged
Think describing mass murderer Anders Breivik that way is a little over the top? Think again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again. Not surprisingly, Breivik likes…
Harper’s RCMP™
More Canadians are learning what it’s like to question authority. From brazen interference with journalists to throwing young voters out of Conservative rallies, Stephen Harper’s Praetorian guard is on the…
Ottawa: a$$hole alert
Sorry, all, but I lose all sense of civility when friends of mine are threatened by vehicular cowboys. This is a public service announcement. Just this past Monday, Patrick Denny…