Youth-anize the vote!
I don’t know if this will really surprise anyone, but it’s just another instance of the unprecedented hostility Harper’s Conservatives hold towards anyone with opposing views. It’s the kind of…
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Keon Responds to Vandals
It’s nice to see that so many people across the nation were as disgusted as I was by the vandalism of Ryan Keon’s campaign signs in Nepean-Carleton. Apparently there’s been…
Despicable
What is happening in Canada? This looks like some U.S. fanatical stuff, right here in South Ottawa. It’s honestly disturbing.
Keys to running a campaign
Exams and papers on the go so no time to really comment on it other than: Hilarious, thank you Scott Feschuk for summing up Harper’s campaign thus far. Let’s hope…
Eroding Democracy
Yes I’m aware that it’s nearly 24 hours old and has pretty much made the rounds, but for anyone who hasn’t read it yet, the linked article is worth the…
Contempt = Impeachment
I’m not sure if the severity of this whole contempt thing is resonating with Canadians, but it should. For starters, Harper dismissed the non-confidence vote over contempt as (and I…
Next Minister Mentioned in "The Tape"
It seems that Jim Prentice is next, according to this article at Oil Week Magazine.
New Tory Drug Law
According to The Montreal Gazette, A federal bill to impose automatic jail terms for drug crimes, for the first time in Canada, is headed for passage in the House of…
Raitt-Gate
So the opposition want Lisa Raitt to resign over the fact that secret documents were left at CTV for almost a week. I can see the rationale, especially since Harper…
Interesting Take on EI
I just had to point out Randall Denley’s column from this mornings Citizen (second time in a week, he’s on a roll!). Just a couple of the highlights: The Liberals…
Harper, Baird, Flaherty, EI and the Economy.
I’ll start with two separate paragraphs, from two separate articles (The first from the Ottawa Citizen, the second from the Globe and Mail: Baird falsely portrayed the Liberal scheme for…
Tory Authority Slipping
Randall Denley and I don’t always see eye to eye, but his piece today in the Ottawa Citizen was pretty much right on the mark. I say pretty much because…
The Positive Politics Challenge
In the wake of another round of Conservative attack ads,I thought it was a great time to remind liberals of the “Positive politics Challenge”. The goal is to engage the…
Chalk River
So the Nuclear Reactor in Chalk River, that currently supplies up to 80% of global medical isotopes has been shut down again. The reactor has been plagued with problems ever…
Students fight back against Conservative scandal
The Canadian Federation of Students today called on Stephen Harper to disclose how much funding has gone in to the intentional disruption of democracy on University and College campuses accross…
Wow, as I was writting about the Conservative war on free press…
So as I wrote about the Conservative attack on journalism in Canada, I noticed this disturbing article. “At a session held in early February by the Ontario Progressive Campus Conservative…
So much for freedom of the press
Since Harper has been Prime Minister, I don’t think anyone would argue, there has been a bit of a crackdown on journalists. First, he told Canada that he would no…
Open and Accountable to who?
Because after promising openness and accountability, as well as strong leadership, I haven’t seen any of the above from Harper’s Conservative government. Apparently, neither have the federal watchdogs.
Harper Spreading Democracy… ?!
So the Harper government is creating an agency that will help spread democracy abroad. Good for them, fledgling democracies do need all the help they can get in getting established.…