A Troubling Trend
Canadians have much to ponder before casting their ballots in October. Opinion polls tell us that the economy, healthcare and job creation are uppermost in their minds, all worthy topics…
Lorne
Some Comeuppance For The Minister of Democratic ‘Reform’
The minister responsible for the Unfair Elections Act, Pierre Poilievre, has finally gotten a taste of his own medicine. In the following you will hear a telemarketer calling on behalf…
On Mad King Stephen’s Monomania
This is not the post I was planning for today, but these letters about Stephen Harper’s economic ineptitude seemed too good not to share: Re: Another Orange Wave for Alberta?…
In Which The Globe And Mail Continues To Service Its Ideological Master
Were it possible for a corporate entity to be appointed to the Senate, I am sure that The Globe and Mail would now be making its presence felt in the…
More Canaries
My guess is only the willfully ignorant, the profoundly stupid, and the ideologically blind do not realize the environmental peril we are experiencing, one primarily but not exclusively driven by…
This And That
The start of a new week inspires me to look back on the one past; thanks to an array of editorial cartoonists, it was a week not kind to our…
Now this Is Getting Ridiculous
Apparently, Stephen Harper feels that Canadians are real whores for tax cuts: Stephen Harper is kicking off a quiet day on the federal election campaign trial by promising tax relief…
Angry For Good Reason
Every evening at 6:30, I try to take about 10 minutes to watch NBC Nightly News, the object of my interest not American politics but the apocalyptic imagery of the…
Go On, Make Her Day
You’ll understand the relevance of my post’s title when you get to the end of the following video, about the efforts of 81-year-old Doreen Routley, a former steadfast Conservative, to…
Your Morning Smile
Pinocchio, Snow White and Superman are out for a stroll in town one day. As they walk, they came across a sign: “Beauty contest for the most beautiful woman in…
Sympathy For The Devil?
With tongue firmly ensconced in his cheek, Andrew Coyne writes that we are being too hard on Stephen Harper, a prime minister who has been cruelly betrayed by all those…
A Blast From The Past
Many thanks to John B who, in response to my previous post, wrote the following and provided this video and this link. I daresay you will enjoy this eerily prophetic…
Now Trending
Following yesterday’s sterling advertisement for the Harper base, the satirical publication The Beaverton decided to have some fun: TORONTO – During a campaign stop reporters asking questions about the Duffy…
More Fun With ‘Deceivin’ Stephen’
H/t Theo Moudakis And this from Star letter-writers: Re: Duffy scandal dogs Harper, Aug. 17 Liars. There are many types, just as there are many kinds of lies – white,…
A Member Of The Raid Harper Base Foams At The Mouth
The following occurred this morning, at a Harper rally in Etobicoke: You can read about it here. A persistent Terry Milewski was met by the same crowd lustily urging that…
The Company You Keep
You remember, I’m sure, what your mother taught you: you are judged by the company you keep. By that standard, almost all of the MPs who form the Harper regime…
Too Good Not To Share
H/t Michael de Adder Recommend this Post
Apocalypse Now, And The Shape Of Things To Come
I decided to take a break from the political landscape today to look at our physical one. Regrettably, although the title of this post comes from two films, what is…
Another Reason To Vote
If you know any young people looking for a reason to vote, please pass this on to them: National Pipeline Approval Board Posted by Robin Chat on Saturday, August 15,…
Fun With Stephen
As a Facebook wag described the above, Harper’s caucus room post-election. I have always respected Smokey’s advice. At this critical juncture, Canadians would be foolish to ignore him. Recommend this…