Harper Under Seige
Once more, editorial cartoonist Graeme MacKay scores a solid bullseye. As does Corrigan over at The Star: And let’s not forget Star readers: Since the post-2008 Great Recession, Stephen Harper’s…
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A Tale To Frighten Children (And Uninformed Canadians)
Well, the Globe and Mail is up to its usual agenda of promoting the neocon vision. Not content to let Canadians ruminate on ideas unimpeded by thinly-disguised corporate ideology and…
The Harper Regime In One Easy-To-Understand Graphic!
H/t Boycott The Harper Conservatives For those of you who are more text-oriented or want a comprehensive recounting of the depredations of the Harper years, I encourage you to check…
Harper’s Fingerprints Are All Over This One
It is surely a mark of the times in which we live that a climate of fear, suspicion and mistrust permeates the ranks of those who work for the federal…
Harper Edges Closer To His Goal
That goal would be the destruction of the CBC, an ideological (i.e., publicly-funded) and political (Terry Milewski’s fearless journalism) thorn in Dear Leader’s side. A Senate committee that spent 18…
Anon Poses Some Questions
I received the following as a comment in my previous post, but decided to feature it here, as I suspect the writer would like readers to offer their answers to…
Is Secrecy The New Canadian Norm?
The Harper regime is notorious for its virtual embargo on information. Muzzling of scientists, heavily-redacted Freedom of Information documents, regular obstruction of Parliamentary officers have become the norm. In light…
Harperland As Seen By Editorial Cartoonists
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Our Baby-In Chief Strikes Again
It doesn’t take a degree in psychology to know that Stephen Harper has, as they say, issues. His obsessive secrecy, reported emotional volatility, deep vindictiveness and completely ruthless dispatch of…
Change Is Coming To Cuba, Not All Of It Necessarily Good
Readers of this blog will know that I have a special affection for Cuba, having visited it many times and gotten to know, to some extent, the ‘real’ Cuba. Yet…
Why Isn’t This Getting Wider Coverage?
While this story seems most timely and relevant, given the ongoing Council of the Federation meeting discussing pipeline growth, I couldn’t even find a reference to it in this morning’s…
Our World – The Illustrated Version
Sometimes, words only muddy the message, so I’ll let the following speak for themselves: H/t Felipe TeTz Recommend this Post
Kill The Messengers
For those of us who follow Canadian politics closely, Mark Bourrie’s scathing chronicle of the Harper years, Kill the Messengers, perhaps offers few things that we don’t already know. Nonetheless,…
Unfriendly Fire
One hopes and expects that veterans have long memories; if they do, the Harper regime will find their lies catching up with them. A new campaign, entitled Vote To Stop…
Back To Business As Usual?
After all of the feel-good rhetoric of the Climate Summit of the Americas, held last week in Toronto, it would appear that we are back to business as usual, at…
If You Know Some Young Potential Voters
Please send them this so that we can have less of this and thisin the future. Recommend this Post
A Pat Robertson Rival
Does Todd Starnes have what it takes to unseat Pastor Pat for most unhinged evangelical? You decide: Can you give me a big Amen? Recommend this Post
The Muslim Threat To Stephen Harper
Were I of the Muslim faith, I suspect I would have a deep and abiding contempt for Stephen Harper and his cabal. After all, he is the prime minister who…
The Art Of Misdirection
Some, I guess, are better at it than others. Recommend this Post
Who Can I Trust?
Regular readers of this blog will know that I am an enthusiastic supporter of The Toronto Star. The paper’s investigative reports, like no others, have had real impact, influencing decisions…