Harper’s Palpable, Consistent Contempt
Yesterday, fellow-blogger LeDaro posted a video from last May when Harper invited reporters to a caucus meeting to hear his speech, then refused to answer questions about the Senate scandal…
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Rick Mercer Wipes Up With Pierre Poilivre
Rick Mercer does his usual excellent job in putting the smug and arrogant in their places: Recommend this Post
More From Star Readers
Whenever I need a morale boost, I look to the letters’ section of The Toronto Star. There I find regular confirmation that progressive notions are far from dead in this…
It’s Definitely Not Democracy
That’s the conclusion fundraising expert Harvey McKinnon draws in this interview during which he discusses the Harper regime’s targeting of groups that oppose the Tory policy of environmental despoliation, about…
Bye Bye, Zach
I have a busy day ahead, so for the time being I shall offer a brief update on the fortunes of young Zach Paikin, about whom I wrote earlier. It…
Another Informed Star Reader
Christine Penner Polle of Red Lake offers some observations that I suspect few but the most ardent ideologues would dispute: Re: Ottawa plans cuts to climate programs, March 12 Have…
Kevin Page On Canada’s ‘Grotesquely Wrong Elites’
Former Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page, about whom I have written many times on this blog, is without question one of Canada’s true heroes. The reason? He insisted upon doing…
A Petition Worth Your Consideration
Don Aitken has started a petition on the Care2petition site calling on the government to stop politicizing Canada’s Election Act. Given the abuses inherent in the Fair Elections Act, about…
They Tell Tales Designed To Frighten Children
They, of course, are all who comprise the Harper cabal, that conglomeration of feckless, ambitious and disloyal louts who, through their lies, distortions and propaganda, would frighten, confuse and bully…
The CBC Ombudsman Makes Her Ruling
As reported by Andrew Mitrovica on iPolitiics, the CBC ombudsman, Esther Enkin, has finally reached her decision on the many conflict of interest complaints lodged against Rex Murphy and Peter…
Rick Mercer Denounces Tory MP Brad Butt’s Lies
As usual, Rick Mercer offers an unsparing assessment of his target, in this instance Tory MP Brad Butt and his outright lie about being a witness to voter fraud. Thanks…
An Evening Reminder Of Just How Hostile Stephen Harper Is To Canada’s Long-Term Interests
For more information, this link is a good place to start. Recommend this Post
Each Day Seems To Bring A Fresh Outrage
I am someone who believes people should never be too happy or contented. Such states breed a complacency that can lead to an indifference, if not downright disengagement, from the…
Law Professors Are Not Impressed By The ‘Fair’ Elections Act
Yasmin Dawood is one of 160 professors from across Canada behind an open letter to the government asking for major revisions to the ‘Fair’ Elections Act. Yesterday, she appeared on…
A New Post From The Salamander
In response to the letter I posted this morning, The Salamander offers some timely commentary, which I am posting below. While making his usual incisive observations, he also has some…
A Nice Compendium Of Recent Harper Offences Against Democracy
I am preparing to resume work on my flooring, so, in lieu of my own piece, I am posting a letter from the London Community News that offers some thoughts…
An Extreme Of Capitalism?
Anyone who reads my blog regularly and has drawn the conclusion that I am anti-capitalism would be completely wrong. I have nothing against business, entrepreneurship, nor corporations, per se. And…
More Food For Thought
I am still working on my flooring, and as someone to whom the term handyman has little application, I am working very slowly. Therefore, in lieu of a post, I…
A Question To Ask Any Day Of The Week
I’m working on installing some flooring in the house today, so for now, here is a question that deserves to be asked by all critical thinkers: Recommend this Post
The Window Of Opportunity Is Growing Increasingly Short
So says Rajendra Pachauri, chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, if we are to take action to limit the global average temperature increase to two degrees Celsius: Six…