The Search For Authenticity
In their bewilderment over the staunch following that Toronto mayor Rob Ford continues to enjoy amongst ‘Ford Nation,’ some pundits have advanced the idea that it is his ‘authenticity’ that…
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Oh Tim, Why Don’t You Stop Bothering Us?
When considering the political motivations of Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak, the boy who would be premier, there seem to be only two possibilities: he is either an indefatigable…
Rick Mercer On The Harper Regime’s Shoddy Treatment Of Vets
As a supplement to The Disaffected Lib’s excellent post on Remembrance Day, take a look at Rick Mercer’s thoughts on a government that not only has turned its back on…
We Are All To Blame
Here is a letter from today’s Star that puts responsibility for the proliferating problem of deceitful, inept, corrupt and demagogic political leaders where it belongs: on all of our shoulders:…
Time For A Break
Recently, as I watched Peter Mansbridge’s One on One interview with former Prime Minister Joe Clark, I was reminded of a time when Canadian politics had more texture, depth, structure…
A Little Something For Torontonians
Yoiu have my sympathies, and I assume you need no explanation: Recommend this Post
Rather Appropriate, Don’t You Think?
H/t The Chronicle Herald Recommend this Post
The Insularity of Our National Leader
Yep. Certainly sounds like Harper’s got a resounding mandate for change: Recommend this Post
Another Nail In His Coffin
Stephen Harper, the self-professed economist (can you call yourself that when you don’t have a Ph.D.?) who ‘claims’ such sterling management to the economy, has received another blow to his…
Carnival in Calgary
I hear that the Tory convention is turning out to be a real circus: Recommend this Post
A Debt Owed To The Media
As fashionable as it is to denigrate the mainstream media for their frequent timidity and conservatism, public knowledge about both Rob Ford’s disgraceful performance as Mayor of Toronto and the…
What U.S. Steel Shutdown Reveals About Harper
While all of us continue to be riveted by the ever-deepening pit into which the duplicitous Prime Minister is digging himself over the Duffy scandal, other events are equally revelatory…
Rick Mercer’s Disgust With Harper
The following video is self-explanatory, but if you would like to read more about it and the Harper clan’s seemingly endless capacity to not answer questions, check out this link…
A Shocking And Inconvenient Truth
It is a statistic that should disturb even the most unflappable among us. It is also a window through which we see the bald lie in the Harper claim that…
So Hauntingly Familiar
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The Web Grows Ever More Tangled
They say that when he was a journalist, Mike Duffy would often regale his listeners with tales of political intrigue gleaned from his many sources. A raconteur at heart, Duffy…
Harper Lies Multiplying
The trouble with lies is that after a time, they become hard to keep track of. The latest untruth from Mr. Harper came today during a radio interview with a…
He Has A Nice Smile
That’s the highest praise I can think to extend to young Justin Trudeau, who many see as the best hope of unseating Mr. Harper in 2015. For those who enthusiastically…
A Spirited Discussion About Religion
Given that today is Sunday, it seems appropriate to post this spirited discussion as Bill Maher launches into his usual anti-Islamic tirade, countered by commentary from Michael Moore, Valerie Plame,…
Russell Brand’s Frustrations
Although I do not subscribe to the ‘tactic’ of refusing to vote, much of what comedian Russell Brand says in this BBC interview with Jeremy Paxton is worth listening to…