TFW Program: Shut It Down NOW!
A few weeks ago, we learned of a few McDonald’s restaurants abusing the Temporary Foreign Worker program by giving preferential treatment to candidates coming in under the TFW program over…
MgS
The Implications of Flaherty’s Death
Flaherty passed away suddenly this week. I did not like Jim Flaherty‘s politics – a follower of Mike Harris in the 1990s, and a minister to Harper since 2006, Flaherty…
Con$ Only Want Cons To Vote
Bill C-23 is an appalling piece of legislation. It is filled with more underhanded deceitfulness than any piece of legislation should ever contain. If there ever was any doubt about…
Bill C-23: Accountability for Thee Not For Me
It’s not exactly news that Harper has never liked Elections Canada. In fact, it’s less than news. His outraged utterances about Elections Canada when he was head of the National…
Time To Get Your Eye Back On The Ball, Tom
Apparently NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair hasn’t figured out what the ball is in Canadian politics today. He also took shots at both Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Trudeau.Trudeau, in particular,…
Bill C-32: Is This Even Necessary?
As I start to review the content of Bill C-32, the so-called “Victim’s Bill of Rights” legislation, I find myself wondering if this piece of legislation is even meaningful. The…
In Harper’s Canada … A Budget Bill Isn’t Just A Budget
Pay close attention to Harper's "omnibus" bills. Those contain the bulk of his agenda. They're so big that he's hoping you don't even look. These bills are so multi-dimensional that…
Stealing Democracy Part XII: More Revelations On Quebec, and Bill C-23
As more incidents of voter suppression in Quebec come to the surface, the picture starts to become a little more clear. Yesterday, we learned about a Green Party candidate who…
Democracy, As Rob Anders Would Write It
Rob “Sleepy” Anders must be feeling the heat from having competition running against him for the nomination in Calgary Signal Hill. Yesterday, he threatened to sue Ron Liepert over claims…
Stealing Democracy Part XI: Quebec As A Model For C-23
What kind of fuckery is this? I had heard the Quebec had made some changes to the requirements for registering as a voter. I had no idea that it was…
The Politics Of Othering
I don’t like Pauline Marois. I never have. Frankly, she reminds me of a teacher I had in grade 6 who ruled the classroom through fear and intimidation … and…
Further Analysis On Marc Nadon’s Appointment
Marc Nadon is, for now at least, out of the picture as far as Canada’s Supreme Court is concerned. Frankly, I know very little about Justice Nadon’s beliefs and history…
Harper Loses 2 Gambits In 2 Days
Harper has lost two gambits to undermine Canada’s legal system in two days. First, an attempt to make prison sentences harsher by retroactively killing an early parole program was knocked…
No, Transition Does Not Absolve You Of Your Past
I’m sure that the far right is going to use this story in the war currently being conducted on transgender rights in both Canada and the United States. Transgender Defense:…
More Totalitarianism From The Harper
Just as Harper has been tearing down the apparatus of scientific research that would ordinarily be used by governing parties to make informed policy decisions, the next prong of his…
Stealing Democracy Part X: How Far Does The Rot Go?
There is no doubt any more that Bill C-23 is deliberately designed to enable the CPC (or other political parties) to engage in the kind of electoral fraud that the…
On The Crimea Referendum
Okay, Crimea has had its referendum, and apparently over 95% of those who voted, chose to align with Russia. I don’t know the full context of the politics in Crimea.…
Predictable
In the department of “no big surprise here”, we have The Taliban mocking the departure of Canadian troops from Afghanistan. The Taliban’s information arm issued a statement Thursday to followers…
Bill C-23 – Stealing Democracy Part IX: The Shackles On Elections Canada Advertising
Ever since Bill C-23 was tabled, I have been baffled by the fact that the bill so viciously curtails the ability of Elections Canada to advertise and communicate with voters…
Craaaaack …
I wanted to like Allison Redford, I really did. But an ongoing series of missteps, clumsy decisions such as major cuts to education and overt hostility to this province’s workers…