You’ve Heard This Story Before
http://www.torontosun.com/ Bruce Carson’s trial did not last long. We now await the judge’s decision. On one level, the trial was about one individual’s corrupt behaviour. But, on another level, the…
Owen Gray
Living In A Bunker
https://jerazol.wordpress.com/ The Harperites have always lived inside a bunker. During this election, they’ve fortified the barricades. Lawrence Martin writes: In the election campaign, the Conservatives have barred their candidates in…
A Supreme Narcissist
https://darkpsychology.co/narcissism/ In last week’s debate, when Stephen Harper talked about “old stock” Canadians, he wasn’t talking about the oldest stock Canadians — Canada’s native peoples. Consider his record of that…
Bigotry At Its Heart
https://www.pinterest.com Many watching Thursday’s debate were shocked to hear Stephen Harper make a distinction between refugees and those he called “old stock Canadians.” If they had been familiar with Harper’s
Out Of The Closet
http://www.scaryforkids.com/ At several junctures in last night’s debate, Justin Trudeau interrupted Stephen Harper with a simple declarative sentence: “That’s not true.” Mr. Harper’s government has distinguished itself with its in-your-face…
Facts? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Facts
http://www.patheos.com/ When it comes to evaluating the recently announced federal surplus, it’s wise to remember that Stephen Harper has been waging a decade long war on facts. Chris Turner writes:
Something Doesn’t Compute
http://www.ctvnews.ca/ Stephen Harper began the week by crowing about his surplus. He fancies himself a magician; and so, nothing he says or does is ever what it seems.
God’s Agent
https://www.flickr.com/ Stephen Harper doesn’t talk about his evangelical religion. But its footsteps are all over his policies. Andrew Nikiforuk writes in the Tyee: Most Canadians still don’t even
Bottom Feeders
http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/ Like the other lies crafted in the PMO, the Harperites are trying to sell the idea that they are tough on crime. As part of their campaign, they have…
Spitting Into The Wind
http://364daysofthanksgiving.com/ Last week, Stephen Harper pulled an Australian rabbit out of his hat. Up until now, he’s been a pretty successful magician. He’s created diversions to distract his audience from…
Does She Have Her Own Room?
http://www.cbc.ca/ Chris Alexander is only the latest Harper attack dog to be sent back to his kennel. Rick Salutin writes that there have been many of them:
It Couldn’t Happen To A Nicer Guy
ipolitics.ca The wheels are falling off the Harper campaign bus. Michael Harris writes: No wonder Jenni Byrne is folding like a $3 dollar suitcase. Reform-style loons have broken out of…
Alexander’s Ragtime Rant
http://www.tvrage.com/ Politics, Robin Sears writes, is about dialogue: Successful politicians know how to listen, to respond respectfully and through that dialogue, learn. Some Canadian politicians’ increasing fascination with steely message…
His Record Is Abysmal
http://www.pioneerspost.com/ We’re officially in a recession. And, next month, we may be officially out of it. But that doesn’t mean, Jim Stanford writes, that the Canadian economy is in good…
And Little Children Die
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ Stephen Harper works hard to control people. But he can’t control events. And events are catching up with him. At the beginning of the week, events caught up with…
What Happens After October 19th?
http://askgeorgie.com/ The outcome of this election is uncertain. But regardless of who wins, Andrew Coyne writes, what happens after October 19th is uncertain: So it’s an unusually unpredictable election. But…
Time To Get Out Of The Box
http://smartstorming.com/ The recession is here. It may be short and it may be shallow. But it underscores a simple message: Stephen Harper’s main claim to fame is hogwash. Tom Walkom
Watching the Sunset
In the 1980’s, America’s economy began to rust out. Ronald Reagan told the unemployed in cities like Detroit, Baltimore and Garry, Indiana that they should move out of town and…
Singing From The Same The Same Songbook
Last week, Tony Turner — who wrote the protest song Harperman — was suspended from his job. Turner is a federalist scientist, whose job is to track migratory bird species.…