What Have They Got That He Ain’t Got?
Michael Harris writes that the Harper campaign has begun with some strange twists: I’m not sure what democracy is anymore in Canada, but I’m pretty certain it’s got nothing to…
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The Central Question
https://twitter.com/hashtag/farleymowat Elizabeth Thompson reported yesterday that those who are invited to attend one of Stephen Harper’s “public” events are now required to keep their mouths shut: Members of the public…
Little Lies And Big Lies
http://www.cbc.ca/ This week, we were treated to a surreal commercial of Stephen Harper standing in front of a monitor with the Netflix logo on its screen.“Something you
The Political Landscape Didn’t Change
http://www.brunchnews.com There were no knockout punches last night. Stephen Harper droned on with his usual talking points. But nobody put him on the mat. Elizabeth May reminded us — or…
Corrupt Or Destroy
http://metanoodle.blogspot.ca Amidst all of the hullabaloo associated with dropping the election writ, the public has not noticed that Stephen Harper has appointed another man to the Supreme Court. It can’t…
A Perfect — And Predictable — Storm
For years, Andrew Nikiforuk has warned that building an economy based on bitumen is monstrous folly. Now the folly has come home to roost. Nikiforuk reminded his readers about what…
He Keeps Throwing Stones
http://www3.sympatico.ca/taylormcgreal/voteyouout.html You have to wonder what planet Stephen Harper lives on. Yesterday, in Laval, he accused the entire NDP caucus of being a bunch of duds: “That group of NDP…
Having It His Way.
http://www.cp24.com/news/ Yesterday, Stephen Harper said that he was forced to begin his seventy-seven day election campaign because the other parties had started campaigning early. And, he said, parties should pay…
I Think Not
https://twitter.com/johnibbitson On Saturday, the Globe and Mail published an excerpt from John Ibbitson’s recently published book, Stephen Harper. The piece begins with a pean to Harper: He is a lion…
A Man Of His People
http://johnnyrush.com/conservatives The former head of Elections Canada, Jean Pierre Kingsley, says that Stephen Harper is “gaming the system.” And Kory Teneyche, the former head of Sun News, says that,when Mr.…
Something To Think About
For the next seventy-seven days, we’re going to hear the message that Stephen Harper is the best person to guide the Canadian economy. Jim Stanford has been crunching the numbers;…
A Really Nasty Piece Of Work
http://www.macleans.ca/ Glen McGregor reports that Stephen Harper will skip Flora MacDonald’s funeral: Prime Minister Stephen Harper will not attend the funeral of former external affairs minister Flora MacDonald, a pioneering…
Government By Obssesion
When it comes to looking into the economic future, the Harper government’s record is nothing to brag about. And, in election years, the Harperite crystal ball is thoroughly unreliable. Consider,…
You’ve Got To Be Kidding
http://wn.com/ Stephen Harper, Tom Mulcair and Justin Trudeau are criss-crossing the country, trying to articulate the central question behind the upcoming election. For Gerry Caplan,
Stiglitz On Greece
http://topics.nytimes.com/ Joe Stiglitz has been spending the last little while in Greece, checking out the state of affairs. Those affairs, he predicts, will get worse and follow a course of
He Really Does Think We’re Stupid
http://www.pressprogress.ca/ For the last two years, Stephen Harper has claimed that he is “delaying,” not refusing to appoint Senators. On Friday, he said — unequivocally — that he was refusing…
They Don’t See Much
http://aclayjar.blogspot.ca The Harperites want to build a monument to the “victims of Communism.” China is one of the last officially communist countries. Yet Mr. Harper and Rob Nicholson, his Foreign…
Facts Are His Enemy
http://350orbust.com/ Stephen Harper claims that the upcoming election will be about security vs. risk. For once, Murray Dobbin agrees with him. What Dobbin is opposed to is Harper’s claim that…
There’s An Old Fashioned Word For That
http://www.markstrahl.com/ What passes for Conservatism these days is really Harperism. Those who know what Conservatism means are appalled by Pierre Poilievre’s Travelling Payola Show. Certainly former Harper Party MP
Keeping It Under Wraps
filipina-nannies-caregivers. Last week, the Advisory Panel On Healthcare Innovation was supposed to release its report at a scheduled news conference. Jeffrey Simpson writes: The day before the news conference, however,…