Say Nothing. Do Nothing.
http://www.macleans.ca/ It’s interesting to compare Stephen Harper to the much reviled Brian Mulroney. Michael Den Tandt writes: Back to Mulroney who, at the time he stepped aside in 1993, was
Owen Gray
Don’t Make Book On It. But . . .
http://www.vancouverobserver.com/ It’s too early to make predictions about the federal election, but it appears that Justin Trudeau’s support for Bill C-51 has hurt him. Michael Harris writes: In his latest…
Hedges On Bill C-51
http://peakmoment.tv/ Back in March, Chris Hedges planned to address a demonstration on Bill C-51. However, his plane was delayed getting into Toronto, so the crowd never heard what he had…
The Sphinx In The Desert
http://natgeotv.com.au Stephen Harper’s reaction to the report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission has been to have no reaction at all. Stephen Maher writes: Stephen Harper is increasingly declining
Useful Scapegoats
http://www.dailykos.com/ There is much about Mike Duffy that makes the blood boil. His ego is as large as the man himself. And that ego is the source of his troubles.
Could He Have Been Wrong?
https://www.tumblr.com/ Bill C- 51 was supposed to have been Stephen Harper’s trump card. If the economy went south, he could scare voters into supporting him. It worked a couple of…
It Will Take Another Government
http://rabble.ca/ Yesterday, Justice Murray Sinclair tabled the report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The report’s 94 recommendations are wide ranging. Tim Harper writes: The commission has
It’s About Obsessions
Stephen Harper is a man obsessed. He’s obsessed by Alberta bitumen. He’s obsessed by the Liberal Party — particularly the name Trudeau. And he’s obsessed with punishment — most particularly,…
National Security Means Environmental Security
http://www.wesrch.com/ Stephen Harper has vowed to make national security a central plank is his election platform. But, Chris Wood writes, if we want to ensure our national security, we should
Entrenching The Corporate Agenda
http://www.perspectives.com/ Stephen Harper is a man of inconsistencies. But, if there is one thing he’s been consistent about, it’s putting his signature to free trade deals. Each of those deals…
He Will Long Be Forgotten
http://www.thestar.com/ Peter Mackay’s departure has generated a lot of commentary. Michael Harris writes that another brick has fallen out of the wall: Fortress Harper has just seen another huge breach…
The Wright Thing
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/ The Duffy trial is about to resume. The question hanging over the proceedings is: What will Nigel Wright say when he takes the stand? Michael Harris writes: It is…
Superlative Debates
http://www.calebmcmillan.com/ The Harperites claim that the standard leaders debate is stuffy and boring. Steve Sullivan suggests that there is a way to spice up the debates. Instead of Harper debating…
The Big Blue Propaganda Machine
Jeff Sallot offers some perspective on the Big Blue Propaganda Machine: How big is the propaganda machine? Well, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation reported last year the government employs no fewer…
Raising Those At The Bottom
http://www.pilgrimagepodcast.com/ There has been a lot of discussion about the 1% of us who are fabulously wealthy. A new OECD report, In It Together: Why Less Inequality Benefits All, suggests…
An Empty Chair
http://www.westernfreepress.com/ An empty chair can symbolize a lot of things. John F. Kennedy’s empty rocking chair symbolized the loss a nation felt after the president’s assassination. But, in Stephen Harper’s…
Follow The Money
http://www.10tv.com Recently, Linda McQuaig asked a question which, so far, has stayed under the radar. Who, she asked, owns Stephen Harper? Mr. Harper has done his best to keep
Have The RCMP Become Politicized?
http://www.canada.com/ On Tuesday, the RCMP announced that it had arrested ten young Montrealers who were off to join the jihadist hordes in the Middle East. And, almost immediately, Stephen Harper
The Man Who Would Be King
http://www.theguardian.com/ Yesterday, the broadcast consortium announced that all the party leaders — except Stephen Harper — had agreed to attend a debate in French and a debate in English. Harper,…
Always Rigging The Game
http://www.opednews.com/ From the beginning, everything Stephen Harper has done has had one objective: to rig the game in his favour. His latest foray is his attempt to legislatively re-write history.…