Should We Be Surprised?
http://www.cbc.ca/ Canadians were appalled when the U.S. Senate report on torture saw the light of day. We like to think, as John Baird said, that “Canada doesn’t torture
Owen Gray
That Would Make No Sense At All
http://www.sodahead.com/ Scott Clark and Peter DeVries ask the question the majority of Canadians are asking: Why do the Conservatives govern the way they do? Why do they treat so many
Coalition Time?
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca After the latest EKOS poll, there has been a lot of talk about a Liberal-NDP coalition. Frank Graves claims that’s what the majority of Canadian voters want. But, Chantal…
Stephen Harper’s Word
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca Newfoundland Premier Paul Davis was not happy after his meeting last week with Stephen Harper. “It really solidifies that you can’t trust the federal government, you can’t trust Stephen…
Questioning The Orthodoxy
http://canadabubble.com/ Joe Oliver is meeting with his provincial counterparts today. Kevin Page writes that, given Canada’s and the world’s economic outlook, it’s a time to ask some tough questions: Some…
A Foremost Fabulator
http://www.webchercheurs.com/ Stephen Harper came to Ottawa claiming that he was a righteous man. He stood, he said, for the truth. But, Michael Harris writes, with Harper it’s never been about…
Exposing The Lie
http://thisfragiletent.com/ The Big Lie of the last forty-five years has been Trickle Down Economics. The Great Depression exposed it as a Big Lie. But people have short memories and —…
Harnessing The Energy Of The Young
http://www.vice.com/ Generational conflict awaits Canadians — unless the young are brought into the political process. And Franks Graves’ latest polling suggests that is not happening. Graves reports: Among
Imagine The Damage
http://firstdegreepr.com/ When Mike Harris became premier of Ontario, he appointed John Snoblen as his first Minister of Education. Ironically, Snoblen had dropped out of high school in grade 11 and
Firing Up The Base
http://www.hilltimes.com/ It’s interesting to consider the titles of bills that the Harper government steamrolls through parliament. Consider a few: The “Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act.” Or the ““Protection
Journalists First
http://www.quillandquire.com/ Except for the occasional episode of The Nature of Things, I don’t watch CBC Television. But I do listen to Radio 1. The Gomeshi Affair has revealed deep seated…
One May Smile And Be A Villain
http://www.popsugar.com With Industry Canada’s approval of Burger King’s takeover of Tim Horton’s, Oakville officially became the home of the Whopper. But Gerald Caplan writes that the real home of the…
The Real Villain Is Stephen Harper
http://globalnews.ca/ The opposition parties are calling for Julian Fantino’s resignation. It’s true that Fantino has bungled every cabinet position he’s held. But he has never run any ministry for which…
Make No Mistake. It’s Madness
http://www.oddbloke.ca/ Some commentators have suggested that, after the Michael Sona trial, no political party would be stupid enough to try any robocall shenanigans. Linda McQuaig has her doubts: If you’re
Tax Fairness
http://occupynatick.org/ The Robert Reich documentary, Inequality For All explains with remarkable clarity what has happened in the United States over the last forty years and in Canada over the last…
Tax Fairness
http://occupynatick.org/ The Robert Reich documentary, Inequality For All explains with remarkable clarity what has happened in the United States over the last forty years and in Canada over the last…
A Pig In A Poke
http://dailyenglish.cz/ Stephen Harper hopes to be re-elected on his boast that he knows — better than anyone else — how to manage the Canadian economy. But the evidence keeps
Something Doesn’t Add Up
http://saveourschoolsnz.com/ After Michael Sona was convicted of election fraud, Stephen Harper had nothing to say, even though the judge in the case concluded that Sona did not act alone. Michael…
Laughing All The Way
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/ Stephen Harper is in power because the two so called “progressive” alternatives have spent more time fighting each other than fighting him. The current furor over sexual harassment continues…
Back In The Resource Trap
http://www.slideshare.net/ Falling oil prices are puncturing Stephen Harper’s dream of transforming Canada into an energy superpower. Tom Walkom writes: For this government, Alberta’s oilsands were the key to Canada’s economic…