Keep Those Wages Down
When all the rhetoric has cooled, Tom Walkom writes in today’s Toronto Star, it should be clear that the Chinese government and the Harper government share the same objective: The…
Owen Gray
Champerty and Maintenence
The Conservative Party of Canada appears to be incapable of embarrassment. Consider their argument against the robocall case, which opened yesterday. Arthur Hamilton, the party’s lawyer, accused the Council of…
Things Fall Apart
Not all Conservative MP’s agreed with Stephen Harper on the Nexan Energy deal. James Bazan wrote to one of his constituents in Manitoba: “I would like to note that I…
Murphy’s Conundrum
Pity poor Rex Murphy. He doesn’t understand what he calls the “unbalanced and disproportionate” antipathy Canadians feel for Stephen Harper: For, step back a little, make a little space, and…
Fraud — Pure and Simple
In case his readers have forgotten, Jeffrey Simpson reviews the increasingly tangled web of deceit which surrounds the F-35 fiasco: The contract, insisted the government, would cost $9-billion for the…
In Their Sights
The Harperites are gunning for Justin Trudeau. Michael Harris writes this morning that: Not only does the Harper government have the magic wand of incumbency, it has the ruthless machinery…
The Price Of Power
The prime directive of any good journalist should be the people’s right to know. But consider the saga of Peter Kent. Lawrence Martin writes that Kent, a member of The…
Most Stupid People
Lately, Tasha Kheiridden has been aiming her barbs at the government she once supported. Her most recent target is Corrections Canada, which has decided that more double bunking is appropriate…
The Old Man In Ottawa
Stephen Harper claims that Conservative values are Canadian values. But, based on recent polling data, Frank Graves concludes that Mr. Harper is trying to stop a wave that is not…
Joyce’s Modest Proposal
While the press follows Justin Trudeau everywhere, both Paul Adams and Andrew Coyne have chosen to give Joyce Murray some attention. Adams writes that what she proposes deserves serious consideration.…
First Rate Intelligence?
Ever since the United Nations vote on Thursday, the Harper government has portrayed itself as a beautiful loser. It and eight other nations -- most notably the United States --…
The New Newspeak
NDP environment critic Meghan Leslie understands how indebted the Harper government is to George Orwell. Rather than reading 1984 as a warning against tyranny, the Harperites have adopted the novel…
Truly Progresssive
Zach Paikin echoes something The Disaffected Lib wrote about yesterday: Canada needs a truly progressive political party. A simple coalition of opposition parties, Paikin writes, will not be enough to…
Republican Denial
"Denial," Mark Twain wrote, "ain't just a river in Egypt." And so, as John Boehner insists that raising taxes on the rich is off the table -- and Obamacare must…
Open Warfare
With Bill C-377, the Harper government has declared open war on labour. Tom Walkom writes in today's Toronto Star that:The real target of Conservative MP Russ Hiebert’s private member’s bill…
Rob Ford And The Peter Principle
Christie Blatchford is furious. Yesterday a judge removed the man she voted for because, as she wrote last Friday, he was "authentic." In her mind, authenticity trumps an unjust law:So,…
Taking Harper Down
Michael Harris -- who I quote a lot these days -- has uncovered Stephen Harper's recipe for governing Canada:3 cups of fear; 3 cups of information burial; 3 cups of…
Stonewalling
Tasha Kheiridden used to be at the forefront of the Conservative Revolution in this country. She avidly supported Stephen Harper. She now has her doubts. Last week Kheiridden wrote that…
The Phony Populist
Yesterday, Don Gilmour published a must read piece in the Toronto Star. His target was the phony populist politician. Using Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, Calgary mayor -- and Alberta premier…
Corporate Canada’s Best Friend
In yet another sign that, for Stephen Harper, profits come before people, the Globe and Mail reports that Ottawa is signaling a radical shift in foreign aid:The federal government is…