Stephen Harper, Vladimir Putin, and the Great G20 Showdown
OMG. I see Stephen Harper has stolen the spotlight at the G20 summit, by going dictator to dictator, with Vladimir Putin.Stephen Harper told Russian President Vladimir Putin flatly that he…
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Stephen Harper and the Politics of Fear
As I've mentioned several times recently, I've never seen this country so paranoid and so fearful.So that even a small marine police exercise in the bay the other day, had…
The Day Stephen Harper Couldn’t Hide Any Longer
He has always been a strange bird. When it comes to the Great War on Terror, or any war from 1812 onwards, he's a raging chicken hawk. He can't get…
Joe Oliver and the Incredible Shrinking Surplus
It was hard to imagine a scarier sight, than old Joe Oliver delivering his fiscal update to an audience of Bay Street business types the other day.And announcing that Canadians…
Stephen Harper’s Great Failed War on Marijuana
As you know, Stephen Harper has made The Great War on Marijuana one of his main weapons in the Great War on Justin Trudeau.So he could accuse him of being…
Stephen Harper and the Great Benito Leader
There is an old internet adage called Godwin's Law, that dictates that among other things, one can't call Stephen Harper and his Cons Nazis.And I don't, because it also wouldn't…
Stephen Harper and the Road to an Early Election
I didn't watch the ceremony at the National War Memorial, but I see that Stephen Harper made it back from China just in time to take the starring role.So he…
Ezra Levant’s Latest Disgraceful Bigot Eruption
Ezra Levant is without a shadow of a doubt the most disgusting person on Canadian television.A greasy, grubby oil pimp, a far-right demagogue, a bully and a bigot.But even by…
Remembrance Day 2014: And My Promise to the Dead
It's going to be a very emotional Remembrance Day in Canada, especially at the National War Memorial.For the reasons we all know, for the blood spilled. And at the stroke…
Stephen Harper’s Great Shabby Trip to China
Well it wasn't much of a trip, not the grand photo-op he was expecting.He never got his pandas.And as for those two caged Canadians they're still in a Chinese jail.…
Tony Clement’s Orwellian "Open Government" Plan
I suppose we should have known that anything Tony Clement proposes would be hideously flawed, so rotten is his record.And his so-called "Open Government" plan" is no different.The Conservative government…
Stephen Harper and the Great North Pole Farce
Who can forget how Stephen Harper shocked the world a few months ago by suddenly and loudly declaring that the North Pole belonged to Canada?Even though it actually belongs to…
Harper’s War and the ISIS National Anthem
I see the leader of the ISIS Death Cult may have had a bruising encounter with the American Death Machine.Iraqi officials said Sunday that the head of the Islamic State…
Why Progressives May Soon Be Forced To Work Together
There are few things that depress me more than the sight of progressives fighting each other.As the NDP and the Liberals are doing these days.Especially when I remember how close…
Rex Murphy, Jian Ghomeshi, and the CBC Cult of Celebrity
It's hard to imagine a more ghastly thing to watch on a grim, grey, fall day in Harperland, than Rex Murphy on Jian Ghomeshi.The only thing more depressing would be…
Stephen Harper’s Bizarre Missionary Mission to China
Well I see that Stephen Harper's visit to China has got off to a heavenly start. With our new Chinese overlords wanting to talk about business, now that Harper has…
Violence Against Women: Why We All Need to Look in the Mirror
I'm ashamed to admit that when the stories about the ghastly harassment of women in this country began to emerge, first at the CBC and then on Parliament Hill, I…
Stephen Harper’s Outrageously Stealthy F-35 Scandal
Two years ago he told us that he was pressing the "reset button" on his plan to buy 65 F-35 fighters from his friends at Lockheed Martin, after it was…
Tax Evasion: When the Cons Are Part of the Problem
As probably you know, the Con regime has given the Canada Revenue Agency more money to go after its enemies.While depriving it of the resources and the inspectors to go…
The Scandal on the Hill and the Old Boy’s Club
As if Stephen Harper hadn't degraded the image of our Parliament enough. Reduced it to a fascist circus where the Big Lie rules, and shame goes to die.Mocked it, muzzled…