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Following yesterday’s sterling advertisement for the Harper base, the satirical publication The Beaverton decided to have some fun: TORONTO – During a campaign stop reporters asking questions about the Duffy…
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A Member Of The Raid Harper Base Foams At The Mouth
The following occurred this morning, at a Harper rally in Etobicoke: You can read about it here. A persistent Terry Milewski was met by the same crowd lustily urging that…
Federal election 2015: Real debate about legalizing marijuana needed
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s moral crusade against marijuana escalates the war on drugs wastes public resources on law enforcement and the justice system. The post Federal election 2015: Real debate…
Mulcair asks voters to fire Harper over Duffy scandal
During the 2015 federal election on October 19, Canadians should use the power of the vote to fire Stephen Harper over the Mike Duffy scandal, says NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair.…
Monkey on Stephen Harper’s shoulders
It looks Harper will have hard time distancing himself from Mike Duffy.
About Those Diversions, Mr. Harper
H/t Raeside Cartoons Meanwhile, always perspicacious Toronto Star readers will have none of it. Here is but a small sampling of their sentiments on Mr. Harper’s diversionary tactics: Re: Harper…
The First Debate
Looks ready to me.
And Now For You Youngsters Out There
Those words, or something very similar, were often uttered by Ed Sullivan when he had an act that would appeal to a youthful demographic. People of a certain age, or,…
LeadNow Activists To Storm Joe Oliver’s Eglinton-Lawrence Riding
LeadNow activists are planning to storm the key Toronto-area battleground riding of Eglinton-Lawrence and snatch from the Harper Conservatives during the 2015 federal election. The post LeadNow Activists To Storm…
Carnac The Magnificent Stephen Harper Is Not
Readers of a certain age will remember with fondness the Tonight Show, starring Johnny Carson. A staple in my youth and throughout my adult life, Carson was a peerless entertainer…
Just Because….
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Openness And Transparency: An Update
Recently I wrote a post about the very stringent and restrictive conditions imposed upon those who would attend gatherings featuring Stephen Harper. Not only are all potential attendees vetted and…
Voter justice denied as Fair Elections Act legal challenge is delayed
Canadians’ legal challenge to the Harper government’s “anti-democratic” Fair Elections Act won’t be heard until after the 2015 federal elections. Voter justice denied. The post Voter justice denied as Fair…
The lies Harper told during 2015 election call, first leaders’ debate
Stephen Harper told a lot of lies during his launch of the 2015 federal election campaign, and during the first national leaders debate, hosted by Maclean’s Magazine. The post The…
Trudeau on supporting Bill C-51: “Perhaps It Was Naive”
During last Thursday’s Maclean’s leaders’ debate, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau admitted that the Liberals’ support of Harper’s “secret police” Bill C-51 was “perhaps it was naive.” The post Trudeau on…
Openness And Transparency: Not In Harperland
The gulf between the open and reasonable persona Stephen Harper tried to convey during last week’s debate and the Nixonian truth about the man is a yawning one indeed. Until…
B.C. residents choose Mulcair as prime minister in post-debate poll
British Columbians polled just after last Thursday’s Maclean’s leaders debate would pick NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair for Canada’s next Prime Minister. The post B.C. residents choose Mulcair as prime minister…
The Pinocchio Effect
Those of us who have followed the machinations of the Harper regime over the years know that it is a rare occasion indeed when Stephen Harper tells the truth, either…
A Few Thoughts On Last Night’s Debate
I generally leave the assessments of debates to other more analytical and attentive minds, so I will offer only a few observations, for what they are worth. My overall impression…