My latest: why isn’t Andrew Scheer way ahead?
So, Andrew. You don’t mind if I call you Andrew, do you? It’s better than what I sometimes used to call you, which was Blandy Andy. I stopped calling you…
Canadian Politics
When in doubt, tell the truth: Andy Scheer’s lies lack ambition; more importantly, so do his excuses!
Mark Twain, the renowned American author and one of the great raconteurs of the 19th Century, counselled: “When in doubt, tell the truth. It will confound your enemies and astound…
Who won and lost the French-language debate
Who won? The separatist guy, Yves-Francois Blanchet. He was calm, he was cool and he was collected. He totally dominated. Who lost? Justin Trudeau. He needed to remind everyone that…
The Discourse:-Cowichan-Malahat-Langford candidates share their take on environment and food security issues at EAT THINK VOTE.
Did you miss last week’s candidates’ meeting on food security issues? Here’s some of what we heard. THE DISCOURSE.CA-Curious in Cowichan. Cowichan-Malahat-Langford candidates talk environment and food security Cowichan-Malahat-Langford candidates…
Random, contextless links about #elxn43 and #cdnpoli and punk rock
So. First day of October. Here’s bits and pieces, this and that: Ipsos says the Tories are ahead, and have been ahead since the start of the election campaign. Warren…
Andrew Scheer’s big National Energy Corridor idea sure sounds a lot like NEP 2.0
Now that we are in the midst of a closely fought federal election campaign, it’s interesting to see the Conservative Party of Canada is open at least to some of…
Fifty-four Canadian Armed Forces personnel under investigation for right-wing extremism
Canadian Armed Forces Jumpmaster, Corporal Tyler Henrich assists members of the 82nd Airborne Division, as they board a Royal Canadian Air Force CC-177 Globemaster III aircraft. Photo by Sgt. Matthew…
Trump and Trudeau: brothers of another mother
Trump and Trudeau: They’re not that different, really. Sons of millionaires. Never had to worry about a hydro bill, never needed to fret about a mortgage payment. Never experienced the…
What to Read When the World is On Fire
What to Read When the World is On Fire The new wave of climate change writing BY ARNO KOPECKY ILLUSTRATION BY MARIA NGUYEN Updated 11:23, Sep. 24, 2019 | Published…
Court’s decision to turn off Alberta’s turn-off-the-taps law should surprise no one
Alberta’s so-called turn-off-the-taps law was pretty obviously unconstitutional when Rachel Notley’s New Democratic Party passed it and it continued to be unconstitutional when Jason Kenney’s United Conservative Party had it…
Canada’s furore over Trudeau’s racist problems is only skin deep
Justin Trudeau attends a bilateral meeting of NATO Heads of State and Government in Brussels. Photo by NATO (Flickr). Canadian premier Justin Trudeau has had to prostrate himself with groveling…
My latest: the speech Justin Trudeau should have given, but won’t
My fellow Liberals, my fellow Canadians. Last week, I spoke about the scandal that has hit my campaign. I didn’t do it right, so I’m now going to try again.…
My latest: in a campaign about nothing positive, don’t give them something negative
The land is strong. Sound familiar? Remember that? The old-timers do. It was an actual slogan that was deployed in the 1972 federal election campaign. Didn’t work out too well.…
Winding up the gun nuts: Liberals respond to Trudeau’s self-inflicted brownface crisis with a classic counterattack
Years ago, I worked with a union organizer who deployed an effective tactic when one of his unionization drives met resistance from an employer: Launch a diversionary attack from an…
Mike Smyth: As Trudeau stumbles, the fight is on in Vancouver-Granville
Former federal justice minister and current Independent MP Jody Wilson-Raybould embraces supporters after a rally in Vancouver on Sept. 18. JENNIFER GAUTHIER / REUTERS Michael Smyth Justin Trudeau’s personal campaign…
This Speaks To My Cynical Heart
H/t Greg Perry Recommend this Post
Which is more distressing, the idiocy of our PM or the hypocrisy of our Opposition leader?
Which is more distressing, the immaturity and sheer idiocy of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau or the nauseating hypocrisy of Opposition Leader Andrew Scheer? One of them, sad to say, is…
Well, that got everybody’s attention
And this is why we have campaigns. Team Trudeau might have started Wednesday thinking the most damaging thing to Justin Trudeau’s brand that day would be the lack of transparency…