The #AngryCon: he learned those attitudes about the media from the party he supports
PHOTOS: A screen shot of the man identified by the Toronto Star as Earl Cowan at the moment he informs a reporter she’s a lying piece of … something. Below:…
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Jason Kenney sails close to the wind on Anti-Terrorism Act at picnic visit
PHOTOS: Liberal candidate Adam Vaughan’s photo of the Kurdish Peace and Cultural Festival in Toronto Saturday, with an image of PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan visible in the background. (Grabbed from…
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I’m pretty sure some of my local candidates in the NINE WEEK ELECTION CAMPAIGN (thanks for wasting taxpayer money on THAT) have me on all of their “do not call”…
Is there enough Orange Wave left in Alberta to propel more Dippers to Ottawa?
ILLUSTRATIONS: A typical Alberta conservative voter, with orange hair, flirts with NDP leader Thomas Mulcair while Prime Minister Stephan Harper, in the background, tries to warn her to stop. Actual…
John Koury Withdraws From Tory Nomination Process
John Koury News Release August 17, 2015 John Koury Withdraws From Tory Nomination Process Duncan BC – Recent North Cowichan Councillor and Conservative Candidate hopeful, John Koury, announced today that…
NDP Candidate Alistair MacGregor’s Duncan Office Opening
(Click the picture above, to watch a video showcasing the launch of the Duncan Campaign Office) Friends, Many thanks to the 150+ supporters who came out to the opening of…
5 Q’s Interview with Haley Brown, Liberal #LPC candidate for Calgary-Midnapore
I’ve not done one of these interviews in awhile, but an opportunity came up to send some questions to Haley Brown, the LPC candidate who is running against Jason Kenney…
Canada Embraces Its Watergate Moment And The People Will Decide, Maybe.
We could call the latest scandal in Canadian politics Duffygate, our version of the Watergate scandal that rocked America during the 1970s. There are of course differences (tape recorded conversations…
Canada Embraces Its Watergate Moment And The People Will Decide, Maybe.
We could call the latest scandal in Canadian politics Duffygate, our version of the Watergate scandal that rocked America during the 1970s. There are of course differences (tape recorded conversations…
Craig B. Chandler: He’s baaaack (in Ontario)! And he’s gonna get Linda McQuaig … elected!
PHOTOS: A screen grab of Craig B. Chandler telling immigrants to Alberta to vote Conservative or get lost back in 2007. Below: NDP Toronto Centre candidate Linda McQuaig. Brace yourselves,…
Death of a Candidacy
Photo by Takver Morgan Wheeldon seems like the ideal NDP candidate. Young, energetic with a good mix of the thoughtful and the practical – just the kind of person the…
Canadian government spent millions on secret tar sands advocacy
Photo by Fibonacci Blue Canada’s Conservative government spent several million dollars on a tar sands advocacy fund as its push to export the oil faltered, documents reveal. In its 2013…
The “N” in NDP Now Stands for Neoliberal
Photo by Laurel L. Russwurm This past week may come to be seen as a watershed moment in the NDP’s capitulation to neoliberal capitalism. The nominally social democratic party effectively…
Stuff Happens, week 31: Oil falls, gas goes up … again.
If you’re a regular reader of this blog (and if you are, ask yourself why), you’ve probably grown tired of my ranting about Big Oil’s rip off of the Canadian…
help my christian friend vote, or why the harper government must go
A friend of mine is undecided about which party to vote for in the upcoming federal election. She normally votes Conservative, but may not this time. She dislikes the Trudeau…
The Sonic privatization mystery: what were the Tories thinking?
PHOTOS: More medical lab techs examining specimens, still not illustrated exactly as they’re likely to appear nowadays. Below: Progressive Conservative health ministers Gary Mar, Iris Evans, Stephen Mandel and Fred…
Neil Young Snubs Donald Trump,
Neil Young snubs Donald Trump, gives “Rockin’ in the Free World” to Bernie Sanders
Criticizing Israel’s Politics Isn’t Anti-Semitism
The political hijacking of nominated candidates right to speak out is of serious consequence to all Canadians. Conservative leader Stephen Harper and NDP leader Thomas Mulcair have both been severe…
Canadian Federal Scientists, Professionals Union Launches Anti-Harper Campaign
National Institute for Nanotechnology on the north campus of the University of Alberta • Photo by WinterforceMedia OTTAWA – The union representing scientists and other professionals in the federal public…