How Canada’s Cons Are Losing The Carbon Tax Battle
You might think that Andrew Scheer would tone down his anti-carbon tax rhetoric, now that Trudeau's new plan to fight climate change has been well received by most in the…
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The Day Maxime Bernier Went Over The Deep End. Again.
As you may know, Maxime Bernier has always reminded me of the scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz.The one who is travelling with Dorothy and the others, in the hope…
Justin Trudeau Sets Out To Battle The Anti-Carbon Tax Gang
It was a showdown that has been building for some time. So I was glad to see Justin Trudeau finally take on the grubby gang of premiers who have refused…
Doug Ford and the Billion Dollar Carbon Tax Boondoggle
Earlier today I wrote about the way Canadians could punish the members of the Carbon Gang for waging war on the federal carbon tax.Even though scientists believe that they are…
The Carbon Gang And The Planet Burning Cons
They are the ring leaders of the so-called Carbon Gang. The gang that never saw a carbon tax they didn't want to kill.And they like to brag about that all…
The Bromantics on stage: Jason Kenney and Doug Ford mount the rostrum in Calgary to attack Justin Trudeau and carbon tax
Give Jason Kenney and the United Conservative Party their due: They got a large and enthusiastic crowd out last night to their rally in Calgary against taking action on climate…
Could This Be The End Of The Con War On The Carbon Tax?
As we all know Andrew Scheer is on a creepy crusade to destroy Justin Trudeau.And he was counting on the federal government's carbon tax to help him do that.The plan…
Doug Ford achieves the impossible: he’s gotten Canadians interested in constitutional reform!
Office-holding Conservative politicians and operatives of their well-funded Astro-Turf and think tank support network across Canada have now virtually to a man and woman jumped aboard Ontario Conservative Premier Doug…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Arno Kopecky points out that new highs in nominal standards of living around the globe are being paired with unprecedented environmental damage which…
A Betrayal With Far-Reaching Implications
Despite the inspiring persona he peddled to win the last election, Justin Trudeau has turned out to be just another politician. As hard as that might be to accept, his…
In The Realm Of Canadian Political Whoredom
I nominate Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine Mckenna as Queen: And here is what she had to say after news of the Trudeau climate betrayal emerged: Prostitutes are…
Speaking Of Neoliberal Tools
It is never nice to shatter someone’s illusions, but sometimes it is necessary. That is exactly what iPolitics is doing as it reports a not unexpected but nonetheless egregious betrayal…
Short-Term Gain For Long, Long-Term Pain
I will readily admit to readers that I am not by nature one who sees the glass as half-full; however, since the June 7th provincial election of Doug Ford, which…
The Many Lies of the Con Artist Andrew Scheer
As you may know, I consider Andrew Scheer to be a serial liar, a man who lies almost as much as Donald Trump does.A liar who should have a flashing…
Where Did You Come From, Where Did You Go, Where Did You Come From Carbon Tax Moe?
SOURCE: CBC News: “We’re All in This Together”: Federal Minister Urges Sask. to Sign Climate Plan I know, I know, I’ve been quiet for awhile. Well, we’ll skip any excuses…
The Great Constitutional Pipeline War of the Rockies
Fresh from the Alberta NDP’s victory over Saskatchewan in the Fake Trade War on the Prairies, the ongoing political fight over the expansion of the existing Kinder Morgan TransMountain Pipeline…
Jason Kenney as the new face of Conservatism in Alberta
When the Legislative Assembly resumes for its fall sitting on Monday, there will be a new seating plan. A new Official Opposition United Conservative Caucus made up of twenty-two former…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Karl Russell and Peter Goodman note that lower unemployment rates in the U.S aren’t translating into higher wages. Alena Semuels points out the…