NDP & the Decline of Labour
The NDP is certainly not asking whether it should abandon organized labour, but maybe organized labour should ask whether it abandon the NDP. What does it say about the New…
Conservatives
Conservatives Robocalls Scandal: What Canadians Are Saying
Thanks to the still-imploding Conservatives robocalls scandal, the end of the age of innocence in Canadian politics has begun. The scandal is being described in the kind of terms common…
Conservatives Robocalls Scandal: What Canadians Are Saying
Thanks to the still-imploding Conservatives robocalls scandal, the end of the age of innocence in Canadian politics has begun. The scandal is being described in the kind of terms common…
The Canadian Senate Can Kill Bill C-10
Even as the Tory’s draconian omnibus crime bill approaches the critical vote in the Conservative-dominated Senate, Canadians must still hope that sanity will prevail. The Senate, though unelected and dominated…
Vikileaks vs. RoboCon
Democracy is more important than the feelings of a hypocritical and creepy politician. http://ianmcbain.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/NOPE.jpg
Election Fraud
Interesting. When I think of Election Fraud, I think of Saanich/Gulf Islands campaign in 2008. Gary Lunn v. Briony Penn. Briony was a charismatic candidate for the Liberal Party, she…
LeadNow and Oust the Dear Leader
I sent a customized form letter to the Prime Minister, the heads of the RCMP and Elections Canada, and opposition party leaders. Goodale is CCed supposedly. I’m curious to see…
The Conservative Party of Canada – A Study in Contradictions
I can’t help but notice that Conservatives have been all over the board with their policies and positions arguing on one side of an issue in one circumstance and the…
Who calls me at 780-665-2272?
The Conservatives, that’s who! Plus, bonus Kady “Dude, I know how to use ‘affect’ vs. ‘effect” O’Malley twitterfeed.
Definition of a Conservative
A Conservative is an old white man sitting on his porch yelling at the Future to get off his lawn. I wish I could remember where I read that. I…
Robocall Scandal May Blow Over
It’s been more than two days now since the media caught hold of the latest Conservative election fraud scandal. Are they going to let go? Only time will tell. For…
The Cons found a scapegoat
It seemed pretty obvious when Harper claimed no knowledge of the Robocon scandal that someone in the Conservative party would quickly have to take the fall. Guelph staffer Michael Sona…
Conservatives: They Giveth, Then Accuse You of Taketh
Such appears to be the attitude towards Bonavista-Grand Falls-Windsor MP Scott Simms, who was subject to an investigation by Peter MacKay into Simms’ ride on a Search & Rescue Cormorant…
Democracy, for some, is an exercise in hoodwinking voters
Disgusting: Elections Canada has traced fraudulent phone calls made during the federal election to an Edmonton voice-broadcast company that worked for the Conservative Party across the country. While the agency…
Child Predator Tax
Look for the latest charge to appear soon on your Bell, Rogers, Telus, (or MTS, or SaskTel) bill by next year when Vic Toews Bill C-30 comes into effect. It…
Why Actions Today Matter
“We’re destroying future generations for now, and forever.” – Jitesh, an Indian oilman. You won’t regret watching this video, the guy’s a very good storyteller.
Harper wants $80 million of your tax dollars to creep your emails
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/02/22/pol-lawful-access-costs.html That’s what it’ll cost you to give Stephen Harper the privlidge to look through your email’s and browsing history. It’s going to cost at least $80 million to implement…
Conservatives Bill C-30: Upset Canadians #TellVicEverything
This week, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Public Safety Minister, Vic Toews, attacked the Internet and Canadians through Bill C-30. He insulted Canadians, and threatened their right to online privacy and…
Conservatives Bill C-30: Upset Canadians #TellVicEverything
This week, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Public Safety Minister Vic Toews attacked the Internet with Bill C-30. And Canadians’ right to online privacy and a host of individual freedoms. But…
The Curse Of The Rented Pandas
A “strong mandate” to bankrupt Canadian zoos. For a species that is world-renowned for their lack of sexual appetite, Canada is going to find out what other nations have discovered…