Low Income Cut-offs – A Lesson for the #CPC
Yesterday my post talked about how sad I thought it was that Conservatives did not acknowledge poverty in Canada. And this morning to my surprise there was a comment arguing…
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How Poor is Poor Enough?
Harper and Alexander Recently Conservative Chris Alexander made the assertion that Canada has eradicated poverty. Statements like this are disheartening. Many Canadians have to make the difficult choice between paying…
Campaign vandalism – a.k.a. "Douchebaggery"
I am reluctant to use words like "douchebag" in daily conversation. There are, and have been, a number of politicians for whom I have little regard, but for whom I…
Tyranny of the Majority
Ok, some somebody doesn’t know what Tyranny means or actually, what democracy means. That somebody today is Scott Armstrong. Here’s the quote from the Globe and Mail article regarding this…
Tyranny of the Majority
Ok, some somebody doesn’t know what Tyranny means or actually, what democracy means. That somebody today is Scott Armstrong. Here’s the quote from the Globe and Mail article regarding this…
Go to the Dance
I’ve got an analogy for the Conservtive party’s stance over the possibility of a coalition. They’re just clever bullies, and they should be treated appropriately. Think back to high school.…
Stephen Harper – He’s Not In It For You!
April ReignStephen ‘we aren’t in election mode‘ Harper’s attack ads on Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff takes various quotes with no context in order to paint him as someone with no…
Tory in-fighting in Mississauga South, part I don’t even know anymore
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/tories-bicker-in-key-toronto-area-ridings/article1897744/page1/Conservatives in my home riding of Mississauga South must really miss the days when they could just throw a Kennedy on the ballot and have the r...
Iggy on the Fun Bus
While federal liberal leader, Michael Ignatieff rides the campaign bus around the country, the Conservatives have launched a series of Anti-Iggy tv ads. The thing is, they’re funny!!! But it…
Pension Reform or Pension Madness
Flaherty: "Why reform CPP? It's fine the way it is." I just want to say first that I'm not a pension expert. It's one of my weaker areas of knowledge.…
Hypocrisy Has a New Definition in Senate Defeat
OK, I thought I was just going to read a little news, have my coffee and get back to work. I was fine until I saw this on twitter: @stephen_taylor…
Pine Riders
The cat is out of the bag – Saskatchewan MP’s are true pine riders. In the wake of the mighty potash decision, it has gone to light that thirteen of…
Pander, pander here. Pander, pander there.
Stephen Taylor has an interesting article about the decision to block the potash buyout today in the National Post. The gist is that fiscal conservatives are being betrayed by this…
Gun safety and registry!
What with all the hoo-ha over the gun registry recently, I wanted to put my two cents in. I got in a Facebook argument with someone I don't even know,…
Bad Focus, A Leading Question and Wedge Politics
Whooee! Well, friends an' foes, today's the day our gummint goes back to work after another 13 week vacation. While the MPs were away from the House, "a total of…
On things that aren’t like the long gun registry.
The Press ReleaseThere was a press release making the rounds yesterday, allegedly released by th...
Open letter to the NDP
Given the state of affairs in BC right now, if I was a betting man, I’d bet on the NDP not just winning the next election, but betting the BC…
Free Votes Are Nice But…Who Do Those MPs Represent?
Ah, the gun registry. I agree with FarAndWide completely on this. The NDP are planning to allow a free vote of all their members on the issue, even though the…
Sheikh’s resignation removed from Stats Can site
Yesterday I posted Munir A. Sheikh resignation letter from Statistics Canada, warning that t was likely to be removed. 24 hours later, it's gone. In its place is this: Media…
Stats Can head resigns over census
Clearly, Harper and Clement were imposing a political decision on the internationally renown Statistic Canada. Munir A. Sheikh stood up, and with honour, did the right thing. If only we…