On election 41.
It really is amazing how difficult it is to drag oneself back into longer writing after a significant time away.Anyway, I just want to run with an idea regarding the…
Conservatives
Let’s NOT Be Civil
There seems to be a very strong current within Canadian politics to "restore civility" within the House of Commons. This message was emphasized by Elizabeth May and the Green Party…
When Pro-Life is not Pro Life
The right's mirror-image view of life - Opinion - Al Jazeera English This article applies to the Conservatives in Canada too: Excerpt: Yesterday, I pulled up to a drive-through ATM,…
Why the Canadian Wheat Board should matter to all of us
Prairie strong no longer? Harper's renewed attack on the Canadian Wheat Board | rabble.ca Excerpt: The Canadian Wheat Board represents some 75,000 grain growers, and handles all Western wheat and…
Actually Stephen, the taxpayers dollars go to the parties they support.
Budget will mean curtains for party funds: minister | iPoliticsStephen Harper is lying to the public, again. He is trying to make you think that you are funding parties you…
Conservatives, I mean "Looters in Suits", continue with their plan – theft on a national scale
Montreal Simon: Tony Clement and the Chainsaw MassacreAnd that's the Con plan. Right out of the Republican manual. First you waste billions on gazebos, prisons and fancy jet planes. Then…
"This Stinks To High Heaven" – Ford’s disrespect for taxpayers
The Grid TO | Thirteen questions about Rob Ford’s questionable accountingBy Edward Keenan...The problem is that candidates are forbidden from taking loans from anyone except banks and other recognized lending…
Coward Thug Harper Appoints More Failures To The Senate
PM rewards three defeated Conservatives with Senate seats - The Globe and MailHow to become a senator under Harper? Show that the people don't want you to represent them. Another…
Ford and fawning lackies vote to push Toronto into more debt
Toronto votes to contract out garbage pickup - thestar.comGloat gloat, oink oink.Studies show that although privatizing garbage pick-up may initially save money, it will cost much more in the long…
Molly’sBlog 2011-05-16 01:29:00
CANADIAN POLITICS:SOME LATE LATE NIGHT THOUGHTS ON THE RECENT CANADIAN ELECTION:It's been decades since I voted in any governmental elections (the associations that I belong to don't count). Still, like…
Now that makes perfect sense.
Let’s all jump in the old Tardis and got back in time about eleven days. Stephen Harper and his band of invisible communist fighters where waging the good fight; the…
So, I’m in the Toronto Star…
Susan Delacourt of the Toronto Star has quoted my blog post. What is a political party anyway? Given that there are so many ways for politicians to connect directly with…
After an election about personalities, not policies, we can and must do better
We have just witness an election which while historic in many ways was not one of any significance in terms of a discussion of actual issues or policies. The political…
Electoral math II: vote splitting in the Liberal ridings the Conservatives won
While there was an enormous transfer of seats towards the NDP from the Bloc and to a lesser extent the Liberals, the Conservatives managed to move from a minority to…
MayDay 2011: Yer Blues, Orange Crush and RIP LPC
In 2015, the only thing that will defeat the Cons is a concerted effort. The 'death by a thousand cuts' approach by Canada's progressives will only ensure that we never…
Electoral Math I: Vote Splitting and the NDP+Liberal merger hypothesis
This historic election has seen the complete collapse of the Bloc Québécois and the decline in the Liberal party to historic lows while propelling the Conservatives to a majority government…
Sam Pazzano: Whore! Future senator?
Wow. The Conservatives are scared, and have no shame. Warning: If you click this, you might throw up a little in your mouth. I did. On the bright side, maybe…
Preserving Judeo-Christian Values in Canadian Society
Bearing false witness is apparently not much of a Judeo-Christian value these days. Check this out: "Naked in a bed in a brothel with a young Asian woman." Well, that's…
Parkdale-Highpark Riding All Candidates Debate Response
I recently attended the all candidates debate for the Parkdale-Highpark riding hosted by the BWVRA and wanted to share my thoughts on the debate, the candidates and various issues that…
The NDP surge and its consequences
The largest political story of the week has nothing to do about policies, it is about the fact that after months of poll numbers that stubbornly refused to budge the…