Nature to Harper Government: Let My People Go
One of the world’s leading scientific journals has criticized the federal government for policies that limit its scientists from speaking publicly about their research. The journal, Nature, says in an…
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Today’s Star Editorial Cartoon
Works on more than one level, doesn’t it? Recommend this Post
Rick Mercer Has Harper’s Number
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The Sound of Subversion – A Robocall Recorded
So this is what subversion sounds like. The Star has obtained a voice recording of one of the fake calls in Guelph, giving instructions to the recipient to go to…
The Harper Conservatives: A Scapegoat For Every Occasion
I just finished reading a thoughtful piece by Michael Ignatief’s former chief speechwriter, Adam Goldenberg, suggesting that those Tory functionaries who are scapegoated for the government’s crimes often good on…
From A Repentant Ex-Conservative
This sobering reminder from Victor Pocaterra of the price we pay for a corrupt government should give everyone pause: A few months ago I was a card carrying Conservative, serving…
For Anyone Inclined to Give Harper The Benefit Of The Doubt…
I urge you to read Lawrence Martin’s damning assessment of his dirty operations. Recommend this Post
“My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: / Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!
The face of unrepentant smarm: Recommend this Post
Is The Channel About To Be Changed?
Always adept at averting attention from their criminal acts, look for a Harper push to change the channel with this information. In my humble opinion, neither Towes nor any other…
Is That Pungent Odor Coming From A Smoking Gun?
If the Canadian media and the Oppositions parties do their jobs, perhaps we’ll soon have an answer. The following is reported in today’s Star: Callers on behalf of the federal…
Harper’s War On Democracy
Whether or not one believes that Stephen Harper had a direct hand in the robocall efforts to subvert the last election, one thing is perfectly clear: given his well-known contempt…
Peter Has Some ‘Splainin’ To Do
Peter “The Prevaricator’ MacKay apparently has some ‘splainin’ to do to Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Walter Natynczyk regarding his misuse of military resources for political purposes. However, don’t expect…
The Dark Master Speaks
Regarding the robo-call criminal acts, did Stephen Harper actually deny any involvement with a straight face? Meanwhile, a young Tory staffer has apparently been chosen to take the fall. Recommend…
Harper’s Continued Debasement of Democracy
For those with a naive trust in the ‘integrity’ of the Harper regime, I heartily recommend that you start educating yourselves about the machinations being orchestrated in Ottawa by our…
Conservatives Insult Canadians’ Intelligence Once Again
While the Harper government has repeatedly shown its contempt for facts and statistics as it treads its demagogic path with abandon, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews has achieved a new…
Conservative Ethos: Caviar for Corporations, Cake For Canadian Masses
Stephen Harper and his wrecking crew continue their agenda of altering the fundamental nature of Canadian society. By engineering an ever-dwindling supply of government revenue through corporate tax cuts that…
Is Werner Herzog Really Talking About Chickens Here?
Given Canadians’ apparently prodigious tolerance for the abuses being perpetrated by the Harper regime, it seems Werner Herzog’s comments in this video could apply equally to our credulous/disengaged/apathetic domestic populace:…
Protection, Patriotism and Punishment – the Harper Credo
By now, most have heard about Sun TV’s faux citizenship ceremony orchestrated by the Harper regime to help promote its brand of Canadian patriotism. Putting aside questions of the ethics…
Educate, Educate, Resist
I have to admit that nowadays I am feeling the pessimism of old strongly reemerging, not to the point of giving up my blog and whatever value it might serve…
I’m Back – Nothing’s Changed, Just Getting Worse
After a week out of the country with limited access to the Internet and Canadian news, I see things keep getting worse. First thing I read this morning was how…