Can Harper tell a trade pact from an aid package?
Did you hear that Canada and Ukraine are signing their own free trade deal? The Ukraine had another US$ 5 billion trade deficit last year and Mr. Harper wants to…
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Do Conservatives consider Justin Trudeau dangerous?
While most Canadians simply laugh off the silly “Trudeau’s not ready” commercials playing with increasing intensity on English-language television, there is another more layered campaign underlying it. This more insidious…
Harper is talking about our recession…
… er, economic downturn in front of a crowd of Grade fivers because… – They are only a few years younger than the PMO short pant staffers who set up…
The Hair makes his first mistake.
In front of a bored group of children in gym clothes the other day, the Hair announced the obvious: Canada is in an economic ‘downturn.’ Neither he nor Federal Finance…
The Donald Bleats , Harper/Walker Meet..And Other Rightwing Treats…
Stephen Harper met with controversial Wisconsin governor Scott Walker last month and didn’t tell anyone Glen McGregor, Postmedia News | July 9, 2015 | Last Updated: Jul 9 3:42 PM…
Watson Quits The Star
This story is worth mentioning, because it’s about a Canadian journalist who stood up to censorship by their paper’s editors. It’s the sort of courage also described by Wab Kinew…
About That October Election
Everybody in the media seems quite convinced that there is going to be an election scheduled for October 19, 2015. Don’t be so sure about that. Harper has more than…
About That October Election
Everybody in the media seems quite convinced that there is going to be an election scheduled for October 19, 2015. Don’t be so sure about that. Harper has more than…
About That October Election
Everybody in the media seems quite convinced that there is going to be an election scheduled for October 19, 2015. Don't be so sure about that. Harper has more than…
Every Once in a While
A Canadian journalist reawakens after a nap several years long. Why is our media like Rip Van Winkle? @nbf54321 Shawn, you're overlooking that for years @Justin_Ling and reporters have put…
Using the Leap Second to Rate Harper’s Government
Stephen Harper was late for Canada Day this year. He missed the kick-off by a full second; or he would have but for the leap second. None of us noticed…
Is It Time to Skewer Harper With the F-35 Fiasco?
Probably the question should be whether Mulcair or Trudeau have the political acumen to bloody Stephen Harper over his blunders and deceit in Canada’s F-35 saga. We know now that…
A moral leader???? Canada???
That’s rich! Harper and the CPC has taken our country from moral high ground to the sewers in 9 short (albeit looonnnggg) years. Canadians will see through these lies in…
The media feel the excitement.
Just about four months to the federal election and the news media can barely contain their excitement. Not since John Diefenbaker came out of the West like an avenging angel…
One of Justin Trudeau’s better moves.
It makes sense to make nice with the United States. It is surprising for many Canadians when that becomes necessary. Not since Prime Minister John Diefenbaker pissed off President John…