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Former Tory minister on the hot seat over Enbridge lobbying gig by Kady O’Malley Posted: January 7, 2014 9:00 AM Last Updated: January 7, 2014 8:58 AM CBC online I…
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Canada, want a good Deputy Prime Minister? Look for the man with the hardball in his office
Two of these men could be PM in the next 18 months Thomas Mulcair says he and his NDP have learned from the disasterous provincial NDP election: “It’s not enough…
2014 is the Chinese year of the horse. Does this mean I should blow a bundle at the track?
I don’t often “recycle” posts. Yes, I am lazy, but what’s the point of a blog if you just re-post old stuff? But I thought that I’d dig up last…
Deflect, Spin, Misdirect: Preston Manning and the PMO
Apparently, Preston Manning must have received new orders from the PMO. In yesterday’s Globe and Mail, we found Mr. Manning opining on the supposed issue of ethics in the Parliamentary…
PMO: Anger Betrayal Deception; Oil
Our lying Prime Minister felt betrayed and angry, and … deceived? The scheme only became public after a CTV news report on the evening of May 14. The next morning,…
2013 – The Beginning Of The End For Harper?
Huffington Post has posted an article speculating on whether 2013 is the beginning of Harper’s demise. Long time readers of this space will know that my own personal reaction is…
An Emerging Police State
For the last several years, I have been increasingly concerned that our governments at both the Federal and Provincial levels have been enabling an environment that is fundamentally hostile to…
The new Canadian Plague: Have We all been Infected?
Sadly, Rob Ford epitomises what Canada has become With his crack smoking and drunken misbehaviour, Toronto’s mayor personifies our crude, swaggering, bungling New Canada Robert Hays in the Guardian Fri…
Focused on the economy? Finance Minister Flaherty and "Minister of Jobs" Kenney nearly "come to blows" over Toronto politics
CBC reporting, and Conservative MP’s and Kenney himself confirming. “In a voice loud enough for several of their cabinet colleagues to hear, Flaherty told Kenney to “shut the f–k up”…
But…But…The Libruls!
Expect to hear a lot more of that refrain in the coming months now that the RCMP has decided to lay charges a decade after the Gomery Inquiry ended. I…
The Assault On Organized Labour In Canada
In Alberta, the Redford Government just passed one of the most offensive and blatant attacks on labour that we have ever seen. It is uniquely focused on the civil service…
Well, it’s plausible, I guess…
Harper’s staff have clipped this story for future use… Date – April 11, 2014. “Mr. Speaker, when I stood in this House last year, denying any knowledge of what transpired…
The issues for the 2015 election…
1) The various CPC scandals…. 2) The issue that, if the Grits are smart, will win them a majority: stopping the phasing out of home mail delivery No wonder Harper…
How Shocking …
So, apparently the PMO has “found” a bunch of e-mails that they previous claimed had been deleted. The emails of Stephen Harper’s former legal advisor were not deleted when he…
News roundup: November 30, 2013 Here are a few thoughts about…
News roundup: November 30, 2013 Here are a few thoughts about recent Canadian political stories (in no particular order). Liberal spin on the Toronto Centre by-election Justin Trudeau and the…
Alberta Bills 45 and 46
Others have spoke very eloquently about the problems with Bills 45 and 46. What I want to bring to readers’ attention is how the Redford Government is abusing not just…
The Rumbling Begins?
Harper’s leadership is becoming increasingly shaky in the wake of the Senate Expenses scandal. Rick Mercer’s Rant this week hit the nail on the head as far as Harper’s denials…
#cdnpoli Spying On You
The G20 scandal just got broader. Besides Canadian police massively violating protester’s rights, the NSA appears to have been assisted by CSEC to illegally spy on Canadians in Ontario for…
I’m No Expert On Aboriginal Issues …
But I’m pretty sure that the Harper Government(tm) isn’t doing it right. Carolyn Bennett has an excellent article on Huffington Post today on the subject in light of the most…
More on Baird and Iran
People, even the media who watch such things, seem mystified by the Harper Government(tm) stance on Iran. It’s no big surprise, really. When I took this blog out from under…