The Buy Now Pay Later Approach to Public Policy
As Canadians we are used to personal debt. Debt has become the new normal. So when Justin Trudeau says that his government plans to spend more than what it will…
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The Buy Now Pay Later Approach to Public Policy
As Canadians we are used to personal debt. Debt has become the new normal. So when Justin Trudeau says that his government plans to spend more than what it will…
The Buy Now Pay Later Approach to Public Policy
As Canadians we are used to personal debt. Debt has become the new normal. So when Justin Trudeau says that his government plans to spend more than what it will…
Santa Gets Citizenship, Zunera Ishaq Does Not
Citizenship is a serious matter, right? That’s why Santa Claus is a Canadian citizen but Zunera Ishaq is not. Or to put it more accurately—that’s why a man covering his…
Let’s make Canada’s parties endorse our pro-Internet action plan
Exciting news! Green Party leader Elizabeth May has just announced her endorsement of our crowdsourced pro-Internet action plan. So far Ms. May is the first major party leader to do…
For Harper, It’s Showtime – the Sequel. Fremdschamen, Indeed.
Okay, it’s not Mike Duffy. We won’t hear much of him again until the election is over. Today’s fare is more like a light lunch, maybe just a handful of…
Can Lynton Crosby Save Stephen Harper?
Big news this week for the Harper campaign watchers—uber political strategist Lynton Crosby joined the Harper campaign team. Why this is news now and not when Crosby started working with…
The Facebook Problem. . . .
Imagine, if you will, young men like Stephen Harper or Jason Kenny (gasp!) growing up today in our present atmosphere of technology. Try to picture what such mens’ internet profile…
The Tragedy that Will Return Harper to Office. . . .
We are eager to write off Harper and his government as dead in the water. We were especially eager to write them off after their reaction to the tragedy of…
Stephen Harper’s Oily Comeuppance
A Saudi prince once said that the Stone Age didn’t end because man ran out of stones. The Age of Oil may be headed for the same fate. A Goldman…
Canada’s Next Tyro?
Either Tom Mulcair doesn’t know his ass from his elbow or, as some of us suspect, he’s a pandering huckster with a loose tongue who, like Harper, sees riches in…
Morning Line: Conservatives 10 – 1.
(Note: Your Morning Line is prepared for each race day to give the wagering public a starting point for their Totalisator bets on the day’s races. The Totalisator then computes…
A Poll Assesses Harper’s Response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis
Nelilfu Demir’s photograph of the body of three year old Alan Kurdi washed up on a Turkish beach has taken its place among other iconic photographs that, in the words…
Meanings of Life
Don’t eat apple and don’t vote for Harper.
Paul Martin Gives Tommy Angry Beard a Well-Deserved Kick in the Ass.
Paul Martin was the finance minister who plucked the federal government from the brink of fiscal chaos. It was a tough time for all including the provinces, even the Canadian…
The Hair: Canada’s boy in the bubble.
In the Imperial Prime Minister’s Office of today, Canada’s Prime Minister is isolated and alone. Protected and guarded by the sycophants of privilege, his minions mind the doors. In this…
HarperMan
Not surprisingly, the musician is being investigated by the paranoid and vindictive Harper Government. The Streisand Effect is working though, and www.HarperMan.ca is a hit today. When I tweeted #Harperman…
Rabble: Fact-checking the Conservatives’ rural broadband strategy
The government’s rural broadband strategy falls way short of our digital platform and here’s why. We need to fight back by pledging to vote now at OurDigitalFuture.ca Article by Nora…