The Inconvenient Truth about Thomas Mulcair’s "Four-Car" Garage Swiftboating
So my dad and "Tom" (Thomas Mulcair) met up at Briarwood Park in Beaconsfield the other day. Yeah, really. Two grandfathers laughing it up with a couple of toddlers. They…
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The Inconvenient Truth about Thomas Mulcair’s "Four-Car" Garage Swiftboating
So my dad and “Tom” (Thomas Mulcair) met up at Briarwood Park in Beaconsfield the other day. Yeah, really. Two grandfathers laughing it up with a couple of toddlers. They…
The Inconvenient Truth about Thomas Mulcair’s "Four-Car" Garage Swiftboating
So my dad and “Tom” (Thomas Mulcair) met up at Briarwood Park in Beaconsfield the other day. Yeah, really. Two grandfathers laughing it up with a couple of toddlers. They…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Harald Bauder comments on the Cons’ continued efforts to provoke a race to the bottom when it comes to wages: (B)oth the…
On shadow governments
Plenty of others are theorizing that it’s time for some radical action in response to the Cons’ continued contempt for democratic accountability. But I’ll take a few minutes to work…
Federal NDP Continue To Edge Towards A Majority Government
The latest Forum Research poll (Forum Research results, National Post story) shows the NDP in the lead nationally, in Quebec, Atlantic and BC, and almost tied with the Conservatives in…
Liberal Red And NDP Orange
The Liberal Party of Canada is often criticized for being stagnant, for not changing, but one just has to look at its logo, its branding, and more specifically, its colour…
Is there a need for a centrist party in Canada?
There have been times in history when there is a wide political space between the right most and left most parties. On the far left, one had advocates of something…
Mulcair Takes on the West
What started out as musings on the health of Ontario’s manufacturing sector has quickly escalated into a full fledged war of words between Tom Mulcair and the western Premiers. It’s…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Brian Topp weighs in on Canada’s history of raw resource exploitation that should offer a lesson for anybody interested in learning. And pogge…
Duel of the Saskatchewan Expatriates
Last week, I had the following letter in The Globe and Mail: Oil sands royalties The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers’ most recent Statistical Handbook indicates that, in 2010, this…
Mulcair’s right to dig his heels in
An awful lot of people are chiming in to tell Thomas Mulcair that he should stop talking about Dutch Disease. I hope he ignores them. There is certainly room for…
Add ‘Dutch Disease’ to climate change as real phenomena denied by Stephen Harper’s neo-Conmen
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, above right, presents his petroleum-development policy package to members of his oil patch caucus. Industry-financed Western politicians may not be exactly as illustrated. Below: the real…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – No, there was never any doubt that any statement which could possibly be interpreted as insufficiently jingoistic in favour of the oil industry…
Flipping thru Friday.
– Regarding this story, Harper and the Conservatives would never be so blatantly obvious in firing the independent Parliamentary Budget Officer. They’ll simply not renew his mandate when it runs…
Opportunistic Conservative attack on green charities highlights tax abuses by Tory cronies
Charity: Right-wing think tanks and Ducks Unlimited are most certainly not exactly as illustrated. Below: Finance Minister Jim Flaherty and National Revenue Minister Gail Shea. Supporters of the Harper Government’s…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Drew Anderson comments on the support the NDP is winning among groups which have historically supported the Cons: Seniors and men. Until…
IRPP: No Denial of Dutch Disease
Canadian Press writes, “Mr. Mulcair’s analysis of what ails Canada’s economy is contradicted by a new independent study produced by the Institute for Research on Public Policy.” Really? What does…
Tuesday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your day. – Kayle Hatt’s blog looks to be a must-read from here on in. And his post on what to draw from the latest polls…