Nigel, Nigel, Come In Nigel
TorStar’s Chantel Hebert ponders whether former Harper chief of staff, Nigel Wright, will turn out to be the man who takes down our prime minister. Once known around Ottawa as…
Nigel Wright
How will we get back to the 19th Century without Stephen Harper? Why he should go, and won’t
A forlorn Richard Nixon waves goodbye to Washington for the last time from the steps of the presidential helicopter on Aug. 9, 1974. Don’t count on Prime Minister Stephen Harper…
Harper Lies Multiplying
The trouble with lies is that after a time, they become hard to keep track of. The latest untruth from Mr. Harper came today during a radio interview with a…
And Justice For None
You'll have to forgive my late commentary on the issue that has been percolating this entire week, and promises to take up as much time next week as well. I…
And Justice For None
You’ll have to forgive my late commentary on the issue that has been percolating this entire week, and promises to take up as much time next week as well. I…
And Justice For None
You’ll have to forgive my late commentary on the issue that has been percolating this entire week, and promises to take up as much time next week as well. I…
Time For Pushback From The Public
Despite the fact that Stephen Harper is ‘toughing it out’ in The House of Commons under the relentless grilling of Thomas Mulcair, probably believing that the majority of Canadians are…
Mike Duffy: Story becomes more misty
Harper has changed his tune. Now his position on the Nigel Wright and Mike Duffy money exchange story has changed. If you remember Harper initially said that “nobody” knew about…
Mike Duffy says Harper told him to repay fraudulent Senate expenses
In this speech, delivered to the Senate on Tuesday, Sen. Duffy says PM Harper told him to repay the $90 000 he fraudulently claimed from the Red Chamber. The post…
Bribery, Threats, Extortion: The Mike Duffy Story
Above is the full audio recording, with contextualizing images, of Mike Duffy’s address to the Senate in which he accuses Stephen Harper of orchestrating the alleged illegal payment he received…
A Smoking Gun?
Oh, what a tangled web they weave. Recommend this Post
Mike Duffy Expenses: The plot thickens
CTV explains with more specificity after senators David Tkachuk and Carolyn Stewart Olsen denied any involvement with Mike Duffy’s expenses affair and the payment by Nigel Wright to cover Duffy’s…
Tkachuk and Stewart Olsen Succumb to Denialism, Senate-Style
Senate scandal – it’s not just for the rookies any more. Veteran Tory senators, Dave Tkachuk and Carolyn Stewart Olsen, have issued statements denying they knew anything about the backroom…
RCMP move Duffy investigation to PMO as those with knowledge relocated
A few years ago, we were treated to a new low in Canada when the RCMP had to raid the offices of the Conservative Party of Canada in relation to…
If the Prime Minister Obstructs Justice, Isn’t It Still A Criminal Offence?
CTV reports the following: The Prime Minister’s Office has been withholding from the RCMP an email about the $90,000 cheque Stephen Harper’s former chief of staff wrote to Sen. Mike…
Star Readers Opine On Harper’s Self-Reported Ignorance (I Didn’t Do It) And Mike Duffy’s Avarice
Some days, all I have to do is open my newspaper for my blog post. Today is one of those days. Enjoy. Harper kept public in dark, July 6 When…
Context, Tory MP Russ Hiebert’s shifty campaign for Bill C-377, and me
The Parliamentary trolley, on its way back from the Senate, stops in front of the Prime Minister’s Office in the Langevin Block. The dog at left was never owned by…
The death of plausibility
“It doesn’t have to be true. It just has to be plausible.” Tom Flanagan’s unusually candid statement about the Harper Cons’ view of politics received plenty of attention. And rightly…
The Senate Scandal Closes in on Stephen Harper
Well there he was in High River today, helping to clean-up the town.Throwing out a box of garbage, as the cameras rolled. But reporters were kept at a distance.But sadly…
The Devil is in the Details
Another day, another chance for us to talk about the Conservatives and the ever deepening hole they continue to dig for themselves. When it came out that the RCMP was…