The Cons and the Fatal Legacy of Stephen Harper
Yesterday I warned that the Cons, with the help of the Con media, were trying to whitewash Stephen Harper's monstrous legacy.As Michelle Rempel has been trying to do...Against all odds.And…
Peter MacKay
Justin Trudeau, Stephen Harper, and Nerve of Peter MacKay
I was quite enjoying watching the pictures of Justin Trudeau in New York last night, championing the cause of gender equality. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was lauded as an "agent…
Conservative MP Tom Lukiwski called female candidate an “NDP whore”
In yet another example of pervasive misogyny in Canada, a new YouTube video shows Conservative MP Tom Lukiwski calling a provincial candidate an “NDP whore.” The post Conservative MP Tom…
Why Peter MacKay Should Not Lead Any Canadian Party
When I saw Peter MacKay heading off into the sunset, and paying for his own flight for a change.After jumping over the side of the sinking Con ship… I was…
Stuff Happens, week 22: A death in Edmonton; Peter MacKlown strikes again; an NDP miscue
A dark week in Edmonton. Const. Daniel Woodall, performing what should have been a fairly routine arrest at a west Edmonton home, was greeted with a hail of gunfire that…
The Real Reason the Con Clown Peter MacKay Resigned
Greg Perry/Toronto StarOh boy. I should have figured it out. I should have known the real reason Peter MacKay decided to resign just a few months before an election.Suddenly decided…
Peter MacKay In Farewell Profile
Happy trails to you, Peter. H/t Greg Perry Recommend this Post
He Won’t Be Missed
H/t Michael de Adder Anyone who regularly reads this blog will know that I (along with guest posters The Salamander and The Mound of Sound) regard Peter MacKay as just…
The Desperate Loneliness of Stephen Harper
I've watched a lot of Stephen Harper speeches over the years, but the farewell speech he gave for Peter MacKay yesterday had to be one of the most bizarre.For not…
The Abominable Legacy of the Con Clown Peter MacKay
Well I see Peter Dumbo MacKay is going to have a lot more time for fishing, and has announced that he is finally resigning.And since politicians of all parties are…
A question for the crowd…
Today’s announcement that Peter MacKay is not going to run for his seat in Parliament this fall has me thinking that maybe this is a sign that Stephen Harper is…
The miracle of birth…
It’s so thrilling to see a foundling cracking the shell for its first few pecks at freedom. (And never has a better beak been built to crack one, too!) And…
Politicians with embarrassing Facebook photos? Get used to it.
Since Alberta’s provincial election on May 5, Calgary-Bow MLA-elect Deborah Drever has been the target of much criticism over some photos posted on Facebook from before she was a candidate.…
The Duffy Diary and the Panic in the PMO
Lordy. The Duffy trial is just beginning, and I don't think I've ever seen the fanatics in the PMO looking so frightened, or their Great Leader in a such a…
On unclear motivations
Shorter Peter MacKay: We should tremble in our boots at the possibility that the people plotting a mass shooting in Halifax might have been susceptible to motivation by religious fervour.…
Peter’s Porky Pals
One of the perks that comes with being justice minister is the ability to lay on the pork. Peter MacKay seems to have that well in hand. Why, just ask…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Paul Rosenberg writes about the high-priced effort to undermine public institutions and the collective good in the U.S. And Paul Krugman highlights how…
The Further Insane Adventures of Peter Dumbo Mackay
Once upon a time I thought that Peter MacKay was a fairly harmless Con buffoon, of limited intelligence, masquerading as a minister.The happy idiot who was easily conned into selling…
Peter MacKay and the Great War on Marijuana and the Police
I suppose it was too good to be true. Most things in Harperland are like that eh? Any good idea that sticks its head above the ground is mown down…