politics
Liberal MP exposes hole in Resolution #58
In January, at the Liberal Party Biennial Convention, the National Women’s Liberal Commission proposed a Resolution that would seek to have the federal government penalize provinces that do not guarantee…
How politicians explain the stock market
The stock market — also known as the greed-fear cycle. Alltop prefers the lust-sloth cycle.
An open response to "A False Majority by Fraudulent Means?"
You can find the Green party’s press release here. Canada needs electoral reform – no doubt about it. No matter what happens with this robocall scam one thing is evidently…
The Day Stephen Harper Called Canada a Benign Dictatoship
“Canada’s system of one-party-plus rule has stunted democracy.” – Stephen Harper (and Tom Flanagan) Not long ago, Stephen Harper suggested that “although we like to think of ourselves as living…
Electoral Reform on the NDP Radar
The NDP leadership race is heating up and the most interesting development to me is that there seems to be a competition growing for who can be the most concerned…
Electoral Reform on the NDP Radar
The NDP leadership race is heating up and the most interesting development to me is that there seems to be a competition growing for who can be the most concerned…
No clear mandate #ndpldr
The race to be the next leader of the NDP and Leader of the Official Opposition is looking like it’s going to take at least a few rounds to decide.…
RoboCop speaks out about RoboCon
Don’t worry everyone, MP RoboCop is on the job! Fantino, the former Toronto police chief who is Tory MP for Vaughan, said he, too, is trying to get answers after…
Harper: Not My Problem!
Harper may have a majority in the Canadian house of commons, but in the provincial legislatures (or National assembly in Quebec) people elected different people in government. Yet Harper is…
RoboFever: Facts and Questions about 2011 Election Theft
I’ve got a bad case of RoboCon Fever. And the only known cure is plenty of Sixth Estate. Read his summary of events, filled with facts, and come back if…
Sigh. I’ll say it. I don’t think Thomas Mulcair is a New Democrat
I’ve got friends and acquaintances in pretty much everyone’s campaign these days. So I’m going to disappoint someone I’m sure when I say that I can’t believe anyone who would…
Canada’s Submarine Motivations
Vice-Admiral Paul Maddison, Canada’s top navy guy, has remarked that Canada will begin the process of vetting new submarine purchases in three or four years. This raises anew questions about…
When Harper raises the retirement age to 90…
… it will look like this. Harper’s vision of retirement… Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Election Tampering! MAYBE!
Elections can get ugly and in the last election it was apparently especially ugly. With constant amount of evidence showing that people in many ridings were called to lie about…
Robocon Scandal — UPDATE
An update to the continuing Robocon Scandal… Former Conservative Party of Canada/Harper government staffer, Michael Sona, has broken his silence and is denying any involvement in the robocalls that misdirected/misinformed…
I’m hearing this a lot…
… from conservative friends. A lot. Just like during the Adscam years when I was hearing much of the same from Grits. The CPC is at an all-time moral low…
Harper Spends $90k of Our Money/Day to Spin Us on His Cuts
The Harper government is paying consultant Deloitte Inc. almost $90,000 a day for advice on how to manage the cuts. via Harper personally approved $22,000 tab for visiting bureaucrats –…
Here is a fairly complete…
… annotated list of Harperite misdeeds, lies, slushfunds and illegal activities over the past while. Reads like news headlines from, oh, a Central American banana republic. Or maybe Italy. Nicely…