Why Reform Will Fail
Source: CBC News: Conservative MP Michael Chong Makes Bid to Fix Parliament Even with Perrin’s e-mails being found amongst the clutter, and some shake ups in the Senate, let’s take…
Senate
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Alison chronicles how the definition of “accountability” has changed since the Cons’ own actions started to come under the microscope, while Paul Wells…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – The Economist takes a look at the effect of international trade agreements – and confirms the long-held concern that the erosion and…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – John Ibbitson reports that the Cons’ obvious priorities have finally been made explicit: as far as they’re concerned, the sole purpose of international…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Richard Seymour comments on more and more draconian anti-protest laws which are being applied to attack public activism: To understand why this…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Ellen Roseman writes about the need to recognize the value of public services – and to ensure that they’re properly funded: Canadians…
Harper In Regina
Bonus points for someone who manages to compliment the Prime Minister for the nice scandals he’s wearing. He’s downtown for the Grey Cup Party, obviously. After the Grey Cup fanfare…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Hakan Bengtsson offers some useful discussion about the challenges facing Sweden’s social democratic system – as the same factors being used to prevent…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Toby Sanger highlights how the Cons (following in the footsteps of the Libs before them) have already slashed federal government revenues and…
#Duffy Senate Expense Scandal Explained
Take 15 minutes, and listen to the last 5 years of Canadian politics be summed up off the top of my head. What’s the PM’s next lie? Pretend he was…
Harper Knew of $90,000 #PMO Wright to Duffy “Bribe”
CBC was reporting that RCMP are calling the payment between Wright and Duffy a “bribe” and “breach of trust”. No charges yet. How come there are no charges from the…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Michael Den Tandt and Jonathan Kay both point out the willingness of conservative (and Conservative) supporters to brush off the obvious misdeeds of…
ConCalls: Conservatives Caught in Contradiction #RoboCon #cdnpoli
If some Conservatives were lying about when they supposedly spoke to Michael Sona about a robocall scheme, how dependable are similar stories from other Conservatives egged on by the party’s…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Murray Dobbin recognizes that there’s more at stake on the federal political scene than merely replacing the Harper Cons – and that the…
Stephen Harper and scandals
Senate scandal and his friend Rob Ford keeps people entertained with his shenanigans.
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Tim Harper discusses Stephen Harper’s current list of distractions – with Rob Ford and his Senate appointees naturally topping the list. But sadly,…
Deja Harper
With much more of a whimper than a bang, Harper’s three ‘disgraced’ Senators have been suspended from the Senate. No doubt, Conservative insiders are patting each other on the back…
Deja Harper
With much more of a whimper than a bang, Harper's three 'disgraced' Senators have been suspended from the Senate. No doubt, Conservative insiders are patting each other on the back…
Deja Harper
With much more of a whimper than a bang, Harper’s three ‘disgraced’ Senators have been suspended from the Senate. No doubt, Conservative insiders are patting each other on the back…
Michelle Rempel Cannot Be Bothered To Pay Attention To Stephen Harper’s Answers During Question Period
It struck me as rather odd in the last week when Mike Duffy was unleashing his bombshells regarding the PMO’s involvement into his improper housing expenses that everyone, yes everyone,…