Deep thought
I’ve written before about the dangers of government by manufactured crisis – which is all too familiar under the Harper Cons and the Wall Sask Party alike. But in light…
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Pride flags over Alberta: for real, or a cynical commitment of convenience that’s a mile wide and an inch deep?
A rainbow banner flies alongside the city, Alberta and Canadian flags at the city hall of St. Albert, Alberta, last weekend. Below: A really great pride banner spotted during a…
Stephen Harper’s Secret Plan to Try to Destroy Justin Trudeau
If we had any doubt how far Stephen Harper will go to try to destroy Justin Trudeau now we know. For here is their secret plan to try to undermine…
Stephen Harper and the Massive Conspiracy to Steal an Election
One of the most outrageous aspects of Stephen Harper's new voter suppression scheme, a.k.a The Fair Elections Act, is how many Canadians it would disenfranchise. Canada's chief electoral officer says…
Predicting a timeline for Senate reform
Historically, big changes in governance often occur in a period of rapid debate and change, following a long period of relative inaction while structural pressures build. For the Senate, the…
Harper-&-Rogues Gallery – Part 3 Recent news that the…
Stephen Harper and Brian Mulroney, Canada’s second-worst prime minister (Harper is the worst). Stephen Harper and Silvio Berlusconi, disgraced former prime minister of Italy. Vic Toews and Stephen Harper. Toews…
Harper-&-Rogues Gallery – Part 2 Recent news that the…
Stephen Harper and Pierre Poilivere, the minister in charge of dismantling democracy in Canada. Stockwell Day, Chuck Strahl and Stephen Harper. Day and Strahl are disgraced former Conservative MPs who…
Harper-&-Rogues Gallery – Part 1 Recent news that the…
Harper-&-Rogues Gallery – Part 1 Recent news that the drummer in Stephen Harper’s terrible cover band was charged with sex crimes re-emphasizes the fact that Harper loves to surround himself…
The Week Stephen Harper’s Cons Raped Our Democracy
Ever since he came to power he has been stealthily gnawing away at the fabric of our country.Waiting until we are asleep, or distracted, to gobble up another little bleeding…
Is This Democracy?
Does Harper believe in democracy? This does not sound like Canada, this sounds like an authoritarian state, where those who dare disagree with the fearless leader are demonized, investigated for…
Stephen Harper, the Drummer, and the Real Scandal
If I didn't live in a country like Harperland, and it's grotesque leader hadn't made his "musical" abilities such a big part of his desperate attempt to remake his image.Or…
Stephen Harper and the Outrageous Voter Suppression Scandal
Last night I pointed out something about the Con regime's so-called Fair Elections Act, that to my knowledge the entire MSM somehow managed to miss.And that is that this truly…
Elections Canada and the Revenge of Boss Harper
Well let's be clear, as he likes to say. Forget the smokescreen of fancy words, or the long list of minor changes, or the Orwellian name, the Fair Elections Act.Baby…
The view from Alberta: Nova Scotia premier assailed for embarrassingly low travel bill
A steward serves Alberta Premier Alison Redford as members of her entourage dine nearby during their return flight from South Africa. Don’t worry, this is satire, and actual Alberta politicians…
The Disgrace of Julian Fantino and the Shame of Stephen Harper
Well he wasn't available to answer questions in the House of Commons yesterday, no doubt having decided that discretion ducking and covering was the better part of valour. After having…
Stephen Harper and the Insane War on Unions
When I think about what historians will say about the rule of the mad king Harper and the lost years of The Great Darkness, I think it will probably be…
The Harper Oil Pimps and the Attack of the Billionaires
Well you'd think Stephen Harper and his pipeline pimps would be celebrating the U.S. State Department's decision to declare the Keystone project almost good to go.The State Department released a…
The Harperland Winter and Pete Seeger’s Message to Progressives
Well I have to admit it was a pretty grim week in Harperland. It was really cold and dark in the place where I live, and even the lights on…
Five ways to save the Senate of Canada
Tweet Is the Senate of Canada broken? And if so, is it worth saving? Here are the positions held by Canada’s federal political parties: 1) Abolish the Senate The New…