Stephen Harper, Brian Mulroney, and the Big Tomato
Well there he was the other day, trying to run away from the Senate scandal, while claiming scandalously that his trade deal with the Europeans was bigger than Brian Mulroney's…
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Saturday Morning Links
This and that for your weekend reading. – In case anybody hasn’t yet seen Andrew Coyne’s takedown of anti-intellectual populism, it’s well worth a read: (T)here Mr. Ford sits, immovably:…
Sober second thought: A half-hearted defence of Don Cherry, Stephen Harper and Julian Fantino in military drag
Stephen Harper in his cool green Canadian Forces flight jacket. With him, Alberta Premier Alison Redford and Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi, during last June’s flooding, both looking as if they…
Piggy Ford, Sun News, and Harper’s Fatal Hat Trick
Gosh. I've never started a post with the same picture I used to end the last one eh? But you really can't repeat this enough times: You can't put lipstick…
Stephen Harper’s Bobblehead
I found Stephen Harper’s Bobblehead (or bubblehead) on the internet. I just added the bobbling. Also found another version of the bubblehead of Rob Ford.
Rob Ford and the Slow Death of the Con Nation
At last he stands revealed, the Bubbah Lord of the Ford Nation, in all his grubby glory. The political thug, the violent rages, the dangerous drunk, the crude sexual remarks,…
Repeat after me: Justin Trudeau is making rookie mistakes… have you got that?
Justin Trudeau at left, with some boring white guy in a tie that’s too wide. Don’t ever underrate the power of pixie dust! Below: The same boring guy with Toronto…
Stephen Harper, Rob Ford, and the Con Apocalypse
Oh boy. I have to admit that when you're a blogger and a progressive in Harperland, some days are better than others. And at first glance today really sucked eh?…
Ford Nation? No sign of it in rural Alberta, where an offensive politician is swiftly turfed!
The shadow of Mayor Rob Ford continues to loom over Toronto. Actual Canadian mayors may not appear exactly as illustrated. Below: Short-lived Battle River School Trustee Jim Andre and the…
The 2015 Tory Playbook
Step 1: Inherit igloo in working orderStep 2: Break roofStep 3: Write compelling narrative about how you fixed igloo We got a good reminder today of why it would be…
Nomination races begin for federal election 2015
TweetThere are 705 days until Monday, October 19, 2015, when the next Canadian federal election is scheduled to be held. With less than two years until Canadians choose who will…
Jimbo Flaherty and the Amazing Magic Surplus
Well in case you thought that the Con regime was nickel and diming veterans, and killing good jobs all over the country, because they absolutely HAVE to slay the deficit.Or…
Polishing a … tarnished reputation: the ‘National Newspaper’ as Stephen Harper’s pathetic enabler
Your blogger with Rev. Bill Phipps, former United Church of Canada moderator and, in 2002, the NDP’s challenger to Stephen Harper. Below: Harper doubters Andrew Coyne and Tim Harper. “The…
An Interesting Analysis Of The Recent Scandals
In reading the following article from Global Research: The “Scandalization” of Canadian Politics: The Hard Truths of Neoliberal Conservatism, I found myself agreeing with the author on some points, but…
Stephen Harper and the Revolt of the Veterans
There couldn't be a more powerful protest. Or a greater slap in the face. For years he posed as a patriot, for years he strutted around boasting he was the…
Hoist with their own petard, Harper Tories face veterans’ Remembrance Day protest
A typical Canadian Remembrance Day ceremony: the scene in St. Albert one year ago today. Below: B.C. Conservative MP Mark Strahl, on-air Conservative partisan Don Cherry, and NDP Veterans’ Affairs…
Michelle Rempel and the Con War on Women
As I've mentioned before, I may be naive but I can't help feeling that Michelle Rempel is a cut above most Cons. I don't blame her for causing a ruckus…
Stephen Harper and scandals
Senate scandal and his friend Rob Ford keeps people entertained with his shenanigans.
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – The Economist discusses research by Miles Corak and others on intergenerational inequality. And interestingly, other studies seem to suggest Corak has actually…
The Senate Scandal: How to hold the Prime Minister to account in Question Period
Thomas Mulcair in Question Period The leader of the NDP has done Canadians, and Canadian democracy, a service through his dogged, skillful, meticulous and highly professional questions posed to the…