On single battles
There’s been plenty of press this week about the Senate’s amendments to the Cons’ odious anti-union legislation (dressed up as a private member’s bill to avoid the scrutiny that would…
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Stephen Harper and My Fabulous Con Reunion
Well as you know the Con convention in Calgary had to be postponed due to an extreme weather event.And Stephen Harper is terribly depressed because he can't press the reset…
Saving for a rainy day
The tragedy of recent historic flooding in Southern Alberta has had a profound impact on us. As an Edmontonian who spends a good deal of time in Calgary, my heart…
Saving for a rainy day
The tragedy of recent historic flooding in Southern Alberta has had a profound impact on us. As an Edmontonian who spends a good deal of time in Calgary, my heart…
Stephen Harper and the PMO Monsters
They are without a doubt the most dangerous political gang this country has ever known.Stephen Harper and his collection of ugly monsters in the Con PMO.They are brutish Republican-style operatives,…
Stephen Harper’s Desperate Makeover Plan
Oh no. What a disaster.And how ironic eh?An extreme weather event, the kind the Cons don't like to talk about, has forced them to postpone their convention. The Conservative Party…
Trudeau’s the rubber, Harper the glue.
“I’m rubber, you’re glue. Your words bounce off me and stick to you.” That juvenile little axiom popped into my head today as I contemplated the amazing Rubber Man, Justin…
Stephen Harper and the Pathology of the Cons
Well I see that even Andrew Coyne is starting to ask himself whether the Cons can save themselves from self destruction.And whether they have lost their way or lost their…
Alberta Floods: Will this be Stephen Harper’s Katrina Moment?
Remember PM Harper’s response to the 2007 Financial Meltdown? His seeming inability to understand that when crises hit, Canadians expect their federal government to help them? His discussion of the…
Should Stephen Harper resign?
I strongly believe that Stephen Harper should resign. $3.1 billion missing or unaccounted for. Despicable behavior of Senators that he appointed. I stopped watching news as the Harper government’s behaviour…
Stephen Harper and the Monster Horror Show
OMG. I see Great Monstrous Leader has retreated to the basement of 24 Sussex Drive, to lick his wounds, get away from Mike Duffy.And wait for a big electrical storm.It's…
Stephen Harper and the Summer of Discontent
Well I see Stephen Harper is back in Canada after his disastrous performance at the G8 Summit.He was wrong about a Syria agreement. The other leaders did manage to cobble…
Stephen Harper proves, time and time again, he is a poor judge of character.
Stephen Harper proves, time and time again, he is a poor judge of character. Here’s a selection of the growing laundry list of Harper government™ appointees that have gone bad……
The Scumbags in the Harper PMO Strike Again
Ever since I started blogging I have used the paintings of Hieronymus Bosch to illustrate Stephen Harper's PMO.For nothing else can better portray the mixture of religious fanaticism and political…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – George Monbiot writes about the dangers of allowing wealthy and privileged individuals to speak as the voice of the poor and downtrodden:…
Former CPC candidate Saulie Zajdel arrested — what does this say about PMSH?
You remember Bruce Carson, a top adviser to PMSH? And, then there was that $90K cheque from PMSH’s right-hand man, Nigel Wright, to Mike Duffy… Well, now there’s Saulie Zajdel……
Stephen Harper: The Booze Tour and the Apocalypse
Uh oh. It looks as if Stephen Harper's Great Escape Tour of Europe is going disastrously wrong. The Tour has gone off the rails, and he's fallen off the wagon…
Justin Trudeau raises the bar for MPs and Senators
A breath of fresh air in Ottawa In a move that is refreshing, because it shows an MP who is willing to listen to criticism, and to rethink matters in…