The Harper Cons and the Bigot Trap
It was an extraordinary sight. John Baird sitting next to Julian Fantino at a committee meeting this morning, blasting the hideous anti-gay statements of a Canadian religious organization. Foreign Affairs…
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VICTORY: Canadians Killed Harper’s Internet Surveillance Bill C-30
by Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive, Feb. 12, 2013: Prime Minister Stephen Harper‘s Internet surveillance Bill C-30 is dead. The demise of the deceptively christened Protecting Children From Internet…
Ahoy there, matey! Talk about maritime disasters! Trapped on a CAPP-sized banana boat with Ezra Levant!
The captain of the the MV Zuiderdam tells Michael Coren, right, to fetch him a cup of Starbucks. Sun News Network tour group hosts may not appear exactly as illustrated.…
Canada Politics News Watch on Monday, February 11, 2013: Morning Picks
By Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive, Feb. 11, 2013: Senator Patrick Brazeau: Brazeau symbolic of Harper’s indifference to First Nations – Winnipeg Free Press Brazeau, Harper and Idle No…
Stephen Harper and the War on Gay People
He has always been an enemy of gay people. A man who would murder their rights tomorrow, if he thought he could get away with it.He has voted against every…
Sunday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your Sunday reading. – Ian Lovett reports on the use of “capital appreciation bonds” in California to ensure that future generations pay an inflated price to private-sector…
Here’s some 2009 footage of Canadian Conservative Senator…
Here’s some 2009 footage of Canadian Conservative Senator Mike Duffy on CBC Newsworld’s Power & Politics. The title given to the Youtube video is 100% accurate: “a Drunken Mike Duffy…
The Snowmageddon and the Con Apocalypse
Golly. I don't know how I did it. Survived the Great Toronto Snowmageddon.Because it was brutal eh?Toronto has not seen a snowfall exceeding 15 centimetres since Dec. 19, 2008, said…
The Mad Cruelty of Stephen Harper
It has been said of Stephen Harper, by those who know him well, that he is a man incapable of feeling the pain of others.A man with no capacity for…
Stick a Fork in Senator Brazeau….
Innocent until proven guilty and all that, but things ain’t lookin’ good for the Brazman: Senator Patrick Brazeau will be formally charged with domestic assault and sexual assault later this…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – While we may sometimes lose track of the continuing differences between Canadian politics and those in the U.S., here’s a reminder of how…
The real reason upgrading bitumen in Alberta ‘doesn’t make sense’
A bitumen processing plant near Fort McMurray, back in the day. Below: An actual bitumen bubble. The government of Alberta is “desperate” to get the province’s bitumen resources to market,…
The Brazeau Duffy Con Senate Show
Uh oh. It looks as if Senator Brazzman's words have come back to haunt him.One moment he was putting down Chief Spence, and claiming he's a better example for native…
The Cons and the Day of Infamy
It seemed like just another day in the Great Frozen North.A day when Canada looked liked it always does at this time of the year. But then I remembered it…
Mike Duffy: pig in the city Canadian senator Mike Duffy, the…
Mike Duffy: pig in the city Canadian senator Mike Duffy, the porcine Conservative from Ottawa, has been caught in yet another scandal, this time for falsely claiming Prince Edward Island…
Stephen Harper – U.N Speech
What is Stephen Harper saying? Hint: He was in a hurry.
The Con War on Canadian Children
Just the other day he was cuddling his chinchilla, and pretending to be Mr Nice Guy Leader.Today he was back in all his fascist foulness playing Great Crime Busting Leader.Justice…
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s All-Male Security Detail: PHOTO
by Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive, Feb. 4, 2013: Legendary is Prime Minister Stephen Harper‘s contempt for women and the issues important to them. This photo of the prime…