Great Furry Leader and the Nasty Pipeline
Good golly Miss Molly. Who needs Pussy Riot when we got Stephen Harper? And could this possibly be true? Could he really be a changed man, as his new/old image…
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Tales from the political root cellar: Alberta’s liberal War on Spuds and the Harper election strategy
David Swann in Alberta’s political root cellar, contemplating all those potatoes. Actual Alberta politicians may not be exactly as illustrated. Below: The real David Swann, Alberta’s likely reaction to his…
Stephen Harper finds Science – Well Not Really
Could it be that Prime Minister Harper has discovered the existence of science? The headlines across the country are declaring the PM says that "Science, not politics, will determine outcome".…
Stephen Harper finds Science – Well Not Really
Could it be that Prime Minister Harper has discovered the existence of science? The headlines across the country are declaring the PM says that "Science, not politics, will determine outcome".…
Stephen Harper finds Science – Well Not Really
Could it be that Prime Minister Harper has discovered the existence of science? The headlines across the country are declaring the PM says that “Science, not politics, will determine outcome”.…
Stephen Harper finds Science – Well Not Really
Could it be that Prime Minister Harper has discovered the existence of science? The headlines across the country are declaring the PM says that “Science, not politics, will determine outcome”.…
Harper tells a good joke.
That Stephen Harper – who knew he could be a comedian at times? Just look at the funny lines he told reporters in the last couple of days: “Decisions on…
Underlooked Stephen Harper quotes P4: Harper is an eloquent polemic.
Part 4 of underlooked Stephen Harper quotes. Part one, two and three here. One party dictatorship and our fleeting Parliamentary democracy There’s a semi-famous paper written by Stephen Harper and…
Underlooked Stephen Harper quotes P3. Neo-nazis and right-wing extremists
Part three of the underlooked Stephen Harper quotes from the leaked documents.Part one and two here. Neo-nazis and right-wing extremists. He likens the current anti-racism climate to medieval hysteria over…
Stephen Harper Finds Science on the Road the Damascus
Here’s Stephen Harper doing his best to stay out of the Enbridge pipeline debate – the biggest (non-soccer) controversy in Canada these days: Prime Minister Stephen Harper is defending the…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – John Conway discusses the Cons’ project of destroying Canada’s social safety net. – But the good news is that Stephen Harper is running…
Stephen Harper: When the Bully is Beaten
Well there he was in a classroom in Vancouver, in yet another tightly controlled phony photo-op. Handing out E.I. benefits to the parents of sick kids, posing as Big Daddy,…
Pure milk or pure ideology? Alberta MP attacks supply management
Milking it for all that it’s worth – not how it’s done any more. Below: Edmonton-St. Albert MP Brent Rathgeber. ST. ALBERT, Alberta Brent Rathgeber, Member of Parliament for Edmonton…
On unscientific methods
Scott is absolutely right to be skeptical of the claim that the Cons will let science play any role in their attempt to force a pipeline through northern B.C. –…
The Cons and the Country We Could Have Been
It was the first day of my holidays, and I couldn't wait to go sailing eh? But when Seb and I got down to the lake it was so hot…
Canadian General Itching For A New Foreign War
In The Twilight War, historian David Crist unravels “the secret history of America’s 30-year conflict with Iran.” A secret conflict that’s looks certain to become a real war soon. Led…
Canadian General Itching For A New Foreign War
In The Twilight War, historian David Crist unravels “the secret history of America’s 30-year conflict with Iran.” A secret conflict that’s looks certain to become a real war soon. Led…
Problems with their papers? No word yet on Conservative candidates for Calgary Centre
Members of the Calgary Centre Conservative Constituency Association puzzle over nomination papers presented by would-be candidates. Alberta political insiders may not be exactly as illustrated. Below: CPC Candidates Joan Crockatt,…
Harper Determined to Erase Pierre Trudeau From Public Consciousness
No doubt, Stephen Harper and the Conservatives are determined to create a Canadian nationalism that is both socially conservative and loyal to the British Empire. Their key strategy is to…