If you don’t stand behind our troops, feel free to stand in front of them.
An open letter to the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence; The Canadian military says an error at the Department of National Defence resulted in tens of millions of…
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Looks Like Dr. Kellie Leitch of Simcoe-Grey Made Her Choice a Long Time Ago
It appears that hundreds of health professionals are now putting Harpercon MP for Simcoe-Grey, Kellie Leitch on the hot seat in an open letter, basically reminding her of that pesky…
Harper planning to steal thunder from Winnipeg Jets home opener
There's much to celebrate in Winnipeg and in Canada with the rebirth of the Jets NHL franchise, beginning with the opening home game October 9. It will be a big…
In Solidarity With Michaela Keyserlingk And Jean Charest Also Has Dirty Hands
Ok, for lack of anything original, I’m going to do a variation of what DeBeauxOs did earlier over at Dammit Janet. Boys ‘n’ girls, how do you spell ReformaTory? C-A-N-C-E-R.…
Much Ado About The Wrong Thing – Canadian Forces DisIntegration
As a political scientist and somewhat of a historian I prefer our system of government based on a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy. I also appreciate the role that our…
Stephen Harper with his new majority
He is all set for September to open up Parliament, when he was in Brazil the president, Dilma Roussef, gave him a nice hat, partially made of toilet paper because…
Is This a ‘Goodbye Charlie Brown’ Moment?
Those with long enough memories will recall a famous confrontation that took place in 1986 between Brian Mulroney, then just nine months into his mandate, and Solange Denis, a senior…
Harper loves movies! Jane Taber’s desperate fluff piece to make our PM seem human.
He loves cats! He loves pop music! Now we learn our beloved leader loves movies, too! Not only that, Stephen’s a ‘cinephile’ (no not that, you dirty mind). Dear Jane…
Stephen Harper’s Royal Blunder
OMG. How pathetic. More evidence that Stephen Harper wants to drag this country back to its colonialist past.Look, if our ridiculous would be dictator wants to put on a pith…
Symbols Matter – Canadian Forces Edition
Symbols matter. Traditions can be invented. Nationalism is the product of collective will to create an imagined community. All of these concepts (which are debatable, of course) are vitally important…
Tip of the iceberg
Needless to say, we'll figure to hear plenty more about the revelation that Tony Clement administered G8 Muskoka pork-barrelling out of his constituency office to avoid the accountability that comes…
Big Steve Wants Your Computer
It's bad enough living in Stephen Harper's Canada. The darkness. The insanity. The double think. Those cold dead eyes that seem to follow you around. Jason Kenney. The horror. The…
Burning question
Since declaring themselves enemies of Amnesty International apparently wasn't enough villainy for one week, the Harper Cons have also decided to pick a fight with an asbestos widow. Can National…
Apocalyptic crisis budgeting
Apocalyptic crisis budgeting - thestar.comThis is a good article by Edmund Pries in the Star regarding the recent budgeting of conservative governments.Here it is below. I've highlighted a few parts:The…
Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil, welcomes Harper for a photo-op
By now we know the story of how Stephen Harper threw a potty tantrum because he wanted a photo-op before dinner. The reason was that he wanted to have the…
When in Doubt, Blame the Poor
British Prime Minister, David Cameron, has responded to the rioting in London over his budget, by blaming parents and kids who live in social housing. He promises to evict, and…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. - The Mark is the latest to point out that the NDP's success in winning over former Bloc members and/or sovereigntists should be considered…
Juxtaposition
An unnamed person with some clue about economics: Pundits, Very Serious Politicians, and more have spent the past two years plus doing everything they can to make the deficit the…
Vindication For Those Abused By G20 Police Forces
The vast majority of the 1100 people abused, assaulted and arrested as a result of the thuggish actions of the G20 police forces, apparently intent on suppressing Canadians' Charter Rights…
Send Canada’s PM a Message — On a Square of Toilet Paper!
It seems Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper has a problem and spends an inordinate amount of time in the bathroom, most particularly when things aren’t going the way he wants…