The Harper Regime and the Light in the Darkness
It was almost dark when I got back to the waterfront. A cold wind was whipping across the lake. But I could see the lights of the boat coming to…
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Independent MP Brent Rathgeber gives St. Albertans a former Tory insider’s take on the many sins of the Harper PMO
PHOTOS: Independent MP Brent Rathgeber, in a typical pose, chats with a couple of constituents at last night’s candidates’ forum in St. Albert, Alberta. Below: Conservative candidate Michael Cooper, Mr.…
Why Stephen Harper Has Blood On His Hands
He insisted that he had done all he could to help those desperate Syrian refugees.He tearfully claimed that he was torn up by the death of poor little Alan Kurdi.But…
To summarize…
…the Cons’ campaign is effectively down to brainstorming new ways to gratuitously attack women who wear niqabs, regardless of the excuse used to do so or even the non-existence of…
The Bigot Stephen Harper and the Nightmare in Quebec
He just can't let go of that burning issue. He's got the bit, or the niqab, between his teeth.Stephen Harper really is trying to use bigotry to win the election.And…
The uncivil Civil War #nlpoli
At the heart of the ongoing civil war between Danny Williams’ provincial Conservatives and Stephen Harper’s federal Conservatives is the claim by Williams that Harper broke his 2006 election promise…
Are the Harper Cons Trying to Steal the Election Already?
Well we know how the Cons tried to steal the last election, and that most of the robocall gang got away.And we know Boss Harper and his mob.We know that…
Fortune favours the brave? Trudeau risks advocating sane gun laws and ripping PM’s dog-whistle bigotry
PHOTOS: Liberal Party Leader Justin Trudeau during a visit to Edmonton last year. Below: NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair and Prime Minister Stephen Harper. It should have been natural for the…
Trudeau’s Endorsement of Harper’s Trans-Pacific Partnership Deal Insulting
Justin Trudeau blindly endorses the secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership deal, and then attacks Stephen Harper for failing to be transparent “especially in regards to what Canada is conceding”. The post Trudeau’s…
Marg Delahunty Sets Out to Save Canada
Well I'm sure you remember the time comedian Mary Walsh aka Marg Delahunty, surprised Rob Ford in his driveway dressed up as a warrior princess.And how that shocking confrontation ended…
On power dynamics
Paul Wells offers his thoughts on what might happen if the Cons lead in the seat count in a minority Parliament. But I’d think it’s worth noting two other considerations…
The Nightmare Campaign and My Day of Rage
I was going to write a post about young Canadians and the campaign to get them to vote. But like so many of them I was just too tired, after…
Another New Anti-Harper Song: Vote that F***er Out !!!
In my last post I wrote about how Stephen Harper and his filthy Cons want to torture and kill gay kids.And since we all know how he is using bigotry…
The Disgusting Homophobia of Stephen Harper’s Filthy Cons
Stephen Harper has always been a stealthy but vicious enemy of the LGBT community.He has voted against every bill or measure designed to protect their human rights.He believes that being…
The Day Stephen Harper Sold the Canadian Farm
Well it took him almost ten years, to destroy Canada as we once knew it. But I see Stephen Harper and his porky Cons have finally sold the farm. A…
No Scrutiny Please, They’re Saudi.
This op-ed appeared in The Ottawa Citizen on October 1, 2015. In 2014, on the shores of Lake Geneva and next to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for…
Why Progressives Urgently Need to Expose Stephen Harper’s Lies
I think I can safely say that in all my life I have never seen a person lie so often and so blatantly as does Stephen Harper.For years he claimed…
Gaffes and ‘anti-Semitism’ on the campaign trail
In the Sept. 17 Globe and Mail leaders’ debate, Prime Minister Stephen Harper made reference to “old-stock Canadians” in defending his government’s policy on health care for refugees and immigrants,…
Stephen Harper and the Night of the Raven
It was weird out there last night. A massive modern art show was going on all over the city, from dusk to dawn.And in my neighbourhood there were all kinds…