On incomplete assessments
Yes, there’s plenty of reason to be outraged by the fact that the National Energy Board is delaying its review of the Trans-Mountain pipeline expansion – and perhaps setting the…
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Stephen Harper’s Nightmare Week in Campaign Hell
I can only imagine Stephen Harper's state of mind, after what must have been for him a week in the hell of his own making.For it was the week the…
Look for Ms Clean to replace Harper as Leader of the Opposition on October 20
Dianne Watts, Leader of the Opposition? With poll after poll showing the most likely election result in our federal election on October 19 will be a majority of seats held…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Ian Welsh rightly points out how our lives are shaped by social facts far beyond individual’s control: If you are homeless in America,…
Stephen Harper and the Great Con Adoption Scam
It's Stephen Harper's latest desperate plan to try to soften his image, and make himself more popular.By buying more votes with OUR money. But sadly for him there's something terribly…
NDP can’t afford to be slow to respond to Wildrose attacks
‘Risky,’ ‘ideological,’ ‘experimental,’ and ‘uncertain’ are all words that the conservative Wildrose Party opposition is using to describe Alberta’s New Democratic Party government.
Standing there tongue tied
I have never voted for a Conservative candidate in my entire life. Sometimes it’s because I don’t like the candidate themselves or what they stand for (looking at you, Maurice…
Duffygate: Benjamin Perrin Demolishes the Harperite Conspiracy
Benjamin Perrin had only been the PMO lawyer for a year before the Duffy scandal erupted so he wasn't part of the Con cult.He never drank the Koolaid.So today when…
Federal Election Digest | Alberta Edition
While most Albertans are enjoying the last few weeks of summer, here are some of the more interesting and bizarre news stories from the federal election campaign trail in our…
Duffy scandal: The differences between the Duffy Trial and the Harper (Governance) Public Trial
PM Stephen Harper, the leader of the “Harper Government”, is on trial by the public for the manner in which he governed his Prime Minister’s Office (the PMO), while senator…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Alex Munter discusses the connection between public health and economic development, along with the need to take a far longer-term view of…
Stephen Harper and the Fateful Attraction of Ray Novak
He's trying to carry on his campaign as if nothing has changed. As if the Duffy trial was a mere distraction.But Stephen Harper couldn't conceal a wince yesterday, when reporters…
The Duffy Trial and the Anger of the Con Base
By now most people have seen the video of that angry old Con attacking reporters for asking questions about the Duffy trial.And it has become a popular internet meme. Chris…
The #AngryCon: he learned those attitudes about the media from the party he supports
PHOTOS: A screen shot of the man identified by the Toronto Star as Earl Cowan at the moment he informs a reporter she’s a lying piece of … something. Below:…
Stephen Harper: Train has left the station for you
My movie-maker programs have gone haywire. Not the best video but I hope it conveys the message.
Stephen Harper’s latest hit!
Enjoy!
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Philip Berger and Lisa Simon discuss the health and social benefits of a guaranteed annual income: At the community level, poverty also has…