Smoke, mirrors, and Harper’s senate moratorium #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Heading into an election and with the three major federal parties within five or six points of each other in the opinion polls, the Prime Minister has decided that this…
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Alberta shows why there will be no NDP-Liberal entente, Nathan Cullen’s mistimed musing notwithstanding
PHOTOS: Loose-lipped New Democrat Nathan Cullen – whatever was he thinking? Below: Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, former Alberta Liberal leader Raj Sherman, federal Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and NDP strategist…
Stephen Harper: Final Curtain
I posted the video below while ago. I hope come October 2015 it will be final curtain for Stephen Harper. It is about hosting the G8 and G20 meeting in…
Dancing Around the Polls Will Only Make You Dizzy
The news this week was of two recently published polls. One was conducted by Forum Research and the other by Mainstreet Research; with completely different results. Forum shows some drop…
Stephen Harper’s Stealthy Assault On Our Judicial System
All through the long and dark years of Stephen Harper's evil regime the Supreme Court of Canada has been his most mighty opponent.Time and time again it has rejected his…
NDP release a good attack ad.
This attack ad is sweet! Best attack ad on Harperites I have seen! Play it over and over again!
On final excuses
I’ll offer one more post arising out of the flurry of discussion about the Senate – and particularly the timing of an announcement which would seem to have been equally…
Why I Am Not Promoting ABC or Strategic Voting This Election. I Will Not Get Fooled Again
So as you know I took some time off from my blog. I was tired and needed a break, but knew that I’d start up again, when the election was…
On leadership failures
Among the many responses to the Cons’ latest Senate shenanigans, one (from someone who’s not exactly known for his recent NDP ties) stands out as being worthy of mention: In…
Firefighters run towards fires; politicians should stay out of the way
Stephen Harper's forest fire firefighter photo-op gone wrong this week reminded me of the time a campaign I was involved in was faced with a similar fire-related choice.In the summer…
Firefighters run towards fires; politicians should stay out of the way
Stephen Harper’s forest fire firefighter photo-op gone wrong this week reminded me of the time a campaign I was involved in was faced with a similar fire-related choice. In the…
Can Stephen Harper and his Cons Really Buy the Election?
Well there he was in Saskatchewan yesterday, looking as ghastly as I have ever seen him.Announcing his plan to shrink the Senate by attrition. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is vowing…
Two polls, widely different results, and Postmedia only reports one – what gives?
PHOTOS: “It is indeed Christmas in July for Conservatives!” Maybe it’s July, but is this guy really Santa Claus? Below: Pollsters Quito Maggi and Lorne Bozinoff. A Forum Research Inc.…
On common application
Between Stephen Harper’s combination of broken promises and ongoing scandals, I’m rather shocked that anybody thought the Senate would be anything but a political liability for the Cons. But let’s…
Simon’s Summer and the Great Con War on the Senate
Well I have to admit that I too am now deep into the Canadian summer, and don't feel like writing about politics, or doing anything too strenuous. I just want…
Alberta’s NDP needs to react more quickly, plus throw the Tories under the bus where they belong
PHOTOS: Carbon capture: The oil company executive in the bow tie places the carbon in a bottle, which is then stored underground by his corporation for billions of dollars. Or…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Brendan O’Neill writes that the UK Cons are following in Stephen Harper’s footsteps by pushing the concept of thought policing. And George…
The Day Stephen Harper Was Exposed As a Con Artist
For weeks Stephen Harper and his grubby flying monkey Joe Oliver, have been trying to fool Canadians into thinking that they had balanced the budget for the first time in…
PM Stephen Harper dressed for the Calgary Stampede
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Is This A Sign That Stephen Harper Is About to Call An Early Election?
I realize that we are now in the heart of the Canadian summer, and the last thing most Canadians want to think about is politics.But the PMO never sleeps, there…