Stephen Harper and the Great Turkey Budget
Gosh. What a difference a day makes. The other day I was lamenting that an Abacus poll seemed to suggest that enough Canadians had liked the Con's porky budget so…
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Rona Ambrose and the Disgusting Con Fear Campaign in Alberta
Oh no. I can't believe it. She's at it again. Rona Ambrose just can't stop scaring people, and has absolutely no idea of her own limitations. Just a few days…
Why the Duffy Trial is Also the Trial of Stephen Harper
Sometimes I think that the Mike Duffy trial is like one of those Russian nesting dolls, with Duffy as the biggest doll hiding all those other scandals inside it.Which is…
Wasteful taxpayer-funded propaganda must stop, Harper told
Independent watchdog Democracy Watch calls on the Auditor General to audit the Conservatives ads, and on Harper to stop the taxpayer-funded propaganda. The post Wasteful taxpayer-funded propaganda must stop, Harper…
Canada’s Austerity Consensus
I have a longer piece out in Jacobin today on tracing the roots of today’s austerity consensus in Canada to the 1990s. In a way, it’s me coming to terms…
The Painful Re-Education of the Con Clown Rona Ambrose
The other day I told you how the Con clown Rona Ambrose was causing a frightful scandal in Vancouver.Making herself look like an absolute idiot, by screaming that marijuana was…
Stephen Harper’s Grotesque Birthday Card to Himself
If we needed any more evidence that the Con regime is some kind of freakish cult, and that Stephen Harper is desperate, now we have it.On Thursday it will be…
Stephen Harper’s Plan to Brainwash Us Beyond Recognition
We knew the Cons are already spending $7.5 million dollars of OUR money to promote their smoke and mirrors budget.To remind Canadians that many of them can expect a cheque…
Michael Harris on the Case Against Duffy and the Case Against Harper
If you've been following the trial of Mike Duffy, you know that the prosecution is having trouble making its case that he broke the rules, because it seems the Senate…
What the Case of Omar Khadr Tells Us About Stephen Harper
Years ago I predicted that Canadians who didn't care about the way Stephen Harper was raping the human rights of the child soldier Omar Khadr would live to regret it.For…
Stephen Harper and the Insanity of the Con Regime
As Stephen Harper continues his desperate struggle to snatch another bloody majority there can be no doubt that the stress is getting to him.And one can't help get the feeling…
What you know in the PMO
Obviously, the revelation that Mike Duffy saw his job in the Senate as including a role as a publicly-funded lobbyist for the climate denial movement raises a whole new set…
From beyond the grave
Andrew Coyne wants to pretend we shouldn’t worry what legislation gets passed by the Harper Cons on the theory that there’s absolutely nothing stopping a future elected government from reversing…
Omar Khadr and the Grubby Con Hogs
Over the last eight years I have written almost a hundred posts about the case of Omar Khadr, Canada's child soldier.For I consider it one of the greatest cases of…
Stephen Harper and the New Happy Harperland
It's been a cold miserable spring that feels more like fall. After the winter from hell. And it is Harperland. Where a depraved would be dictator is trying to buy…
Bill C-51 undermines Canada’s business climate and global reputation
Canadian business leaders and tech entrepreneurs are convinced that Stephen Harper’s Bill C-51 undermines Canada’s business climate and global reputation. The post Bill C-51 undermines Canada’s business climate and global…
Canada Advances to Top Tier Warmongering. Congratulations All.
Did you hear the news? Pakistan has inked a deal to buy eight modern Chinese submarines. Pakistan, yeah. And the Pakistan navy is looking at developing nuclear warheads for the…
New column day
Here, on how the massive shift in public opinion against the Conservatives’ terror bill should remind us that people are more than willing to reconsider their initial position on a…
Stephen Harper’s Totally Disastrous Budget Launch
It was a frightening sight, and for a moment I thought Stephen Harper had finally gone off the deep end.For there he was, on the day when he was supposed…