Building an Anti-Harper Movement and the Lesson of Scotland
In my last post I told you why I believe progressives need to build a mighty Canada-wide movement to ensure that Stephen Harper and his foul Con regime are defeated…
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What a year 2015 has been in Alberta politics!
TweetDecember 29, 2015 Column by: Dirk Pranter, Provincial Affairs columnist, Edmonton Journal-Sun Tories re-elected for 14th time A snap mid-Summer election returned Jim Prentice’s renamed “Conservative Party of Alberta” to…
Stephen Harper and the Movement That Could Destroy Him
Well he hasn't been seen in public for several days, since his scary year-end TV interview, where not even four coats of pancake make-up could conceal the crazed look in…
Stephen Harper and the Monstrous Legacy of the Con Regime
It will probably be years after Stephen Harper and his monstrous Con regime are finally driven from office, before we will be able to total up the damage they have…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Lana Payne discusses how we can bring about change in the new year by demanding that our political leaders recognize and use the…
Stephen Harper and God Save Justin Trudeau
Ever since Justin Trudeau became Liberal leader Stephen Harper has been trying to portray him as less masculine than he is.As a girly man, the one his supporters like to…
Has Stephen Harper’s Bubble Finally Burst?
After so much bad news, after so many bad polls.Or ones that defy reason. The number of Canadians who believe the Conservative government is doing a good job of protecting…
Stephen Harper and the Never-ending War on Women
Well as we know he's trying to pose as a kinder, gentler leader. And as I pointed out in my last post, that phony act has given him a big…
Stephen Harper and the REAL Nightmare Before Christmas
Uh oh. It seems I might have been a bit hasty when I declared this to be The Con Nightmare Before Christmas. Because although the Cons are just as ghastly…
Why Stephen Harper’s Porky Ads Threaten Our Democracy
We know that Stephen Harper is spending hundreds of millions of dollars of OUR money to try to brainwash us into thinking that he's a Great Leader. We know that…
Stephen Harper’s Desperate and Horrible Coalition Nightmare
In my last two posts I told you why I believe that Stephen Harper and his monstrous Con regime may have to be brought down by a Great Canadian Coalition.So…
Jim Prentice revealed as Hayek ‘disciple’; Heather Forsyth to lead Wildrose rump; Preston Manning says he’s sorry … and more!
A crowd of typical Albertans reacts to the news Danielle Smith and most of her caucus have gone and joined Premier Jim Prentice’s PCs. Below: Mr. Prentice; neoliberal saint Friedrich…
Stephen Harper and the Hidden Story of the Anti-Gay Judge
The other day I wrote about how appalled I was to see that Stephen Harper, and his ghastly stooge Peter MacKay, had appointed an anti-gay judge. A law professor named…
Stephen Harper’s Monstrous Propaganda War on Canadians
We know that Stephen Harper and his ghastly Con regime run the biggest propaganda machine this country has ever seen.And that they have spent hundreds of millions of dollars trying…
Setting The Record Straight
Weakly constituted as I am when it comes to tolerating disingenuous and dishonest political theatre, I was unable to watch the Chief Prevaricator, a.k.a. the Prime Minister, while his chief…
Stephen Harper and his CRA Stormtroopers Prepare to Kill a Charity
For months Stephen Harper has been unleashing the stormtroopers from the Canadian Revenue Agency upon his many enemies.They have been harassing environmental groups and other progressive charities, and trying to…
Michael Harris REALLY Doesn’t Like Peter Mansbridge
As I said in my last post, I wasn't impressed with the way Peter Mansbridge handled his year end interview with Stephen Harper.I thought he stroked Great Crazy Leader with…
Stephen Harper’s Crazy Carbon Tax problem
As I've been warning recently, Stephen Harper's mental state is clearly growing more unstable by the day.The exhaustion of all those foreign photo-ops, combined with the shock of seeing his…
Tory resistance to Wildrose interlopers? Don’t believe it! Here’s why Danielle Smith will soon get her cabinet post
Preston Manning joins the sales team for the new, new, newly united Wildrosey Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta. Actual beloved godfathers of the conservative movement may not appear exactly as…