Harper’s War and the Last Desperate Gamble of the Con regime
Eleven years ago Stephen Harper tried to drag us into a war in Iraq, and today he finally succeeded. Canada is heading to war in Iraq after Stephen Harper’s announcement…
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Harper Speech Announces Canada’s Air Strikes Against ISIS
Here’s an unedited text of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s speech in the House of Commons on Friday, announcing Canada’s air strikes against ISIS in Iraq. The post Harper Speech Announces…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Following up on yesterday’s column, Michael Harris offers his take on how Stephen Harper refuses to accept anything short of war as an…
Stephen Harper and the Slow Striptease to War
Well it's been a long slow striptease to war. A little tease here, a little tease there.One moment it was the Americans inviting us to take part in their new…
War Is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength.
I am a great admirer of George Orwell, the man whose quote has provided the title of this post. The first and last part of it are, sadly, greatly applicable…
War Is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength.
I am a great admirer of George Orwell, the man whose quote has provided the title of this post. The first and last part of it are, sadly, greatly applicable…
War Is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength.
I am a great admirer of George Orwell, the man whose quote has provided the title of this post. The first and last part of it are, sadly, greatly applicable…
New column day
Here, on how leaders who stand up to hysterical calls to abandon peace and human rights in the name of fleeting threats tend to be vindicated by history – and…
Stephen Harper and the Catastrophic Collapse of the Con Regime
We'll have to wait until tomorrow to hear how Stephen plans to take us to war.And how many planes and soldiers he will send to join the heroic twenty-six he…
The Umbrella Revolution and the Hypocrisy of the Harper Cons
It's an amazing sight, thousands of young pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, defying the old guard in Beijing. Daring to lecture them on the limits of power, in their own…
The Silence of Ezra Levant and the PMO Network
Well I see Ezra Levant is keeping a low profile, and remaining unusually silent.After being spanked by his bosses at Sun News, with a soft fluffy feather. Even as critics…
Stephen Harper and the Road to War
I have no idea which voice in his head was commanding him, but it was a very different Stephen Harper who turned up in the House of Commons today. An…
Sun Media – not its squalid commentator Ezra Levant – is the problem
Ezra Levant, on the job with his Sun News microphone. Mr. Levant is not the problem. Sun Media is the problem. Below: Justin Trudeau, Bernie Farber, and Brian Mulroney. Ezra…
When Canadian Soldiers Must Choose Between Their Pensions and Their Mental Health
I've written many stories about the callous way the Con regime and the military treat our wounded soldiers.But since nothing ever seems to be done about it, and I've seen…
Stephen Harper, the Election Timetable, and the Flying Circus
Once upon a time Stephen Harper used to attack the governing Liberals all the time by accusing them of taking too many trips on Challenger jets. But that was then…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Aaron Wherry reviews what the last week has told us about the functioning (or absence thereof) of our House of Commons – and…
On choosing sides
Shorter L. Ian MacDonald: Anybody doubting whether it’s worth going to war in Iraq based on minimal information and questionable reasoning had best take a cold, hard look at the…
Stephen Harper and the Umbrella Revolution
It's an amazing sight, and an incredibly inspiring one. Tens of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators defying the authorities in Hong Kong. Hong Kong democracy protesters defied volleys of tear gas…
Stephen Harper and the Great War on ISIS Trap
It couldn't have been a more jarring sight, or a more deeply disturbing one.For there was Stephen Harper, back from his stunning performance as Great Mother Leader at the United…
Harper Lied About U.S. Requesting Canada’s Military Help In Iraq
American officials say Canada offered further military help to fight the Islamic State in Iraq – not the other way around as Harper told the Wall Street Journal earlier this…