Rick Mercer – One Of Our True Patriots
I love this guy. Watch the following video to see why: Recommend this Post
The "Fair" Elections Act
Be Very Careful
If you see this man, be aware of the danger he poses to Canada’s democracy. Take all necessary precautions to avoid direct contact: H/t Operation Maple via trapdinawrpool Recommend this…
About Those 39 Pieces of I.D. Pierre Poilivre Keeps Talking About
H/t Canadians Rallying To Unseat Stephen Harper To hear Pierre Poilievre speak, one might think that any Canadian who claims that the ‘Fair’ Elections Act could very well disenfranchise up…
A Simple Truth
But one, of course, that our political overlords have no interest in considering: Re: Polls expert fears Bill C-23 imperils voters’ rights, March 26 The response from Minister Pierre Poilievre’s…
Collective Psychosis
The Harper government, Andrew Coyne writes, is far from normal: In normal times, under a normal government, the Fair Elections Act would have been withdrawn by now, or at least…
On Tory Intractability And Contempt
Today’s blog entry is really a video one, based on the testimony yesterday of Harry Neufeld, the elections expert and former B.C. Chief Electoral Officer whose report is being consistently…
Opposition To The ‘Fair’ Elections Act Grows
As a supplement to Montreal Simon’s post yesterday on Jean Pierre Kingsley’s appearance before the committee hearings on the ‘Fair’ Elections Act, you might want to spare two minutes to…
Defending The Indefensible – A Tory Tactic
Giving a break to Pierre Poilivre, the most public, glib, oleaginous and wholly unconvincing face of the misnamed ‘Fair’ Elections Act, the Harper cabal tapped good Tory-soldier Paul Calandra to…
A Lesson In Language
With my flooring project continuing at a pace commensurate with my rudimentary skills, I will likely devote much of the day working on the second room, the first finally completed…
C’Mon, We’ve All Been Thinking It
And now, thanks to Michael de Adder, we’ve got a picture to go along with those thoughts: Recommend this Post
Why Do I Find This So Immensely Appealing?
No idea. Recommend this Post
Election Bill Sends ‘Very Poor Message’ To Budding Democracies
So says Andrew Reynolds, an associate professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, one of 18 professors from around the world who earlier this week signed an…
Something For Stephanie
In yesterday’s post entitled The Warnings Are Everywhere, I wrote about how Canada is being critically scrutinized both domestically and internationally for the anti-democratic measures contained in the ‘Fair’ Elections…
The Warnings Are Everywhere
Canada’s reputation continues to erode, both at home and internationally. I recently wrote a post about Canadian law professors who penned an open letter pleading with the government not to…
A Petition Worth Your Consideration
Don Aitken has started a petition on the Care2petition site calling on the government to stop politicizing Canada’s Election Act. Given the abuses inherent in the Fair Elections Act, about…
They Tell Tales Designed To Frighten Children
They, of course, are all who comprise the Harper cabal, that conglomeration of feckless, ambitious and disloyal louts who, through their lies, distortions and propaganda, would frighten, confuse and bully…
Rick Mercer Denounces Tory MP Brad Butt’s Lies
As usual, Rick Mercer offers an unsparing assessment of his target, in this instance Tory MP Brad Butt and his outright lie about being a witness to voter fraud. Thanks…
Law Professors Are Not Impressed By The ‘Fair’ Elections Act
Yasmin Dawood is one of 160 professors from across Canada behind an open letter to the government asking for major revisions to the ‘Fair’ Elections Act. Yesterday, she appeared on…
A Nice Compendium Of Recent Harper Offences Against Democracy
I am preparing to resume work on my flooring, so, in lieu of my own piece, I am posting a letter from the London Community News that offers some thoughts…
The Flim Flam Men
Listening to Pierre Poilievre defend the “Fair” Elections Act, you really have to ask yourself: Just who is this guy? He insists that voter fraud is a major problem. But…