Maybe it is because the prairies are still wide open and pristine that Western Canadians would rather vote for Harper than Dion or Layton. Or maybe it’s because Harper, as savage as his world view is, hasn’t been tainted by corruption. I don’t know Dion well enough to know whether I trust him but I […]
Stephane Dion
Greens are good for you
Should Canadians accept CTV, CBC (which is remarkably stupid — have you heard the new Radio 2?) and Global (which has always been stupid) as the gatekeepers for national debates? Oh, I don’t think so. Given that the Greens rate higher in the polls than the Bloc (which is pretty funny), Canadians ought to hear […]
Tory-Toons
By guest blogger Alison@Creekside Hi! I’m Splotchy, the Con’s new talking oilspill mascot. If you live in southern Ontario, you may soon see me on the little TV screen where you gas up at the pumps, thanks to Retail Media Inc. . . . Retail Media Inc . . . Retail Media Inc . . […]
International man of muckups
The thing about Trudeau was that we were never ashamed of the guy on the international stage. Sure, he flipped us the bird in Western Canada. Sure he performed a pirouette behind the Queen of England, but that was a big moment for us. He was a pugnacious prick most of the time and built […]
Harper going down?
By guest blogger Nicole Walyshyn Just how much trouble is Stephen Harper in in Alberta? To judge by a recent public meeting in Calgary, mucho. Calgary Southeast MP and Harper very-right-hand man Jason Kenney held a forum for his constituents Saturday night, and it turned out a lot of them are still extremely browned-off about […]
Jack Layton: thanks a lot, buddy
There is a reason that the New Democrats will never form a federal government. They keep making the same mistake over and over again: Stupidity. Years ago, I actually thought the NDP had a reasonable chance at not coming off as butt-stupid until Audrey McLaughlin’s shrieking interjection during a televised three-party debate: “But what about […]
Note to Harper: Canada is spelled $$$
Alas, poor Stephen; not only is Quebec insufficiently grateful that he proclaimed it a “nation,” but his party’s fortunes are sliding faster there than a toboggan at the Winter Carnival. According to an Ipsos Reid survey released this past weekend, the Conservatives have dropped five points in Quebec, to a dim 13% support among voters, […]
What mother does not like Stephane Dion?
It occurs to me, as I reflect upon my tropical beverage in the midst of Alberta’s midwinter heat wave, that rum and diet cola is a strange choice. Given the calories contained in a shot of rum, not to mention the source of rum itself, I wonder why I bother with the aspartame? Similarly, why […]
