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MacKay jumps. Next!

05/30/2015 by the editor Leave a Comment

By Montreal Simon I’ve watched a lot of Stephen Harper speeches over the years, but the farewell speech he gave for Peter MacKay on Friday had to be one of the most bizarre. For not only was Harper strangely agitated, and managing to look both cheerful and horribly lonely at the same time. What was […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Atlantic Canada, Canada, Canadian politics, coal, Conservatives, economy, Nova Scotia, Peter MacKay, Stephen Harper, Tony Clement

$175,000 to shake hands with the terrorists

05/26/2015 by the editor Leave a Comment

By Frank Moher You’re liable to hear quite a bit today and for the next few days about the Governor General’s $175,000 plane flight to Saudi Arabia to offer condolences on the death of King Abdullah. That’s because it’s the perfect story for an election year, along with the widening Senate scandal and Pierre Poilievere’s weekend […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: 9/11, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, BIll C-51, Bob Graham, Canada, civil liberties, Conservatives, David Johnston, Governor General, Iraq, Jean Chretien, Saudi Arabia, terrorism, U.S., U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate

Don’t apologize, Ms. May

05/11/2015 by the editor 6 Comments

By Montreal Simon I’m very sorry to see that Elizabeth May is very sorry about livening up the deadly dull Press Gallery Dinner, with a choice comment about Stephen Harper and his cabinet. Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says she is ‘very apologetic’ about remarks she made on the weekend that included profanity and insulted the federal […]

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Notley and Barrett: The same, only different

05/08/2015 by the editor Leave a Comment

By Rod Mickleburgh I wasn’t there, but I bet a lot of tears were shed by Alberta NDP oldtimers last night at the party’s giddy, raucous ‘n’ rollin’ victory celebration in Edmonton. That was certainly the order of the evening on a similar dragon-slaying night long ago, out here in British Columbia. On Aug. 30, […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Alberta, Alberta New Democratic Party, BC New Democrats, British Columbia, Canada, Conservative Party of Alberta, Dave Barrett, Edmonton, Jim Prentice, Rachel Notley, Social Credit, W.A.C. Bennett

Alberta remembers itself

05/06/2015 by the editor Leave a Comment

By Frank Moher We ought not to be gobsmacked by the results of the Alberta election, although, of course, we are. But this Alberta has always lived below its surface, and even emerged into the air sometimes, as it did last night. It is the Alberta of the United Farmers of Alberta, who took power in […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Alberta, Alberta New Democratic Party, Calgary, Canada, Cooperative Commonwealth Federation, Jim Prentice, Naheed Nenshi, Peter Lougheed, Rachel Notley, Ralph Klein, Social Credit, Steven Harper, United Farmers of Alberta

In Alberta, democracy is due for a comeback

05/04/2015 by the editor Leave a Comment

By Kenneth Brown As the NDP has steadily climbed the polls in Alberta, it has become evident that there is a real possibility of them forming the next government. As this has happened, many people, including people I like and respect, have expressed doubts about whether they are capable of managing something so difficult and important […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Alberta, Alberta New Democratic Party, Canada, Conservative Party of Alberta, Peter Lougheed, Social Credit

Province over party in Alberta

05/02/2015 by the editor Leave a Comment

By Alison@Creekside In three days Albertans go to the polls. Here’s how that’s looking as of yesterday according to 308: As part of his election platform, Calgary-Klein Green Party candidate Noel Keough made a great case for raising corporate taxes in Alberta — the lowest in the country – by just 2% in order to […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: 2015 federal election, Alberta, Alberta New Democratic Party, Bruce Carson, business, Calgary, Calgary-Klein, Canada, Conservative Party of Alberta, corporations, Craig Coolihan, FairVoteCanada, Globe and Mail, good behaviour, Green Party of Alberta, Jim Prentice, Liberals, Noel Keough, proportional representation, Rachel Notley, Stephen Harper, taxation

CRA: The Conservative Re-Election Agency

04/24/2015 by the editor Leave a Comment

By Montreal Simon We know the Canada Revenue Agency was given extra money by Stephen Harper to go after the political activities of registered charities. We know that the agency seems to be targeting groups that have dared to criticize government policies. But not right-wing organizations that support the Harper regime. But is the CRA now […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: 2015 federal election, Canada, Canada Revenue Agency, Canadian Parliament, Conservatives, corruption, Pierre Polievre, Stephen Harper

There, there, Stephen Harper’s granddaughter: It’ll be all right

04/22/2015 by the editor 1 Comment

By Frank Moher Ladies and gentlemen, the Canadian Minister of Finance: “TFSA changes a problem for ‘Stephen Harper’s granddaughter to solve,’ Joe Oliver says” When asked by Lang if the plan would saddle future governments with a revenue shortfall in the billions of dollars, Oliver replied, ‘I heard that by 2080 we may have a […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: 2015 federal election, Canada, Department of Finance Canada, Joe Oliver, Stephen Harper

Narendra Modi: Harper’s kind of guy

04/16/2015 by the editor 4 Comments

By Montreal Simon You had to see it to believe it. Stephen Harper welcoming the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Canada. Then travelling on the plane with him to a massive rally in Toronto. Even though Modi is a Hindu extremist, and has been accused of enabling mass murder. Until a year ago, Modi […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: business, Canada, Charles McVety, Christians, Conservatives, corporations, crime, Hindus, India, Islam, Jason Kenney, Kathleen Wynne, multic, Muslims, Narendra Modi, Ontario, religion, Stephen Harper, Toronto, women

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Fort McMurray: Shopping time!

By Brady Tighe We’re now officially in the aftermath phase of the northern Alberta wildfire crisis. The fire is long gone, and everyone with a home to return to is back in its … [Read More...]

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Electoral reform: Hashtag fresh thinking

By Alison@Creekside The most interesting and innovative idea to come out of the first meeting of the all-party Special Committee on Electoral Reform, or ERRE, was Nathan Cullen's suggestion, … [Read More...]

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The Trudeau gush fest is getting old

By Jim Henshaw There have been several bewildered as well as angry accounts coming out of the USA lately about how little media time has been spent covering the Democratic Presidential Primary … [Read More...]

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My friend, Rick, at the Pride Parade

By Frank Moher On this dreadful day, I don't want to write about the shootings in Orlando. I want to write about my friend, Rick. Rick lives just outside of Nanaimo, a city of about 80,000, … [Read More...]

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Triumph of the drama nerds

By Frank Moher Two drama nerds have recently moved into high profile positions. Before I name them (or perhaps you’ve already guessed who they are; or perhaps you’d like to scroll down and look at … [Read More...]

From “Our Rape Blog”: Shooting the Moon

Originally published on Our Rape Blog, the author's account of the aftermath of a violent sexual assault. By Mary Fraughton Have you ever played Hearts? It’s a card game. For our purposes, … [Read More...]

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The video: Lelu Island: “They will come.”

From Creekside: The B.C. provincial government is trying to green light the construction of a massive LNG terminal on Lelu Island in the Skeena Estuary -- Pacific Northwest LNG, backed by Malaysian … [Read More...]

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