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 […]
$175,000 to shake hands with the terrorists
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 […]
Don’t apologize, Ms. May
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 […]
Notley and Barrett: The same, only different
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, […]
Alberta remembers itself
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 […]
In Alberta, democracy is due for a comeback
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 […]
Province over party in Alberta
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 […]
CRA: The Conservative Re-Election Agency
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 […]
There, there, Stephen Harper’s granddaughter: It’ll be all right
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 […]
Narendra Modi: Harper’s kind of guy
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 […]
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