Jian Ghomeshi, no-longer host of CBC’s “Q”, today issued the following statement on why he was fired: Dear everyone, I am writing today because I want you to be the first to know some news. This has been the hardest time of my life. I am reeling from the loss of my father. I am […]
No reporters allowed (speaking of STFU)
By Alison@Creekside At his last Con caucus meeting and presser five months ago, Harper so disliked the grilling he got from media about Nigel Wright’s cheque to Senator Mike Duffy and what Steve knew about it — see above — that today he decided to allow only cameras into his pre-throne speech caucus meeting without […]
Wikileaks on Harper, America, and the “transformational agenda”
By Alison@Creekside An embassy cable written by US Ambassador David Wilkins the day the Cons were first elected in 2006 suggests Harper would be useful in advancing the US agenda for Canada and that giving him ” a success story” like the softwood lumber deal would “shore up” his ability to stay in office without appearing to “sell out to […]
Homeland insecurity
By Alison@Creekside The same party that thought the Canadian government collecting info about Canadians via the mandatory census was an egregious violation of privacy and civil liberties is apparently just fine with having info about Canadians collected by the U.S. Homeland Security. Funny old Cons, eh? We’ve known this was coming since 2007. Bill C-42 […]
