Alison@Creekside The Conservative Party of Canada faces a “high probability” of a jihadist attack from homegrown terrorists, Defence Minister Jason Kenney warned Thursday as he defended toughened security laws and hinted that Ottawa will extend its military mission in Iraq into the inevitable quagmire of jihadist reprisals. “The threat of terrorism has never been greater.” […]
Del Mastro: Harper’s latest con
By Montreal Simon Uh oh. Beat a drum slowly. Or if you’re in the Harper PMO beat a gong furiously. The Deaner is DOWN !!!! A judge has found Peterborough, Ont., MP Dean Del Mastro guilty of spending too much in the 2008 federal election and falsifying a document to cover it up. Del Mastro […]
Problem: Too much democracy. Solution: Fair Elections Act.
By Alison@Creekside “What problems are the Conservatives really trying to solve with bizarre Fair Elections Act?” asked Andrew Coyne in an excellent column two days ago. I’d like to pillage that question and expand on it a bit. Problem: Investigation into election fraud in 2011 Election, 33 months ago, being rushed along at dangerous breakneck […]
Robocalls: So where were we?
By Alison@Creekside Three days before polls opened in the last federal election, Elections Canada officials were using the word “scam” to describe election irregularities, making this statement from the EC commish, throwing in the towel two weeks after the election even before any investigation had begun, all the more astonishing: Commissioner of Canada Elections May 16, 2011 […]
Don’t just thank Jason Kenney — thank them all
By Frank Moher Jason Kenney, or perhaps someone on his ace staff, has come up with a brilliant idea: hosting a petition on his own website allowing the public to thank him for being such a fine minister. Specifically, the petition invites you to thank Jason for “his efforts to streamline benefits afforded to refugees […]
From Brazeau to Del Mastro, so much to love
By John Klein (aka Saskboy) Do you know what I love about Stephen Harper? He wants [wanted?] Canadians to hold politicians accountable. Let’s get right on that: Brazeau is the sort of guy you wouldn’t want your daughter (or son) to end up working with. What a stress-ball! Who is responsible for his position of […]
Robocalls and Republicons
By Alison@Creekside The Cons’ somewhat belated talking points about their use of the US voter contact firm Front Porch Strategies in the last election have been all about only using them for townhalls : U.S. phone firm was just for town halls, say MPs “Jim Ross [Front Porch’s Canadian liaison and Con MP Rick Dykstra’s […]
Robocalls, Vikileaks: One of these things is not like the other
By Montreal Simon When I hear Vic Toews howling that he’s being victimized. WAAAAAAAH !!!! Because he can’t do his job after being “anonymously degraded” by Vikileaks. “I take strong issue with the idea that House resources would be used to attack secretly a member of the House,” Toews said, adding that the anonymous account […]
A G20 public inquiry? Not at this rate.
By Alison@Creekside A special meeting of the Public Safety and National Security Committee was held Monday, “Requested by Four (4) Members of the Committee to Undertake a Study of the Issues Surrounding Security at the G8 and G20 Summits.” Will there be a parliamentary study on G20 security issues? Well, first they had to agree […]
