By Frank Moher (Update below: Jim Flaherty translated) We can now begin to see how the Conservative government intends to use its majority to chop arts funding in Canada, particularly to any artistic expression it doesn’t like or agree with. In the short term at least, it will be a death by a thousand cuts. […]
Conservative caucus meets, bleats
By Montreal Simon Well I see it was Glorious Majority Day at the Con caucus today. From The Star: “A buoyant Prime Minister Stephen Harper, fresh off a majority election win, returned to Parliament Hill Wednesday declaring that the ‘Conservative party is Canada’s party.’” And there was Great Ugly Leader basking in the divine light […]
The Conservatives’ cupcake budget
By Montreal Simon OMG. I was watching the Evan Solomon show today, and there was Julie Fantino making a complete idiot out of himself, by dismissing this poll of CARP members: 62% say it is NOT a budget which benefits older Canadians. 58% say they do NOT agree with the budget overall. 54% say the […]
