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• Quote of the Day – Where Are They Now? Edition

  
  The League of Ordinary Gentlemen — Authority: 622
  “Now is it true that the government will prorogue the House so that it will not be held accountable for its shameful record?” – Stephen Harper, 2003 Related posts... Burn, Baby, Burn Ujjal’s Going Rogue! The NDP’s Golden Opportunity
  7 hours ago

• Six Liberals cheating the system

  
  Russ Campbell's Blog — Authority: 122
  I n a disgraceful show of contempt for the Canadian electoral process, six top Liberals have again missed the deadline for repaying their 2006 leadership campaign loans. MPs Stéphane Dion, Gerard Kennedy, Martha Hall-Findlay, Maurizio Bevilacqua, Joe Volpe and Hedy Fry were all given 18-month extensions that expired ...
  8 hours ago

• Ask and Ye Shall Receive

  
  The League of Ordinary Gentlemen — Authority: 622
  Before I went on break for the holidays, I wrote an update post about the escalating situation in Canadian politics around the Afghan detainee scandal and the potential impacts of a prorogued Parliament on that situation. Well, it seems that my speculation will be put to test with the December 30 decision by Prime ...
  8 hours ago

• canadians against proroguing parliament on facebook

  
  we move to canada — Authority: 138
  CBC reports that more than 33,000 Canadians have joined the Facebook group Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament . (Right now, its almost 36,000.) Then they ask a few rather biased parties for reaction. Pollsters: This is not as good as what we do! John Ivison, National Post : This is not a groundswell of ...
  9 hours ago

• Harper Committed to Making Money From Thin Air

  
  Celestial Junk — Authority: 143
  Ive been warning that it is entirely possible that the corporate sector has gotten to the CPC ... and that the CPC is in step with the capitalists, greens, and politicians who are all salivating at the chance of making money from thin air ... literally. Here is a link to Stephen Harpers plan for you ... CLICK ...
  12 hours ago

• The Beginning of the End

  
  Celestial Junk — Authority: 143
  The Alberta Conservatives are about to be handed a beating by the new true conservatives ... the Wild Rose : Albertas Wildrose Alliance party gained two new elected members on Monday when two Tories crossed the floor of the provincial legislature to join the upstart partys ranks. Rob Anderson, who represents ...
  15 hours ago

• A City of Golden Dreams Built on a Foundation of Sand

  
  Currents by Jonathon Narvey — Authority: 431
  As the world witnesses the completion of the latest heaven-scraping tower to grace the skyline of a city of golden dreams, a tiny, niggling question arises: why isn’t Dubai getting raked over the coals by the same eco-warriors that like to trash Canada for environmental crimes against humanity? To illustrate the ...
  20 hours ago

• Sounds Like Party Politics As Usual To Me

  
  Stageleft: life on the left side — Authority: 437
    Progressive Conservative Party MLA Rob Anderson crosses floor and sits with the Wildrose Alliance Party stating Not only are there rarely free votes in the Legislature, there are very few free votes in caucus. Virtually all legislation is created and developed by various unelected government appointees with ...
  1 day ago

• Ezra Finds the Smoking Gun

  
  Currents by Jonathon Narvey — Authority: 431
  So much for accusations of government ham-handedness in the case of KAIROS de-funding. Ezra Levant hits the mother-lode of KAIROS’ efforts to cover up their activities , which don’t seem to have very much to do with the work of churches — and quite a bit to do with beating up on the usual punching bag of the ...
  1 day ago

• Writing Update: Final manuscript submitted

  
  The Best Laid Plans — Authority: 121
  My editor, Doug Gibson , dropped by yesterday morning with the final version of the manuscript for The High Road . He’d wanted me to see and approve a couple of dozen or so added commas and other punctuation changes to put the book to bed. It took me less than an hour last night to walk through the entire ...
  2 days ago

• OPP boss in hot water for over-reaching

  
  Russ Campbell's Blog — Authority: 122
  T he mess that is the Caledonia land dispute may have claimed another victim. This one, however, is the master of his own misfortune. A court has ruled that Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Julian Fantino, must face an accusation that he tried to influence public officials by threatening them. A ...
  3 days ago

• So prorogue it is

  
  Russ Campbell's Blog — Authority: 122
  T he prime minister has shown, once again, that he’s prepared to do what it takes to keep the Liberals at bay. There’ll be be lots of pontification on the part of opposition parties and pundits, but there is not one of them who would not have done the same in similar circumstances. I have read comments by ...
  3 days ago

• Anti-Rogue Update

  
  mirabile dictu — Authority: 131
  James Travers at The Star : Systematically, and without explanation, the Prime Minister is testing every limit on his power. Along with successfully shuttering Parliament for the second time, he’s neutering committees charged with the primary democratic responsibilities of safeguarding the treasury and forcing ...
  3 days ago

• dear mr harper

  
  we move to canada — Authority: 138
  No idea who to credit. Its making its way around the net.
  3 days ago

• i share your disgust

  
  Shmohawk's Weblog — Authority: 106
  Not much to add to Heather Mallick’s opinion piece in the Guardian (UK). Right to the point. The disgust, the anger, the general pissed-off feeling with Stephen Harper and his gang that came in to form a Conservative government in Canada with high promises and low intentions.Every promise (accountability, ...
  3 days ago

• Letter: Will GG continue the detainee investigation?

  
  Chinese in Vancouver — Authority: 121
  WILL THE GOVERNOR GENERAL CONTINUE THE DETAINEE INVESTIGATION? Will Her Excellency, the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean and The Hon. Prime Minister Stephen Harper work with all concerned parties in the forming of an open and accountable Commission to investigate the Afghan detainee controversy? If they don’t it ...
  4 days ago

• jason kenney, learn to use the google

  
  we move to canada — Authority: 138
  Via the Big City Liberal , an excellent editorial from the Prince Albert (Saskatchewan) Daily Herald . Kenney should learn to Google Errors will happen, in any group and organization, no matter how careful one might wish to be. The ideal policy is to admit errors. We teach this to our children, we expect it of ...
  4 days ago

• Toronto Star owners open to immigration reform campaign

  
  CKA Canadian Forums — Authority: 159
  by ASLplease Bruce_the_vii wrote: ASLplease Ive posted some of the ideas that are going forward in Parliament, at least in the backbench. I recall you werent that interested. Yes, I believe that is a reasonably accurate account of how Ive reacted in the past. But I would like to clarify. I dont mean to be ...
  4 days ago

• The Biggest Canadian Story of 2009 That Never Was

  
  Currents by Jonathon Narvey — Authority: 431
  Perhaps the Canadian opposition parties ought to be thanking PM Stephen Harper for putting a temporary kibosh on any Afghan detainee investigation, which was most likely going to reveal… nothing at all. Canadian reporter Matthew Fisher on the detainees (as transcribed at Terry Glavin’s blog ): “It is ...
  4 days ago

• where is the outrage? and other thoughts on canadian disengagement

  
  we move to canada — Authority: 138
  I am so disgusted by Stephen Harpers suspension of Parliament. I know a lot of people are. But at the same time, so many more Canadians are completely oblivious to whats going on. And thats why he gets away with it. Long ago in wmtc history, there was a recurrent debate in comments about the agency of the USian ...
  4 days ago

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