Stephen Harper is today’s éminence grise behind the Conservative Party of Canada. Since leaving the University of Calgary in 1985, Harper has been a resolute right-wing activist. After Justin Trudeau defeated Harper in 2015, the former Prime Minister has worked internationally to further right-wing objectives and promote authoritarianism…
One person, no vote
Canada’s Conservatives are committed to the Republican Party value of opposing voter fraud, if someone else is doing it. Like their American mentors, HarperCons protest electoral manipulations even more strongly when no one is doing it. Bill C-76 amends the Canada Elections Act to establish spending limits for third parties and political parties before of a general election. It also establishes measures to increase transparency regarding the participation of third parties in the electoral process. Conservatives opposed Bill C-76 from the start. They preferred the Harper Government’s C-23 legislation, which some call the unfair elections act.
Dear Globe and Mail
disposito, Prof. Holger Syme, October 16, 2015 You have the best arts coverage of all our Canadian newspapers. You have some excellent reporters. During this election campaign, you published a number of […]
Custom election lawn sign
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Pray, don’t pay
During famine of the 19th century, Irish people dying of starvation were told to pray for God’s help while traders loaded ships to carry food to England. Referring the poor to God […]
Canada’s radical makeover
Michael Harris is author of Party of One, published by Viking Canada. he is a writer, journalist, and documentary filmmaker. He was awarded a Doctor of Laws for his “unceasing pursuit of […]
Fool me once, shame on me, fool me twice…
“Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises, for never intending to go beyond promise, it costs nothing.” – Edmund Burke Promises vs. ‘political speeches:’ Tories’ honesty questioned on support for […]
Investment in society and in human beings?
A paper published in the journal International Political Science Review considered if the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was “Democracy’s Friend or Foe.” It noted that reforms required by the American based IMF, […]
They’re awesome, so they say
Harper channels Nixon
Harper’s Audit-the-Enemy Strategy Fulfills Nixon’s Dream, Mark Grandia, DESMOG CANADA “…Not only do we now know that Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s office maintains a political enemy list, we also saw an extra […]
Canada’s Senators, choose one
To help us decide which image best represents the Senate, Toronto Star provides a helpful resource HERE.
Apply to express an opinion: who runs this place anyway?
Financial manipulators and industrialists have control and they aim to set Canada’s economic course without input from Canadians. They bought the license from Stephen Harper. Evidence is provided by Gloria Galloway in […]
The doctor’s prescription
The Tyee presents testimony of Salmon Arm family physician Dr. Warren Bell to the NEB Northern Gateway hearings. Doctor’s Diagnosis: Pipeline Symptom of ‘Social Pathology’ is a thoughtful piece, well worth reading. […]
A caution for Canada’s Conservative Party
Six CPC members of Parliament may be deposed if the Federal Court accepts allegations of widespread voter suppression during the May 2011 election. This action, to be heard in December, is separate […]
Conservatives use truthiness liberally
For people who care about Canadian veterans, truthiness of the Conservative government is cringeworthy. Harper’s crowd claims to be: …unwavering in our devotion to making sure that Canadian veterans not only have […]
Not a Monty Python sketch
The editor of a Canadian faith magazine to MP John McKay, “I have just received an official “reminder” from Canada Revenue that our charitable status may be in jeopardy because of too […]
Trevor Greene stimulates thought
Joe Oliver probably knows nothing about the courage of people like Canadian Forces hero Trevor Greene. The Minister for Oil and Energy Companies was born to a wealthy Montreal family. After McGill […]
Message to the Conservative Party of Canada
“Environmentalists and ordinary Canadians being branded as extremists is an insult to those of us who fought for our country against real extremists… The Canada I fought for is an open and […]
Regulating for benefit of regulators
CRTC exec who spent evening in Bell box operated in ‘gray area’: Ethics expert, DANNY JONCAS, QMI AGENCY, Toronto Sun, Sept. 28, 2012: “MONTREAL – Nine months after his appointment as vice-chairman […]
Another reason politicians so detested
Recipients of Kenney missive wondering how government knows their sexual orientationBY GLEN MCGREGOR, THE OTTAWA CITIZEN SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 “OTTAWA — An email extolling the Conservative government’s record on gay rights has […]
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