Northern Reflections: Collective Psychosis
The Harper government, Andrew Coyne writes, is far from normal: In normal times, under a normal government, the Fair Elections Act would have been withdrawn by now, or at least be in serious trouble....
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: A Simple Truth
But one, of course, that our political overlords have no interest in considering: Re: Polls expert fears Bill C-23 imperils voters’ rights, March 26 The response from Minister Pierre Poilievre’s...
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: About Those 39 Pieces of I.D. Pierre Poilivre...
H/t Canadians Rallying To Unseat Stephen Harper To hear Pierre Poilievre speak, one might think that any Canadian who claims that the ‘Fair’ Elections Act could very well disenfranchise up to 500,000...
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: Be Very Careful
If you see this man, be aware of the danger he poses to Canada’s democracy. Take all necessary precautions to avoid direct contact: H/t Operation Maple via trapdinawrpool Recommend this Post
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: Rick Mercer – One Of Our True Patriots
I love this guy. Watch the following video to see why: Recommend this Post
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: Slip Slidin’ Away
Slip sliding away, slip sliding away You know the nearer your destination, the more you’re slip sliding away - Paul Simon I know, by his public efforts to appear reasonably normal, that Stephen Harper...
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: Well Worth The Read
I’m going to spend much of the day trying to finish off the bulk of my flooring project, so I shall merely offer some reading recommendations for your consideration: In his Star column today, Tim...
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: Rick Mercer’s Solution To Voter Apathy
Sure beats the ‘Fair’ Elections Act: Recommend this Post
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: I Nominate Him For A Nobel Prize
The category? That’s yet to be determined. Any suggestions? Recommend this Post
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: More Evidence Of The Devil
If the devil is indeed to be found in the detail, then Star letter-writer Geoffrey Kemp of Mississauga has done an exorcist’s job of ferreting out the wily one. Enjoy his well-considered thoughts on...
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: An Eloquent Denunciation Of Harper’s Approach...
Watch as Thomas Mulcair denounces quite calmly, incisively and eloquently the myriad problems both of the Fair Elections Act and the entire diseased approach to governance embraced by the Harper...
View ArticleNorthern Reflections: Time To Shut This Show Down
It was a remarkable display of arrogance. In yesterday’s question period, Thomas Mulcair asked Stephen Harper if he would apologize for Pierre Poilivere’s “cowardly and baseless attack” on Marc...
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: On Harper’s Destructive Government
I am feeling somewhat uninspired this morning, so for now I simply offer two reasonably good missives from Globe and Mail readers on Mr. Harper’s demonstrably destructive impact on our democracy: Re...
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: This Gift From Montreal Simon
I have to admit I was feeling rather discouraged the other day when I read this CBC report in which an EKOS Research poll found that only 27 percent of respondents were familiar with the ‘Fair’...
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: A Powerful Indictment
Thanks to The Salamader for bringing the following letter by Jacob Kearey-Moreland to my attention. Published yesterday in The Orillia Packet and Times, it is a powerful indictment of the ‘Fair’...
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: You Know Things Are Really Bad
…when even The Globe and Mail takes issue with its party of choice. In a blistering editorial entitled Harper Tories undermining democracy, to their own peril, the Globe attacks the ‘Fair Elections...
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: Sometimes, Clicking Your Heels Does Not Send...
This thoughtful letter explains why: Re: Tory MP takes aim at elections watchdog, April 9 When it comes to fairness and objectivity, I have more faith in the former auditor general of Canada, Sheila...
View ArticleNorthern Reflections: Worshipping Ignorance And Greed
Michael Harris writes that Stephen Harper has a future — in Arizona and several other Republican states: In that state, voters must now present proof of citizenship before they can cast their ballots....
View ArticleNorthern Reflections: Smelling A Skunk
Eric Grenier writes that, the more Canadians learn about the Fair Elections Act, the less they like it: Opposition to the Conservative government’s proposed Fair Elections Act (Bill C-23) is...
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: A Brief Programming Note
Since spring finally seems to be arriving in my place on the planet, it seems like a propitious time to take a day or two off from this blog and contemplate other matters. In the interim, I recommend...
View ArticleNorthern Reflections: An Ugly Blast From The Past
It’s not news to note that the Harper government is fixated on the past. From dropping the word “progressive” from the party’s moniker to building a resource based economy — with the focus on one...
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: Less Than Meets The Eye
Were average citizens given to much political reflection, they would realize that from start to finish, the ‘Fair’ Elections Act has been almost exclusively about both discouraging people from voting...
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: Setting The Record Straight
Is the oleaginous Pierre Poilivre really the best the Harper regime can do in its propaganda efforts? h/t Press Progress Recommend this Post
View ArticlePolitics and its Discontents: Uh Oh. Mr. Harper Will Not Like This
There are many ways in which the ‘Fair’ Elections Act makes it more difficult for Canadians to exercise their voting rights; a group especially hard hit are aboriginals, not known for their support of...
View ArticleNorthern Reflections: Making Sure the Majority Don’t Get There.
http://www.nationalpost.com/ Things could get ugly when the polls open on Election Day, 2015. Stephen Maher writes: When Elections Canada mails out Voter...
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