I will be driving the few miles to the polling location shortly to waste my time voting for a candidate who will not be elected, its more of a protest vote against the ‘party’ of the fellow who will almost certainly get in in this traditional conservative riding. I have
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Democracy Under Fire: Comparing Dictators….
There are those progressives who have made a point of not comparing the Trump Regime with that of Hitler in the early 30s, I make no such distinction for I see many similarities, that Trump’s focus in not so much on one particular ethnic minority make little difference to the
Continue readingDemocracy Under Fire: Lies & Spin (repost)
“In a political landscape where lies and spin is the norm we must thank and support those individuals who do not fall prey to this insidious trend, and condemn and publicly identify those who do.” The above quote from the following 2010 article is just as relevant today as it
Continue readingDemocracy Under Fire: I beg to disagree..
Premier Doug Ford says mainstream journalists have become irrelevant because social media allows him to speak directly to Ontarians. No Mr Fraud, we now need the MSM more than ever with our so called leaders flooding the ‘social media’ with unsubstantiated spin and highly partisan rhetoric. Ford said the spin
Continue readingDemocracy Under Fire: Ontario’s Downward Spiral
A not so slow downward spiral from our hard won support services here in Ontario is happening under the Ford regime, almost daily we see reports of this or that being cut or ‘reviewed’ (Ford speak for I’ve already made the decision but will let the public let of steam
Continue readingDemocracy Under Fire: Orwellian Musings
As we end the year that could perhaps be called ‘annus horribilis’ to use the Queens description of 1992 I find it hard to be optimistic about our future here across the other side of the ocean, or indeed for the rest of the world. I cannot find the words
Continue readingDemocracy Under Fire: Amalgamation raises it ugly head again?
‘Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Steve Clark sent a correspondence to Association of Municipalities Ontario members communicating the province is undergoing a regional review to take a broad look at the current model of municipal governance.’ The above little clip appeared in a short article in a recent Bayshore News
Continue readingDemocracy Under Fire: About That Gravy Train…
Bob Reynolds was named as a new chair of the negotiating team, as the Ford government looks to smooth relations between the government and Ontario doctors. Reynolds takes over for Dr. Barry McLellan, who Premier Doug Ford and his cabinet made the decision to fire in early August. McLellan had
Continue readingDemocracy Under Fire: I’m Tired……
I’m tired of the impossible promises that Doug Fraud keeps spouting, many issued before his newly elected MPs (blindly Con supporters?) had a chance to have any say in the matter. No one could accuse Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government of being unambitious in the agenda set out in its
Continue readingDemocracy Under Fire: Falsehood Flies, especialy on Twitter
Falsehoods almost always beat out the truth on Twitter, penetrating further, faster, and deeper into the social network than accurate information. So says Soroush Vosoughi, a data scientist at MIT who has studied fake news since 2013 and who led the study referenced here. A massive new study analyzes every
Continue readingWe Pivot: Trudeau: the Walking, Contradicting, Double Speaking, Self-Oxymoron
I just can’t even… As we pivot to a new world of passionately demanding integrity from politicians, we should demand non-contradictory talk. Right? We are being feasted with Orwell in BC and the USA, but now Trudeau is vaulting into … [Read more]
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Deconstructing political discourse in Alberta: Doublethink is alive and well in recessionary Wild Rose Country
PHOTOS: Parson Manning spreads the Gospel of Market Fundamentalism in his days as leader of the Reform Party of Alberta. The actual neoliberal preacher-men of Confederation may not appear exactly as illustrated. Photo grabbed from Elmer Gantry, the mov…
Continue readingDemocracy Under Fire: Gob-smacking!
“It was possibly the most gob-smacking election launch in modern Canadian history.” So says much respected parliamentary reporter Susanna Kelley “The shockers began almost immediately after Stephen Harper announced he’d asked the Governor General to dissolve parliament and call an election for October 19 — at 78 days, it will
Continue readingDemocracy Under Fire: Buying Your Vote
Rumours circulating that Harper will extend the official campaign period by calling the election early may well have some merit given that his “Fair” Election Act specifically allows more spending on advertising during such extended period.The Fair Elections Act also increases election spending for political parties, candidates and nomination contestants.
Continue readingDemocracy Under Fire: More Public Money on False Ads
As the Conservative Regime move forward with their new branding efforts in an attempt to persuade the public that they are the greatest thing since the 1936 regime in Germany we learn that “the Conservative government has booked $13.5 million for an all-out blitzin April and May to advertise its
Continue readingDemocracy Under Fire: Shorter Federal Budget
We intend to spend more than we bring in during the next year, much of it buying votes from higher earning taxpayers, but because we sold off our GM shares and took $2 billion out of reserves we HOPE the books will show a little left over by this time
Continue readingDemocracy Under Fire: Balanced-Budget Law, fiscal or political?
With Canadians still waiting to see whats in the much delayed budget Finance Minister Joe Oliver has just announced plans for a balanced-budget law (as promised by the Conservatives in the 2013 throne speech). Call me a cynic but after having inherited a 13.8 Billion surplus from the Liberals and
Continue readingDemocracy Under Fire: Careful what you vote for….
As with all of the Conservative Regimes legislation one must CAREFULLY read each word…… …….this House continues to support the Government?s decision to contribute Canadian military assets to the fight against lSlL, and terrorists aligned with lSlL, including air strike capability with authorisation to conduct airstrikes in lraq and Syria;
Continue readingDemocracy Under Fire: In Government We Trust?
As I review the actions of the Harper Regime since coming to power for my Harper History Series, an undertaking that one must take in very small bites if one is to retain one composure and sanity, I have been thinking a great deal about the choices before us and
Continue readingDemocracy Under Fire: Truth in Advertising.
As Susan Delacourt of the Star said this week if you are sick of political advertising now wait until next year and she goes on to highlight a recent blog post by former Conservative MP Brent Rathgeber wherein he says “It is shameful how a supposedly conservative government wastes tax
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