The news hit me like a blast from the past. A very dark past. A past I sometimes wish I could forget. But there was Dean Del Mastro, who once somehow managed to be Stephen Harper's favourite Con enforcer AND his point man on ethics, on his way to jail. Again. To
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Montreal Simon: Michael Harris On The Cheating Party of Canada
As I'm sure you know Andrew Scheer, the smiling religious fanatic is trying to give himself a saintly image.Or at least portray himself as an aw shucks, gee whiz, Jimmy Stewart version of a priest or a farm boy.So there he was the other day at the Press Gallery dinner,
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Should Andrew Scheer Resign as Con Leader?
It was such a moving photo. Maxime "Mad Max" Bernier raising the arm of Andrew "Smiley" Scheer, at the end of the Con leadership convention.And for a moment it looked like that long running Con mob story would have a happy ending.But sadly for them, and the Harper Party, that
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Danger Of False Equivalency
In this morning’s Star, Daniel Dale has a very interesting essay on why, despite the fact that it forks no lightning but provokes much outrage from his supporters, it is important to keep reporting on Donald Trump’s shameless aversion to truth. Unfortunately, it is not yet available online, but if
Continue readingPolitics Canada: Harper is about to go way too far with his early election call
This is worse than I realized, I feel like vomiting with the speculation that Stephen Harper is expected to call the October 19th election as early as this weekend. He is the most dishonest cynical slimeball we have ever seen in this country. He is worse than Mulroney, way worse.
Continue readingPolitics Canada: “Fair” Elections Act makes it easier for Harper ro cheat and not get caught
Why on earth would an anti-democratic dictator like Stephen Harper bring in a law called the “Fair Elections Act”? Well don’t judge a bill by it’s title. We saw how people felt about the “Anti-terror Act”, once they got a whiff of what was inside. David Parkins on The Safe
Continue readingPolitics Canada: Conservative disdain for democracy evident in their history of electoral fraud
One of my favourite moments in the coverage of the Conservative Electoral fraud in the 2011 federal election was when a reporter asked Senator Doug Finley if the Conservatives had misdirected voters, his response, “no, we do not do that.” The reason this struck me as odd was that Senator
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Incredibly Dangerous Delusions of the Corrupt Con Regime
I must admit that when I first read that Kory Teneycke was defending the Con's latest disgusting attack ad, by claiming: "We’re better than news, because we’re truthful." After a moment of shock and disbelief, I practically fell out of my chair laughing.Even though as I later pointed out, him and his
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Dean Del Mastro Is Going to the Big House
He claimed he was totally innocent. When a judge said he wasn't, he said he didn't share her opinion.But of course the judge had the last opinion.And Dean Del Mastro is going to jail. Read more »
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: For The Record
About the undercarriage of that busy Tory bus, Star readers have much to say: Ex-Tory staffer jailed nine months for robocalls, Nov. 20 My sympathies go out to Michael Sona and his family, the latest addition of those people used by the Harper government and then thrown under the bus
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: There Wasn’t A Moist Eye In The House
With the exception of that maudlin master of emotion, the disgraced Dean Del Mastro, Members of Parliament seemed strangely unmoved by the self-proclaimed victim of injustice as he announced his resignation yesterday. For a full display of ‘Mr. Peterborough’s’ emotive and rhetorical range and a recounting of his ‘legendary’ achievements
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Stephen Harper And Dean Del Mastro: The Bromance Continues
I think this video amply illustrates their relationship: Recommend this Post
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Further Insane Adventures of Dean Del Mastro
Uh oh. It looks as if I might have to correct one of my posts. Remember how the other day I accused Dean Del Mastro of living in denial.Well I was wrong eh?Because I'm sorry to say I now think the Deaner is DELUSIONAL. MP Dean Del Mastro is filing to reopen
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: More On The Walking Dead
My friend Dave in Winnipeg is always urging me to subscribe to Frank magazine for its unforgiving political assessments, the kind of commentary that rarely, if ever, finds its way into the MSM. It is advice I should heed. Not one to show respect for the politically deceased, Frank offers
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: It’s Hard To Keep A Dead Man Down
Even though it is a day past Halloween, don’t let your guard down just yet. The dead still walk among us. Recommend this Post
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Incredible Downfall of Dean Del Mastro
Uh oh. Beat a drum slowly. Or if you're in the Harper PMO beat a gong furiously.The Deaner is DOWN !!!! A judge has found Peterborough, Ont., MP Dean Del Mastro guilty of spending too much in the 2008 federal election and falsifying a document to cover it up. Del Mastro
Continue readingThe Cracked Crystal Ball II: Harper’s Gambit
With his numbers sinking in the most recent polls, Harper appears to be moving to bring out his rear guard actions to sustain his grip on power. There are several pieces to this discussion: (1) Foreign Affairs Between fomenting a shooting war with Russia in the Ukraine, a stance on
Continue readingThe Cracked Crystal Ball II: CPC Lied To Elections Canada On RoboCalls?
The corruption that is the CPC’s actions in the 2011 election continues to fester. The most recent instalment comes to us via Stephen Maher’s latest column. In an email May 1, party lawyer Arthur Hamilton told Elections Canada that Conservative call centre workers were not advising voters that Elections Canada
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Open Letter: 400+ Academics Demand Withdrawal of Harper’s Orwellian Fair Elections Act
“Free and fair elections lie at the heart of our democracy. The government should not underestimate the commitment of Canadians to defend this fundamental principle.” by: Various | April 23, 2014 Last month, more than 160 professors signed an open letter to express grave concerns about the damage to Canadian
Continue readingThe Cracked Crystal Ball II: Stealing Our Democracy: Linda Frum, Talking Points and the Dumbf
*Dumbf = dumbfuckery – a condition that appears to be unique to the creation of Harper Government talking points regarding Bill C-23. On Huffington Post this morning, I read Michael Bolen’s commentary on Bill C-23 which led me to Linda Frum’s more verbose op-ed defending her TWITter position from earlier this
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