The timing couldn't have been more embarrassing for the Cons. On Saturday they will choose a new leader, and Rona Ambrose is still desperately trying to whip up interest in the event… The big day is almost here – on Saturday we're going to find out who Canada's next Prime Minister will
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Montreal Simon: The Duffy Trial and Stephen Harper’s Lawyer’s Letter
When the judge at the Duffy trial delivered his verdict, and his scathing indictment of the Harper PMO, I couldn't help wondering what Stephen Harper must have been thinking.And now we all know. He wasn't too happy. He must have been furious.O…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Duffy Trial: Why the RCMP Still Doesn’t Get It
Almost two years ago Gilles Michaud, the RCMP's Assistant Commissioner, held a splashy news conference to announce that the force had laid no less than 31 charges against Mike Duffy.And despite the way the trial went, a few hours before the verdi…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Michael Harris On Why the Truth In the Duffy Case Must Be Flushed Out
Yesterday I wrote that the RCMP owed Canadians an explanation about the way it handled the Duffy case.Because it has raised some disturbing questions about the relationship between the police and the Harper regime, that strike at the heart of our d…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Duffy’s Revenge and the Ashes of Stephen Harper’s Legacy
I'm pretty sure Mike Duffy must dream of telling Stephen Harper what he thinks of him. Dream of suing him, and his little monsters in the PMO, and his Senate stooges, for what they did to him.But his legal options are limited. His lawyer says he …
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Duffy Trial: Why the RCMP Owes Canadians an Explanation
When Justice Charles Vaillancourt acquitted Mike Duffy, he brought down his gavel on the head of quite a few others.He savaged Stephen Harper's PMO for the way it had tried to cover-up a scandal. He heaped scorn on the Senators who had treated Du…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Duffy Verdict and the Cowardly Con Losers
Nobody really expected Stephen Harper to comment on the Mike Duffy verdict. Not after the way the trial judge blasted the sleazy behaviour of his monstrous PMO.And he didn't. His office didn't even respond to media requests for a statement. Bu…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Michael Harris on the Duffy Verdict and the Harper Nightmare
In one of my last posts I looked at the fallout from the Duffy trial. Celebrated the way the judge's scathing indictment had damaged what was left of Stephen Harper's legacy.Rejoiced at the way it must have left him quivering in his closet.A…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Duffy Verdict: The Judge Slams Stephen Harper’s PMO
Well today was going to be the day Stephen Harper finally emerged from the closet where he has been hiding. The day the Duffy trial finally ended.But sadly for Great Feathered Leader it seems he's going to have to stay there a while lot longer. Or …
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Day of Reckoning
Well I think it's safe to say that Stephen Harper will not be seen anywhere near Parliament Hill today.And that he will spend yet another day hiding from Canadians.Because today would not be a very good day to come out of the closet.For three very …
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Mike Duffy and the Ghastly Portrait of Stephen Harper
It was if the air was suddenly let out of the balloon. One moment the prosecutor was pounding Mike Duffy. The next moment he wasn't. The trial was suddenly adjourned. Ol' Duff was cut loose and left to float gently in the general direction of…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Day Mike Duffy Pointed the Finger at Stephen Harper
It was the day Stephen Harper had been dreading. The one that has forced him to keep such a low profile some are calling him the invisible man of Parliament.Or depending on your point of view, the invisible maniac… Driven crazy by defeat.It was the …
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Mike Duffy Says Stephen Harper Can’t Be trusted
Well the big day finally arrived. Mike Duffy finally got the chance to take the stand and tell his side of the story.And although it would have been better before the election than after it. And we didn't really need to know that Duffy now needs …
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Invisible Man
I don't know whether Stephen Harper will turn up for Question Period today, because he didn't bother or dare to attend the Throne Speech.And people are starting to call him the invisible man. The man who can't be seen, or dare not show hi…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Could Stephen Harper Be Forced To Testify At the Duffy Trial?
When we last saw Stephen Harper he was running or waddling quickly down a corridor, in a desperate attempt to escape the media.Or as portrayed in this Le Devoir cartoon, crawling out the back window for the same reason… But according to some parliamentary experts, he could soon be running
Continue readingMontreal Simon: More Evidence the Duffy Scandal Is Destroying Stephen Harper
It was a shocking and deeply disturbing sight. And it could only make Canadians wonder whether Stephen Harper was still mentally fit to be Prime Minister.For there he was today, trying to mock the size of Justin Trudeau's deficit.But only managing to look more crazy and more desperate.Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Duffy Trial Adjourns But a New Poll Shows it Has Hurt Stephen Harper
The Duffy trial has adjourned and won't get going again until after the election.So you might think that Stephen Harper would be letting out a giant sigh of relief.But sadly for him, the trial may be over.But as a new poll shows the damage has been done. Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Duffy Scandal, the PMO, and the Corruption of Stephen Harper
If you've never had the misfortune of sharing a room, or an elevator, with a member of Stephen Harper's PMO, you need to know some things:They wear the scent or the stench of their cult leader, like a dog happily wears the stench of rotting road kill. They swagger around like bullies
Continue readingIn This Corner: Stuff Happens, week 32: Markets dive; Calgary has arena envy
OK, now I don’t want to panic anyone, but if you’re in the stock market, I have a few words of advice. GET OUT NOW!! IT’S A BLOODBATH, PEOPLE!! Just a suggestion. On Friday, markets around the world went in the crapper. the reason being, apparently, China. Seem the world’s
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Senategate: Most Canadians Believe Stephen Harper is Lying
As we all know Stephen Harper has a lot of other problems to worry about. The economy is tanking, and so are his polls.And as we know he has other fish to fry… But he should also worry about his drowning credibility.Because when it comes to the Senate scandal most Canadians
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