We still don't know much about Stephen Harper's secret visit to the White House. Or what he might have talked about with Donald Trump's senior economic adviser Larry Kudlow.For that picture of Harper leaving the West Wing with his business partner Ray Novak, is the only evidence some kind of meeting took place,
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Alberta Politics: Stephen Harper quits his day job, sets up ‘international’ consultancy – brace for trouble!
PHOTOS: Former PM Stephen Harper, finally sailing into the sunset? Don’t count on it. (Photo grabbed from the Harper PMO’s now-defunct website. I believe this is the best photo ever taken of Mr. Harper, peering, as it does, right into his soul.) Be…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper: Now He’s a Great Business Leader
Well we knew Stephen Harper was going to go into business from the moment he knocked on the door of Calgary's Petroleum Club.But surprisingly enough he is not going to work for Big Oil, at least not yet.Even though working in the mail room of Im…
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 readingCuriosityCat: Duffy scandal: The Troublespotter who did not read line 5 of the email
Chris Troublespotter Woodcock Imagine you hold one of the most powerful offices you can hold in a democracy such as ours, and your job is this: “My job was to spot trouble, try to identify it and come up with a strategy for dealing with it,” Mr. Woodcock testified. And
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Police Expert: Re-Open the Duffy Case and Question Stephen Harper
Stephen Harper did something yesterday that he hasn't done before. He actually mentioned the name of Ray Novak.But even though Novak has now been shown to be at the heart of the Duffy scandal.Harper is still refusing to fire him.Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper’s Nightmare Week in Campaign Hell
I can only imagine Stephen Harper's state of mind, after what must have been for him a week in the hell of his own making.For it was the week the Duffy scandal shredded what was left of his credibility. The week his campaign went off the rails.The week that revealed the
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Duffygate: Benjamin Perrin Demolishes the Harperite Conspiracy
Benjamin Perrin had only been the PMO lawyer for a year before the Duffy scandal erupted so he wasn't part of the Con cult.He never drank the Koolaid.So today when his turn came to testify at the Duffy trial he let the truth fly. And managed to knock down Stephen Harper,
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Fateful Attraction of Ray Novak
He's trying to carry on his campaign as if nothing has changed. As if the Duffy trial was a mere distraction.But Stephen Harper couldn't conceal a wince yesterday, when reporters asked him about his beloved Ray Novak.And whether he was planning to fire him. Read more »
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Duffy Scandal: PM Harper does not get it that there is a second trial going on
Harper defence to Trial #2 Here’s what Harper is saying in response to questions about the senior advisors and senators involved in a cover up of the real facts in the Duffy senate expenses scandal: The Conservative leader refused to respond to direct questions whether Novak had his support and
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Conapocalypse: The Duffy Trial’s Explosive New Revelations
It's the smoking gun. Or should I say the smoking flamethrower? The Con conspiracy has finally been exposed.It now seems that Ray Novak, Harper's beloved Chief of Staff, knew all about Nigel Wright's payment to Mike Duffy. Read more »
Continue readingParliamANT Hill: Mike Duffy’Ant trial: Nigel Wright’Ant communicated with Ray Novak’Ant 2 weeks ago
Satire inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mike-duffy-trial-nigel-wright-testimony-day-5-1.3194569
Continue readingParliamANT Hill: Mike Duffy’Ant trial: Nigel Wright’Ant communicated with Ray Novak’Ant 2 weeks ago
Satire inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mike-duffy-trial-nigel-wright-testimony-day-5-1.3194569
Continue readingParliamANT Hill: Mike Duffy’Ant trial: Nigel Wright’Ant communicated with Ray Novak’Ant 2 weeks ago
Satire inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mike-duffy-trial-nigel-wright-testimony-day-5-1.3194569
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper, Ray Novak, and the Great PMO Cover Up
Well he can run but he can't hide. Everywhere Chicken Harper goes he is dogged by the Duffy scandal.And asked to answer the latest burning question:If his beloved aide Ray Novak knew all about the attempted cover-up and Nigel Wright's scheme to pay off Ol' Duff, why did he stay silent
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper’s Disastrous Possibly Fatal Duffy Mistake
When Stephen Harper decided to launch the election campaign into the midsummer storm of the Duffy trial, he must have thought he could get away with it.His criminal mind must have hoped that the campaign would distract Canadians, and limit the damage to him and his Cons.But as even John Ivison
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Day Duffy’s Lawyer Went After Stephen Harper
Ever since the trial of Mike Duffy began, his lawyer Donald Bayne has been circling over Stephen Harper, like a hawk over a rabbit.But today all that changed.When Bayne swooped out of the sky, and went in for the kill.Read more »
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: On points of agreement
Let’s see if we can turn Stephen Harper’s otherwise laughable spin on his PMO’s widespread cover-up into a couple of points we can all agree on. First, the ultimate responsibility for lies and cover-ups lies with superiors rather than subordinates – in Harper’s own words: Second, exactly one person fits
Continue readingLeftist Jab: Bribery, Threats, Extortion: The Mike Duffy Story
Above is the full audio recording, with contextualizing images, of Mike Duffy’s address to the Senate in which he accuses Stephen Harper of orchestrating the alleged illegal payment he received in order to have his improperly claimed expenses disappear. What a deliciously salacious scandal to rock Stephen Harper! And Pamela
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