According to Warren Kinsella anyways The second lesson of that historic night is this: As long as the Bloc Québecois exists – and as long as vote-rich Ontario remains split between Tories, Grits and New Democrats – no party will be able to win a majority in the House of Commons. Prime Minister Stephen Harper [...]
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Digital copyright bill is going to lock us all in
Rory McGreal has a good article on the new copyright bill being proposed by the Government of Canada. For parents who would wish to cut exorbitantly aggressive, anti-religious or sexual content from a video, this option is now closed because of digital locks. Systems operators who suspect inappropriate use of the system such as viewing [...]
Robert Fife on how Helen Guergis’ cabinet position is in jeopardy
The Globe and Mail has the summary According to Mr. Fife, Ms. Guergis has been telling people that she has grounds to sue Air Canada after the report of her tantrum was leaked to the media. Mr. Fife says senior Conservatives have told him this suggests “she just doesn’t get it.” Certainly there are high-profile [...]
Christine Blanchard on the Rahim Jaffer case
From the Globe and Mail During the Jaffer discussions, the prosecutor apparently realized that what she had was a dog’s breakfast of a case. Because of the protected nature of the discussions, we don’t know precisely what the problems were, but they must have been substantial for Ms. Balogh to determine she had no shot [...]
Prorogue
I know I am from the west and for whatever reason means that I don’t understand what people in Ontario think but I just can’t get upset over Harper proroguing government. First of all, let me just say that I totally disagreed with the decision to prorogue government out of principle. The question of Canada [...]
Why the Liberals Decided to Pull the Plug
From Jane Taber in the Globe and Mail. The bottom part of the quote is what interested me. The strategy, ironically, was set with the help of Mr. Harper during his negotiations with Mr. Ignatieff: In return for supporting the Tory budget bill last June, the Prime Minister agreed to Mr. Ignatieff’s request for a [...]
Tories fight back on Kinsella lawsuit
The Canadian Press is reporting that the Tories are fighting back against Warren Kinsella’s lawsuit. The Conservatives sued the Liberals last year to silence allegations relating to an alleged $1-million life insurance offer for the vote of Independent MP Chuck Cadman. But the party now says the cut and thrust of political discourse shouldn’t be [...]
Regina MP commits suicide
Dave Batters committed suicide yesterday after struggling with depression for years. The family of Dave Batters released a statement Tuesday morning confirming the 39-year-old died on Monday. "The family of Dave Batters is grieving the sudden loss of their beloved husband, son and brother, who, sadly, chose to take his own life at home in [...]
Looking back
The Toronto Star has a good article on what went well and what went wrong for the Conservatives in the last election. Suddenly all the pressure is on Harper to make the speech of his life. He needs to look prime ministerial, in control. He needs to reassure people but also show genuine empathy, not [...]
