Politics and its Discontents

This was sent to me by Anon in response to a previous post . Enjoy! Conservative leader Stephen Harper speaks to supporters during a ral...

"Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain," bellowed the 'mighty' Oz as Dorothy and her companions were discoverin...

With tongue firmly ensconced in his cheek, Andrew Coyne writes that we are being too hard on Stephen Harper, a prime minister who has bee...

As a Facebook wag described the above, Harper's caucus room post-election. I have always respected Smokey's advice. At th...

It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing. Macbeth, Act 5, Scene 5 In the above quotation, the beleagu...

I like this so much, I will share it on my blog: H/t Terry McTavish As Hamlet said, One may smile and smile and be a villain .

The gulf between the open and reasonable persona Stephen Harper tried to convey during last week's debate and the Nixonian truth about...

Those of us who have followed the machinations of the Harper regime over the years know that it is a rare occasion indeed when Stephen Har...

That goal would be the destruction of the CBC, an ideological (i.e., publicly-funded) and political (Terry Milewski's fearless journa...

Although there is no official prize, except possibly the profound gratitude of all those who aspire to rid our country of the Harper regim...

Dishonest and manipulative, such taxpayer-funded government propaganda deservedly earns the scorn of Rick Mercer:

This latest anti-drug propaganda public service ad from the Harper regime is not being well received . Here is a sampling of the critic...

I often marvel at the ability of the Prime Minister and his minions to keep a straight face as they baldly lie to all of us. At least those ...

Only for some, I'm happy to report.

Watch this video and you'll know what I mean:

That little gem was delivered by Dear Leader at a gathering of true believers outside of Hamilton the other day as he offered this confabul...

Blindingly clear for some, obscure and ambiguous for others, the lessons of history need to be given close scrutiny these days, especially...

"This government — which swaggers around in fatigues, pretending to be a friend of the Canadian Forces — has a lot to answer for...&quo...

Last evening I wrote a brief post on how the Harper regime is exploiting the tragedy in Gaza for political gain. Anon responded with th...

Readers of this blog will know that I am a frequent critic of both the CBC and Peter Mansbridge. Both 'institutions,' in my view,...