Category: Steve

Everything Steve. Part of the time.

November 30, 2008

Stephen Harpocrite

Compare this: "The opposition has every right to defeat the government but Stéphane Dion does not have the right to take power without an election," Harper said. "Canada’s government should be decided by Canadians, not backroom deals. It should be your choice, not theirs." Stephen Harper, November 28, 2008 To this: "We respectfully point out that the opposition parties, who together constitute a majority in […]

November 26, 2008

Harper’s Plan: Death to Canada by 1000 Cuts

There’s something about the Harper Administration that I can’t quite understand. I’ve never seen a more passive government. The world is falling to pieces and all these people can do is react in terms of cuts.  Thousands of cuts that will bleed Canada to death. Tomorrow, Jim Flaherty will release his long anticipated Economic Statement, but the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives has already released […]

November 16, 2008

Con Convention

Conservatives are meeting in Winnipeg to develop a platform. Gee … it would have been nice to see that BEFORE the Canadian election. Here are some leaked details (warning:  PDF)

November 16, 2008

The Pirates of Parliament

First, they squandered our budget surpluses and gave them away to corporations, most of which aren’t even Canadian-owned any more. Then, they said that they would never run a deficit before the election and announced that deficits would become all the rage after the election.  I’m looking for a ‘before/after video clip to post here – if you have one, please let me know. Now, […]