The UN’s unprecedented rejection of Canada’s request for Security Council member is an extreme embarrassment that will hopefully provoke the decline of the Conservatives. Hopefully. But probably not.
anada is again being mentioned in international headlines as a superstitious backwater. Here . Here . And even the Globe had something to say about this. The RCMP response can be found here (PDF). The good news is that no one knew about George Galloway a few weeks ago and now he’s top of the list for most Canadians that care about why we would […]
Thanks to Calgary Grit for these quotes to be compiled for the Harpercrite files: September 15, 2008 : "My own belief is if we were going to have some kind of big crash or recession, we probably would have had it by now ." – Stephen Harper The next month: Dow Jones plunges 2,340 points October 7, 2008 : "I think there’s probably a lot […]
Winter has come and these are dark days indeed for Canadians. Our Parliament has failed us. Our Governor General has proven her lack of use. Our country stands teetering on collapse as Quebeckers, insulted by Canadians, go to the polls Monday to vote on their choice of leadership. After the way we’ve treated them, I won’t be surprised by anything less than a mandate to […]
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 […]