January 2012
1 post
“Treasury Board President Tony Clement has apologized for insulting a 15-year-old...”
– Clement sorry for calling teen a ‘jackass’ - Toronto Star
December 2011
3 posts
Tories choose to defend the indefensible in Cotler... →
Though Canadians feel safe, Conservatives move... →
God damn it.
so much effin' fun!!?!: In other “the Tories are... →
nowaitninjas:
In other “the Tories are scumbags” news, some Conservative MPs just confessed to calling constituents in Liberal MP Irwin Cotler’s electoral riding and telling the constituents that he was resigning and that they should vote Conservative in an upcoming by-election.
The problem? Irwin Cotler is not resigning. They made it up.
I mean, it’s gotten to the point where you expect shit...
November 2011
4 posts
Documents show ‘harperization’ of government... →
Top former civil servants say the wording change marks a disturbing new trend in the politicization of the bureaucracy – and breaches both communications policy and the civil service ethics policy.
You don’t want the government putting words in the mouths of your civil servants, and then lying about it? What could go wrong?
Stimulus program failed to measure job-creation,... →
From The Globe and Mail:
The programs examined in this latest report were just three parts of a $47-billion stimulus plan that aimed to fund “shovel ready” construction jobs put forward by provinces and municipalities in an effort to boost employment during the global recession that hit in late 2008.
Even though the main purpose of the program was to create jobs, the Auditor-General’s...
Stamped →
‘Mean-spirited’ crime bill would deny visitors to... →
What the fuck?
October 2011
4 posts
3 tags
“Ms. Raitt is doing her best to accelerate her portfolio’s demise. The right to...”
– Lisa Raitt’s trampling of union rights speeds up demise of labour ministry - Globe and Mail
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“The government rushed through spending on the June 2010 G8 and G20 summits...”
– ‘Rules were broken’ over G8/G20 summit spending: Auditor-General - National Post
Junk Charts, Ontario PC Party style. →
More shitty charts from Tim Hudak and his party of people that clearly don’t know how to make a chart. They teach this stuff in elementary school.
September 2011
4 posts
The cost of one Conservative crime bill for one... →
I think the Globe and Mail lost the right to bitch about the Conservatives when they endorsed the party in the last election. What exactly did you think they were going to do? And the Globe is Canada’s best paper? Dear god.
Also, Canada’s crime rate is going down. You would think this is actually a perfect “stay the course” moment.
6 tags
Tories hire $90,000-a-day consultant to help cut... →
Harper says 'Islamicism' biggest threat to Canada. →
It’s not the Tory majority?
August 2011
2 posts
Need a warrant to unmask Internet users? Not if... →
Even the government’s own Privacy Commissioner is upset about the lawful access idea. On March 9, Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart sent a letter to Public Safety Canada in which she and other provincial privacy officials said the bill would “give authorities access to a wide scope of personal information without a warrant; for example, unlisted numbers, e-mail account data and...
The Last Rocket: Coming soon for the iPhone, iPad... →
A cute platformer from Shaun Inman.
July 2011
2 posts
Suzuki warns Tory scheme to cancel green energy... →
abcsoupdot:
From the Toronto Star:
David Suzuki, Canada’s most famous environmentalist, is urging Ontarians to re-elect Premier Dalton McGuinty this fall to save the Liberals’ “groundbreaking” green energy policies.
In an exclusive interview with the Star, Suzuki made a rare foray into partisan politics, warning it is “absolute insanity” for Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak to...
Canada’s crime rate at lowest level in almost 40... →
I know, let’s build more prisons!
June 2011
2 posts
Tim Hudak and the Common Nonsense Revolution →
From Ken Gray, Ottawa Citizen:
Provincial governments are about to be battered by the cost for helping an aging population. We are approaching a senior health and longterm-care crisis that will tax our ability to pay for those services and others, such as education and infrastructure, as aging demographics hammer our costs while reducing revenue. Tax cuts should not be on the provincial...
G8 spending in Clement's riding left ‘no paper... →
From The Globe and Mail:
Senior Conservative officials broke federal rules to shower $50-million on the riding of the minister now overseeing Ottawa’s austerity plan, according to the final audit of a G8 program that fuelled opposition charges of pork-barrel politics.
In her last report, Auditor-General Sheila Fraser said the funding for the G8 Legacy Infrastructure Fund was approved by...
May 2011
2 posts
4 tags
PM rewards three defeated Conservatives with... →
From The Globe and Mail:
Stephen Harper wasted no time in bringing back three defeated candidates, appointing former Quebec cabinet minister Josée Verner to the Senate and reappointing Larry Smith and Fabian Manning.
Minutes after he finished answering questions from reporters about his cabinet shuffle, the Prime Minister’s Office sent out a release announcing the three appointments. So Mr....
Tories kill access to information database. →
Stay classy, guys.
April 2011
12 posts
“But here’s the thing: the Globe and Mail’s editors ostensibly chose to endorse...”
– Matt Blair, Thoughts on the Globe and Mail’s endorsement of Stephen Harper
The Globe’s election endorsement: Facing up to our... →
It’s a pretty hilarious article: though, I think they are in fact actually endorsing the Conservatives.
“You have to remember that west of Winnipeg the ridings the Liberals hold are...”
– Stephen Harper - Report Newsmagazine, 2001 (via April Reign)
Tories defunding Planned Parenthood, MP says. →
A Saskatchewan Conservative candidate says the federal government has decided to cut funding to the International Planned Parenthood Federation, a decision he says was influenced by anti-abortion supporters.
If the Conservatives get a majority I am going to lose my shit.
Shit Harper Did →
littleorphanammo:
Shit Harper Did.
Annnnd there is talk about him winning a majority parliament. Good luck with that, my Canuck homies. Here’s a selection:
In 2009, Harper appointed a Minister of Science who refused to say whether he believed in evolution. Harper then cut science research funding by $138 Million (while the US invested $2.75 Billion). Since 2007 Harper has forced scientists...
“Newly released documents suggest the Conservative government fattened the pay of...”
– Jennifer Ditchburn, The Canadian Press
Who’d have thought the Conservatives were a bunch of hypocritical fat cats?
Conservatives Misquote the Auditor General in... →
alwaysinrepair:
Auditor General Sheila Fraser has written a scathing letter rebuking the Conservatives for misquoting her in a parliamentary report on the costs of the G8/G20 summits in Toronto last summer, CBC News has learned.
The Conservative report presented to the Commons the morning Parliament was dissolved last month quotes Fraser giving high marks to the Harper government for prudent...
$16 billion for the wrong planes →
From Michael Byers, Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law at the University of British Columbia:
On Friday, Defence Minister Peter MacKay made it official, publicly committing Canadian taxpayers to a $16 billion deal for the purchase and maintenance of 65 F-35s.
The contract will not be put out for tender because the Harper government has determined that only...
Another student barred from Conservative Party... →
abcsoupdot:
From The Toronto Star:
As a young voter looking to learn more about what political parties stand for, Joanna MacDonald was thrilled to learn Conservative Party Leader Stephen Harper was coming to town for a campaign rally.
The 21-year-old environmental science student at the University of Guelph immediately went online to the local Conservative candidate’s website and...
U.S. defence expert says jets will cost double DND... →
via Suresh
March 2011
1 post
Committee finds Harper government in contempt →
February 2011
5 posts
How much are the Conservatives spending to win the... →
Spoiler Alert: a shit ton of money.
Harper is governing by sledgehammer →
“It’s an issue about the character of this government … it’s about a...”
– Bob Rae, “Bev Oda faces opposition after doctored document bombshell”, Toronto Star
It’s kind of nuts that the Conservative Party thought they could get away with such blatant lying.
Emperor Stephen Harper is Wearing No Clothes →
Elizabeth May of the Green Party nicely summarizes why the Conservative Party are all kinds of useless and suck. It’s impressive you can fuck up so much and still fumble forward.
“Harper government to spend $6.5-million to promote tax-cutting record”
– http://www.mattblair.ca/2011/02/07/-harper-government-to-spend-65-million-to-promote-tax-cutting-record-
That’s public money. Also, last I checked there wasn’t an election taking place. Just saying.
January 2011
3 posts
Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he personally... →
In case you needed more reasons to dislike the guy. At least he has no plans to reinstate it.
Settlement agencies shocked by gag order. →
Some agency representatives are calling the email an example of bullying tactics by Ottawa to prevent any community organizing against the cuts, and to hamper attempts to coordinate services to fill the gaps left by closed programs. The meeting was supposed to provide a fuller picture of the extent of the cuts and their implication for services.
The Conservative government behaving like...
“Not having seen them yet and just judging by the Sun Media report on their...”
– impolitical - Like clockwork: attack ads from the attack leader
November 2010
6 posts
Tory senators poised to kill bill for disabled... →
From The Toronto Star:
The bill, proposed by Liberal Senator Art Eggleton, sought to ensure that 400 disabled Nortel employees would be given preferred status among creditors when the once-mighty telecommunications technology giant is finally dissolved.
EU scolds Harper government for StatsCan... →
abcsoupdot:
From the Montreal Gazette:
The European Union’s statistical gurus have taken the Canadian government to task for denting the professional independence of Statistics Canada through the census debate.
In the newly released report, the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board decries the government’s decision to replace the mandatory long-form census with a voluntary survey,...
Mandatory minimums for drug crimes are a giant... →
How are these assholes still in power? They spend most of their time copying the stupidest parts of American governance. The stupidest.
Tory senators kill climate bill passed by House →
Where do I begin?