Canadians might have thought that the budget showdown was over when Chuck Cadman stood, chewing his gum, to vote to keep the government alive in the closest confidence vote in Canadian history. But, it’s not over yet. The budget still has to go…
From the “not at all helping things” department, comes a chilling political endorsement from Iran’s supreme spiritual leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei through his spokesman Hojatolislam Gholam Reza Hasani. “You need to vote for Ali Akbar Hashemi…
I’ll just sit back and let the headline in the Globe and Mail do the talking: Pollution rising in Canada, declining in U.S., watchdog finds “But how can Canada fail at something so noble and so just as environmental protection, especially in…
Ok, I too am tired of all of the BS news that has been floating around on the airwaves and on newsprint. But, here’s a letter to the editor of the National Post from the President of the Conservative Newmarket-Aurora EDA who, of course, feels…
It’s that time again, when I dust off an email from the NDP from the bottom of my inbox and read out the comedic gems that lie within. (I get email from all of the parties, just to keep track of the spin. The NDP emails are always the most…
Ok, time shift the focus from “The Liberals have lost the moral authority to govern”. My suggestion to fellow CPC spinners in the blogosphere and on tv/radio is to pretend as if the statement above is already a known fact among all Canadians. Do not…
The Conservative Party finished riding the Parliamentary rollercoaster this week as the week started out with Stephen Harper’s foot on the throat of a dying Liberal minority government facing certain defeat on its budget butchered-by-Buzz. Then from…
Stephen Harper reiterated yesterday that the Conservative Party needs to present itself as the credible federalist option to Quebecers. He noted that there wasn’t a single non-separatist MP from Quebec that voted agaist corruption when everyone was…
In the most dramatic vote that I’ve ever witnessed, the Liberals just squeeked by with Cadman casting his vote to prop up the government. Kingston Liberal MP and Speaker of the House cast the tie-breaker as per tradition. Such a deflating week for…
David Kilgour has just confirmed that he will vote against the NDP budget. I predict that Cadman will also vote against the budget. The budget vote is two hours away…