Category: Canada

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October 6, 2008

Stephen Harper: $500 Billion Man (PDF)

In a Department of Defense document (warning:  PDF), Stephen Harper and Peter Mackay lay out the plans for spending nearly $500 billion on the defense industry up to 2020. YIKES!! Obviously, another reason to ensure that the Harper Republicans Conservatives do not win unless, of course, you’re into killing people on a massive scale. Now, let’s try to imagine what we could do if we […]

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October 6, 2008

Vote for Environment: We are the majority

I’ve changed this article, thanks to feedback from ‘jamthebruce’ (see comments below). I actually thought that Avaaz was started in Canada, but I stand to be corrected.  More importantly (thanks to Jam’s insights), it’s apparent that the notion of ‘vote splitting’ and ‘voting strategically’ is a bit of a tempest in a teapot that does more harm to NDP and Green voters than it does […]

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September 27, 2008

Canadian Election: How to Chip Away at the Sweater Vest

Steve thought he’d pull a fast one on the Canadian public and launched his illegal election campaign with the sweater-vest fire-side chats. Unfortunately, Canadians seem to be falling for it.  That, or the polls are full of ‘unusual anomolies’.  Something smells. Anyways, I think I’ve mentioned this before, but I have some suggestions for the other leaders that they should at least consider if they’re […]

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September 27, 2008

Laureen Harper Cancels Plans to Attend Arts Gala

Consider this story in context with this video .  Insert "John McCain" with "Laureen Harper" and you should get the idea.  Stephen Harper is afraid of ‘the arts’ because he knows that people in this community will call him out for what he is:  a wet rag in a blue sweater vest. And Steve:  I’m an ordinary person.  You’re not.  I’m actually OK with you […]