October 9, 2008

Muzzled: A Full Record of Conservative Candidates that do NOT Speak

Stephen Harper talks about leadership all the time. What leader is there that actually does everything?  Stephen Harper. What leader fears delegation more than anything?  Stephen Harper. This site has been keeping track of all of the Conservative candidates that have been muzzled during the course of this election.  There are far too many on the list. Over the last month, we’ve seen record numbers […]

October 9, 2008

Canadian Election: What did Stephen Harper Know About Interest Rate Cuts?

In the CBC interview with Peter Mansbridge on Tuesday night, Stephen Harper disclosed that the Bank of Canada would be taking action with interest rates as part of an effort to help with the international economic situation. This announcement is unprecedented.  My question:  should it be considered illegal and a breach of trust? Why the question?  It’s of the utmost importance that at least two […]

October 9, 2008

Canadian Election: Harper’s Buying Opportunity?

In an interview with Peter Mansbridge on Tuesday night, Stephen Harper suggested that the market sell-off would present an excellent buying opportunity for investors. Great.  Thanks Steve.  Wonderful advice, you cold, callous fish. Of course, this advice is easy to act on if you’ve got oodles of cash sitting under your mattress.  However,  most Canadians don’t after having their savings wiped out as a result […]

October 8, 2008

Cindy Sheehan to Form New US Political Party

Cindy Sheehan, anti-war activist and protester, has finally announced that she will likely form a new party, The First Party , in the US.  While it will probably be much too late for the US election coming in November, I think this is an interesting development, as it might moderate the Democratic position on a broad range of issues. What are your thoughts?