Accidental Deliberations

Those who defend power tend to screech the loudest when power is genuinely threatened.

Saturday, August 02, 2008

Silver linings

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Having noted this morning the downside of what the fraud charges against Con MP Christian Paradis' official agent Stephane Fortin may h...

On flawed judgment

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Following up on yesterday's news that Con MP Christian Paradis' official agent Stephane Fortin has been charged with fraud, let...
Friday, August 01, 2008

On well-founded suspicions

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Shorter Tony Clement spokespuppet on the Cons' efforts to hide Health Canada's report on the effects of climate change: I can't...

On incompetents

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La Presse reports that the official agent for Con Public Works Minister Christian Paradis at the time of the 2006 campaign - who already fi...

On connections

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The Pundits' Guide offers up an interesting comparison of Facebook support among Canada's party leaders, as well as the candidates ...
Thursday, July 31, 2008

Shut out

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There was never much reason to think that a one-time consultation process would counter the obvious potential for abuse resulting from the ...
Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Can you feel the accountability?

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Introducing your friendlier, more accessible Cons - where for once, Maxime Bernier is actually allowed to refuse to say anything of substan...

Weaker in the world

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Embassy's Michelle Collins reports on yet another area where the Cons' neglect is putting roadblocks in the way of actors who woul...
Tuesday, July 29, 2008

On obstacles to change

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Shorter Christian Conservative : I'm deeply committed to fighting rampant political sexism by supporting a female candidate - with just ...

An exit strategy

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Both the Star's editorial board and Linda McQuaig are worth a read in discussing how the U.S. election may affect Canada's role in...
Monday, July 28, 2008

Ad nauseum

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Sure, the untrained eye might see the Cons' typical one-two punch of doubling federal advertising spending then covering up that fact a...

The hidden campaign

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It's hard to say what's more disturbing about the Hill Times' latest report on the Cons' ethnic strategy: an apparent patte...
Sunday, July 27, 2008

On electoral calculations

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For all the conventional wisdom about what the upcoming by-elections might mean to Stephane Dion's leadership, I'm not sure that any...

The mission creep continues

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I noted yesterday how the Cons' Afghanistan mission creep is based on dishonesty with the public when it comes to the terms of motions ...
Saturday, July 26, 2008

History repeating

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In the wake of David Emerson's declaration that the Cons plan to increase the size of Canada's combat contingent in Afghanistan by...

Material dangers

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It's unfortunately inevitable that a governing party which doesn't care about competence and is outright hostile toward honest commu...
Friday, July 25, 2008

On starting points

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For all the talk about the upcoming federal byelections , I'm surprised that one piece of information from earlier reports hasn't r...

On empty announcements

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The Cons' announced infrastructure deal with the province of Ontario seems to be primarily a poor attempt to change the subject from Co...
Thursday, July 24, 2008

When in doubt, make it up

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The CP's report on funding for social development offers another prime example of the Cons simply making up self-aggrandizing claims wi...
Wednesday, July 23, 2008

On spent forces

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The Pundits' Guide offers a breakdown of party and candidate spending in last year's set of byelections. And the contrast between t...
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