Harper Launches Attack Ads At Mulcair

Perhaps a tad early, but inevitable given the extremely shaky ground his gang of corrupt lunatics stand on.

My Fellow New Democrat,

Yesterday Stephen Harper took aim at Tom Mulcair, launching Conservative attack ads right across Canada.

We need your help right now to fight back. A donation of $5, $10 or $20 can make all the difference.

You and I have seen it before – Stephen Harper will do anything to get his way.

The Conservatives are hoping to divert attention away from their scandals by attacking Tom Mulcair – who is standing up against their reckless agenda. They think they can bully New Democrats by spending money on attack ads – because we aren’t backed by big oil and gas companies like they are.

And that’s why I’m writing you.

We need your help right now to fight back against Stephen Harper’s baseless attack ads. Let’s make sure he doesn’t get away with dirty political games. Donate $5, $10 or whatever you can afford – right now.

Stephen Harper knows that Tom Mulcair is his biggest threat. He knows that only New Democrats stand in his way.

Let’s show him we aren’t backing down.

Rebecca Blaikie
President
Canada’s New Democrats

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KEEP PUSHING!!

The House of Commons is almost useless in stopping Harper but the House of Public Opinion seems to at least slow them down a little, perhaps even create a little confusion in the ranks, KEEP PUSHING!!

“The bill as drafted even failed to gain traction among some members of the the Conservative caucus.

“I think it’s too intrusive as it currently stands and does need to be looked at,” said New Brunswick Tory MP John Williamson. “There’s a lot of concern I think across the country.”"

http://www.torontosun.com/2012/02/15/tories-backpedal-on-lawful-access-bill

 

 

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The Canadian Senate Is A Joke!

Larry Smith Appointment Highlights The Farce

Like most Canadians, I don’t pay a lot of attention to the Senate. We don’t vote for it’s members, it seems to have been around forever, and rarely, if ever, is there any clear cut scandal or publicity that implies that all is somehow not well in this government appointed body. And, besides, we have the melodramatically bad acting and general artery busting outrage of the House of Commons to keep us entertained and distracted when it comes to trying to understand how this country actually functions.

It would be almost fun if it all wasn’t so damn important!

Some appointees during the Harper years do raise some flags for me, Jacques Demers, Pamela Wallin, and Mike Duffy, to name just a few of the better known Senators. What, exactly, was their qualifications for being in the senate? Duffy is an old political journalist, but he is more of a political networker, borderline groupie, than an actual hard on the issues type of contributor. Pamela Wallin? Makes me mistrust all our television newsreaders to see her go in the Senate as a Conservative, or any other party for that matter, and Harper’s dream of a Fox North would no doubt be populated by future Senators. Make no mistake, they have agreed to go in as Conservatives. Jacques Demers? I have served on the board of a well known literacy group, and, sorry, Jacques, having a senator with reading issues just sends the wrong message.

So along comes Larry Smith, a football executive, whose monstrous ego is well displayed in his comment about the Senate minimum wage of $132,000 a year being a “catastrophic” cut in pay. Perhaps Bill Gates or Oprah could use that word under those circumstances and at least be technically correct, although it’s unlikely any of us would swallow it. To further complicate things, Mr. Smith claimed that he would not accept a post in the federal cabinet until he has earned his way in after being elected as an MP. Not exactly humble stuff, Mr. Smith then announces that he will run in a riding on the West Island of Montreal. At least the Senate salary would cover pre-campaign expenses until that time that he announces his candidature and quits the Senate. That’s right, folks, Stephen Harper has appointed a Senator who will step down in less than two years to run for the House of Commons, and, no doubt, a place in cabinet. Too bad you can’t just appoint MP’s, eh, Mr. Harper?

Ever seen a young person at work who gets hired and is so boneheadedly obnoxious to everyone and shares with all his belief that he will be running the company in 6 months? That little rumbling in your brain is the sound of Larry Smith entering Canadian federal politics.

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