tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post5390356732420864506..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: Dracula Harper and the Con Assault On Our DemocracySimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-56108650840691358852016-01-31T07:26:42.862-05:002016-01-31T07:26:42.862-05:00hi Liberta...yes it is a good article and Climenha...hi Liberta...yes it is a good article and Climenhaga is right. It does show who is still running the Harper party...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-63936954216862340462016-01-31T07:25:22.135-05:002016-01-31T07:25:22.135-05:00hi David...if the unions are to be made as transpa...hi David...if the unions are to be made as transparent as the Harper government, all they have to do is draw the blinds, put out the lights, and refuse to release any information. I remember hearing the little corporal Pierre Poilievre say those very words, and almost falling off my chair laughing....Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-52416698853657162522016-01-30T23:39:24.931-05:002016-01-30T23:39:24.931-05:00Good article...
http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/d...Good article...<br /><br />http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/djclimenhaga/2016/01/tories-senate-gambit-shows-harper-still-runs-party-and-party-sti<br />Libertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12653219977935900861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-75081880828973232182016-01-30T17:27:40.675-05:002016-01-30T17:27:40.675-05:00Essential reading!
Conservative Scholar Helped Sh...Essential reading!<br /><br />Conservative Scholar Helped Shape Stephen Harper's Worldview<br />http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2015/01/24/Conservative_Scholar_Shaped_Harper_Dies/<br /><br />[snip]<br /><br />The Calgary School shaped the political direction of the Reform Party, Reform Party and Conservative Party of Canada and dominated the thinking of Harper, who studied under Calgary School professors. Later, as prime minister, Harper selected Flanagan as a close adviser and Ian Brodie, a student of Morton's, as his first chief of staff.<br /><br />http://thetyee.ca/Bios/Donald_Gutstein/<br />Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630890163958807048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-89292293773065116162016-01-30T17:19:33.918-05:002016-01-30T17:19:33.918-05:00Just sing it to the tune of the Spiderman theme. M...Just sing it to the tune of the Spiderman theme. Maybe I should write more verses for a complete song.<br /><br />Spiderman theme song 1960s<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUtziaZlDeE<br /><br />Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630890163958807048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-82000421311940817082016-01-30T17:08:46.237-05:002016-01-30T17:08:46.237-05:00foul anti-union laws such as Bill C-377:
http://o...foul anti-union laws such as Bill C-377:<br /><br />http://operationmaple.ca/the-stephen-harper-non-answer-generator-part-6<br /><br />103. "Bill C-377 will require unions to publicly disclose any spending of more than $5,000 -- naming both the payer and payee -- and the salaries of any members earning more than $100,000, all to be publicly posted. It will make unions more transparent, like our government." <br />Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630890163958807048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-37300164285420031572016-01-30T06:43:34.298-05:002016-01-30T06:43:34.298-05:00hi David...yes, in fact his bizarre behaviour sinc...hi David...yes, in fact his bizarre behaviour since he left office seems to indicate how vulnerable he feels when he isn't in complete control. I'm sure there's a specific psychiatric name for that condition, But to me it's looking more and more like plain old paranoia... Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-86607147379327105672016-01-30T06:41:02.717-05:002016-01-30T06:41:02.717-05:00hi Jim...that's interesting, for although I ha...hi Jim...that's interesting, for although I have looked into his university and high school background, and even read his Master's thesis which was so boring I had to remember to keep breathing, I don't know why he became so anti-union. So I have to think that it had to do with his overriding desire to destroy things rather than build anything original. For anyone who tries to destroy the student council in high school AND university clearly has a problem in that regard... Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-9230400373630570312016-01-30T06:36:30.820-05:002016-01-30T06:36:30.820-05:00hi RT...yes it will be interesting to see whether ...hi RT...yes it will be interesting to see whether the Senate goes along with Ambrose, or whether as some Liberals believe, they will act more responsibly if only to try to improve the shabby reputation of that discredited institution. What I find most egregious about that anti-union law is that it duplicates much of what already exists, and would require unions to do what business is not required to. So it's basically unfair, and mostly designed to appeal to the Con's rabidly anti-union base... Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-13444673006513668892016-01-30T06:30:22.845-05:002016-01-30T06:30:22.845-05:00hi David...that's excellent, and you do have a...hi David...that's excellent, and you do have a talent for writing. Now please write some music to go with it, and I'll play it on my guitar or sing it in the shower. I don't have a very good singing voice, but in the shower I'm a star... ;)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-31774621326573907562016-01-30T06:28:20.632-05:002016-01-30T06:28:20.632-05:00hi Jim...don't worry, even though the Cons hav...hi Jim...don't worry, even though the Cons have been defeated I continue to watch them like a hawk. For they can still cause trouble, and I don't trust them as far as I can spit...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-59122570019125474112016-01-30T03:08:33.785-05:002016-01-30T03:08:33.785-05:00Decided to tweak the song a bit (to the tune of Sp...Decided to tweak the song a bit (to the tune of Spiderman theme):<br /><br />*<br />HarperCat, HarperCat<br />Skulks to Florida wearing a cap<br />Hides in closets, any size<br />Left the Commons, and he lies<br />Down on the job. <br />There goes the HarperCat.<br /><br />To him, life is a great big Con job <br />Wherever there's injustice<br />You'll find the HarperCat.<br />Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630890163958807048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-46834282637643004182016-01-30T02:56:21.978-05:002016-01-30T02:56:21.978-05:00Yeah, let us see how the Little Prince fairs when ...Yeah, let us see how the Little Prince fairs when group after group come to blackmail him for money.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-773620914870459592016-01-30T00:08:55.929-05:002016-01-30T00:08:55.929-05:00That's why Harper ignored true consultation in...That's why Harper ignored true consultation in virtually every aspect of his regime. Trudeau isn't afraid to meet premiers, First Nations, etc. Harper truly was a party of one and was more about control than anything else.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630890163958807048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-711607845076352016-01-29T22:56:49.215-05:002016-01-29T22:56:49.215-05:00I have looked into aHarpers background, back to hi...I have looked into aHarpers background, back to his days at the U of Calgary. Seems he developed a hatred for the Liberalmleft and democratic institutions from the outset. He believed the bureaucracy was the enemy. He was determined before taking office to " change the face of Canada" by every means, legitimate or otherwise. There were few facets of Democracy that he didn't challenge, attack aand destroy as best he could.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12909492649779507050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-87786843212076493312016-01-29T21:31:39.946-05:002016-01-29T21:31:39.946-05:00Will be interesting to see if the Senate does its ...Will be interesting to see if the Senate does its job or is still a partisan proxy for the Cons.The one aspect of the bill that seemed sensible was the requirement for a secret vote in the event of union certification and decertification.This removes the intimidation factor which does happen in certain instances. Its ironic that the Cons would worry about intimidation in unions while seeing nothing wrong with intimidating Senators to do their bidding. I would sooner have taken my chances with the Quebec construction union and the biker boys than with Harper at his peak.Ask Duffy!<br />RTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-64281791223970697322016-01-29T19:34:41.476-05:002016-01-29T19:34:41.476-05:00In case you missed it on another post:
HarperCat,...In case you missed it on another post:<br /><br />HarperCat, HarperCat<br />Flies to Florida wearing a cap<br />Hides in closets, any size<br />Left the Commons<br />And he lies<br />Bye-bye! There goes the HarperCat.<br />Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630890163958807048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-73532010853590840492016-01-29T17:19:21.775-05:002016-01-29T17:19:21.775-05:00One must continue to be vigilant
and to view the C...One must continue to be vigilant<br />and to view the CPC with sceptism and doubtAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12909492649779507050noreply@blogger.com