tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post1697202814951706160..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: Stephen Harper's Hugely Embarrassing List of Canadian HeroesSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-85837284646549419752014-06-17T16:33:24.745-04:002014-06-17T16:33:24.745-04:00"Just the sight of Trudeau and Suzuki on that..."Just the sight of Trudeau and Suzuki on that list is enough to make him crawl on all fours around his office, screaming like a hyena, and biting the carpet."<br /><br />This is making me giggle like a madman! The mental imagery is pure gold, thank you Simon. Noah Pattersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-81997679429630597582014-06-17T00:57:08.944-04:002014-06-17T00:57:08.944-04:00stompin tom, jeepers, what is this country coming ...stompin tom, jeepers, what is this country coming too:)debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17230156686226794005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-3741960749932446742014-06-16T23:21:44.450-04:002014-06-16T23:21:44.450-04:00hi David...I hate to imagine what kind of list Har...hi David...I hate to imagine what kind of list Harper would come up with, but your list seems like a good guess. All I would add would be Leo Strauss and Ayn Rand... ;)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-28642446551426306072014-06-16T23:18:50.098-04:002014-06-16T23:18:50.098-04:00hi kootcoot...even after all these years I can'...hi kootcoot...even after all these years I can't quite believe that Canadians could elect a government that is so opposed to everything that once made us such a decent country. As I said in the post I hope it's an aberration. But as you point out, we wouldn't be in this mess if the progressive vote wasn't divided. Nothing frustrates me more than that, and I only hope that one day people will realize how their crass partisanship has hurt our poor Canada....Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-47529232064697503302014-06-16T23:14:42.744-04:002014-06-16T23:14:42.744-04:00hi e.a.f....I was enormously encouraged by the sup...hi e.a.f....I was enormously encouraged by the support Canadians still show for those three pillars of what I consider our traditional Canadian values. And I'm hopeful that when Canadians understand how Harper is trying to undermine medicare, that they will react accordingly....Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-16387829795747898862014-06-16T23:12:16.304-04:002014-06-16T23:12:16.304-04:00hi anon...yes I can't help thinking that a lot...hi anon...yes I can't help thinking that a lot of our pundits live in the Ottawa bubble, and don't realize how much so many Canadians hate the Con regime. Either that or they are all hoping to be Harper's next flak. As we know he changes them every six months. And though I didn't mention it in the post, the record shows that a government and a leader that has been in power as long as Harper has, is very vulnerable to being tossed by voters who just want change, any kind of change....Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-22990264633409386262014-06-16T23:07:16.200-04:002014-06-16T23:07:16.200-04:00hi anon...they certainly are quite a crew, but I h...hi anon...they certainly are quite a crew, but I have been enjoying Levant's bitter reaction to the Ontario election result. Like Coyne and Ivison and others he seems to think that not slaying the deficit right now, will bring down the roof on our heads. But I believe that Wynne is promising to eliminate the deficit only a year later than Hudak, so if she is smart and explains herself well, I don't think the delay will hurt her. And she has made a lot of new friends in the labour movement, so that could help her too...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-81678086796101283712014-06-16T19:51:45.583-04:002014-06-16T19:51:45.583-04:00If Harper made a list of Canadian heroes and non-C...If Harper made a list of Canadian heroes and non-Canadian heroes, who would be on it?<br /><br />Maybe.... Wayne Gretzky (Canadian), Karl Rove (American), David and Charles Koch (American), Margaret Thatcher (U.K.), Stanley the cat (Canadian) -- Stanley doesn't take tough questions from reporters either....<br /><br />others???Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630890163958807048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-59745599673127442632014-06-16T14:51:16.640-04:002014-06-16T14:51:16.640-04:00I've always been somewhat amazed that the same...I've always been somewhat amazed that the same country that chose Tommy Douglas as the greatest Canadian EVER a few years ago could then elect such thugs as inhabit the PMO these days. Even all the cheating and voter suppression hardly accounts for the fact that we are ruled by a fascist thug.....of course having the Liberals and NDP spliting the vote of the MAJORITY of Canadians doesn\t help!kootcoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11344208424209840730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-34318089644045320552014-06-16T13:28:42.095-04:002014-06-16T13:28:42.095-04:00Our "social medical system" is one of th...Our "social medical system" is one of the things which I've always thought of as a thing which made Canada such a great place to live. I'm proud of it. I remember when it became a reality and I remember what it was like prior. <br /><br />Yes, Lester Pearson was a great man who did a lot of very good things, peacekeeping was one of them.<br /><br />The 1982 charter of rights and freedoms, you bet. So I'd agree, those 3 things are the best things about this country and its what makes this country so liveable. <br /><br />Harpie and his herd haven't done anything of note, well o.k. a lot of negative notes. e.a.f.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-5251438321788488932014-06-16T10:13:29.577-04:002014-06-16T10:13:29.577-04:00Yep, looks like the Big Shift that Ibbitson (of th...Yep, looks like the Big Shift that Ibbitson (of that paper that reportedly retooled its editorial from endorsing Wynne to Hudak) and Bricker (of the Ipsos Reid that had predicted Hudak would sweep every part of Ontario, surprised?) is all in their imagination. And Wells is telling us we should watch and learn from Harper ... no wonder the pundits got the Ontario election so wrong. Wells should have watched and learnt from the electorate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-59612053222159745292014-06-16T08:38:21.562-04:002014-06-16T08:38:21.562-04:00Shelley, the 1980s called and they want their hair...Shelley, the 1980s called and they want their hair back. Ezra, Anne of Green Gables called, and she wants her hair back. And Steve, the association of Canadian trappers called and they want you to return the pelt.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com