tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post265726017975426840..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Disappearing Budget SurplusSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-47259522403985262822015-07-10T21:24:03.960-04:002015-07-10T21:24:03.960-04:00http://murraydobbin.ca/2015/07/10/we-are-all-or-sh...http://murraydobbin.ca/2015/07/10/we-are-all-or-should-be-greeks-now/<br /><br />[snip]<br />Will Canadians in enough numbers actually call Harper’s bluff in October and demand, instead of his phony security against unlikely terrorist attacks, the economic security that Harper’s policies are destroying? We can how hope that will be the case as the reckless policy of balanced budgets in the midst of recession will savage the economy by October’s election day.<br /><br />The Greek/EU stand-off should highlight the actual struggle behind the debt crisis. This is not primarily about numbers and assigning blame — it is about nation-building versus globalization, democracy versus austerity and general prosperity versus crushing inequality.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630890163958807048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-12114831092772291282015-07-10T08:01:02.411-04:002015-07-10T08:01:02.411-04:00hi e.a.f...I'm glad you liked it. I have had l...hi e.a.f...I'm glad you liked it. I have had little time to make graphics, so I have been digging into my archives....Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-82608195780554115102015-07-10T07:59:58.018-04:002015-07-10T07:59:58.018-04:00hi e.a.f...yes that story on the Franklin expediti...hi e.a.f...yes that story on the Franklin expedition should be icing on the cake. I've been doing quite a bit of research on that story. And it all boils down to this: One of Harper's friends, and his flunkies at Parks Canada contrived to make it look like Harper played a big role in the expedition. And hid the news of the discovery so Great Leader could announce it himself and insert himself into the centre of the story. And of course all of this gigantic photo-op was paid for with OUR money....Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-57402326649926056302015-07-10T07:55:09.347-04:002015-07-10T07:55:09.347-04:00hi Omar....oh you think you can get off THAT easy....hi Omar....oh you think you can get off THAT easy. Forget it, I'm ordering that vicious lab to lick you to death... ;)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-68295637063366610082015-07-09T20:46:53.322-04:002015-07-09T20:46:53.322-04:004. You think agreements allowing foreign investors...4. You think agreements allowing foreign investors and corporation to sue Canada over laws they don't like is a good idea (ie CETA, China-FIPA, TPP, etc).Hughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-13858021227690462582015-07-09T20:34:15.219-04:002015-07-09T20:34:15.219-04:00I'm not at all partisan. What I am is someone ... I'm not at all partisan. What I am is someone who has changed his mind about Tom Mulcair. But that's ok because you never know, I may change my mind again. ;-)Omarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12058734544373976550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-36189989534605459692015-07-09T20:17:03.639-04:002015-07-09T20:17:03.639-04:0010 reasons why Stephen Harper is the one who is to...10 reasons why Stephen Harper is the one who is too "risky" for Canada<br />http://www.pressprogress.ca/10_reasons_why_stephen_harper_is_the_one_who_is_too_risky_for_canadaDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630890163958807048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-41060094410151165392015-07-09T18:36:44.128-04:002015-07-09T18:36:44.128-04:00p.s. loved the picture of Joe in the desert with...p.s. loved the picture of Joe in the desert with his camels"!e.a.f.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-11649018055739859012015-07-09T18:36:01.771-04:002015-07-09T18:36:01.771-04:00more bad news for the Cons. Last evening the news...more bad news for the Cons. Last evening the news reported there seems to be a bit of a difference of opinion in the military on such things as sexual assault, harassment, rape, etc. Now who did appoint Lawson? Who kept him on this long? Then there was that lovely piece about some newspaper firing a reporter who "dared" to want to report some news which might have been at odds with the Stevie adventure tour of the artic.<br /><br />Oh, those cons are looking ever so good. e.a.f.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06244666617774794918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-22489593796260602042015-07-09T18:05:59.582-04:002015-07-09T18:05:59.582-04:00Hi David....I certainly will. However due to the l...Hi David....I certainly will. However due to the length of the list, and prevailing summer conditions, that might take a while... ;)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-62919851866147773902015-07-09T18:04:59.883-04:002015-07-09T18:04:59.883-04:00hi Steve...yes, I remember how he said during the ...hi Steve...yes, I remember how he said during the search that he hoped to find Franklin still clutching the wheel. One can only hope that he will one day be found in the same position... ;)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-50263678362774340082015-07-09T18:02:44.992-04:002015-07-09T18:02:44.992-04:00hi Omar... when I read your comment this image fla...hi Omar... when I read your comment this image flashed into my mind. There you were running into an empty bullring waving a big red flag, when suddenly the gate opened, and out bounced a big black lab ;)<br />There aren't too many fierce partisans who drop by here. Most of them belong to the Anyone But Harper party, and like me only want to liberate this country. But you never know you might be lucky, and needless to say partisans like you are always welcome here...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-6750080624103009832015-07-09T14:40:37.290-04:002015-07-09T14:40:37.290-04:00Four Predictions for Harper's Political Summer...Four Predictions for Harper's Political Summer Plans<br />http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2015/07/09/Harper-Summer-Predictions/<br />Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630890163958807048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-48347188784955212052015-07-09T14:37:56.139-04:002015-07-09T14:37:56.139-04:00I'm planning to compile a list of reasons to v...I'm planning to compile a list of reasons to vote Conservative. Can you assist with more reasons?<br /><br />VOTE CONSERVATIVE if...<br /><br />1. you don't mind that your civil liberties are now risk (eg. Bill C-51)<br /><br />2. you don't think Canada's waterways should be protected<br /><br />3. you think muzzling of Canadian scientists and gutting of research libraries is a good thing<br /><br />etc.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630890163958807048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-35400310601365369612015-07-09T08:46:44.279-04:002015-07-09T08:46:44.279-04:00The Franklin Expedition is a metaphor for the Harp...The Franklin Expedition is a metaphor for the Harper Goverment, with the exception their Arctic ice floe is melting.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-87068198926890117322015-07-09T08:33:53.846-04:002015-07-09T08:33:53.846-04:00It certainly doesn't surprise me that the stai...It certainly doesn't surprise me that the staid and mostly conservative people of Canada view Mulcair as the viable alternative to Harper. Old, fat, grumpy, silver-tongued, talking point addled. A one-man show leadership style that will likely be little different than that of the one it would replace. But whatever. The NDP could never win doing it by being, you know, to the left and actually progressive so I suppose a shift to the centre-right with a leader like Thomas Mulcair was inevitable. Will they become the new naturally governing party? My bet is they'll get one term just like the NDP here in Nova Scotia did. And *that* will not be much to write home about. <br /><br />ps ...have at me NDP partisans lolOmarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12058734544373976550noreply@blogger.com