Diagnosing Harper-RKD. As the title implies, we only have ourselves to blame for our current ultra-corrupt majority government.
They have stolen our government and our democracy right out from under our very noses. The Robo-call scandal is only the latest in a long line of scams, misdeeds, frauds and outright illegal and anti-democratic behaviour. Consider the following: -The Reform Party of Canada was formed by the Evangelical Preston Manning in 1987 (yes THE Preston Manning of the Manning Centre who just recently had the reporter who broke the Robo-call story turfed out of his soiree). Be very afraid: Stephen Harper is inventing a new Canada. Stephen Harper first became Prime Minister in 2006 and has already dramatically transformed the old Canada.
But with no election due for four more years, we ain’t seen nothing yet. It’s in the nature of true believers and ideologues to believe that any means to their sacred ends are justified. This makes them extremely dangerous people. Conservatives trying to 'whitewash' Public Accounts Committee report on F-35s, say opposition MPs. ITK's 'A Taste of the Arctic' shindig on April 7, Ottawa, photographs by Cynthia Münster April 14, 2014 The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster A happy crowd at ITK's 'Taste of Arctic' at the NAC gathers for a picture.
The annual event, held in Ottawa by the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, is meant showcase Inuit culture. Some 350 attend the party, including a number of MPs, Senators, Cabinet minister, lobbyists and journalists. National Inuit Leader and ITK President Terry Audla shows off his seal vest to Employment Minister Jason Kenney. Bill C-377: The Conservatives’ Private Members Bill on Union Transparency. There’s a Private Members Bill working its way through the legislative machinery in Ottawa filed by a Tory MP that would require unions to prepare and file dozens of forms listing receipts and expenses paid during a year.
Anyone that does business with a union for an amount greater than $5000, including presumably the union’s lawyers, will find their names and bills posted on line for the world to inspect. The reports must also state “the percentage of time dedicated to political activities”, whatever that means. Manitoba reporter fired from her job for "biased" reporting on federal politics speaks out. On a rainy afternoon in October, Jill Winzoski, a 38 year old reporter at The Selkirk Record, walked into her boss' small office and took a deep breath.
That morning, Winzoski's editor had told her over the phone that she'd received an email from a Member of Parliament with harsh words about Winzoski's "biased" reporting. James Bezan, the Conservative MP for Selkirk-Interlake, included as proof part of an email petition about a China-Canada investment treaty Winzoski had sent him the day before.
Harper v. Canada: 2011 election scandal brings scrutiny to PM's controversial past. Prime Minister Stephen Harper has, in recent years, branded himself as something of a super-patriot.
Alberta job agency turns to U.S. veterans to fill vacancies. As Alberta faces a shortage of skilled labourers, an Edmonton team is taking its recruitment message south of the border – and to veterans.
The Edmonton Economic Development Corporation, a city-run agency, is turning to the United States to try and ease an estimated shortage of 114,000 skilled workers over the next decade as Canadian talent pools dry up. One pillar of the effort is posting on VetJobs, an online job board for veterans of the U.S. armed forces, as well as a recruiting session in Seattle and a website, OpportunityAwaits.com. The jobs are within Edmonton and across northern Alberta, including Fort McMurray, the heart of oil sands development.
“We need workers across the entire northern half of the province,” said Mike Wo, the EEDC’s executive director of economic growth and development. “... Alberta job agency turns to U.S. veterans to fill vacancies. Halifax Live - You Won't Recognize Canada When I Get Through With It. The old cliché, 'be careful what you wish for, lest it come true' is suddenly becoming the mantra of many Canadians including some who actually voted Conservative in the last federal election. Thirty-six per cent of the people decided to give Stephen Harper a chance to prove himself and bestowed upon him a minority government. It was good-bye to Paul Martin and his damn dirty Liberal Cabinet and hello to Harper who triumphantly pranced up to Parliament Hill on his magnificent white steed, ready and eager to clean up the government.
Canada ranked worst of G7 nations in fighting bribery, corruption. Canada has again been scolded on the international stage for its “lack of progress” in fighting bribery and corruption by a watchdog agency that ranks it among the worst of nearly 40 countries.
Transparency International, a group that monitors global corruption, put Canada in the lowest category of countries with “little or no enforcement” when it comes to applying bribery standards set out by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. In a report to be released Tuesday, the group singled out Canada as the only G7 country that has been stuck at the bottom of bribery-fighting rankings since TI began issuing its reports in 2005. “Unless there is strong political will to take this on as an important issue, Canada and other countries that are laggards will remain behind,” said Huguette Labelle, the chair of Transparency International and a Canadian who served as a deputy minister in Ottawa for 19 years.
“It is important for Canada’s reputation. But Mr. Ongoing cases 18 – Italy. Understanding Harper's Evangelical Mission. Any Canadian listening to the news these days might well conclude that the Republican extremists or some associated evangelical group has occupied Ottawa.
And they'd be righter than Job, I believe. Almost daily, more evidence surfaces that Canada's government is guided by tribalists averse to scientific reason in favour of Biblical fundamentalism -- or what some call "evangelical religious skepticism. " First came Canada's pull-out of the Kyoto agreement without any rational or achievable national plan to battle carbon pollution. Next came the hysterical and unprecedented letter by Natural Resource Minister Joe Oliver, an investment banker. It branded local environmentalists and First Nations as foreign radicals because they dared to question the economic and environmental impacts of a Chinese-funded pipeline. PMO says Harper will not attend first ministers meeting - Politics. A spokesman in the Prime Minister's Office said Wednesday that Stephen Harper wouldn't attend a first ministers meeting on the economy, derailing plans by the premiers to bring him back to the table.
The provincial leaders joined together last week in calling on Harper to meet with them in Halifax in November to talk about the state of the world economy and its effects on Canadians. But Harper spokesman Andrew MacDougall said in an email today that the prime minister wouldn't attend such a gathering.
Understanding Harper's Evangelical Mission. Signs mount that Canada's government is beholden to a religious agenda averse to science and rational debate. Man of faith: PM Stephen Harper belongs to the Alliance Church which holds that non-believers are 'lost'. Any Canadian listening to the news these days might well conclude that the Republican extremists or some associated evangelical group has occupied Ottawa. And they'd be righter than Job, I believe. Almost daily, more evidence surfaces that Canada's government is guided by tribalists averse to scientific reason in favour of Biblical fundamentalism -- or what some call "evangelical religious skepticism.
" First came Canada's pull-out of the Kyoto agreement without any rational or achievable national plan to battle carbon pollution. Next came the hysterical and unprecedented letter by Natural Resource Minister Joe Oliver, an investment banker. Flaherty’s fiscal recklessness is hurting Canada's economy. Wednesday in these pages, federal finance minister Jim Flaherty took the opportunity to offer some fatherly advice to provincial and territorial premiers gathering in Halifax for the Council of the Federation, dispensing his thoughts on the virtues of balance budgets and fiscal responsibility (“Our long term goal: Balance Canada’s budgets,” July 25.
While the Harper government seems happy to offer advice through the media, it failed to send a single representative to meet with the premiers in Halifax. It seems the Harper Conservatives believe unilateral edicts handed down from Ottawa are now the most constructive approach to Canadian federalism. But before anyone considers taking Mr. Flaherty’s advice, let’s take a closer look at his government’s record. After inheriting the largest budget surplus in federal government history when he first took office, the Conservative finance minister quickly squandered it on a series of short-sighted and unaffordable corporate tax cuts.
Mr. Magnotta case and online surveillance bill linked in memos - Politics. The controversial online surveillance Bill C-30 would help police catch criminal suspects such as Luka Rocco Magnotta more quickly, according to briefing notes for Public Safety Minister Vic Toews prepared in the aftermath of the gruesome killing of Jun Lin. Canadian politics: Time to flip. Snapshots from a parallel universe on Canada Day. Another Canada Day makes me recognize once again my gratitude to my family for choosing Canada while yet wondering why my country never lives up to its promise. In fact, it seems to me the promise is actually receding, as the Stephen Harper government seems increasingly isolated in a parallel universe of its own creation. A few recent snapshots: Photo » 15001 (CN: 446) Canada - Air Force Airbus CC-150 Polaris by Patrick Cardinal.
Harper Government Rebranding: Taxpayers Spent Over $86,000 Helping Tories Rebrand Federal Government. Canadians taxpayers have spent more than $85,000 over the last three and a half years helping the Conservatives rebrand the federal government as the “Harper Government.” Government of Canada news releases now routinely credit initiatives as coming from the Harper Government, a term some observers have deemed excessively partisan and a break with traditional practice. Public servants were directed to use the moniker despite some initial push back after the Tories formed government in 2006.
According to data released last week, the term was rarely used between 2006 and 2008 but since 2009 it has become increasingly prominent in government communications. Conservatives have campaigned and governed with no regard for democracy. Michael Harris is a writer, journalist, and documentary filmmaker. Harper visits dishonour on Parliament. Cpc_poster_gallery. Ministerial staff asked to develop blacklists in lead-up to shuffle: source. The federal Conservative party received donations from dozens of employees at three engineering firms now implicated in high-profile police investigations into Quebec' s construction industry.
Robocalls: Tory MPs want $355K in damages from voters who took them to court over misleading calls. Warrior Nation and the War of 1812.