Author Archives: PhantomObserver

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I'm an information specialist / animation artist living and working in Ottawa.

Tories : It’s Gut Check Time

Well. It’s been quite a week, hasn’t it? The thing about political scandals like these is that, once they’re resolved, they fade pretty quick. Penashue? Resolved in the Labrador by-election. Duffy-Wright? Resignations. Wallin? Her leaving the Tory caucus means she … Continue reading

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Justin’s “People’s Question Period” : Genuine Initiative — Or Grasstops Backfire?

It would seem that the Leader of the Third Party has come up with a new “initiative” of sorts. It seems that he’s holding a data-gathering exercise: if regular folks write down a question that they want presented in Question … Continue reading

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Ken Epp Award Nominees: Pat Martin and Andrew Saxton

Well, it’s been a while since we last had a rhetorically silly exchange in Question Period. This particular one is from yesterday’s Question Period: Mr. Pat Martin (Winnipeg Centre, NDP): Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives are deluded if they think that … Continue reading

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Unpleasant Truths For Justin Trudeau

Well, hello lad. I don’t think there’s any need for me to congratulate you, since (a) everybody foresaw this and (b) you’re going to get a lot of them anyway, from people you actually pay attention to. I will give … Continue reading

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The Iron Lady, R.I.P.

A sad day? No, not really. At age 87 and plagued by dementia, Baroness Margaret Thatcher would definite pass from the scene sooner rather than later; it was only a question of when. With her gone now, it’s a good … Continue reading

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