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Category Archives: Can Cons
How To Prepare for 2019
I figure two months is enough time for everyone to get used to the idea of Prime Minister Trudeau 2.0. (How do you know you’re used to it? When you’re not constantly thinking about how Stephen Harper would’ve done things … Continue reading
Posted in Can Cons, Election 2015, Federal Government, Justin Time
Tagged Conservative Party of Canada, Justin Trudeau
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About Last Night . . .
No, I didn’t watch the first leaders’ debate. And judging from the feedback, I didn’t miss all that much. Michael Den Tandt of the National Post was the earliest mainstream pundit to declare a winner — except, actually, he didn’t. … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2015, Harping, Justin Time, The Muleclear Reactor
Tagged Justin Trudeau, Stephen Harper, Tom Mulcair
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Why Peanuts Should Matter to Margaret Wente
There’s a passage in Margaret Wente’s otherwise readable Globe column that bothers me: No matter how outraged we may be, the actual amount of money scammed from the public adds up to peanuts. The cost of Mr. Duffy’s lengthy trial, … Continue reading
Peter Van Loan Defines Combat
Yesterday, the Opposition raised a question of privilege, accusing the Harper government of misleading the House on the nature of Canada’s military role in Iraq. (The mission is known as Operation IMPACT, and you can find the official DND page … Continue reading
On MPs And Their Hospitality
Let me draw your attention to this story in the Ottawa Citizen, which discusses the hospitality expenses of our Members of Parliament. More helpfully, the actual report itself is available here at the Parliamentary web site. If you want to … Continue reading
Posted in Harping, On The House, Politics, The Muleclear Reactor
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Reflections on the 1984 Conservative Renaissance
For those Tories with a sense of history, today is special. Today is the 30th anniversary of the election that brought Brian Mulroney and the then-Progressive Conservatives to a majority government, and that handed the federal Liberals under John Turner … Continue reading
Posted in Can Cons, History, The Third Party
Tagged Brian Mulroney, Conservative Party of Canada, John Turner, Liberal Party of Canada
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The Phantom Observer 