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United Left Harper’s Worst Enemy
By Jason Menard Well, that certainly didn’t take long. Not even 24 hours into the federal election campaign and Conservative leader Stephen Harper threw down the first sequined gauntlet, promising to...
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Tax Cuts Good, Just Choose the Right One
By Jason Menard Stephen Harper, reeling after being undercut by his own deputy and lighting a fire under a long-cooled debate, is trying to right his ship by jumping on the bandwagon that all voters...
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Swinging for the Fences on a Decentralized Canada
By Jason Menard Generally, in an election campaign, you win by promising to do more. However, Conservative leader Stephen Harper may have finally connected by, of all things, promising to do less as...
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Be Careful for What You Wish
By Jason Menard The smile is there and all the right words were said, but somewhere deep inside one has to think that Stephen Harper realizes that just about the worst outcome came to bear on Monday...
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The Sky Still Hasn’t Fallen
By Jason Menard Recently at a hospital clinic the specialist greeted my wife and I with a simple, but telling, comment. He said, “Well, one week into a new government and the sky still hasn’t fallen.”...
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Looking for Skeletons in Harper’s Closet
By Jason Menard Could this be it? Could this be the moment we’ve all been waiting for? Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced that a free vote on same-sex unions will be held in the fall. But by...
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Turner Fiasco Shows Tories Fuzzy on Accountability
By Jason Menard Good for Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Nothing says openness and accountability in government better than censure! Garth Turner, the Member of Parliament representing Halton, Ontario...
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A Missed Opportunity for Political Reform
By Jason Menard That’s it? All this cloak-and-dagger intrigue? Everything he said about revelations from the back rooms that were going to be brought forth? All he had to say about how so many would...
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Let’s Get Ready to Rumble
By Jason Menard It’s almost time for the bell to ring, announcing the first round of this Parliamentary battle, and the only question that remains is whether the opposition will come out swinging or if...
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Responsible Government? Who Cares? Not Canadians
By Jason Menard Awish Aslam booted from a local rally for Prime Minister Stephen Harper because of a Facebook photo? Who cares? Ali Aref Hamadi asked to leave the same reception due to the presence of...
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