When Stephane Dion stumbled on the economy question while being interviewed it was the silence thatw as heard across the country. In fairness to Dion, he does have a hearing impairment. The interview also clumsily mixed his tenses - past and present together in the same sentence. It was something to the effect of "If you had been PM, what would you do?" The tense question seemed to be what was throwing Dion, if his responses were any indication. CTV also promised not to broadcast the slip... Read Full Story

Guess who just lost the election! ... and again Three strikes and you're out. Now if only Harper and the Conservatives can resist the urge to make some cheap shots, they might actually swing that majority they've wanted so badly. Liberal die hards will try and explain this away, but who are they kidding?? Everyone knows that Tina Fey would've gleefully fried Sarah Palin's leathery Alaskan ass over something like that. Never fear Tina, you'll have your chance, since it appears that... Read Full Story

For the first time in this election Steven Harper is admitting that he could lose. Calling a snap election was a very bad idea. The American Election will influence Canadian voting patterns. With the likelihood of a Democrat President, Canadians will be more likely to want a 'friendly' Liberal PM. Harper should have hung on, played for time, and then judged how to 'play the situation' after seeing how it would develop. Not only did he play the percentages instead of covering the angles, but... Read Full Story

Don't laugh 'cause this is a very important issue. Lives have been lost over these things. I refer of course to that sad case down in the States of the woman who shot her fundamentalist pastor husband. She blew his head off with a rifle while he lay sleeping. Now the story that the woman has given Oprah Winfrey, the through her to the world, is that she was an abused woman. For instance her husband often demanded that she wear a wig. Sometimes he even requested that she put on high heel... Read Full Story

It's just not a good year to be named McCain. That just doesn't apply to John McCain, but to Michael McCain. Mike is the president of Maple Leaf Foods, and they've had a spot of trouble with listeriosis. In fact listeriosis has become as connected with Maple Leaf as melamine has with China ("I can't imagine how that paint additive got in the milk. Perhaps we were distracted by planning for the Olympics??"). To give you an indication of how much of a problem Mr McCain has had with the... Read Full Story

There is more in the news than than professional power junkies jockeying for position. A new study on homelessness is raising some eyebrows. According to Dr. Stephen Hwang in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, over 50% of the homeless are suffering from traumatic head injuries. That raises the possibility that the homeless are on the street because of some kind of disability. Now that further raises the objection that the homeless received their injuries while on the street. The study... Read Full Story

It's taken a little while but the parties are finally taking time out from the personal attacks and name calling, and getting to the issues. The issue that they seem to feel most strongly about is strategic voting. Strategic voting means anyone but Harper, and 'marginal parties' are terrified that this will deflect voters from supporting them. Maybe that's why candidates speak on the subject with a sincerity that we are unaccustomed to. For instance one argument that keeps coming up is that... Read Full Story

With a mere week left before the election, Steven Harper has taken time out from the name calling, vandalism, and general havoc to unveil his platform today, at a speech at the Canadian Club. It was a hum dinger of a speech too. He accused his adversaries of living in an economic fantasy land where "money grows on trees, debts never have to be paid, and taxes are good for the economy". It's much better than his usual efforts, and we can only hope that this is original! Speaking of starry... Read Full Story

Jack Layton persists in delusion. During a recent speaking engagement in BC, he called on voters to 'Stop Harper'. Since Stephane Dion is plummeting in the polls, 'Stop Harper' might be interpreted as 'Vote Layton'. At least that's what can be inferred. By making Harper the common enemy, he makes himself the alternative by default. He's betting hard on Liberal weakness. There is one issue where Jack Layton is publicly supporting the Liberals, and that is in regards to the recent wave of... Read Full Story

Stephan Dion believes that he's the man to replace Steven Harper. On what basis does he believe that he's qualified to do this? Well he has voted in support of Harper's government at least 47 times! Why his voting record is as bad as Harper's speech writing! If that's any indication, he's so qualified that if he actually did replace Harper, we might not even notice the difference. That's where Jack Layton comes in. He claims that he is the real alternative for change. In fact he's beginning... Read Full Story