Looking On The Bright Side...

...Election night crash leaves heavy hearts in NDP camp

...and the Greens were reduced to one.

Assholery

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Election Goodies

Mulcair insists on inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women

"Mulcair has previously promised an inquiry into the cases of murdered and missing women within 100 days of an NDP government taking office, as well as pledging to end violence against women, one year after the slaying of Winnipeg teen Tina Fontaine."

With pixie dust and a magic wand, of course.

Unlike...

...some people, ("Canada’s support for Israel leading to its isolation, Iran warns

Tehran slams Ottawa’s ‘radical stances’ on Jewish state")

Canada stands tall and does the right thing.

I smell and election coming:

Tories launch anti-Mulcair attack ads on eve of federal election call

 Conservative Staffers Will Vet Every Single Canadian That Stephen Harper Meets During The Election

You can make a lot of enemies when you do the right thing.

 

 

 

 

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Canada Sanctions Iran, Chooses Principle Over Profit Read more at: http://tr.im/jMWWg

 

 

Canada Sanctions Iran, Chooses Principle Over Profit Read more at: http://tr.im/jMWWg

 

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How Can You Tell...

...there's an election coming?

And just in time:

Tories take huge lead in latest poll

You don't suppose that has anything to do with this, do you?

John Ivison: NDP MP will regret saying party’s top priority is toppling Harper government

or this?

Canada regains title as most reputable nation in the world despite Harper derangement frenzy

Ha, ha, lefties.

And then there's this:

NDP urges parents who don’t need child care cheques to donate them to party

You just can't make this shit up.

Fascinating

Canadian politics are getting really, really riveting. Look at these articles from the old media:

Trudeau switches targets in bid to cut Mulcair’s momentum in polls

Is Canada's Natural Governing Party down for the count? If Mulcair and the NDP are causing such a stir, what does that say about the Liberals? Will Baby Trudeau survive? (I doubt it.) Will the Liberal Party survive? Maybe. Maybe not.

There's this bit from an avowed Liberal, Warren Kinsella:

Team Trudeau: the news is in…

He laments:

“Liberals falling further behind NDP-Conservative race”
“Former Liberal acclaimed as NDP candidate”
“Trudeau switches targets in bid to cut Mulcair’s momentum”
“Brian Gallant won’t campaign for federal Liberals during election”
“This is still Harper’s election to lose”
“EKOS poll: Tories are up”

And then there's this:

Liberal MP caught on tape voicing concerns that Trudeau’s inner circle has ‘no political sense whatsoever’

My. My.

And this:

Mulcair Is Putting Canada At Risk By Pandering to Separatists

I hate to say this, but perhaps we should cut Angry Tom some slack. After all he was sent to parliament by Quebecers and the NDP's strong showing in La Belle Provence was at the expense of the Bloc, an avowedly separatist party.

We live in interesting times. It seems our Natural Governing Party is in trouble. How ironic that this should be the case when spawn of P.E.T. is the leader of the Liberal Party. That alone speaks volumes. The Liberal Party of Canada seems to be stuck in the past and has just woken up to the fact that said spawn ain't no carbon copy of Trudeau the Elder.

I Spoke Too Soon

NDP cabinet approves additional $6 billion in debt

There's a reason they're called Dippers.

Alberta's New Politics

Do you think this:

Rachel Notley's first question period: Alberta premier promises no sales taxes

Notley wows Alberta business with pro-oilsands speech

Has anything to do with this:

Alberta’s NDP inherits more than $1B-surplus from last budget under PCs

The Campaigning Has Already Begun

Harper urges voters to avoid 'risk' of NDP or Liberals in power

Who Didn't See...

...this coming?

Alberta environment minister faces questions over work on protest book


Wildrose charges NDP energy minister's top staffer was anti-pipeline lobbyist

Wildrose proposes lower small business tax rate

Like that will happen.


Wildrose brings the FUNK in attack on environment minister’s past

"If all goes according to plan, Alberta’s first legislative sitting under an NDP government will wrap up Thursday afternoon.

We will have survived.

The government didn’t nationalize the oilsands or add the hammer and sickle to the province’s coat or arms. MLAs didn’t sing Solidarity Forever at the start of each day and the Alberta Legislature didn’t tilt so far left that it slid into the North Saskatchewan River.

The government’s critics, of course, will say just give it time."

[---]

"It was a remarkably short sitting — eight days — just long enough for the government to put an end to political donations from corporations and unions, increase taxes on the wealthy and corporations, and pass an interim supply bill to keep the lights on until the fall when Finance Minister Joe Ceci will introduce a new budget."

And So It Begins

Alberta NDP introduces bill to hike taxes on corporations and wealthy

Alberta NDP prove they are oblivious to economic reality

Tell us something we wouldn't have known would happen.

Well, That Didn't Take Long

Alberta environment minister faces questions over work on protest book

NDP will double carbon levy by 2017: By 2017, the Alberta government will require large emitters to reduce greenhouse gases by 20 per cent

Alberta legislature begins session under NDP, and everyone is watching the money

Wildrose brings the FUNK in attack on environment minister’s past

"If all goes according to plan, Alberta’s first legislative sitting under an NDP government will wrap up Thursday afternoon.

We will have survived.

The government didn’t nationalize the oilsands or add the hammer and sickle to the province’s coat or arms. MLAs didn’t sing Solidarity Forever at the start of each day and the Alberta Legislature didn’t tilt so far left that it slid into the North Saskatchewan River."

It may be a case of saving the best for last.

Never Saw This Coming

Alberta passes bill banning corporate and union donations

"Corporate" I can understand. After all, they are Dippers. But Union donations???? Unions have to be their biggest funders, bar none. I think I just saw more pigs flying.

"Getting union and corporate donations out of politics is good for democracy, it’s good for Alberta. The NDP even accepted one of our amendments, which shows some progress,” said Jean. “But there is still a horrendous loophole in this legislation; unions can actually pay their employees to volunteer for a political party. We don’t think that’s right.”"

[---]
"Alberta’s NDP has traditionally gained about 10 per cent of its funding from unions, while the PCs have relied heavily on corporate donations."

My guess is, Notley and crew didn't want egg or their faces. Can't make it too obvious, you know.

Yup Again

Thanks Brad.

When Will They Ever Learn?

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McDonald’s Responds To Protesters Demanding $15 Minimum Wage, They Won’t Be Happy

"It’s simple economics. In order for a business to suddenly increase the wages of its employees, it must either pass on the expense burden to the public by increasing its prices or downsize its pool of employees to match its current revenue stream."

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"In light of the misguided protests by people across America wanting to raise the minimum wage to an arbitrary $15 per hour, McDonald’s is taking the latter approach of downsizing its staff by replacing their once human-operated cashier machines with fully-automated ordering kiosks."

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Lammam and Clemens: Increasing the minimum wage won't reduce poverty

 

"The new NDP government in Alberta has indicated that it will aggressively increase the province’s minimum wage from $10.20 to $15 per hour over the next three years. There are a number of problems with this campaign promise that is now becoming policy. Ignoring experience and pursuing policies based on good intentions and ideology will not solve the province’s pressing problems.

"First, and contrary to some pundits, there is a preponderance of evidence, particularly from Canada, that minimum wage increases adversely affect low-skilled and young workers. A recent comprehensive review of international research led by Prof. David Neumark, one of the world’s foremost experts, concluded that the balance of the research shows that minimum wage hikes negatively affect employment among low-skilled and young workers.

Canada is often used for minimum wage research because of the variation between provinces. In fact, there are over a dozen Canadian studies examining provincial minimum wage increases. The Canadian evidence finds that, on average, a 10 per cent increase in the minimum wage decreases youth employment by between three and six per cent.

Simply put, when governments impose a minimum wage higher than what would otherwise prevail, and without corresponding productivity increases, employers find ways to operate with fewer workers and/or reduced labour costs. While the more productive workers gain through a higher wage, their gain comes at the expense of those who now have fewer employment opportunities. Young and low-skilled workers are most adversely affected because of their dearth of experience and skills."

Stock In Trade Response

Doesn't every new government come up with the excuse upon assuming office?

Notley Finds The Unexpected, Says Fiscal Situation Bigger Than PCs Led On

Which, of course, means they won't be keeping any of their promises.

BWHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

How the NDP can win the next Alberta election

Yup

Saskatchewan offers refuge for Alberta energy companies following NDP win

Go For It

Why a Liberal-NDP coalition is no longer such a scary concept for cautious centrists

Guaranteed to put the Cons back in power.

Hope This Holds

2015 Canadian federal election projection

If the cons are watching, now would be a good time to call an election.

Libs = 123
Cons = 143
NDP = 66
Greens = 2
BLOC = 4
Others = 0

I wonder which riding the extra "Green" will come from? Likely the left coast.