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Recent Posts Tagged With 'canadian politics'
The “little dumber boys” beat election war drums
The steady drumming of the federal election war drums in Canada is picking up speed, possibly hurtling the voters who still care into a fourth election in five years. Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff and his team have unveiled “campaign style&#...
Mr. Harper, that is 100 per cent BULL!
A screen capture of the Harper government’s chest-thumbing website that claims 80 per cent of their economic action plan to tackle the recession has been implemented. 80 per cent you say? That is 100 per cent bull we say. Pardon any typos or fr...
Wednesdays with Jesse, 03-25-09
RED EYE - NO BRAIN Posted in Wednesdays with Jesse Tagged: Canadian politics, cartoon, political cartoon, Red Eye, Red Eye deserves punch in the eye, Red Eye makes fun of Canadian military, Red Eye reaction, support, support our troops, Wednesdays w...
Wednesdays with Jesse Feb. 18/2009
OBAMA COMES TO TOWN Posted in Wednesdays with Jesse Tagged: Barack Obama, Canadian politics, Obama, Obama comes to Canada, Obama Harper, political cartoon, Stephen Harper, Wednesdays with Jesse ...
Sexy Canadian politicians rule my blog
I am humbly bow to the prowess and attraction of Canadian politicians. After over a year of trying to pen solid prose, analysis and thoughtful blogs, even funny ones at times, I lay down my pen to the mighty sexual wiles of Canadian politicians. My p...
Wednesdays with Jesse : Jan. 28/ 09
THE SANDBOX BUDGET - Federal Budget 2009 Posted in Wednesdays with Jesse Tagged: budget 2009 cartoon, Canadian budget 2009, Canadian political cartoon, Canadian politics, political cartoon, recession budget, recession budget cartoon,...
2009 Canadian budget, the Tory blue fields a budget of red
Call the 2009 Canadian budget the “Christmas Tree” budget, it has a bunch of gifts underneath it in an attempt to please everyone. A $40 billion stimulus which will deliver a $64 billion plunge into deficit over the next two years already...
Eve of the ‘Recession Budget’
Cold. A stroll along the streets around Parliament Hill is an experience in cold, biting, Canadian winter nights. Such a stroll along the empty, well salted sidewalks and streets of our capital does not reflect the anticipation of those of us engag...
Obama coming to Canada
Let our Canadian complex for acceptance from our big neighbours continue with the news that President-Elect Barack Obama will make Canada his first official state visit after his inauguration. I just hope we have our house in order. News of his visit...
2009, what will it bring?
Time to start making those resolutions you will likely break. Hurry, don’t waste anytime and get making them so you can start breaking them. With 2008 now slowly beginning its fade, both thankfully and not for some, in our rearview mirrors, wha...
Prorogued parliament are perogies- all of them
Parliament has been prorogued, hope everyone is proud of themselves in Ottawa. From Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his bully ways of trying to run a minority government as if he had a majority, to the recent asinine, power grubbing opposition coal...
Three-headed hydra eats Canadian democracy
This is a hijack, nothing more, nothing less. What is happening on Parliament Hill thanks to Canada’s opposition parties is exactly that, a hijack, is there a political anti-terrorism squad to call? The spectre of the three-headed hydra of Steph...
Power Grab or Nation Saving?
Is the latest tactic by Canada’s opposition parties to wrestle power away from the Tories a case of nation saving or just a plain, old, dirty power grab? Opposition parties claim the Tories have done nothing to save the Canadian economy. There ...
When in doubt…around the horn we go!
When in doubt, go around the horn, throw everything against the wall and see what sticks. Yes, also use the lamest cliches you can to justify the fact you are not inspired by solely one thing enough to write about it. Proposed New Driving Restrictio...
Dion Should Go
As Stephane Dion grappled with his decision on whether or not to remain leader of the Liberals, one hopes he looked ahead and not behind. If he stayed on, would he have been able to put the beating he received in this past election behind him? A...
Canada is off to the races…again!
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has pulled the plug on his current minority government in Ottawa and how many Canadians actually care will be interesting to see. For Canadians, the upcoming federal election on Oct. 14 will be an interesting test of ...
Sexy Canadian politicians-when did this happen?
What do you get when you combine a French Canadian, a tall Maritimer, a homosexual, a raven haired Westerner, a blonde Ontarian and a visible minority? All these elements represent the wide-ranging and very Canadian turnout for the sexiest members of...
