“Stephen Harper waltzed through his first interview gig on YouTube on Tuesday and along the way he gave a thumbs-up to the seal hunt and the crackdown on “guns, gangs and drugs” and a firm thumbs-down to legalizing pot.”
Monreal Gazette
“Last Tuesday, Stephen Harper and Google launched “Talk Canada” an online town hall in which Canadians were asked to submit questions to the Prime Minister. Much to the Prime Minister’s chagrin, the questions which dominated the voting demanded the legalization of marijuana.”
]]>CENSORED I’m On A Break is a political parody of proroguing Canadian parliament inspired by “I’m On A Boat” with T-Pain.
]]>On January 23, 2010 over 25,000 Canadians in seven nations stood up and rallied for democracy in Canada, and against the proroguation (suspension) of Parliament by Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The Harper neo-Conservative minority government has been on a rampage to eliminate democracy in Canada. The fight to regain democracy in Canada continues.
]]>More than 500 Londoners gathered in Victoria Park on Saturday (Jan. 23rd, 2010) to protest Prime Minister Harper’s undemocratic lock-out of the Members of Parliament they elected, by proroguing the House of Commons.
Member of Parliament Irene Mathyssen (NDP, London-Fanshawe) was among the group of community leaders who addressed the crowd.
Other speakers including the London District Labour Council President Patti Dalton, and CAW Local 27 President Tim Carrie (between them, the two labour leaders represent 27,000 unionized Londoners), London-West Liberal Candidate Doug Ferguson and NDP Candidate Peter Ferguson, Elgin-Middlesex-London NDP Candidate Ryan Dolby (both London-West and Elgin-Middlesex ridings are currently represented by Conservative MPs, and a local Green Party Candidate. A letter of support from MP Glen Pearson was also read–Pearson was in Ottawa attending the Parliament Hill Rally.
The defeat-dodging PM explains why he’s still boss.
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