When Bob Rae was in Winnipeg yesterday he mused that Harper’s suspension of Parliament, while undemocratic, gave the Coalition a chance to talk with Canadians, listen to Canadians and to “get it right.” I agree. Nowhere is this more important than on the question of Afghanistan. The Liberals got us into Afghanistan. The Liberals voted [...]

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If there are divisions in Liberal ranks over the Liberal-NDP Coalition, they were not evident today at a meeting addressed by Bob Rae. The mostly Liberal gathering listened closely and applauded enthusiastically as Rae explained the historic agreement between the Liberals and the NDP to bring Harper down. After speaking for about 20 minutes, Rae [...]

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Winnipeggers opposed The Rogue, Dec. 4, 2008, at a spirited rally at the Marlborough Hotel. Photo: Boris Minkevich, Winnipeg Free Press Media reports put attendance at the Winnipeg rally at about 500. I was there; it seemed larger. It was (as were all of the rallies across the country yesterday, I imagine)  part public relations [...]

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The Harper Dictatorship

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The Tory Thug gets to duck and cover for now. Stephen Harper has succeeded in his bid to undermine Parliamentary democracy. He has shown a profound contempt for democracy. Shame!

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According to this morning’s Winnipeg Free Press Readers’ Poll, 67 per cent disagree with the Prime Minister’s assertion that Canada’s Opposition coalition is a “threat to democracy.” While this is not a scientific, randomized poll and could be manipulated by trolls across the land, it’s kinda reassuring. We Winnipeggers know our threats to democracy, Mr. [...]

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Stephen Harper is amazing. Even when there is irrefutable evidence to the contrary, he is willing to lie on national TV about his unwillingness to share power with the Bloc Quebecois. This is what Harper said last night in his broadcast to the nation: Let me be very clear: Canada’s government cannot enter into a [...]

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Bloc part of secret coalition plot in 2000 with Canadian Alliance A document obtained by The Globe and Mail shows that the scheme would have propelled then Alliance leader Stockwell Day to power in the coalition. Read on . . .

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Despite his fear mongering rants about “separatist” and “undemocratic” coalitions, Harper sang a vastly different tune when he was leader of the Official Opposition four years ago. Winnipeg Free Press columnist Frances Russell takes us down memory lane: Today, Harper says it’s disgraceful for the Liberals to broker deals with socialists and separatists. But in [...]

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The Winnipeg Citizens Coalition is one of the organizations in Winnipeg taking the lead in organizing a rally in support of a Liberal-NDP Coalition Government. Here are the details: Date: December, 4th, 2008 Time: 7 pm Location: Skyview Ballroom, The Marlborough Hotel, 331 Smith Street, Winnipeg, MB More Info: (204) 947-1400 OR (204) 947-9494 Here [...]

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