Long-Gun Registry Vote Scenarios

Below are a few scenarios as to how the vote on Bill C-391 could turn out. But first, the context.
The federal long-gun registry has finally begun to stare death in the face as it emerges from the Public Safety Committee. As every opposition member on the committee is staunchly supportive of [...]

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June 4, 2010  Tags: , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Blog Content  Comments Closed

Flip and/or Flop: Fallout from an MP Expense Audit

“Bipartisanship” is just another word for ‘all-party consensus on how to gang-up on the people.’ This “bipartisanship” is a facade that can only stand so long as all parties see it as in their interest to maintain it. And thus is how the cookie crumbles.
“I told you so” would be the likely response from a [...]

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May 27, 2010  Tags: , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Blog Content  Comments Closed

Kicking Taxes and Taking Names: How did your MP vote on 10%er Junk-Mail?

Well those who claim that the Conservatives cannot do anything too taxpayer-friendly because the opposition won’t let them, please take a seat. Gather-round the fire as we roast the marshmallow logic used to keep small-c conservatives in line.
A Liberal motion to end the practice of taxpayer-funded MP junk-mail – oft known as 10%ers – passed [...]

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March 17, 2010  Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Blog Content  9 Comments