Showing posts with label Dressup Jack. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dressup Jack. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 03, 2011
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
The Rhetoric...
Keith Beardsley: NDP filibuster gains little at considerable cost
There are two basic types of political discipline — internal party discipline and the party’s ability to restrain itself from foolish endeavours.
The recent NDP filibuster over the Canada Post back to work legislation puts both types of discipline on display.
The party did well in managing its rookie MPs, getting everyone into the House when needed, and more importantly had them stick to the same speech script. All of their MPs were suitably outraged at those dastardly Conservatives; they proudly announced their solidarity with their union brothers and sisters and told everyone who would listen that they weren’t going to be pushed around by Harper and his Conservatives. Read More »
Jack Layton failed Canada's posties
If Union Jack Layton accomplished anything for leading the record-breaking 58-hour filibuster over the Canada Post lockout, it was in proving to all that he puts organized labour above the Canadian people. Full story
The Outcome...
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Keith Beardsley: NDP filibuster gains little at considerable cost
There are two basic types of political discipline — internal party discipline and the party’s ability to restrain itself from foolish endeavours.
The recent NDP filibuster over the Canada Post back to work legislation puts both types of discipline on display.
The party did well in managing its rookie MPs, getting everyone into the House when needed, and more importantly had them stick to the same speech script. All of their MPs were suitably outraged at those dastardly Conservatives; they proudly announced their solidarity with their union brothers and sisters and told everyone who would listen that they weren’t going to be pushed around by Harper and his Conservatives. Read More »
Jack Layton failed Canada's posties
If Union Jack Layton accomplished anything for leading the record-breaking 58-hour filibuster over the Canada Post lockout, it was in proving to all that he puts organized labour above the Canadian people. Full story
The Outcome...
Monday, June 27, 2011
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
NDP leaving ‘socialism' behind —in constitution, policy manual
New Democrats are preparing to cast off the shackles of the socialist label by eliminating the word from the federal party constitution at a policy convention this weekend.
...you can put on a new suit but if you don't change your underwear the smell will surface fairly quickly. Layton is "famous" for having a costume for every occasion.
Not much for the NDP to celebrate
Gunter: This coming weekend, the New Democratic Party will gather in Vancouver to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its founding in 1961. No doubt, too, delegates will be celebrating the party's "historic" results in the May 2 election. MORE...
New Democrats are preparing to cast off the shackles of the socialist label by eliminating the word from the federal party constitution at a policy convention this weekend.
...you can put on a new suit but if you don't change your underwear the smell will surface fairly quickly. Layton is "famous" for having a costume for every occasion.
Not much for the NDP to celebrate
Gunter: This coming weekend, the New Democratic Party will gather in Vancouver to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its founding in 1961. No doubt, too, delegates will be celebrating the party's "historic" results in the May 2 election. MORE...
Saturday, June 04, 2011
Let's Cut Layton Some Slack...
...remember that as a Toronto councilor he was the major player ensuring that the city did not come under nuclear attack.
Layton’s wacky delusion that he holds some sort of power
Scott Stinson: The NDP leader is essentially arguing that since the Conservatives went from a minority government to a majority government, Stephen Harper should make a greater effort to adopt opposition policy
Courting nationalists: Layton’s risky Quebec policy
Canadians need to know where the NDP would stand during a third drive to split the country.
Layton’s wacky delusion that he holds some sort of power
Scott Stinson: The NDP leader is essentially arguing that since the Conservatives went from a minority government to a majority government, Stephen Harper should make a greater effort to adopt opposition policy
Courting nationalists: Layton’s risky Quebec policy
Canadians need to know where the NDP would stand during a third drive to split the country.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
Layton Adds French Beret To Costume Wardrobe...
From College to Parliament: Have Quebec Voters Set Up Canada's Opposition to Fail?
Time: Canada's opposition politics have taken a hard left turn, with some bizarre consequences. The fourth general election in just seven years saw Canadians answer conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper's call for political stability by returning him to power with the majority government that had previously eluded him.
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Have Quebec voters set up NDP to fail ?
Time: Canada's opposition politics have taken a hard left turn, with some bizarre consequences. The fourth general election in just seven years saw Canadians answer conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper's call for political stability by returning him to power with the majority government that had previously eluded him.
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Have Quebec voters set up NDP to fail ?
Wednesday, May 04, 2011
Ultimater Descriptive Of Politics...
"a truck stop hooker who asks for call girl $$$ and then bitches it is not enough"
Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Dressup Jack Will Have Time On His Hands...
Got You Again Jack!
Soon-to-be-Leader of the Opposition Jack Layton met the media at a downtown Toronto hotel on Tuesday, hours after ushering his party to a stunning 102-seat performance in Monday’s election.
Caveats abound: a bevy of pea-green MPs from Quebec, including *three McGill University students and *one Ruth Ellen Brosseau, who spent much of the campaign in Las Vegas and can’t speak French very well; the expectations of huge numbers of Quebec soft-nationalists who may not have “opted in” to Canada to quite the extent certain media outlets insist, and whose conceptions of the NDP may clash noisily against the party’s traditional base; the fact he’ll have less clout in the 41st (majority) Parliament than he did in the 40th (minority) Parliament, and that a majority is now held by the dreaded Stephen Harper. But Mr. Layton wasn’t interested.
Read More..
Sunday, May 01, 2011
Even When He Was A City Councilor...
...I thought he was a pious, pompous, two-faced, leftwing social in-activist who ensured Olivia and he had a reserved spot at the trough.
Today’s letters: Why Canadians like Jack
Re: NDP Gains Throw Rivals Into Disarray, April 28.
The rise of the NDP first in Quebec and then in the other parts of Canada can be explained. Quebec is the most “statist” of our provinces. The daycare program, Air Canada’s government mandated repair facility, subsidies to Bombardier, Quebec union laws, etc. The NDP, being statist, is a natural choice for a province dependent on transfer payments and the redistribution of the wealth of others.
Outside of Quebec, it can be attributed to our education system. Since the mid-’70s, education has been skewed to reflect political correctness, social justice, Keynesian economics, the evils of business and the importance of social activism. Teaching that a constitution outlines what must be provided to citizens by government rather Read More »
...and by the government they mean't the 2/3 of us to pay the freight through various forms of taxes, restrictive legislation, etc. and we saw how well this worked when the ndp were elected in Ontario under Bob Rae. It is one thing to preach give me, give me but entirely different when you become the giver.
George Jonas: The lower the turnout, the healthier the country
After the NDP’s surge in the polls during the last two weeks, it’s no longer impossible to envisage a scenario in which the Governor General asks Jack Layton to form a government — very, very unlikely, but not impossible. Would it be a catastrophe?
Yes and no. What is catastrophic about socialists is their policies, which the other parties are half-adopting anyway — the Liberals more enthusiastically, the Tories less. If NDPers from the government, at least they have to assume responsibility for their programs. Having to actually govern can have a salutary effect on socialists: It can teach some why their ideas don’t work. Trying to govern Ontario certainly taught that lesson to Bob Rae 20 years ago.
Is it an expensive way to educate NDPers? No doubt, but perhaps no more expensive than letting them backseat-drive the country. Read More »
Today’s letters: Why Canadians like Jack
Bryan Schlosser/ postmedia News
Three-year-old Ophelia McDaid was on hand to meet Jack Layton in Regina on March 28.
Re: NDP Gains Throw Rivals Into Disarray, April 28.
The rise of the NDP first in Quebec and then in the other parts of Canada can be explained. Quebec is the most “statist” of our provinces. The daycare program, Air Canada’s government mandated repair facility, subsidies to Bombardier, Quebec union laws, etc. The NDP, being statist, is a natural choice for a province dependent on transfer payments and the redistribution of the wealth of others.
Outside of Quebec, it can be attributed to our education system. Since the mid-’70s, education has been skewed to reflect political correctness, social justice, Keynesian economics, the evils of business and the importance of social activism. Teaching that a constitution outlines what must be provided to citizens by government rather Read More »
...and by the government they mean't the 2/3 of us to pay the freight through various forms of taxes, restrictive legislation, etc. and we saw how well this worked when the ndp were elected in Ontario under Bob Rae. It is one thing to preach give me, give me but entirely different when you become the giver.
George Jonas: The lower the turnout, the healthier the country
After the NDP’s surge in the polls during the last two weeks, it’s no longer impossible to envisage a scenario in which the Governor General asks Jack Layton to form a government — very, very unlikely, but not impossible. Would it be a catastrophe?
Yes and no. What is catastrophic about socialists is their policies, which the other parties are half-adopting anyway — the Liberals more enthusiastically, the Tories less. If NDPers from the government, at least they have to assume responsibility for their programs. Having to actually govern can have a salutary effect on socialists: It can teach some why their ideas don’t work. Trying to govern Ontario certainly taught that lesson to Bob Rae 20 years ago.
Is it an expensive way to educate NDPers? No doubt, but perhaps no more expensive than letting them backseat-drive the country. Read More »
Saturday, April 30, 2011
He Might Have Us Believe He Can Walk On Water BUT...
Could I have your attention, please? If NDP Leader Jack Layton wins a minority government he plans to make Canadians pay $21.5 billion over the next four years for the right to emit man-made carbon dioxide. the atmosphere.
Lilley: NDP promises all a bunch of hogwash
A pig in a poke. It’s an old saying and I wonder if it is what we are about to buy this election. The NDP surge has people excited about the possibility of change
Layton found in bawdy house: Ex-cop
Friday, April 29, 2011
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Sunday, March 27, 2011
This Should Garner Dressup Jack Some Votes...
...if he can entice people away from the comedy channel and the GAGS program.
Cirque du silly on the campaign trail
2011/03/26 18:23:09
An election campaign in Canada typically solemnly sets out to settle great questions — and so often turns into a gong show. (6)
Cirque du silly on the campaign trail
2011/03/26 18:23:09
Friday, October 08, 2010
DressUp Jack Went Shopping For A New Costume...
John Ivison: Taking the socialist out of the NDP
John Ivison October 7, 2010 – 5:17 pm
Jack Layton used to boast about being a socialist. “I’m proud to call myself a socialist. I prefer it by far to democratic socialist,” he said in an interview seven years ago.
Yet when I posed the same question yesterday, he was less strident. “I’m not into labels, but I prefer the description ‘social democrat’. I am the leader of Canada’s social democratic party and proud of it,” he said.
He sounded like former British Labour leader, Tony Blair, who also preferred the “social democrat” tag.
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John Ivison October 7, 2010 – 5:17 pm
Jack Layton used to boast about being a socialist. “I’m proud to call myself a socialist. I prefer it by far to democratic socialist,” he said in an interview seven years ago.
Yet when I posed the same question yesterday, he was less strident. “I’m not into labels, but I prefer the description ‘social democrat’. I am the leader of Canada’s social democratic party and proud of it,” he said.
He sounded like former British Labour leader, Tony Blair, who also preferred the “social democrat” tag.
Read More »
Friday, September 17, 2010
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- I lean to the right but I still have a heart and if I have a mission it is to respond to attacks on people not available to protect themselves and to point out the hypocrisy of the left at every opportunity.MY MAJOR GOAL IS HIGHLIGHT THE HYPOCRISY AND STUPIDITY OF THE LEFTISTS ON TORONTO CITY COUNCIL. Last word: In the final analysis this blog is a relief valve for my rants/raves.