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Sandy: PC Leader Tim Hudak interview on returning Ontario to “have” status

On Friday, March 16th, 2012 I had a one-on-one interview with Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak. We began our on-the-record time together with me explaining that conservatives I meet through the blogosphere tend to see the word “progressive” in the … Continue reading

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Sandy: BC & ON teachers’ anger, arrogance & sense of entitlement

Where on earth does the Ontario and BC teachers’ overwhelming righteous indignation and sense of entitlement come from? Such arrogance is truly breathtaking.  As I just heard on SunNewsNetwork, BC teachers have been working to rule for six months.  For example, as this CP column by Tamsyn Burgmann shows, … Continue reading

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Sandy: Pollsters put lie to CPC influence from robocalls

Professional pollster results just prior to the May 2, 2011 Canadian federal election put the lie to the consensus media and opposition claim that the Conservative Party of Canada, in any way, shape or form, stole or influenced the election … Continue reading

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Sandy: Hudak & PCs need to specify HOW they would rebuild Ontario

There is an encouraging article in today’s Toronto Sun by Tim Hudak. It’s title is “Rebuilding a Strong Confident Ontario,” a topic I assume is being discussed at this weekend’s AGM in Niagara Falls.  The good news is that Hudak seems to have a much more confident and purposeful … Continue reading

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Sandy: Andrew Coyne on the truth about EDM & Caterpillar

Photo credit www.cat.com. Yesterday I wrote that Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak was right to suggest that the McGuinty Government’s tax and related policies were not sending the message that Ontario was open for business. As the header on the … Continue reading

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Sandy: PM Harper mentions pension reform in his Davos speech….

Nothing can bring out panic in Western nations faster, and Canada is obviously no exception, than to threaten entitlements. For example, during the past twenty-four hours, following Prime Minister Harper’s speech in Davos Switzerland, when he mentioned that government pension reform was going … Continue reading

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Crux: Is Equal Employment Commission contributing to U.S.downfall?

This morning, I read an interesting Washington Times article here at Jack’s Newswatch about how a recommendation by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) was suggesting that when an employer expects a high school diploma, he or she may be discriminating against someone … Continue reading

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Crux: More Lawrence Martin on Conservative “juggernaut”

Mainstream journalist Lawrence Martin refers to the current Conservative majority government and its leader, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, as a “juggernaut” poised to dominate Canadian politics. It’s the second such anti-Conservative rant in only a few days. I wrote about … Continue reading

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Crux: Lawrence Martin still pushing Harper gov’t hidden agenda

I am not sure how Lawrence Martin’s latest opinion piece got by Globe and Mail editors given it is so over-the-top and politically biased against Prime Minister Harper. Essentially, Martin’s underlying message is that Canadian voters should be very afraid because they have been duped into falling for … Continue reading

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Crux: Boycott Chiquita & Avon products for boycotting Alberta oil sands

Canadians, from coast to coast to coast, should join SunNews and Ezra Levant (twitter.com/ezralevant) and boycott both Chiquita bananas and Avon products. Why? Because both are boycotting individuals or businesses (e.g., transportation or delivery services) who use fossil fuels made … Continue reading

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Sandy: How does PM Harper deal with First Nations’ issues?

Prime Minister Stephen Harper deals with First Nation issues the way he deals with all issues — careful consideration followed by concrete actions.  So, the hysteria by the federal opposition and liberal media about Attawapiskat is not helping anyone, least of all those … Continue reading

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