10 new Conservative Party policies to worry about

Published November 4, 2013

Now that the dust has settled, here’s a roundup of 10 new policies of the Conservative Party that passed at the party’s weekend convention in Calgary — and why they’re bad for Canada. The party wants the government to: 1. Bring in a less progressive taxation system to cut taxes for the rich and have less tax revenue overall […]

Look, it’s a Senator/party bagman!

Published November 2, 2013

Is it possible the Conservative Party didn’t think this through? Enlisting a Conservative senator caught up in the current Senate scandal to stand on stage at the close of convention to deliver a report about party fundraising? The Senate scandal dogging the Conservative government has blown wide open one of the upper chamber’s dirty little […]

Fair wages? Good pensions? Progressive taxation? No thanks

Published November 2, 2013

It’s official. The Conservative Party decided Saturday to throw its weight behind a campaign to attack unions and undermine collective bargaining rights. Before wrapping up their policy convention on Saturday, delegates voted overwhelmingly to back a series a motions that are so radical, even Mike Harris in Ontario and Ralph Klein in Alberta didn’t go […]

So much for not reopening the abortion debate

Published November 2, 2013

Chalk this one up as a win for the social conservative wing of the Conservative Party – and a loss for all women concerned about a slippery slope towards reducing choice. The party faithful on Saturday voted – by a large majority – to make it official party policy to condemn the “discrimination against girls through gender selection.” The […]

Top 10 howlers in Stephen Harper’s convention keynote

Published November 2, 2013

Prime Minister Stephen Harper delivered some head-scratchers in his speech to the party faithful on Friday night at the Conservative Party convention. Here are 10 of them, starting at the beginning of his speech and working down from there. 1. “In this party, we say what we will do, and then we do what we […]

Buttoned up at #CPC13

Published November 1, 2013

The Conservative Party convention has brought out people’s button A-games. Here’s a sampling: http://storify.com/PressProgress/buttons-aren-t-just-for-the-left-wing-anymore/embed?header=false [View the story “Buttons aren’t just for the left wing anymore” on Storify]

Tag: Conservative Convention Monitor

10 new Conservative Party policies to worry about

Look, it’s a Senator/party bagman!

Fair wages? Good pensions? Progressive taxation? No thanks

So much for not reopening the abortion debate

Top 10 howlers in Stephen Harper’s convention keynote

Buttoned up at #CPC13