Tag Corruption

Why Trudeau’s self-serving prorogation of Parliament should be Canada’s last

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s self-serving decision to shut down Parliament effectively nuked committee inquiries into the WE Charity scandal. It's time for Canadians to reconsider the role of the controversial practice of prorogation in Canadian democracy.

The Canadian Progressive
September 1, 2020

Corporate Media Gatekeepers Protect Western 1% From Panama Leak

Human rights activist and author Craig Murray wonders why, for the western corporate media, the Panama leak is all about Russian president Vladimir Putin. "Do not expect a genuine expose of western capitalism," he says.

The Canadian Progressive
April 5, 2016

Senate expenses scandal “the most Canadian of scandals”: John Oliver

For comedian John Oliver, the host of HBO's Last Week Tonight, Canada's Senate expenses scandal is "the most Canadian of scandals".

Obert Madondo
June 16, 2015

Ex-Conservative Senator Wallin committed “breach of trust and fraud”: RCMP

The RCMP announced Monday that ex-Conservative Senator Pamela Wallin, a Harper appointee, "committed the offences of breach of trust and fraud."

Obert Madondo
March 10, 2015

Scandalous Senate and PMO appointments say Harper is unqualified to criticise Trudeau’s f-bomb

Prime Minister Stephen Harper is not qualified to criticize Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's recent f-bomb. His Senate and PMO appointments have proved that he's the world’s worst talent scout.

Obert Madondo
March 31, 2014

Official trailer for the Wikileaks movie “The Fifth Estate”

A dramatic thriller based on real events, The Fifth Estate reveals the quest to expose the deceptions and corruptions of power that turned WikiLeaks into the 21st century's most fiercely debated organization.

Obert Madondo
July 19, 2013

Canadian Senate Expenses Scandal: Harper Must Back Off And Let Justice Prevail

By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive | Feb. 27, 2013: Has Prime Minister Stephen Harper finally awakened to the reality that Canada’s appointed Senate is indeed a scandal-ridden “useless, expensive, undemocratic appendage of government”? That a majority of democracy-loving Canadians don’t really find the unfolding Senatorial soap opera engulfing mostly his appointees that funny? Is he finally admitting the truth: he’s the world’s worst talent scout?

Obert Madondo
February 27, 2013

Conservative Sen. Mike Duffy’s $33,000 allowance is daylight robbery

Senator Mike Duffy has reportedly claimed more than $33,000 in “living allowances intended to defray senators’ costs of maintaining a second home in the National Capital Region”. The trouble is: the Conservative senator and Harper appointee has been an Ottawa resident since the 1970s.

Obert Madondo
December 6, 2012