http://www.thehammer.ca Canadian Satire from The Hammer Copyright (C) 2004 Cancon10 Inc. http://www.thehammer.ca/images/banners/the_hammer_button_32_90.gif http://www.thehammer.ca 90 32 en-ca http://www.thehammer.ca/content/view.php?news=2006-02-11-conservatives-accountable-emerson Fatigued from 12 plus years of Liberal rule, Stephen Harper and his Conservative Party won power on January 23 by promising Canadians change. Amazingly, the new Conservative Government managed to live up to their promise almost until they were sworn in. Prime Minister Harper provided Canadians with open, accountable government for a whopping 17 minutes prior to becoming Prime Minister earlier this week, until he successfully lured David Emerson from the Liberal cabinet. Sat, 11 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST http://www.thehammer.ca/content/view.php?news=2006-02-09-the-angry-albertan Well, Stephen, it didn't take long for you to forget the grass roots, did it? You weren't even sworn in before you sold out the people who brought you to the office of Primer Minister, in the first place. Thu, 09 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST http://www.thehammer.ca/content/view.php?news=2006-01-20-stephen-harper-cabinet-meeting An increasingly confident Stephen Harper held his first cabinet meeting this morning in Ottawa, even though his Conservative Party has yet to be elected as the nation's government. Fri, 20 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST http://www.thehammer.ca/content/view.php?news=2006-01-16-voters-punish-liberals-selves Informal polling suggests that voters across Canada plan to punish the Liberal Party for the Quebec sponsorship scandal by voting them out of office in the January 23rd national election. But many want to go a step further and punish themselves, by voting Conservative. Mon, 16 Jan 2006 01:00:00 EST http://www.thehammer.ca/content/view.php?news=2006-01-12-paul-martin-bombshell Faced with declining numbers in recent polls and an increasingly aggressive political base, Prime Minister Paul Martin today launched a parliamentary procedure proposal that shocked and bored Canadian voters. Thu, 12 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST http://www.thehammer.ca/content/view.php?news=2006-01-10-blogs-humans-earth In its year-end report, the International Council on Internet Punditry (ICIP) says that the number of web logs, or 'blogs' in the world has now surpassed the number of humans. Tue, 10 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST