Postmedia News reporter Stephen Maher, most famous for having giddy-upped his cherished robocalls pony until the springs broke before he could arrive at Grand Central Conspiracy Station, returns to form as he inexplicably resurrects the unverifiable, stale-dated statements of a washed-up former dominatrix:

“If this law passes I’m going to make you guys forget about Mike Duffy, because I’ve got more information and more proof on politicians in this country than you can shake a stick at, I promise,” she said, smacking the table with her riding crop.

Umm, yes, “she said” that three weeks ago, when it wasn’t necessarily news, but at least was, you know, new.
So why is Maher now re-writing and presenting as news pretty much the exact same story that was published by other reporters, including in the Globe and Mail, three weeks ago?

Bedford and her supporters have been busy since her committee appearance….She suggests that her plan would keep the issue in the public eye.

You don’t say.

“Nothing attracts media attention as much as politics combined with scandals of this kind.”

Ride ’em, cowboy. I’m sure this one will pan out.

Globe and Mail columnist and Canadian Auto Workers Union economist Jim Stanford:

Federal deficit almost gone. So why did Ottawa need to eliminate 50,000 federal jobs in last 3 years?

Hey Alberta, do you miss Redford yet?

According to newspaper reports, (Alberta Premier Jim) Prentice has embraced the idea of replacing Alberta’s coal-fired electrical generation, not with natural gas, but with renewable energy — wind and solar power.

Mr. Prentice is reportedly a “big fan” of renewable power, and wants to “make investments” in renewables in the context of an “overall climate plan” for the province.

Dr. Reese Halter, the self-professed “Earth Doctor” who has a PhD in subalpine Eucalyptus eco-stress physiology, gave a dire warning during an appearance on MSNBC:

…if we continue at this rate, sometime soon after 2030 we will have spent the entire carbon budget for this century. We will then be in the realm of eclipsing 7 degrees Fahrenheit, and it will be an uninhabitable planet for our children. The oceans will shut down. The forests globally will shut down…

The already overcrowded hall of fame, however, will remain open.

We’ve been told for months now that the Justin Trudeau-led Liberals have taken a considerable, almost shocking lead over the Conservatives, a putative fact that has spawned a veritable cottage industry of idle speculation among journalists about whether or not Stephen Harper will resign.
By the numbers,

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and his party have widened their public-opinion lead over the ruling Conservatives in the past few weeks, according to a new poll by Forum Research. Liberals were the preferred party for 39 per cent of poll respondents, compared to 31 per cent for the Conservatives and 19 per cent for the New Democratic Party.

That was in June. About a month later, on July 25,

According to a survey from Forum Research released Thursday, the Liberals have widened their lead over the governing Conservatives to 16 points. Forum has the Grits at 44 per cent support, followed by Stephen Harper’s Tories at 28 per cent and Thomas Mulcair’s NDP at 18 per cent.

A more recent report put out by EKOS on August 10th showed the Liberals ahead by 13 points:

This poll…(reinforces) the notion that the now profound lead enjoyed by Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party is far from a blip.

Fast-forward to yesterday:

September 30, 2014 – Support for the Liberal Party of Canada increased slightly over the summer and is now tied for support with the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) among likely voters, according to the latest monthly poll from Angus Reid ..

So, just to straighten things out: According to various polls, the Liberals led the Conservatives in June by eight points, and widened their lead to sixteen points (44% to 28%) in July. Their current 33% support, which ties them with the Conservatives among likely voters but puts them ahead by three points among eligible voters, is a three-point increase in support since June.
Hope that clears everything up.