2009 in Pictures: The Dippers

2009 was a great year for the NDP, showing courage by opposing Harper to try and force an election, then showing courage by supporting Harper to avoid an election.

These pics come from a wide range of sources, but big hat tips to Dan Cook and Mitch Raphael.

And the PC takeover of the Reform Party is complete

Harper will shut down Parliament yet again, and appoint 5 new Senators in January:

Prime Minister Stephen Harper will ask the governor general to prorogue Parliament today until early March, CTV News has learned.

Parliament is currently on Christmas break and MPs are scheduled to return to the House on January 25.

But speculation has been rampant in recent weeks that Harper would ask to shut down Parliament until at least after the Winter Olympics in Vancouver are complete.

Such a move would halt the work of Parliamentary committees, including one that is investigating Afghan detainee abuse, an issue that has been plaguing the Conservatives for months.

If the governor general grants Harper's request, Parliament would return on March 3, according to CTV's chief political correspondent, Craig Oliver.

2009 in Pictures: Liberals

Well, the first few months weren't that bad...


















These pics come from a wide range of sources, but big hat tips to Dan Cook and Mitch Raphael.

2009 in Pictures: Team Tory

We all know Harper pulls the strings so we rarely hear from them, but every now and then they pop up with a case of foot in mouth disease.

Yes, it's the Stephen Harper Conservatives and here's how they spent 2009...the operative word being "spent".

























These pics come from a wide range of sources, but big hat tips to Dan Cook and Mitch Raphael.

2009 in Pictures: Stephen Harper

Yes, he gave us a 50 billion dollar deficit but, hey, he can play the piano, so all is forgiven!





















These pics come from a wide range of sources, but big hat tips to Dan Cook and Mitch Raphael.