"No clean water for 17 years" - the downside of a Harper Action Plan

I see where our Indian neighbours at Shoal Lake are getting all pissy about not having clean water for 17 years.

WTF is the matter with those people?

How do they fail to realize the magic of a "Harper Action Plan?"

I'm willing to bet that the Harper gang has more than once announced a clean water initiative for Shoal Lake.

But still those ingrates are complaining!

Why can't they just be happy with the announcements, like the rest of Canada...

Why do they insist on results?

What's the matter with those people?...

Remembering when Canada used to build ships

The Harper gang held a photo-op/presser today where Defence Minister Jason Kenney announced that the government was entering into "preliminary discussions" about turning a used oil tanker into a Royal Canadian Navy supply ship.

Back in the day, the government used to make an announcement when they'd signed a contract to have Company X build X number of ships.

And then the ships actually got built! I know, because I worked at the Irving yard in Saint John in the early '90's.

Saint John Shipbuilding.

We built real ships!

But not no more. Now they have the photo-op/presser when they're announcing "preliminary discussions."

What the fuck does that mean?

Well, we're sorta thinking about building a few ships... what do you guys think about it?

That's pretty much the way it goes these days...

Just announcing that you're planning to start talking about stuff qualifies as a Harper Action Plan.