Perfesser Dave

Explaining Tom Flanagan's spectacular fall: Professorial Mentality Syndrome

| March 24, 2013

TORONTO

Prof. Tom Flanagan (ret.) may have been thrown over the side of the Good Ship Tory by Capt. Preston Manning and the Motor Vessel Wildrose by First Mate Danielle Smith, but he still inspires warm feelings of solidarity at the Fraser Institute.

Leastways, Flanagan remains on the list published by the loony-right Vancouver-based "think tank" of its favourite "senior and visiting fellows" -- fellows, indeed, who to a man, and woman, have never seen an opportunity for privatization of public assets they couldn't love.

Perfesser Dave explains negative TV advertising and the job-killing Tory carbon tax

David J. Climenhaga

| November 15, 2012

Some stories are just too complicated for ordinary bloggers to explain. That's when we turn to the expert knowledge offered by Perfesser Dave, the Answer Guy. Not only does Perfesser Dave know practically everything there is to know about politics and economics in Canada, he's a world-renowned expert on negative political advertising. He was in on the planning of the advertising campaign that taught TV viewers about how Ed Stelmach, who was then the premier of Alberta, had no plan. Really! He's thought a lot ever since about what happened after that. So if you have questions about negative political ads, just ask Perfesser Dave!

About Stephen Harper's ambassadorial timeshare: Maybe he missed the lesson on the Statute of Westminster!

David J. Climenhaga

| September 25, 2012

Like Sir John A. Macdonald, a British subject I was born and now, apparently, a British subject I may die. What's with that?

Or did I fail to get it right yesterday that Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his gang of so-called Conservatives have decided to give up he trappings of independent nationhood and, just as the Scots are about to head out for the Highlands, go in with the British on a joint-venture diplomatic service?

Yes Minister MacKay! Perfesser Dave explains the French role in the War of 1812

David J. Climenhaga

| July 18, 2012

Some stories happened just too long ago for ordinary bloggers to explain. That's when we turn to the expert knowledge of the historical record offered by academics like Perfesser Dave, the Canadian History Guy. Perfesser Dave knows practically everything there is to know about our country’s history. And when he doesn't know something, he knows which cabinet minister to call for the answer! So if you have history questions, don’t just ask some blogger! Ask Perfesser Dave

Perfesser Dave: Yeah? Who’s talking?

Questioner: Perfesser Dave?

Perfesser Dave: What? I thought I told you I was on vacation…

The Harper Phenomenon explained to Perfesser Dave

David J. Climenhaga

| June 6, 2012

Some stories are just too complicated for ordinary bloggers to explain. That's when we turn to the expert knowledge offered by Perfesser Dave, the Answer Guy. Perfesser Dave knows practically everything there is to know about politics in Canada. And when he doesn't know, he knows where to look to find out! So if you have questions, don't just ask some blogger! Ask Perfesser Dave!

Questioner: Perfesser Dave, I'm just totally confused! Nobody I know likes Prime Minister Harper, and yet he's been the prime minister of Canada now for, like, forever. Why would anyone vote for that guy? He's just creepy! Can you do anything to illuminate my fuzzification?

Never mind the CCF! Perfesser Dave shows how the shadow of Stalin looms over the Harper Conservatives!

David J. Climenhaga

| April 28, 2012

JASPER, Alberta

As readers of Alberta Diary by now know well, some stories are just too complicated for ordinary bloggers to explain. That’s when we turn to the expert know-how of Perfesser Dave, the Answer Guy. Perfesser Dave knows practically everything there is to know about politics, economics and Canadian history. As much, even, as Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who knows stuff about Canadian history that even Pierre Berton didn’t! Perfesser Dave knows so much you’d think he’d be Dr. Dave – except, who would examine him? So if you have questions, don’t ask me! Direct them to Perfesser Dave! He has all the answers.

Ideological perfection, Fraser Institute style: Why democracy must be destroyed in order to save it

David J. Climenhaga

| December 2, 2011

Perfesser Dave said it best yesterday: "Democracy is undemocratic when it gets in the way of free market choices." But Perfesser Dave was joking.

Perfesser Walker of the Fraser Institute said it first, in the Globe and Mail on Nov. 23, and he wasn't joking.

Michael Walker is sort of like the godfather of the Fraser Institute, the Vancouver-based "think-tank" whose far-right nostrums are quoted reverentially by Canadian media as if Dr. Walker had personally carried them down from Mount Sinai engraved on a tablet of stone by the finger of a wrathful and vengeful neo-Con deity.

Turn something you don't use into cash! Perfesser Dave explains his plan for a free market in votes

David J. Climenhaga

| December 1, 2011

Some stories are just too complicated for ordinary bloggers to explain. That's when we turn to the expert knowledge offered by Perfesser Dave, the Answer Guy. Perfesser Dave knows practically everything there is to know about politics, economics and labour relations in Canada. In fact, if he were any smarter, he'd have to be in Alison Redford's cabinet! So if you have questions, don't ask some blogger! Ask Perfesser Dave!

Perfesser Dave explains the problems with separatists in the Canadian government

David J. Climenhaga

| August 5, 2011

Some stories are just too complicated for ordinary bloggers to explain. That's when we turn to the expert knowledge offered by Perfesser Dave, the Answer Guy. Perfesser Dave knows practically everything there is to know about politics, economics and labour relations in Canada. In fact, if he were any smarter, he'd have to be hired by the Calgary School! You know, like Ted Morton, Tom Flanagan and Stephen Harper! If you have questions, don't ask me! Ask Perfesser Dave!

Perfesser Dave explains Alberta's new minimum wage law

David J. Climenhaga

| June 2, 2011

Some stories are just too complicated for ordinary bloggers to explain. That's when we turn to the expert knowledge offered by Perfesser Dave, the Answer Guy. Perfesser Dave knows practically everything there is to know about politics, economics and labour relations in Canada. In fact, if he were any smarter, he'd have to be hired by the Calgary School! So if you have questions, don't ask me! Ask Perfesser Dave!

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