John Oliver risks jail to tell Canada to Heave Steve!

[Saviolo]

Hopefully this video will make it out to a few undecided Canadian voters today before we hit the polls. Let's all work together to get rid of Stephen Harper, and make sure that John Oliver's (possible) sacrifice in fines and jail time is not in vain!

Thanks to John Oliver, Mike Meyers, that poor moose, and that questionably musical beaver.

[alcina]

1. I think he sums up Harper well in this line:

"Don’t be deceived by his bland exterior. Where there’s banality, there’s evil."

I'm only surprised he didn't include his association with the Australian adviser, since he played Harper's smoking-vs-marijuana comments and Crosby figured prominently in the NZ anti-smoking lawsuit, which John Oliver also covered.

Thanks, Saviolo. And thanks, John Oliver.

[Saviolo]

6. My pleasure!

I couldn't stop laughing throughout this. I was a little shocked no-one had posted it, yet.

Though I know the US election is more important around these parts, it's still a potentially big deal to have the biggest US neighbour swing to the left!

[saidsimplesimon]

9. Hoorah for John Oliver, Trudeau and the Canadian people.

There are lots of Canadians with winter homes in Phoenix. I am happier to see them arrive than my neighbors from California (very bad drivers-the lot).

[Saviolo]

12. I'd rather see Mulcair

in charge, but I'll be happy to see the back of Steven Harper however it happens. I'm wishing for an all-out rout of the Conservatives like the 1993 election that left them with 2 seats, but I don't think it's going to happen. Best case scenario for me would be an NDP majority with Liberals opposing. Best case that's really likely is Liberal majority with NDP opposing. Probably more likely is Liberal minority with NDP just behind the Conservatives for opposition party. But that's all speculation.

[marym625]

2. K&R!

I just want to marry John Oliver! He's beyond wonderful!

Thank you for sharing this!!

Can you imagine how many more people would be in our jails of we had that law? Many people on this board would be fined and arrested when they came to our country to visit.

[gregcrawford]

3. It's interesting...

... that, of the vast number of movies and TV shows Harper could have mentioned, he chose one about a sociopathic meth cook with proven homicidal tendencies. "Breaking Bad"? REALLY?!!?

There's a lesson in there somewhere, eh?

Harper's been peddling conservative crank to Canada for nine years. Those Canadians who still have a few teeth and brain cells remaining have GOT to take him down.

[Saviolo]

4. I feel like

it must have tested well with focus groups or something. He was even stiffer than usual, and it was so far from being engaged or off-the-cuff. By the same token, I really don't care what Stephen Harper watches on TV. I don't need to relate to him in any way. If his policies were sound, I'd like him as PM, but they're not and I don't. He listens to Yanni? I don't care, C51 is abhorrent. He watches Breaking Bad? Don't care, he's flushing the economy down the toilet.

You're right about his crank, though. His policies are practically the opposite of what he originally ran on (transparency, economy, and fiscal conservatism), but the Conservative rank and file are still addicted to him. It's sick, and it's well past time to Heave Steve.

Can't wait to mark my X after work today.

[alcina]

8. I thought that was pretty odd, as well

What's even more strange, though, is the source of that clip. Believe it or not, he was warning poor, innocent Canadians that his opponents were threatening our right to watch Netflix tax-free. Oh the horror. The finance minister even tried to popularize the Twitter hashtag #nonetflixtax.

Yes, these are the sorts of things that keep our PM up at night.... Well, that and the crank.

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/08/05/stephen-harper-netflix-tax_n_7945090.html

[Jim Lane]

13. One of your fellow cartoonists did the Canadian version of "Breaking Bad"

Maybe Harper was subconsciously influenced by this. (Sorry, I don't have a photobucket account or whatever I need to post the graphic directly.)

[2naSalit]

15. Here ya go....

[Jim Lane]

16. Thanks! Still a great toon. (n/t)

[niyad]

5. a truly brilliant piece!

[Jack Rabbit]

7. I live in California. Canadians, don't vote for that neoconservative sympathizer Harper

I'm practicing my civil disobedience for the coming TPP regime.

[DirkGently]

10. That was great.

Off to watch the rest of the show now

[mountain grammy]

11. Yeah, come on, Canada..

[Thespian2]

14. Thanks, Saviolo

I live in Canada. I am a US citizen, so I vote in America. My wife is Canadian...she voted NDP...anyone but Harper...

Interesting that people have added Harper just at the bottom of STOP signs...rather clever...

[WhoIsNumberNone]

18. Unfortunately, I think they got the idea from the Teabaggers

They've been adding "Obama" to stop signs for quite a while now.

[Thespian2]

19. Thanks, I am surprised...

How many tea-baggers had to get together to have enough brain-power to come up with something clever?

[WhoIsNumberNone]

20. Actually, they probably stole it

On further reflection, I think I may have seen it even before that with anti war protestors adding "Bush" to stop signs

[Thespian2]

21. Thanks...

[WhoIsNumberNone]

17. Is Mike Meyers wearing a fat suit?

He might have been drinking too many beers and eating too many donuts, but the hat he's wearing is also too small, which leads me to wonder if it's all part of what they were going for...