Green Shaft, indeed.

Arrogant crooked bastards, in denial that they are no longer the governing party!

Given the precarious state of the LPC finances, I'd say that Jennifer is going straight for the jugular.

Anyone know how quickly a case like this could take? 3 months? 1 year? 2?

The two happiest campers are Iggy & Rae . . . watching Steffi commit suicide is the opportunity they want to get rid of him as soon as possible, even if it mangles the LPC in the process.

Kate Wheeler, Robert Fife and Kady O'Malley are going for Jennifer Wright's jugular on behalf of the Liberals.I guess Garth is on a shorter leash and the MSM has to do the dirty work now.

So, that's 8.75 million for Jennifer. 3.5 million for Harper. Would you loan the LPC money when the next election is called?

Don't count your chickens yet. All must pass a Liberal appointed judge.

If they lose these cases - how ready will Liberals be to donate, if they know every cent goes towards paying the Conservative Party and a private company?

So ...to the Liberal party ...the party for "women" "small business" "the entrepreneurial spirit"...
The Liberal Party is telling them to go stuff it.
What a GREAT party.
My banker husband tells me that the liberal Party is in deep doodoo financially.
Now that total lawsuits against the party are amounting to almost $12 million dollars these will be noted on their financial statements as potential liabilities which will affect their ability to borrow money.

Again...what a GREAT party!

These guys will just try and rebrand the name as "The Canadian Liberal Party" or some such nonsense and then all the debt will magically disappear.

Don't know how long it will take to have the case heard but the injunction to stop them from using the name shouldn't take more than a couple of days.
If the stupid bastards had any sense, they would have ceased using it immediately after it was brought to their attention. Their arrogance is astounding.
Jennifer Wright is one of the good guys!

Hmm...

I would have thought that any organization (including a registered political party) setting out to coin a name or slogan for public use these days would at least have had the shmicks to do some googling first.

That might have saved some copyright embarrassment...

JJM

They did google it. They knew about her before they unveiled their plan. They gave her a heads up. Then they ignored her request to stop using it.

This is a case of arrogance, not carelessness.

"turns-out-theres-big-money-in-shifty-business-liveblogging-the-green-shift-inc-press-conference"

What's this?
The estimable Kady O'Smelly, journalist @macleans, with her Cat-Scratchy Show.
O'Smelly's Liberal bias oozes from the monitor.
Yuck.

WTF?

Andrew: Really? That gives the Libs *no* leg to stand on in court! If they honestly hadn't known about it, they could've pled ignorance - that wouldn't have gotten them off the hook but it would have mitigated the damages. But to find the trademark owner, contact her, then *refuse* to heed a warning not to use the mark? That's willful infringement! It's a slam-dunk case for Ms. Wright that even the most lib-friendly judge can't ignore!

The incompetence of the Liberal Party of Canada; a gift that keeps on giving to the Conservatives! :D

Give me my Order of Canada for bravery(So I can return it to GG McLeftoid) Because I held my breath and posted at Katy O'Mygod: (I guess you first have to read her vitriol (Which she calls "refreshing and funny commentating") but anyway:

"Kady, You sound mad this lady only seeks to protect her property. I wonder if you would be so concerned if it was the Conservatives using “Green Shift”?

The “Green TAX Shift” is different…There’s a word in the middle of “Green” and “Shift”. D’uh!

I suggest you start working on your obvious pro Liberal spin for your next visit at CBC. I do not recommend loathing that woman the way you do here…Although if it’s for the good of the Liberals and being on CBC and all…BUT stay away from suddently ridiculing the environmental movement. Remember Dion wants to save the planet: It’s serious stuff. He might chew your ears like he did Garth’s albeit for different reasons."

I suppose I could name a company Google now since it is a common verb in English.

Sounds like a fine trio in the making, the Liberal Monotones, O'Malley toodles the Fife and Wheeler sings the Liberal tune.

Effing twits, all of them, they're fooling no one.
It's long past time they buggered off wherever losers go.

Bend over Borat your about to get the spleen shaft.

Will we soon see a rejeuvenated party with a moniker something like:

Liberal Party (2008) of Canada.

The sooner Harper has a majority the better.

Then the SOB can be accountable for the HRC's, etc.

There better be a "scary hidden agenda" awaiting but I suspect not.

The Liberals may need to sell the tracks off their red BULL-dozer to Chavez to help pay for their stubborn ignorance (which in law is no defence).

"I suppose I could name a company Google now since it is a common verb in English."

Google is already registered as a company name...I think by...Google.

Yesiree...the MSM is spinning hard for little shifty. Kady O Malley reeks up the blogosphere attacking Jennifer Wright and Bob Fife assumes Ms. Wright is...gasp...a dipper!

Bobby then closes his fine piece of "journalism" by wondering aloud whether there is political motivation behind Ms. Wrights obvious attempt to embarrass the poor Liberals.

I nearly wept at the injustice of it all. (sarc)

Meanwhile the Alberta government announces 4 billion in environmental spending and nary a whisper on both the CBC and CTV websites.

I can only assume that the MSM is chiefly concerned with saving the environment of entitlement that is synonymous with Liberal regimes.

Syncro

"Meanwhile the Alberta government announces 4 billion in environmental spending and nary a whisper on both the CBC and CTV websites."

Alberta money spent in Alberta is a non-story. Alberta money spent in Ontario would be front page news though.

I'm surprised that a parody site called TheLiberalPartyofCanada.ca (or some such) has not sprung up.
Is what's good for the goose, good for the goosed?

whaddabout the poor taxpayer? we are owed $41 million by the libs. are we in the back of the line or the front?

maybe we can thrash it out of Martin and Cretians pension.

CBCpravda and CTV(tass) couldnt run this story up front in the headlines.

I watched the Wheeler-Fife exchange No problem with the transmission of the vid, But when i went to watch the Ms Wright vid It would not Play.
Imagine that, who would have figured.
Another thing to Ponder is how this is Not a Headline maker on there site,(ctv) If roles were reversed or if this were the tories being Sued that would be splashing big for days.

Well, that's interesting the brain addled Fife and company believe copyright infringment is alright in their books even though the reasons the owner listed as their top concerns are entirely legitimate. Besides, they followed the law and trademarked their name at their expense so why wouldn't you protect it. It is what all businesses do if they have a clue what they are doing. The Liberal boobs and their MSM divisions are just completely clueless....again.

Someone commented on another blog, Are the liberals happy with all the attention they are getting via this lawsuit.
Afterall, they felt Jennifer should be happy with all the attention they would get from thegreenshift.
Cute cartoon in the Lethbridge Herals today,
One frame has garth and his tirades re separtists,
The next has dion sinking up to his neck in somethig.
Headline says, Loose lips sinks shifts.

How about renaming it "Soylent Green"?

And check here to see Dion's new dog/mascot...
http://www.theshiftygreen.ca/

See, ladies, how much the Liberals really care about women? It looks as though they are willing to damage your businesses!

Your Liberal Party. Unfair to Women.

If you want to see the video on the Green Shift press conference:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/blogs/wblogolitics

If the link does'nt work go through Bourque and follow the links.

This is the funniest thing I've heard all month! Imagine, not even checking whether your half-baked plan's name was already being used by someone else.

Maybe the Libs will rename it to:

"ENvironmental Responsibility for Our Nation"

or just "ENRON" for short.

Citoyen Dion say, lawsuit is "deplorable"*/deplorable.

On a patriotic note,
Citoyen Dion, citoyen of France, wishes all Canadians: Happy Belated Bastille Day.
(*cfra)

So, if all these lawsuits succeed, then the liberal party will have to declare bankruptcy. Harper and Wright will then get to divide the assets. I suggest, in view of the policies and practices of these two individuals, that they split the “brand”: Wright gets the red maple leaf, and Harper gets to call himself a Liberal…

…the “Party formerly Known as the Liberals” will then rebrand as the Progressive Party! Diehard “Liberals” will object and insist on holding onto the past, Kinsella will wave a dinosaur at them, Turner (Garth, not John) will call them reactionary conservatives, and lo! The mole shall strike! A compromise is made and the rebranded party becomes known as the Progressive Conservative party.

The Progressive Conservative party goes down to defeat in the next election (held in 2009), and the Liberal party (led by Harper) forms a majority.

And the whole country is happy.

Hey Tenebris, lay off the contact cement, ok?

LIEberal assassination talk of PM Stephen Harper

http://crux-of-the-matter.com/2008/07/09/st-catharines-libs-joke-about-pm-assassination/

and now simple trademark theft, it reminds me of the Briton Calgacus before the battle of Mons Graupius:

"Battles against Rome have been lost and won before--but never without hope; we were always there in reserve. We, the choice flower of Britain, were treasured in her most secret places. Out of sight of subject shores, we kept even our eyes free from the defilement of tyranny. We, the last men on earth, the last of the free, have been shielded till today by the very remoteness and the seclusion for which we are famed. We have enjoyed the impressiveness of the unknown. But today the boundary of Britain is exposed; beyond us lies no nation, nothing but waves and rocks and the Romans, more deadly still than they, for you find in them an arrogance which no reasonable submission can elude. Brigands of the world, they have exhausted the land by their indiscriminate plunder and now they ransack the sea. The wealth of an enemy excites their cupidity, his poverty their lust of power. East and West have failed to glut their maw. They are unique in being as violently tempted to attack the poor as the wealthy. Robbery, butchery, rapine, with false names they call Empire; and they make a wilderness and call it peace."

Cheers

Hans-Christian Georg Rupprecht,Commander in Chief

Frankenstein Battalion
2nd Squadron: Ulanen-(Lancers) Regiment Großherzog Friedrich von Baden(Rheinisches) Nr.7(Saarbrucken)
Knecht Rupprecht Division
Hans Corps
1st Saint Nicolaas Army
Army Group “True North”

"I'm surprised that a parody site called TheLiberalPartyofCanada.ca (or some such) has not sprung up."
Rich at July 9, 2008 2:28 PM

TheLiberalPartyofCanaduh.ca would be good.
The "uh" makes all the diffence.

Heh, no kidding Eskimo. It's later here in the East but even I'm not in quite that shape yet.

"Google is already registered as a company
name...I think by...Google."

My bad I.educated.

I should name my company "The" Google.

Those of you that havn't checked out the link provided by Grind a Grit @ 3:22 really should.

The pic of Jennifer Wright facing MSM cameras and reporters with a life size poster of Lil Shifty in the background is priceless!

Further to that, her performance during the press release contrasts sharply to Kady O Malley's take and exposes Fife for the bootlick he really is.

It seems Green Shift (the company) has done work for the Ontario Libs and it seems for the LPoC as well. Of course Bobby never mentioned that when he implied political motivation vis a vis a connection to the dippers.

And finally. Much has been made by the MSM about the bravery of Lil Shifty venturing into the black heart of Alberta to talk to select groups (enviro teenies and Lib operatives) to defend his shiftiness. Big flicking deal.

In contrast I think Jennifer Wright should be applauded for venturing into the weasels den that is LPoC headquarters to defend her property and rights.

That took guts.

Syncro

LOL tenebris

Right on Syncro.
I just watched the video of her news conference and she rips the libs a new one.
http://watch.ctv.ca/news/clip65544#clip65539

Both cases has merit. This latest one especially.

The real short-term problem for the LP is that they may not be able to get a loan to run the next election as the lender(s) would be behind these suit settlements.

Long-term it could mean the financial ruin of the LP. and to simply rebrand will be difficult unless there is adequate directors E&O insurance to cover off the liability.

For Dion and his advisors it speaks very much to their collective character, and the main characteristic is RECKLESSNESS. They continually take rash actions including this latest 'green shaft' gambit. IMO it will be the issue that delivers the CP a majority Oct'09.

One of my fondest dreams..... the LPC BANKRUPT !

Although this probably isn't going to happen .... It sure is sweet !

Now ...... wouldn't it be nice to see the WHOLE gang of LIBRANOS involved in Chretien's schemes to steal taxpayers money go to jail??

Sorry, wrong link...this works I believe.
http://watch.ctv.ca/news/clip65544#clip65544

MSM has the "deplorable" from socialist Citoyen Dion.

Imagine Citoyen spitting out the scorful words, "this businesswoman", with all his Gallic aristocratic hauteur.
Cal2, we await your translation, svp. Betcha you cannot match ziss pompous azz.
...-

"Liberals signal readiness to settle 'green shift' dispute

OTTAWA - The Liberals hinted Wednesday they will seek a settlement with a businesswoman who is suing the party for $8.75 million and says she is willing to go bankrupt to protect her Green Shift company from affiliation with the Liberals' "green shift" carbon tax policy.

Liberal Leader Stephane Dion said Wednesday "it's deplorable" that Jennifer Wright, founder of Green Shift, a Toronto environmental consulting firm, is taking the party to court on grounds of trademark violation. Dion said he is willing to fight in court to keep the "green shift" policy name that is attracting attention to the Liberals.

However, Dion also told reporters that "in a practical way we are ready to work with this businesswoman." Liberal party president Doug Ferguson also said "given our common interest and passion for the environment, we look forward to a reasonable and amicable resolution that is in the parties' mutual interest.""
http://preview.tinyurl.com/6z5zjw

Mmmmmmmmmmmm, Carbony!

"On a patriotic note,Citoyen Dion, citoyen of France, wishes all Canadians: Happy Belated Bastille Day."

Not belated, maz; Bastille Day is next Monday.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastille_Day

The "stark visions" of Islam for Canadians;
Islam, aka "the religion of peace"; or, the Islam of Ahma-jihad; submission, dhimmitude, Death.

Beware Islam's takkiya; dissimulation, double-talk, lies.
There is no choice. There are no "moderate" Muslims.
...-

"PM Stirs Debate By Cozying Up to Moderate Muslims

But some Muslim-Canadians are upset the prime minister has started a debate over which version of Islam is the best for Canada.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper gave an enthusiastic—and controversial—endorsement of peaceful, moderate Islam at the weekend opening in Calgary of Canada’s largest mosque.

But while some Muslims-Canadians have applauded Mr. Harper’s boosting of the moderate but theologically isolated Ahmadiyya Muslims, others fear the government is wading into a messy debate over which version of Islam is the best.

At the inaugural opening of the Baitun Nur mosque in Calgary, Mr. Harper praised the global Ahmadiyya Muslim community for its moderate, tolerant and peaceful disposition."
http://preview.tinyurl.com/6335hx
...-

"Two stark visions for Canadian Muslims"

"the vision of Islam offered by disparate groups. One involves engagement, dialogue and confidence in universal paradigms rooted in Islamic thought. The other presents a totalitarian vision rooted in hate, death and destruction. The choice couldn't be clearer."
http://preview.tinyurl.com/62ng2h

Citoyen made me do this. Being so happy about celebrating Bastille Day, and all.
Me bad, again.

Perhaps some of you older Canadians will remember a radio show that was on the CBC before it became a communist radio network. "Michael Mulligan of the North West Mounted Police". His comical side kick was Jacques Carbeau a typical, toque-wearing French Canadian northerner.

Most of us kids loved the Carbeau Character especially when he said his identifying line "Son a ma gun Michael ... " in his heavy French accent.

I think the Libs and the CBC would do well to reselect this duo and rename Michael Mulligan Michelle Jean and Jacques Carbeau, Jacques Carbon. They could go around the north arresting people for lighting campfires and cutting trees and so on, thereby adding to Canada's carbon footprint.

It would be right up their alley. I know this sounds corny, but so is Stepane Dion.

Yeah, the Liberals are ready to work with Ms Wright, welcome her into the fold,give her free membership, become one of the happy, united family.

Problem is, Ms Wright has served them notice she's not going to bend to their advances by serving them with intent to sue. They had ample warning which they opted to ignore.

It's hard for such arrogant assholes to understand they can't steal someone else's copyright without paying the price. They're shi*t out of luck on this one.

The Fife debacle is here:

http://watch.ctv.ca/news/Redirect/?ClipId=65543

Skip

I watched that again and something just occurred to me.

They managed to get the tasty bits of the libs green shat ad into the piece without the broke ass LPOC having to pay a dime.

Well done Bobby.

Syncro

p.s. Is it just me or does Bobby blink uncontrollably when he's in a tough spot?

In the words of the master -- Duohoooooooo!

This is my take on this happy scene. The liberals had the plan and name up on the board for weeks(maybe days). Someone decided to check out the name at the last minute and found out it was unusable. Another person,(maybe garth)thought,well let's phone her up and ask if it would be O.K. to use the name. There is no other reason to contact her ,they knew they were on shaky ground. Ms.Wright said 'Nay,Nay,it is our name,hands off'. The libs sat back and pondered,'What shall we do,we are f**ked,Do we change all our advertising,pamphlets,tv spots,commercials,etc. and pick a new name or do we try to bully and bullsh*t our way through? They looked at their bank account and said'let's stick to what we know,f**k her and her little company,we are the liberals,our buddies at mothercorp and ctv will do the spin,we can do it. The little wright-wing bi**h should be happy for the business that the liberal party will generate for her'. TOO BAD LIBS. You have proven over and over that you are morally bankrupt,soon you will be financially bankrupt also.Ms. Wright,take a bow.You rock.

These guys will just try and rebrand the name as "The Canadian Liberal Party"

Maybe they'll use "The Canadian Liberal Alliance Party", referencing all the clapping in that commercial. Oh wait, is the CLAP something most people want?

Alberta money spent in Ontario would be front page news though.

There already IS a lot of money being spent in Eastern Canada (Quebec and Ontario mostly) for Alberta oilsands projects - engineering services and big expensive equipment fabrication, for two examples.

But that's actual business, not forced "donations" or "transfers" that do absolutely nothing to reduce pollution.

A very informative comment that I have lifted from the Globe and Mail site to repost here. Post is from someone called Uncle Fester:

"Liberal Leader Stephane Dion attacked the Conservative government's climate change policies Wednesday, calling them “cumbersome, vague and full of loopholes.”

After having read the plan and then gone over it several times, That is exactly what the Green Shift Plan is:

No short term targets.
No Intermediate term targets.
A vague one line reference to a long term target.
No reduction mechanisms.
No monitoring mechanisms.
Very little money to green technologies.
No mention of how to handle overlap with existing provincial programs.
The plan calls for BOTH a carbon tax AND a cap and trade system.

And it is all mixed up with a massive ideological social engineering experiment.

It could not be more cumbersome, vague and full of loopholes."

Re: Lindal ....

Short/intermediate/long term targets >>> only one 'vague' paragraph on targets in 44 pages of Green Shift taxation schemes. It mentions a 2020 target but that's 8 years beyond the 4 year duration of the Carbon Tax or 2012.

Reduction/monitoring mechanisms >>> that would be the Liberal's Rodriguez "Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act" that requires Canada meet it's 2012 Kyoto targets.

On page 16 of the Green Shift, Dion admits Canada will not achieve it's 2012 Kyoto GHG targets which are currently 30% in excess of our target.

So here we have a proposed Carbon Tax that is forecast to collect $15 Billion by 2012 .. a Liberal-inspired law on the books requiring Canada meet it's Kyoto 2012 targets .. but Dion admitting Canada will not meet it's GHG reduction targets.

Connecting the dots .. the only way a Dion Liberal government can comply with the Rodriguez act and the Kyoto Treaty is to purchase Kyoto Carbon Credits most likely costing Billion$$$ by 2012 when there will be a rush to buy those Carbon Credits from countries such as China, India, Russia.

Is this the Dion Liberal 'hidden agenda' contained in the Green Shift ..??!!!

All you guys just don't understand...The Liberals are entitled to their entitlements......They have told you this before..but you just don't seem to understand..The latest frontman to try and explain that to you bozos is none other than McSquinty's brother...Hell,he was uttering the words "green shift" over 10years ago so you have to know that Jennifer Wright has not a leg to stand on...right!If I was Dion,I would say "damn the torpedoes..full steam ahead"....I would even ask Chretien to fix me up with "greenshift" goofballs..sorry ..golfballs

Observant -- very interesting.
"Is this the Dion Liberal 'hidden agenda' contained in the Green Shift ..??!!!" . . . I think "hidden agenda" is exactly what is happening here . . . but Liberal supporters and MSM will never clue in.

Dion say's "Its Deplorable" Re:Ms Wright Lawsuit

Whats "deplorable" is how Dion & the Liberals just take Canadians for granted, Ms Wright regardless of her Political affiliations (Bob Fife,july09/08 ref:wright to ndp affiliations)Has the right under registered trademarks to protect her Business from infringements from anyone, But our Party of Entitlements just don't see that. The Liberals don't give a rats ass who they steamroller as long as they get back in power, And if anything this should show the True Colors of his Green Shit plan. "Red" because that's the color Canadian Taxpayers will see in their Bank Accounts when they are declaring "Bankruptcies" In record numbers.

Dion say's "Its Deplorable" Re:Ms Wright Lawsuit

Whats "deplorable" is how Dion & the Liberals just take Canadians for granted, Ms Wright regardless of her Political affiliations (Bob Fife,july09/08 ref:wright to ndp affiliations)Has the right under registered trademarks to protect her Business from infringements from anyone, But our Party of Entitlements just don't see that. The Liberals don't give a rats ass who they steamroller as long as they get back in power, And if anything this should show the True Colors of his Green Shit plan. "Red" because that's the color Canadian Taxpayers will see in their Bank Accounts when they are declaring "Bankruptcies" In record numbers.

Was it not just two years ago that Dion claimed mass climate devastation if he was not elected to meet Canada's Kyoto targets by 2012?

That it was his number one priority?

Shouldn't some reporter ask him if those goals are still his?

I bet this is his hidden agenda. I bet we are looking at a minimum of a dollar a litre tax increase if Dion is elected.

And huge inflation on everything.

But then again, people should already realize that tax increases are ALWAYS the Liberal hidden agenda.

If you go to the Green Shaft site it will tell you how much your vote is worth, but there is nothing there to tell us how much the Green Shaft will reduce C02 emissions.
It would seem the important part of this program is how much the liberals are prepared to pay for your vote.
This program is advertised as a way of reducing carbon emissions.
Gasoline, which won't be taxed by the Green Shaft, produces more C02 than diesel fuel, which will be taxed by the Green Shaft.
The West uses more diesel fuel than the east, the east uses more gasoline than the West.
No wonder they don't mention how much it will reduce C02 emissions.
This part of the Shaft will increase C02 emissions.
It's simply a vote buying program with the West providing the cash.