The testimony at the ongoing Gomery Inquiry into the Sponsorship program, in which money was poured into Liberal friendly advertising agencies and possibly rerouted back to party coffers has reportedly heard “devastating testimony” over the past two days.
What it is, no one can say – the testimony is under a court ordered publication ban, on the premise that releasing it could prejudice other criminal trials. But it seems to be damning enough that both the governing Liberals and opposition parties are moving into high gear in preparation for the possible fall of the minority government.
Update – More on the Jean Brault, (former head of the Groupaction) testimony publication ban.
Bloggers are beginning to dig, but it’s uncertain what they can publish in Canada, should they uncover the details. (Perhaps its time to brush up on our “poetry” skills.)
I don’t believe the bans extend to foreign sites, though…
Other sites blogging this story:
Send me yours.
Apropos of nothing… old discussion at Rabble.ca about Miram Bedard’s testimony at the 2004 inquiry.
In her opening remarks, Ms. B�dard stunned the inquiry by saying that she was told by the former head of Via Rail that people at Groupaction Marketing Inc. were involved in drug trafficking.
prompts this flashback to a CTV report from the same year.
A former executive of Groupaction, the advertising firm at the centre of the federal sponsorship scandal, says he received a death threat last week, ahead of his expected testimony next week at a Commons committee hearing.
Alain Richard told CFCF News in Montreal that around 4 a.m. on March 25, he woke up to a ringing doorbell. When he opened the front door, he found a message.
“There was a message on my doorknob, saying if I talk too much, I’m going to die,” he said.
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adsacm + the iquirey. Almost time to shoot the messenger (judge)
us? death by leaky blog. How culture-vulture. How urban.
betcha we get tatgeted next, insteada the FBI going after anarchists. takers?
Onward. The liberals will find a way to buy votes in que, their future depends on it. examples?
medicare, dept of food+drug, supply+services, adscam…
you tend to forget the quebec gets 90% of the grants whenever it can mange it. regional development under Mulrooney, for instance.
we’ll not mention Bombadier just yet. Or how much the fourteen foundations channel.
or quebec’s tied-to-inflation immigrant grants, while everyone else gets a static rate.
(costs ’bout 120 million a year for ref. claims in BC.guess who picks up that legal-aid bill?
more importantly, the french method of governace
(declare a monoply and let le-patron fill it with buddies. crtc? todays satdite feeds are illegal unless their canadian feeds. Like cross border radio broadcasting, eh?
is running outta things to regulate.
do you have any idea how many points bc lumber has had shaved off and moved to que exporters?
gay marriges? i won’t pay for your boyfriend. Children, yes. couples, no. You like relations over product that much?
I expect a BIG culture decision for que
real soon now.
you?
packrat
Reading all these posts, two themes stand out:
1) pretty much every one hates Liberal corruption
2) But voters generally don’t want to act on that & vote them out because the other main chance to rule is regularly the target of efficient Liberal propaganda about a) abortion b) same-sex marriage
Are we so really so dumb as to hang the whole operation of a country on sexual & reproductive issues?? Who puts what in whom, how to cloud the issue by calling the exercise of sexual urges ‘love’ instead of ‘lust’, and what to do about unwanted consequences???
I really can’t see that should divert me from the responsibility of using my vote to keep my country functioning & strong with a government truly accountable to its people. No matter who’s in power, women will still be able to have abortions a lot easier than before the laws currently operating, (on the principle that it’s a lot harder to take a freedom away than to not give it in the first place) and adults will still have sexual relationships which may or may not also incorporate affection & love in what passes for “long-term commitment” these days (isn’t that something that lasts more than a few months now?).
So what IS the problem?? Get rid of these bloodsuckers! Vote something else – I will certainly vote Conservative but hey, that’s me.
Get on with something!
The true people of the land will be put forward and we will live as one. The time for change is now. Senk’lip
SHERILL DECISION � FEDERAL LAW JURISDICTION IS OUT, INDIGENOUS CONSTITUTIONAL JURISDICTION IS IN
MNN. April 3, 2005. The Sherill v. Oneida decision is a win for the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Confederacy) and all other Indigenous nations in North America. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday, March 30th, that the Oneida Nation can�t buy land and declare it free from local taxes and laws. Oneida used federal law to fight its case. The constitutional question brought by the Kanienkehaka Kaienerekowa Kanonsesne (Mohawk Great Law Longhouse) is the only route for all Indigenous nations. The two constitutions – Kaienerekowa and the U.S. Constitution – must be read together. Federal law cannot make a decision on constitutional Indigenous sovereignty. It is a contradiction.
The Sherill decision upholds the constitutional Indigenous law principle that federal Indian law is unconstitutional. Sherill goes against previous Supreme Court decisions which are based on the imposition of federal sovereignty on Indigenous peoples.
Sherillsupports the U.S. Constitution. Subtracting from and adding to Indian country exempt from taxation can only be achieved by either (a) a valid treaty, or (2) a constitutional amendment.
Bringing Indigenous nations under federal and state jurisdiction is treason, fraud and genocide. The 1871 Appropriations Act purported to repeal constitutional law. Under the Kaienerekowa, our constitution, and the U.S. Constitution, the only way to extinguish Indigenous occupancy and jurisdiction is by nation-to-nation treaty. This never happened and never will. The federal government illegally brought the Indigenous nations under federal law, a violation of the Kaienerekowa and the U.S. Constitution.
Sherill re-establishes the constitutional Indian Law on which Kaienerekowa Kanon�ses:neh relies.
The Oneida sold the land 200 years ago and bought it back. The Mohawk Nation never sold the land because it is a Longhouse Indigenous government that has always been loyal to the Kaienerekowa.
So Sherill gave federal law a punch in the mouth. Congress cannot change constitutional law. Sherill knocked federal jurisdiction out of the ring. It is no longer a contender.
St. Regis, Onondaga and now Kahnawake are using a now discredited strategy. They will lose because of the Sherill decision. Federal, state and provincial laws cannot take our land titles into trust and convert them into tax exempt reservations. This case has revived the constitutional Indian law as the governing law of the Indigenous people.
Tribal and band council municipal style governments set up by federal governments are not legal and are not the true governments of the sovereign Indigenous people. They are �outside� imposed entities. Decisions on land claims were made in secret by these illegal organizations without consultation with and input by the People. The Sherill decision forces us to come together as the �People� to appoint our delegates to enforce the Kaienerekowa indigenous constitution to protect our land and sovereignty. Accordingly, only the People can validate decisions.
Kahentinetha Horn
MNN Mohawk Nation News
I have not cast a vote in favour of any candidate in over 20 years. However, every election I attend the polling place for the purpose of destroying my ballot. Why? Two reasons. Firstly, because I am tired of the corruption which is systemic. Secondly, unlike those individuals who simply do not attend a polling place — destroyed ballots are counted.
This situation is about to change. Adscam was and is the last straw for me. To this point, I have invested my energies in trying to educate people in political matters (i.e. freedom, democracy, private property, etc.). The simple truth is that – for the most part – the electorate is either too tired (remember, we canadians “work” for the the federal and provincial government until July 1 (or thereabouts — and keep what we earn thereafter), too busy or too depressed with the political landscape to involve themselves in the political process. Chretien once said the electorate is “apathetic”. I doubt it — apathy means one doesn’t “care” (I think Mr. C. was apathetic to the concerns of the electorate – not the other way around). I care. Many do. So I will change my strategy (I hope others do as well). I am joining the Conservative Party and I will work from within to bring about the necessary “democratic” changes (At least Mr. Harper has principles — and while I doubt I would agree with all of them — he, at least, has the courage to call a spade a spade and to put his money where his mouth is (don’t ever let me down Stephen).
Over the last 10 or so years, I have conducted a straw poll which addressed the deficiencies of parliament and the civil service. The number of inquiries I have made exceed 1,000 by far.
The question I have asked is this: “Do you agree or disagree: The Criminal Code should make it an offence for a senior bureaucrat or an elected offical to either (a) improperly withhold information from the public; (b) “lie” to the public; (c) misuse public funds, etc.). The “minimum sentance” would include the loss of their pension (and in any event, no civil servant should have a pension – or benefits – “better” than that which they deliver to other citizen who does not have a cozy governmet job) and would be forever barred from acting as a trustee, holding office, etc, together with a hefty jail sentance.
With the exception of one individual, everybody I posed the question to agreed whole-heartedly (the one person who didn’t was a crown prosecutor! who said, and I quote “if you have a criminal offence for such actions — how are you going to get good people to run for office?”
Not only was I stunned by the absolute idiocy of this statement — she believed it wholeheartedly! (and this person is putting other folks in the slammer!)
But that’s my point: Good people do NOT lie, cheat, steal – or dither.
C’mon folks — lets start agitating for real accountability — thet the B*****ds rot in jail.
I would settle for Gagliano being held without charge, tortured, and deported. Then this whole thing can go away and we will all feel much safer.
Actually, the largest piece of the Conservative’s political platform is no to same-sex marriage. Harper recently admitted it in national newspapers. If people would do more than just blindly read and listen to all the crackpot politicians (and I include any NDP, Liberal, Conservative, Bloc wingnuts) maybe then they could offer opinions that matter.
I personally have trouble believing some loser executive who breaks down in tears on the stand. After so many years of ‘alleged’ corruption (REMEMBER FOLKS: WE’VE GOT NO CORROBORATION YET!) he’s suddenly feeling sorry or afraid of what might happen? What a joke…
In the mean time, most Canadians do not HATE Americans. They simply do not share the same beliefs about how a country should interact amongst it’s own people and with other countries.
I’m a pround Canadian no matter what the truth about the sponsorship inquiry is.
I notice that a lot of consevatives continue to blame the media and the Liberals for the commonly held belief that the CPC is against gay marraige and abortion. As Greg points out and I have before, the CPC itself declared its stance on gay marraige. However, they do not have plans at this time regarding any major abortion legislation because they feel that this is sincerely out of sinc with many Canadians. Whomever you would like to vote for or wish to see others vote for there is no sense in trying to cloud the issue on where the CPC stands. It is also inaccurate to suggest that these are the only issues with which Canadians are concerned. The CPC foreign policy does not move in the direction many Canadians would like to see either. Its easy to resort to calling names and just saying that anyone who doesn’t agree with you is stupid or a moron. That is only childish, if you have a strong point name-calling is unnecessary. Let’s not kid ourselves, everyone thinks that they know better than the next person. There are intelligent Liberal and Conservative supporters, they have different priorities and that is all. Personally I don’t believe the Liberals should be returned to government but I would not want the CPC either. I will be giving my vote to the NDP and if we had a mixed-member proportional representation system in Canada I might not even be wasting it. I don’t beleive any government is intrinsically more evil than another, it is the system we have that leads to corruption, it requires reform.
Can someone please answer my original question:
Why are so many of Power Corporation’s executive and relatives Liberal or Conservative, on the Privy Council of Canada?
Elected: Don Mazankowski, Brian Mulroney, Jean Chretien, Paul Martin.
Unelected: Paul Demarais, Maurice Strong.
These people are entitled to learn all the secret dealings of Canada. Is this not a conflict of interest? So why are they there, especially those who have never faced the electorate?
BTW, Power Corp. has been reportedly linked to the scandalous UN Oil for Food program through it’s ownership of Total Group and PNB Parabas Bank. Maurice Strong is close to Kofi Annan AND Paul Martin.
Why is Power Corporation so prominent in the Canadian political landscape?
Something doesn’t smell quite right here – just like the smell coming from AdScam.
Darren, you don’t LEAD a country by finding out where the majority of the people are going, and then getting out in front of the pack and declaring yourself their leader. In case you haven’t noticed, that’s exactly what the Liberal government has done for the last 15 years and we can all see where that strategy has taken us.
You LEAD by putting forth an ambitious, common sense platform using innovative ideas that make sense to people. Real leaders don’t just tell people what they want to hear to get themselves elected. Were the Conservatives to do that, as you have suggested they do (it’s easy to see why you’re a Liberal), it would be the last time they would get my vote.
You may recall that in his day the media thought Mike Harris was a joke, so they basically ignored him for most of his first campaign. Big mistake. By the time the media figured out that he was making significant inroads into the political landscape, it was too late to tar, feather, and demonize him. In the end, you may not have agreed with everything he did…but the record shows that he was a leader you could both trust and believe to do what he said he would do.
Just in the last couple of days, I heard someone in the media express the same sentiments about the Pope and George Bush: “You may not have always agree with their principles, but you always knew where they stood. They didn’t do what was popular; they did what they thought was right.”
I think that most Canadians are hungry for a genuine leader who will move this country away from the special interest group, socialist bastion it has become, to one where opportunity and prosperity are no longer dirty words. To one where the words “family” and “values” can appear together in the same sentence. To one where the victims of crimes have more rights than the perpetrators of crimes. To one where schools go back to teaching reading, writing and arithmetic instead of political correctness and the leftist agenda.
And to Bruce Wale…you are quite right. Rather than believing every word that the media tells you (e.g., by the end of the last campaign, you would have thought that the Conservatives were about to repeal a woman’s right to vote!),I would simply ask every Canadian to read the Conservative platform for yourself. Forget for a moment that it’s a “Conservative” platform. Read it without any preconceived judgement. When you are finished, if you agree with most of what they have to offer, then give them your vote.
And finally, to all of you who want the Conservatives to win next time…what are you prepared to do to help make that happen? Don’t just blog about it…from what I’ve read so far, you’re preaching to the choir. Whenever the next election is called, get out of your chair and head over to your local riding association and tell them you want to help. In the meantime, talk to your family, your friends, and your peers. Strike up a conversation. Don’t tell them why you aren’t going to vote Liberal next time. Instead, tell them why you are going to vote Conservative. Get involved with the process. The only reason that the Liberals keep winning is because we let them win. It’s time to toss them to the curb with the rest of the rotting, stinking garbage.
Guy Dumais from Quebec: Since Alberta’s transfer payments PLUS fall into the black hole called Quebec, it boggles my mind they still want more and more and more. As for Quebec separating the natives who live in northern Quebec have already stated they would not separate so Quebec would be carved up and northern Quebec (complete with hydro dam) would remain in Canada as it is on native land. Quebec would lose big bucks if the natives were to take the dam and Canada would win bigtime but punting the whining frenchmen. And I would expect transfer payments would then go to the east coast where it would be appreciated and the rest of the provinces ‘Team Canada’ would get a thanks. Captain: Get the ship ready…it’s time to send them all back to France, the only country in the world who would put up with Quebecers. At the very least captain, get the plank out I think the sharks need feeding… oops I imagine they’d probably spit it back out. And for those “anglaise” old enough to remember the FLQ crisis,with soldiers in the streets and murderous FLQ cells. After Pierre Laporte was murdered by separatist terrorists, they were permitted to board a plane to Cuba where they eventually returned to Quebec and work as professors at a Quebec University! So now instead of murder, they teach hate. Sympathy for Quebec? for the Milqtoast Liberals? Not when widespread corruption goes on!
Since when was it perceived that all gay people want marriage. I want to see gay relationships recognized by law and by society,but please, under any name except marriage. I have talked with a lot of freinds my age who feel this way. Not having rights is when a mortgage application is turned dwon because of being gay, not having rights is when a one bedroom apartment cannot be rented by two men, not having rights is when the courts refuse to call a gay bashing a hate crime. Having rights does not mean imitating Mom and Pop, having rights is to be able to claim our heritage as gay people and develop our own kind of legal relationship. Those are the rights I want. Having a government force a name on gay relationships is not gaining rights, it is government telling us how we are going to live life and have our relationships. To that I say ” government get out of my life “.
Out of curiousity Bruce, what makes you think that Gay people being able to marry forces you to do so. There are straight people who are not interested in getting married and they are not demanding that the right be repealed for everyone else. There are a lot of people, gay and straight, who will never marry. There are also many people, gay and straight, who DO want to marry. You do not speak for everyone and no one is going force you to marry your partner, it would simply be a option that you have, the same as everyone else. Saying, “gay people don’t want to marry anyway so vote Conservative” is ridiculous. Vote conservative if you support their platform. It disturbs me that people complain about heavy-handed Liberal campaigning tactics and then use bullying and fear-mongering themselves to try to scare and shame people into voting CPC, as though no other options existed. Please try to remember that we do not live in a two party system.
When this whole 15 yr. nightmare of country-deconstruction and nazi social engineering finally corkscrews to hell..I’ll be satisfied to see khretien scrubbing septic tanks.
The voting Liberals of this country are deathly afraid to admit that they’re looking at the very naked ass of an extremely foolish emperor.. To admit such a thing would be too grievous a realization of their stupidity. They must perpetuate the lie…
Elise, society won’t go very far with comments such as yours about the French speaking Canadian who were born in Quebec. We all have to deal with the same individuals who would do anything to take our money and run. No need to be French Canadian to accomplish that, just think of Conrad Black and some others. I personally believe that we must unite and stand firm as taxpayers and demand that those who are recognised as criminal, face justice and pay for their crime. Otherwise, the “divide and conquer” plan will succeed once more and we, as a society, will lose far more than a few hundreds of million.
Northern Alliance vs Canada
It’s the Northern Alliance vs The Corrupt Canadian government folks. Captain Ed at Captain’s Quarters is graciously reporting what even…
Brigdhe,
Amazing how you took out of context what I was saying, I absolutely did not say
“gay people don’t want to marry anyway so vote Conservative”
You are not a politician, I hope, so please debate with accuracy.
Ok to elise
as a quebecquer i found very offensive your comment on what to do with the separation of Quebec last time i check.the hudson bay is a part of quebec no MATTER what you believe or like …..
and the hydro dam will stay to quebec NO MATTER WHAT
as far as FLQ stand please Elise DONT WAKE UP THE Giant its sleep now please keep it that way .next time it wake up it could be far worst far worst ……
as far as sending us back in france let me tell you that i would prefer live in france that to live in a country rules by you your kind. a wierd mix of nazi and british stuck-up….
and for some who believe that we hate american that wrong we just hate BUSH ……
where that beer again
toxicfreak
btw sorry for the launguage
Seems to me there are enough that recognize bureaucratic BS, but do nought against it.
Go back to the reign of the conscientious objector (Trudeau) and how he groomed Cretien. Then notice when Trudeau passed away how lost Cretien was and his ability to govern was buried.
Take Martin who screwed the country from day one as finance minister, cutting transfer payments to all provinces for health care and education first and foremost. The 9 billion dollar surplus was fought over for all Canadians by respective Provincial Gov’ts, but to no avail, of course unless you take a look at how the Ontario Liberals cooked a sweet deal with the Feds by having them hold back funds to Ontario during the SARS epidemic and ever rising health care expenses.
Martin knew from day one what was happening with the tax payers money and it is only the people that are so narrow minded they have no profile, those that rely on the social programs and money handed out since Trudeau’s reign, and the newer Canadian immigrants who feel indebted to the federal Liberals for granting access to a free Country who continue to be drowning in the sea of pig swill Martin keeps exponentially expanding.
Doing a review of how much Martin supports his beloved Country, one sees that he is neck deep in fodder. http://paulmartintime.ca/story/000082.html shows just how much he supported doing business in Canada prior to transferring ownership of CSL to his sons. I find his brand of truth and politics heinous, hideous, horrible, and horrific.
From birth, God gave all humans the ability to analize and reason, and employing these God given gifts, I have never been a supporter of the Liberal Party. More Canadians should stop following the sheep and make government, (especially the Liberals) more accountable. Welcome people like Sheila Fraser!
One has to pay attention to what information governments are dispelling. The Vietnam War is still considered by many Americans not a war but a Policing Action. That Iraq had weapons of mass destruction and a way to employ them 1000’s of miles away against a super power! Yet the real agenda was oil and energy reserves for a few companies making over a billion dollars a year. Now look at where oil prices are and how the press keeps supporting the oil giants who pay big advertising dollars, by continuing to validate the increasing oil prices, and reporting the huge profits of the oil conglomerates.
Government would have us all stay illiterate and not know how to discerne the truth if it were up to them, but as it is no one takes the time to investigate or know where to find the proper info to begin with to uncover the lies and deception behind closed doors. We are all too busy with day to day survival in this day and age and we are getting screwed, literally!
Mind you the Liberals still wake up every day thanking that daft git out in Alberta, Preston Manning, for allowing so many years of living high on the hog and their carte blanche spending reign of terror on the Canadian public.
I for one welcome our new forthcoming conservative overlords!
Ah, the price we great white northerns pay for a little bit of winter humor. I thinks we are finally getting our moneys worth with the comedy act in ottawa.
Wow. I finally made it to the comments as of an hour ago.
I have only two things to add:
1. Keep the faith. As a merrily gun-toting Texan, I’ve been slandered by my media for years. Something about psychological projection or something, they think I’m a nutjob… but the important thing is, the same thing that happened to our moonbats will eventually happen to yours: the more they listen to their own spin, the more they will gradually fall out of touch with their constituents… and fail to recognize that fact.
2. Darren, remember: Democracy is three wolves and a sheep sitting down to vote on what to have for supper… basing a platform argument on demographics is a loser’s game unless one is certain that the demographics will never change to one’s opponents’ favor…
As a student currently attending highschool and coming from a family that depends on the jobs created by the oilpatch, it is understandable as to why I will vote conservative. Being very interested in politics and what happens around me (this is supposed to be the duty of the canadian citizen in return for their rights and freedoms) I have witnessed what our present government has done. I am so pleased to read on this blog that there are people out there with common sense and agree that there has to be a “line” drawn somewhere. This “line” not only pertains to the accountability of governments, but to social issues like same sex marriage, the legalization of marijuana and prositution, and criminal sentencing. It is known that lines have to be drawn to keep civilization from outright distruction, and this is an exaggeration, but what can be told for our future? I already realize that sex offenders line the streets around me and do not feel safe outside the surrounding blocks of my home. My ultimate point is that after reading this blog, my hope has been rekindled. Watching numerous broadcasts on Liberal friendly CBC and reading several prints in the Globe and Mail, (and yes, even the Edmonton Journal) did smother my interest in politics. It is these zombies that suck in this edited media garb are the ones voting LIEberals in year after year… As most of you have said, they’re scared of the big bad wolf (S. Harper) that eats babies because all sources tell them so. So I thank all of those that have voiced their opinons and have seen through a media that relentlessly tries to controll us, especially those from ONT, which really surprised me… (after all, all I hear on CBC is that you hate us red-necked, gun crazy hillbillies out here)
I haven’t paid taxes in 4 years and probably never will after this.
Isn’t it a pity that Mr. Gomery’s mandate doesn’t extend to another rotting carcass, the Liberals’ gun control boondoggle? There is now every reason to believe that more money has been siphoned off that billion into Liberal pockets than is the case in Adscam. Hell will freeze over before I and mine every vote for Chretien’s party of crooks again.
Bob: Stary stary nights…. Talk like mine you say? I see that once again “la petite anglaise” is expected to put up and shut up when it comes to Quebec. Well as a person of french heritage, who left Quebec because of the bullshit brought on by the separatists, the mob connections and corruption… oh yes and whining, I have every right to finally say what is on my mind.
And as for you TOXICFREAK (if the shoe fits), for your information the hydro dam may be in Quebec, but it is on First Nations Land and they have already made a public statement that they will not separate, and the dam stays with them. That is what galls me about you french separatists in Quebec, you simply demand what you want without respecting the rights of others. If you didn’t catch it the second time, let me say it a third time. The dam is on First Nations land, and they have publicly stated they would not separate and besides that they are bigger than you separatists!! Although I sure would be interested in seeing you get in a rumble with our First Nations. You could try breaking them down with your whining though but I figure the First Nations people have had enough of the french issue as well.
I say go back to France because it is obvious you are not happy here in Canada. Whereas in France, you could have your country and be with the same sort of snotty and arrogant people you are. It would do th rest of Canada a great service if you did. We are a country of emmense ethnicity and we all get along, except for… the french separatists.
I am trapped in a country where most of my fellow citizens are rubes and suckers. They are ruled by fear and keep falling for the same tired “propaganda”: change is evil, Americans are wicked, and taxes are the only thing that keep us a holy land of social welfare.
God save Pierre Trudeau.
If there was a link to Al Qaeda in Toronto, could George nuke Ontario? Pretty please.
Ontario? The Gomery Inquiry does not bother me. Does your conscience bother you? Tell me true.
For shame.
p.s. – the put Chretien in the driver’s seat and looked the other way.
My apologies:
p.s. – “they” put Chretien in the driver’s seat and looked the other way.
Dickens said: “Mind you the Liberals still wake up every day thanking that daft git out in Alberta, Preston Manning, for allowing so many years of living high on the hog and their carte blanche spending reign of terror on the Canadian public.”
If Ontarians had voted Reform in the early day rather than bow down to the Liberals and their lefty pals, the red Tories led by Joe Who, we would never have had a “reign of terror on the Canadian public.”
Why should quebecers go back to France, we got here first, so why you dont go back to england �lise…
I cannot believe how stupid and disinformed are people of the west, particularly those of alberta. First of all alberta is nothing without fucking oil, I’m just hoping that their goddamn ‘patch’ is gonna run dry soon so that they can realise that they are nothing without it. The backbone of this country is Quebec and Ontario, only those two provinces have REAL industries and economic infrastructures (75% of economy) all others only have cows, farming and fishing and have to rely on employment insurance half the year to live. The fact is that Ontario and Qu�bec are sending much more money to ottawa than they recieve from it because we have to pay for all the others (beef producers for example) who are not intelligent enough to find something else to do. And by the way it may be crude to call them non-intelligent but how else can you call a buch of hillbilies who want to ban abortion, a return to religious values, xenophobic laws on immigration, guns everywhere, and spend half the country income in the military and so on. (there is only two options for these freaks: 1- build a time machine and go back, way back or 2- move to the u.s.a. ) Now I only hope that even with such a major political crisis people will not elect these bunch of retarded vultures at the head of the country. This is the occasion they could have never dreamed of, even in their wildest dreams, this is their one and only chance, and they know it, so let’s show them that we dont want such ‘republicans’ idiots at the head of our country. There are more choices than liberal mafiosis and retarded rednecks, there is NPD, green party, marijuana party, bloc qu�b�cois, etc. I would still prefer to have a natural party yoga jumping weirdo freak at the head of the state than a fuckin’ stupid cowboy with a q.i. inferior to the number of legs a horse have!!! THOU SHALT TRUST NO LIBERAL POLITICKERS.
THOU SHALT NEVER GIVE A CHANCE NEITHER TO CONSERVATIVES OR ALL HELL IS GONNA BREAK LOOSE IN CANADA.
Oh and by the way I know why Elise is so frustrated with quebecers. That’s because in Qu�bec we like beautiful AND intelligent women, and that is certainly not the case with her. There is an explaination to everything heh! heh! heh!
HAN! MA GROSSE PAS BELLE! BYE!
My MP is indicating (hinting) there may be an election called very soon.
You KNOW its gonna be bad for the Liberals if many MP’s and candidates are actually preparing.
Despite all the absolutely stupid and bigotted comments seen in here about Harpers Conservatives, they are just experienced enough to handle Parliament – but just young enough and crazy enough to actually DO SOMETHING WITH OUR COUNTRY!
Gad!
At least the Bloc Quebecois and most Tories actually have SOME AGENDA.
Some kind of VISION.
Gad.. Im 34 and sick and tired of living in a country that basically ‘quit trying’ 20 years ago.
A Government that stands for nothing, has no dreams or visions for anything.
Does nothing.
Nothing but a ‘Generic Nation state’ run by a bunch of Elite Baby Boomers who, without any apology plan to run out the clock and liquidate as much as they can milk from this country for their Boomer retirements.
This is exactly why so many Albertans (and even BCers) emphathise with Quebec.
They may not agree with them but at least they believe in SOMETHING.
One thing to put all this in perspective… when the LIberals took money from EI and Welfare and then spent it on themselves (200 million) and couldnt ‘find where the money went’… Believe me – If this was the USA, the public would be INFURIATED and Impeach the hell out of them.
If the US courts put a ‘Publication Ban’ this kind of thing.. Americans would RIGHTFULLY fill the streets with outrage.
Believe me – Im no ‘free market capitalist’ but at least Americans have balls.
Something Canada lost 25 years ago.
Thank God for American Internet Servers!!
This Entry Illegal in Canada
Apparently, the Canadian Government is suffering a Watergate-like controversy explosion, something about the Liberal (party, not perjorative) Government making massive payouts to party-friendly ad agencies and having that money funnelled right back in …
Captain Ed Pisses Off Maple Syrup Militia
By posting the sealed testimony of a Canadian court case, Captain Ed is breaking a Canadian judicial ban. Of course, it doesn’t apply to Americans, but the Canucks are just batty …