Scott Brison tried to get away with a smear and wound up apologizing for it.
Both SDA and its commenters get mentioned in the Ottawa Citizen (no permalink — see Kinsella’s Nov 5 posting)
Liberals sinking like a rock in the polls. Meanwhile, Jack Layton is busy bending Martin over a sawhorse. The folks at Canada Free Press aren’t expecting an election any time soon.
The riots are spreading in France as Islamist wingnuts are still on the tear.
Cuts in community mental health programs and the reduction of available beds in psychiatric facilities has pushed more mentally ill people into our prisons.
CAW failed to unionize United Church clergy. I’m actually a bit disappointed over this as I would have had a lot of fun watching the uproar if they had succeeded.
Feel free to add your own news tips in the comments.
Even though Prime Minister Paul Martin was absolved of misconduct in the AdScam scandal should he resign from office?
Yes. 53%
No. 43%
Not sure. 4%
Total Votes for this Question: 26298
Vote here:
http://cnews.canoe.ca/
Brison Eats Crow
Liberal MP Scott Brison has officially apologized for the malicious and false statements he made about the National Citizens Coalition.
See below a letter he emailed me late Friday after I demanded an apology and retraction:
Dear Mr. Nicholls:
Thank you for your letter dated today concerning my statement regardingthe NCC.
I wish to acknowledge that my statement was factually incorrect in twoways:
* I was in error to say that the NCC was charged six timeswith violations of the Elections Act.
* It was premature to say that there was a contravention ofthe Lobbyist Registration Act. In order to resolve and clarify thenature of these activities, I have asked the Registrar of Lobbyists toinvestigate. I was provided with incorrect information, but I accept responsibilityfor my statements. I regret my errors, and I withdraw those statements categorically. Please accept my apology.
Sincerely, Scott Brison
http://www.gerrynicholls.blogspot.com/
“Jack Layton is busy bending Martin over a sawhorse”
Could be worse, could be Scott Brison bending you over! heh heh!
I’d love to see the United Church unionize! I can see it now… What would Jesus picket? Would they get scabs? Too funny to think about.
What the hell makes Kinsella and Wells ” Mainstream bloggers?” Why does the “Main Stream Media (MSM) ” attach more importance to them than, say, Kate, Angry, or the Western Standard’s Shotgun Blog. I think it’s just another effort of the part of the MSM to put down serious bloggers while still commenting on them.That stupid reporter should remember that people who visit blogs have a loyalty to them and that they are consumers who buy papers or advertise in them and pay that idiot’s salary.
The United Church of Canada…where you can worship trees and still be a member.
If there was ever a church that ceased to have any core beliefs it is this one, and its membership has fallen correspondingly, shame.
Reg Alcock butts heads with CBC interviewer, now the Liberals have a headache.
http://blackrod.blogspot.com/2005/11/laffair-alcock-sours-cbc-viewers.html
National Socialists’ fear and loathing expressed for all the world to see>> By: The colour Yellow>>>>
Quebec seizes yellow margarine
Raids turn up 72 tubs. Inspectors descend on four Wal-Marts in Quebec City area
KEVIN DOUGHERTY
The Gazette
Saturday, November 05, 2005
Agriculture Department inspectors swooped down on four Wal-Mart stores in the Quebec City area yesterday and seized 72 plastic tubs of yellow Becel margarine with an estimated street value of $179.28.
The margarine is butter yellow, which makes it illegal for sale in Quebec. >>>>>
http://www.rapp.org/url/?GXL9ISJA
montreal gazette >>>>>>
Nazis Order Jews to Wear Yellow Stars
At The History Place – Part of the Holocaust Timeline.
http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/holocaust/h-star.htm – 2k –
One of the more creative slams to the left came from a blogger, dubbed Analogue, who posted this Haiku poem on a Liberal blog: “Left’s moral blindspot/Wider than Reg Alcock’s ass/Silly hypocrites!”
What is it with you buttsex perverts always getting my name wrong? Anyhoo, I can now add “Published Poet” and “Poltical Commentary Featured at such publications as The Ottawa Citizen and WarrenKinsella.com” to my CV. Excuse me while I go strut…
I think the change from anonalogue to (Anal)logue was deliberate.
Warren, you are a mainstream guy.
You partied with the devil.
You are a Chretienite .. a Librano … and that can’t change any more than you can ever learn to play music.
Hiding out in a puke rock band isn’t the route to “not mainstream”. (sorry that should be punk rock)
Scot (smegma breath) Brison eats crow among other things. Can’t this fool stay down home .. may get into the underground economy drywall business like many other Merry Timers.
Flakes like Brison and Kinsella don’t come cheap, and one wonders how many of them are out there, and what they are being PAID to do this? (Something will a little ‘fur’ on it, perhaps?)
If only Scott Brison were eating crow, I don’t think he is, as a matter of fact I think he’s holding up a picture of himself pretending to eat crow so you will let him off the hook. I’ll quote myself from the other blog. I have to say though that this “apology” seems to hold hidden messages as well. For example, “I was in error to say the the NCC was charged six times with violations of the elections act” is he saying “I should have said Five” a true apology would have been “I was in error to say that the NCC was at any time charged with violations of the elections act, in spirit or letter.” Further tosay that something is premature like he does in the second part of his “apology” implies that he’s going to try to throw a horse shoe around your necks framing you guys with the spurious charge of illegal lobbying. This is in no way a real or sincere apology, the man is deliberatly obfuscating his words here and couching them in such a way as to be able to go back on them with great ease. But I guess this is what you get from a liberal politician these days. My advice is to write back a statement saying that you appreciate the spirit in which his apology was written but that as some of the areas of the apology itself as a trifle ambiguous you would like some clarification written down or satisfaction should be sought, this can be either on the lawn at dawn or in the courts his choice.
This last bit you can leave off although I rather think the idea of pistols at dawn would be a really good way to get Brison out of politics, prison or graveyard I don’t care which.
Daryl Haaland
The poor take pride in upgrading their modest trasportation vehicle. It’s heartening.
click here to view and speakers on please.
Brison is a premature…
Mark
Ottawa
verbal ejaculator.
Mark
Ottawa
Who the hell is this Crow guy?
Freep this poll ……. Vote >>>>> Total now %101?
Even though Prime Minister Paul Martin was absolved of misconduct in the AdScam scandal should he resign from office?
Yes. 54%
No. 43%
Not sure. 4%
Total Votes for this Question: 27205
http://cnews.canoe.ca/
Eric came through, you should have t-shirts soon too. Happy happy joy joy.
n. pl. an�ar�chies
1. Absence of any form of political authority.
2. Political disorder and confusion.
3. Absence of any cohesive principle, such as a common standard or purpose.
[New Latin anarchia, from Greek anarkhi, from anarkhos, without a ruler.] >>>>>
A country in flames� French cities teeter on the edge of anarchy
Telegraph.co.uk – 19 minutes ago
By Kim Willsher in Clichy-sous-Bois, Paris. Gangs of youths were once again on the rampage across France last night as the guerilla warfare, which has engulfed a string of Paris suburbs for more than a week, took hold in cities throughout the country. … via googlenews
“There’s war going on in France…” : Wretchard. >>>
France’s Intifada
It�s hard to find some good reporting on the Paris riots, one of the newspapers here this morning claimed that the violence had abated somewhat. Well, that�s hardly the case. Below I�ve translated an excerpt from the Dutch public broadcasting organization�s report on night number nine, Friday night … The term “Paris Riots” has become a complete misnomer. There’s war going on in France and that is coming from someone who is not given to hyperbole, but the facts have made that conclusion inescapable. …
http://www.fallbackbelmont.blogspot.com/
The Internet is and will be a decisive factor in bringing down the corrupt, effete government of Chretien/Martin/Librano$.Long live the Internet/ Vive L’Internet. Down with the Liberal government of Canada. >>>
“What de Villepin’s planning probably missed was that the millet system plus the Internet formed a combination that would go through the 21st century “impassable Ardennes” like s..t through a goose. The millet system meant that potentially hostile foci were were already pre-deployed outside the cordon, often in cities outside Paris. And the Internet of course ensured that command and control could be exercised at a distance by command cells despite any number of deployed riot police. My guess is that by day 6 or 7 the French leadership began to doubt whether their impenetrable defenses would hold. By 9th day, I think, a real panic had begun to set in and they are now scrambling for a Plan B.
Once In France” >>>>
http://www.fallbackbelmont.blogspot.com/
Here is an insight into the psyche of la Belle France (by a commenter who lives in & posts from Paris) : “ubiquitous dog shit on the side walk.” >>>
DO said…
immigrant kids have been burning cars, protesting, rioting, beating up passers by and generally engaging in obnoxious public behavior for years. nothing astonishing here and likewise nothing astonishing in the rise of the Front National as a political force (despite its many and obvious political defects). in paris, the voyou (thug) is a fact of life which one learns to avoid, very much as one learns to avoid the ubiquitous dog shit on the side walk. >>
http://www.rapp.org/url/?BZB1V1ES
Belmont Club
Is Paris Buring?
Are Chretien/Martin/Desmarais/Power Corp.’s ears/livers/kidneys & etc. burning? We are covered with the ubiquitous dog sh*t from the Librano$$$
Reno work doubles cost of government building
Kathy Tomlinson, CTV News
It sounded like a good deal at the time. The owner of a huge 68,000-square metre office complex in Ottawa, occupied by Nortel, approached the government offering to sell. Nortel was planning to move out, as part of its downsizing. The building’s primary owner, Power Financial Corporation, was looking for a buyer.
The government decided it would be a great location for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to set up headquarters for some 3,000 employees. In March, 2003, Ottawa bought the seven-tower complex for $91 million. A good price for a building of that size, but, critics say, not a good deal for taxpayers in the long run. >>>>
Smell the doodoo (watch your step!) by going to the
Link from : http://soapbox22.blogspot.com/
OH MY GOD…..Pettigrews apartment is burning…send DART!
Martin is holding Canadians responsible for his woes. Poor old Paul, so sad. Pray, Paul. Pray. >>
“I think Canadians want us to govern until such time as an election is called,”
Paul Martin, Jr. is cracking up. An amazing logical conclusion by a befuddled-duddled Paul Martin. This is Jean Chretien talking/logic. >>>>
Martin hopes to continue holding power
By JEFF SALLOT
Saturday, November 5, 2005 Posted at 4:49 PM EST
Globe and Mail Update
Mar Del Plata, Argentina � Down in the polls at home, Prime Minister Paul Martin says now is not the time for an election because he has too many important things to do.
He acknowledged Saturday that the Gomery report into the sponsorship scandal is behind the sharp drop for the Liberals in the most recent public opinion polls.
“These polls say it’s going to be a tight election and it’s going to be,” he told a news conference, saying that he knew the Liberals would pay a political price for calling the Gomery commission. “But I did it because it is the right thing to do.”
Nevertheless, the minority government has a full agenda of critical issues to keep it busy throughout the next several months, suggesting that voters do not want the opposition parties to force a general election before March.
“I think Canadians want us to govern until such time as an election is called,” after the Gomery commission’s second and final report. >> more G&M
Some of you may remember that silly little boy Mark Johnson the Opinions Editor for Waterloo University’s Imprint Magazine who had a pathetic article about the London bombings where he praised the Liberals etc and did not reply when I took him to task in the magazine (as did other students).
Well, his latest is up about the Gomery scandal:
Quote: “I’ve laboured (and, dare I say, succeeded) as of late to make my politically-driven columns as unbiased as possible, but it is hard to remain neutral when the Liberals were so clearly right and the Conservatives so mired with their heads in the sand.”
Article here
How can a fourth year politics student be so ridiculous? I know he is also on the local Liberal Party committee but he is beyond parody!
Not a word about the Liberals sudden drop in the polls or this:
Although the Gomery report exonerates the prime minister, the poll finds that a majority of the population does not believe that Martin, when he was finance minister, had no knowledge of what was happening with the sponsorship program.
The numbers show:
○ 60 per cent do not believe that Martin was not involved
○ 71 per cent feel he must be held accountable
○ Only current Liberal voters believe he was not involved and should not be held accountable for the events that transpired, but even among these loyalists, almost 4 in 10 disagree.
So 40% of the Liberal loyalists think Martin WAS involved….oops.
Poll here
Anyone want to go to http://imprint.waterloo.ca and send in a letter to the Editor?
“The United Church of Canada…where you can worship trees and still be a member.”
Er, ouch. I’m a Shintoist and I got married at the UCoC. This only happened because my Easter and Christmas Christian wife wanted to get married in the same church her parents did. I was surprised that the church didn’t tell us to get married elsewhere. I guess they were mainly concerned about the rental fee.
Scott Brison is showing himself to be as laughable and flighty as Svend.
At least Svend kept to one party.
Paul should give Scott a spank.
I e-mailed last night Brison’s limited retraction (” I was provided with incorrect information, but I accept responsibilityfor my statements.” blah, blah, blah, he should resign) to every possible program at CBC and CTV and many people at the Globe. So far (Globe tomorrow) the silence of the coverage is deafening.
Wonder if Taber or “Chuckles” Duffy will mention it on CTV’s “Question Period” today.
Mark
Ottawa
Mark–it was mentioned on QP today, but then they allowed Brison to wax eloquent about Harper not reporting his funding from his first leadership campaign for the CA. They did nothing to refute Brisons statement that it was not necessary at that time. They didn’t ask if Martin reported all his expenses from his extended overthrow of chretien on the wat to his leadership. They didn’t ask Brison about the stolen taxdollars that were funnelled into Quebec Liberal members ridings was reported to Elections Canada either. Brison has a habit of saying things just like a Liberal–loopholes in the statement big enough to drive a Loomis truck loaded with brown envelopes stuffed with cash through.
Didn’t CSL get a grant/?loan from the government that was reported as $60K and turned out to be in the millions? It was “reported” before PM’s coup. Have they ever repaid it? If it was a grant, why was it given? Scott as Svend. I like it. Politic(ian)s make strange bedfellows….
Re: Burning France….
I’m sure George Bush is at fault…. or FEMA…
Seriously, though, would you rather fight this war in Iraq & Afghanistan… or in our cities?
It’s that simple.
I love the MSM’s characterization of these terrorists…. “youths”. “Youths” who are justifiably upset after years of being wronged by ‘the man’…
keep your head in the sand… it’s not Muslim terrorists…. it’s justifiably furious “youths”…. burn, baby, burn.
Re: Brison
Of course the MSM will give him a free ride on the slander…. he’s a Librano, don’t cha know. If the Tories win, it will (hopefully) spell the end of the CBC as we know it. And they know it. And that’s why they do their best to destroy “hidden agenda” Harper…. and give a free pass to Brison’s slime job.
George: My quick take. “Giggles” Taber (as might be expected) soft-balled Bryson in her “Question Period” interview, and without probing allowed him to present himself as a virtuous figure bravely fighting the noxious Conservatives in Parliament–while at the same time painting Harper as an extreme right-winger when at the NCC.
Meanwhile “Calvinist” Craig Oliver constantly hectored Harper during his interview.
Fair and balanced “journalism”; one wishes. Hurl.
Mark
Ottawa
Iron Lady, you’ll find this interesting. PM’s timeline and interesting connections.
http://www.flyourflag.ca/chronology/
Librano$$$$$$$$$ Brown Envelope Service Busted>>
Two Examples Now Listed In the Canadian Gum
Registry:
Example: 6,334,237: Andre “The Wallet” Ouellett.
Not charged>>>
CCC :: Canadian Theft!
Canadian Theft! Andre Ouellett rips off Canadians … John McCallum condones
it! As head of Canada Post, Andre Ouellet pocketed …
http://www.citizenscouncil.ca/English/Outrageous/ouellett.html
>>>>>>>
Example: 6,334,238 : This poor schmuck is charged>>>>>>
Carrier stashed 75,000 letters
Postal employee to face charges. Canada Post investigating why it failed for five years to stop mail from vanishing
CHARLIE FIDELMAN
The Gazette
http://www.rapp.org/url/?FX81Z2VA
Sean,
I hope no offence was taken, none was meant. The UCoC is happy if one person is a memeber. It isnt about rental fees.
I have been to many dual faith ceremonies and the point is never whose faith it is more that there is faith.
My comment was more that there seem to be fewer core beliefs in the UCoC, not that I am terribly religous but I do expect a little consistency out of a religous organization. There should be some things they believe.
If I remeber corretly the last moderator even questioned the divinity of Christ. Maybe I am being picky but I always thought the belief that he was the son of God was kind of important to faith.
Anyway, it has become in its leadership more a community with a set of political and social ideals and less about religous ideals.
My memories of the UCoC in my youth were that of a pretty comfortable place, not highly dogmatic and welcoming but definitely had some belief structire to it… Something happened on the late 80’s and 90’s and it just became something quite different. As I said the leadership was captured by groups with political as opposed to religous agendas.
Oh well. Now attend, somewhat infrequently the Anglican Church. A little stuffier than the UCoC. The kids like it and my wife is comfortable. I think I need to find a good Scottish presbetyrian church, stripped down no nonsense.
Since you all seem to be a group of vast resources I would appreciate some help.
Do we or do we not have any Canadians in Iraq?? I have heard this a number of times and I thought that I had heard it at least ONCE in a news item somewhere. If so, does anyone have a link to anything? Thanks.
Anne (mad in Ontario): A very small number of members of the Canadian Forces, serving with US forces under regular exchange programs, are in Iraq at any one time (and some may from time-to-time be with UK forces in the same way). Otherwise there are no Canadian Forces in Iraq.
See:
http://www.forces.gc.ca/hr/cfpn/engraph/supplement/2004/04-04_tax-exemption_e.asp
Some members of the RCMP and other Canadian police forces are in Jordan helping train Iraqi police.
http://www.rcmp.ca/news/n_0401_e.htm
Mark
Ottawa
I actually think it would be dredful to be a minister in some small little town or big town for that matter.They are always the subject of much gossip by high and mighty so called christians
What the hell makes Kinsella and Wells ” Mainstream bloggers?” Why does the “Main Stream Media (MSM) ” attach more importance to them than, say, Kate, Angry, or the Western Standard’s Shotgun Blog. I think it’s just another effort of the part of the MSM to put down serious bloggers while still commenting on them.That stupid reporter should remember that people who visit blogs have a loyalty to them and that they are consumers who buy papers or advertise in them and pay that idiot’s salary.
Posted by old squid at November 5, 2005 12:51