I guess we know what the $1.13 billion Order In Council was for;
Just as we get set to vote tomorrow, $250 energy rebate cheques are being sent to criminals behind bars, who already got to cast their vote in the comfort of their cells, heated by our tax dollars.
“Linda, this makes me sick,” sniffed a correctional officer, who was on the line complaining he had just distributed cheques from Canada Revenue Agency (formerly Revenue Canada) to four inmates at a provincial detention centre, located north of Toronto.
One inmate had been at the detention centre fighting deportation since December 2004, after he was transferred from a federal prison where he had served his sentence.
He has 23 convictions, including armed robbery and drug offences.
This officer, who’s worked for Ontario’s ministry of correctional services for 16 years and asked not to be named for fear of being disciplined for speaking out, went on: “I’m delivering money to criminals that’s been stolen from me and other hard-working taxpayers in Canada.”
I haven’t seen a rebate cheque, nor have I heard of any going out in Saskatchewan.
Maybe they’re just targeting key ridings…
Is this Dingwalls entitlement? Perhaps it is for all of the expected entitlements!!!.
Makes me recall the incident in Bagdad just before the start of the Iraq war. Sadddam took $1B from the National Bank in US bills. I wonder if a truck was used here also!!!
Way to go paul martian…giving those low life convicts MY (taxpayers) money, for heating rebates. they do not even PAY for heat costs because they are in prison!! how stupid is that, and how stupid are you!! How stupid do you think canadians are??
your sorry ass is SO gone on january 23rd. I wasn’t expecting any kind of mioney from the Lieberals, but I certainly wasn’t expecting it to go to crooks. is this Adscam part XX?
PMPM, you suck!!
I would tell you that to your face if you had the nads to come to central Alberta.
birds of a feather…
the mad redneck
http://www.theinfozone.net is reporting on Paul Martin’s fall from grace.
TIZ
It’s Ottawa,Carlton regional detention center they are talking about and yes I did time there for a (falling asleep at the wheel) driving offence. Let me tell ya from personal experience, these people are the worst scum society can produce! This money goes directly into their chips and chocolate bar fund and is gambled away in card games! We need capital punishment in this country desperately! I would feel no bad feelings for executing the entire poulation of OCDC as it would do society a favor!
these scumsuckers still victimise people even in prison! The worst part of jail was being forced to live with this scum where predatory predisposition is encouraged! And there were many who’s mental health were beyond repair in this environment. 90% of inmates are on mental health drugs; there is no initiative to force them to learn the appreciation of hard work.
This is the state of liberal justice in ontario.
sorry not OCDC but the one in Lindsay Ontario.
I was pretty annoyed about the timing when I saw my cheque, too. I suppose they were afraid that if they sent it sooner we’d blow it on beer and popcorn over the holidays…
I got one, I assume because I still filed as single last year and had 2 dependants, so my income was low enough (?). It’s still sitting — unopened — on the kitchen table.
Tuesday, when we win, I might open it up and buy a round for the house.
Thanks uncle Paulie.
Energy Rebate Cheques Have Arrived
For some federal prison inmates that is.Seems that the element of our society that can’t keep itself out of prison not only gets the privilige to vote, they get their promised Energy Rebate cheques before the rest of us too. …And can anyone tell…
Ha, I should add: all I burn for heat are old cedar snags we cut down ourselves. Didn’t realize the gov’t thought a bit of gas for the truck and the powersaw warranted a rebate.
So where is my bribe… err heating rebate cheque? Must be sitting in the same pile as my mail in ballot. Poor civil servant was too busy campaigning for PMPM that he/she forgot to do their own job. That comment was only partially tongue-in-cheek.
Paul Bernardo depositing his cheque.
Karla Homolka —-casting her ballot in Paul Martins riding.
this is your Canada and PMexPM says these are your values.!!!!!!!
This is what I received and the explanation.
Social Development-Canada
Energy Cost Benefit
As a recipient of the Guaranteed Income Supplement, you are eligible for the encloed Energy Cost Benefit (ECB). The ECB is a one-time tax-free payment from the Government of Canada to help you deal with higher energy costs.
For more information on the ECB, please visit us at http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca or call us at 1-800-277-9914, 1-899-255-4786 TTY.
Dated Jan 2006, amount 125.00. My husband also received a cheque for 125.00. Think of the added postage sending 2 cheques to the same address, and issuing 2 cheques.
To the poster claiming his mother had her pension clawed back, with a 20,000 income, something is very wrong. Have this tax return checked. Clawback does not start till you income is waaaaaaaaaaay higher than that. How could this be a vote getter if we in AB got it. This was mentioned & debated months ago, and would kick in if price reached a certain price (or something like that) But, prisoners should have to pay it back, and also be cut off EI. One reason these errors occur is that many civil servants are casual, usually hired for a 6 mo. period, possibly extended another 6 mo. Then another is hired. No one has time to really learn the system and they have no incentive to correct anything. The attitude of many civil servants is DON’T DO TODAY, WHAT YOU CAN PUT OFF TILL NEXT WEEK (MONTH,YEAR) COA is also their mantra. And, if an employee does their job in an efficient manner, gets rid of the backlog, finds a more efficient way to do things, they do not get the extention of 6 mos. If you ask to see your file there is something on there about, not being a team player, attitude not condusive to working with others, and other excuses.
This ECB arrived within days of the Jan GST rebate, so many misunderstood what it was for. Also, if you have your cheques direct deposited, you may not realize you got it.
Recieved my $125.00 ( voting bribe cheque )on friday, immediately after cashing same, sent e-mail to both Rev Can and the Lib party advising them that l had voted in the advance poll for the CPC and my question was “do l now have to return the Liberal bribe money?”no answer so faR.