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Benoit @ Tue Jul 15, 2008 6:13 pm
Contrary to the scandals of Conservatives, the scandals of Liberals are signs of self-confidence and power.
Toro @ Wed Jul 16, 2008 8:46 pm
Benoit Benoit:
Contrary to the scandals of Conservatives, the scandals of Liberals are signs of self-confidence and power.
And signs of ties to the mob too.
Benoit @ Sat Jul 19, 2008 8:25 am
Toro Toro:
Benoit Benoit:
Contrary to the scandals of Conservatives, the scandals of Liberals are signs of self-confidence and power.
And signs of ties to the mob too.
No one advertises his/her filthy relationships.
mtbr @ Tue Jul 29, 2008 8:55 am
Liberal party in cahoots with Elections Canada.
post1296410#p1296410
Benoit @ Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:36 am
mtbr mtbr:
The accuser, junior Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, said he is not sure of anything!
mtbr @ Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:40 am
Benoit Benoit:
The accuser, junior Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, said he is not sure of anything!
Marc Maynard is all the proof anybody needs.
http://www.canadaka.net/link.php?id=35365
Benoit @ Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:44 am
mtbr mtbr:
Benoit Benoit:
The accuser, junior Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, said he is not sure of anything!
Marc Maynard is all the proof anybody needs.
http://www.canadaka.net/link.php?id=35365
"Marc Maynard has yet to rule on an extension request from party leader Stephane Dion."
mtbr @ Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:47 am
Benoit Benoit:
mtbr mtbr:
Benoit Benoit:
The accuser, junior Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, said he is not sure of anything!
Marc Maynard is all the proof anybody needs.
http://www.canadaka.net/link.php?id=35365
"Marc Maynard has yet to rule on an extension request from party leader Stephane Dion."
The only one left, he's trying to decide if it should be 2012 or 2021 after all he wouldn't want to put any pressure on him.
Benoit @ Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:49 am
mtbr mtbr:
Benoit Benoit:
mtbr mtbr:
"Marc Maynard has yet to rule on an extension request from party leader Stephane Dion."
The only one left, he's trying to decide if it should be 2012 or 2021 after all he wouldn't want to put any pressure on him.
You are the one here suffering dyslexia.
mtbr @ Sun Aug 03, 2008 7:28 am
Money for nothing and election games.
http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/new ... 9f452338a9
Godfrey's long $100,000 goodbye
Calgary Herald
Published: Sunday, August 03, 2008
In November 2007, Liberal Member of Parliament John Godfrey announced he would resign his seat effective July 1, to become headmaster at a French school in Toronto.
In the case of Godfrey, even if we assume he has worked hard over the December-June period -- and earned about $88,000 in salary over that time, not including benefits and pension time -- we note he did not resign as of July 1; he instead decided to remain as an MP until August 1.
As for why, recall last week's announcement by Prime Minister Stephen Harper of three by-elections in September, two in Quebec and one in Ontario, but not one for Godfrey's Ontario riding of Don Valley West.
We suspect the later departure date despite Godfrey's full-time employment at a Toronto school, might be related to a desire on the part of the cash-strapped Liberals to avoid having to fight four byelections in September.
Add the July salary (about $12,500) to the previous seven months and Godfrey garnered more than $100,000 since the November announcement.
A July 1 resignation as promised by Godfrey would have forced the Liberal party to pony up even more scarce staff, political workers and resources. But that would have been the Liberal party's problem. Godfrey should have resigned July 1 as promised, if not earlier, and let the electoral chips fall where they might.
The federal government needs to implement new rules surrounding the resignation of MPs. If an MP takes another job their resignation should be immediately imposed and they should not be allowed to continue to stay on the parliamentary payroll. It is unreasonable to allow the individual members to choose their own departure date simply for partisan reasons while taxpayers are stuck with a hefty tab.
Benoit @ Tue Aug 05, 2008 7:45 pm
mtbr mtbr:
Money for nothing and election games.
http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/new ... 9f452338a9
Godfrey's long $100,000 goodbye
Calgary Herald
Published: Sunday, August 03, 2008
In November 2007, Liberal Member of Parliament John Godfrey announced he would resign his seat effective July 1, to become headmaster at a French school in Toronto.
In the case of Godfrey, even if we assume he has worked hard over the December-June period -- and earned about $88,000 in salary over that time, not including benefits and pension time -- we note he did not resign as of July 1; he instead decided to remain as an MP until August 1.
As for why, recall last week's announcement by Prime Minister Stephen Harper of three by-elections in September, two in Quebec and one in Ontario, but not one for Godfrey's Ontario riding of Don Valley West.
We suspect the later departure date despite Godfrey's full-time employment at a Toronto school, might be related to a desire on the part of the cash-strapped Liberals to avoid having to fight four byelections in September.
Add the July salary (about $12,500) to the previous seven months and Godfrey garnered more than $100,000 since the November announcement.
A July 1 resignation as promised by Godfrey would have forced the Liberal party to pony up even more scarce staff, political workers and resources. But that would have been the Liberal party's problem. Godfrey should have resigned July 1 as promised, if not earlier, and let the electoral chips fall where they might.
The federal government needs to implement new rules surrounding the resignation of MPs. If an MP takes another job their resignation should be immediately imposed and they should not be allowed to continue to stay on the parliamentary payroll. It is unreasonable to allow the individual members to choose their own departure date simply for partisan reasons while taxpayers are stuck with a hefty tab.
http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/new ... 9f452338a9
Godfrey's long $100,000 goodbye
Calgary Herald
Published: Sunday, August 03, 2008
In November 2007, Liberal Member of Parliament John Godfrey announced he would resign his seat effective July 1, to become headmaster at a French school in Toronto.
In the case of Godfrey, even if we assume he has worked hard over the December-June period -- and earned about $88,000 in salary over that time, not including benefits and pension time -- we note he did not resign as of July 1; he instead decided to remain as an MP until August 1.
As for why, recall last week's announcement by Prime Minister Stephen Harper of three by-elections in September, two in Quebec and one in Ontario, but not one for Godfrey's Ontario riding of Don Valley West.
We suspect the later departure date despite Godfrey's full-time employment at a Toronto school, might be related to a desire on the part of the cash-strapped Liberals to avoid having to fight four byelections in September.
Add the July salary (about $12,500) to the previous seven months and Godfrey garnered more than $100,000 since the November announcement.
A July 1 resignation as promised by Godfrey would have forced the Liberal party to pony up even more scarce staff, political workers and resources. But that would have been the Liberal party's problem. Godfrey should have resigned July 1 as promised, if not earlier, and let the electoral chips fall where they might.
The federal government needs to implement new rules surrounding the resignation of MPs. If an MP takes another job their resignation should be immediately imposed and they should not be allowed to continue to stay on the parliamentary payroll. It is unreasonable to allow the individual members to choose their own departure date simply for partisan reasons while taxpayers are stuck with a hefty tab.
A smooth political transition during the season where schools are closed is all but scandalous.
mtbr @ Tue Aug 12, 2008 1:04 pm
Sexist redneck comments.
Liberal MP rapped for ageist crack now apologizes for comment taken as sexist
2 hours ago
OTTAWA — A Liberal MP has apologized for the second time in five days for using discriminatory language to deride Conservative opponents.
Robert Thibault said Tuesday that he didn't mean to be "gender specific" when he called Marjory LeBreton, the government leader in the Senate, an "idiot" and suggested she should "go back to making tea" for former prime minister Brian Mulroney.
Nevertheless in a written statement, the Nova Scotia MP withdrew the comments, which the Conservatives and some non-partisan women's groups had deemed sexist.
"If anything I said can be interpreted as sexist, I unequivocally and wholeheartedly apologize and withdraw my comments," Thibault said.
"I have always been a strong supporter of women in politics and want to encourage, not hinder, their participation in the public sphere."
Thibault issued the tea-brewing taunt as he attempted to deflect criticism last week from LeBreton, the minister responsible for seniors, about remarks deemed by some seniors' groups to be offensive and ageist.
He had suggested that Greg Kerr, the 60-year-old chosen by the Tories to run against him in West Nova riding, was too old for the job.
Thibault apologized for those remarks last Friday, saying his comments were intended to apply only to Kerr, not seniors in general.
But he then compounded his problems, telling The Hill Times, a weekly newspaper that focuses on parliamentary affairs, that LeBreton had distorted his remarks about Kerr. He suggested she should "go back to making tea for Brian Mulroney and stay out of serious people's business."
LeBreton was Mulroney's director of appointments during his term as prime minister and was considered his unofficial spokesperson for years afterwards.
Thibault's apology Tuesday did not satisfy the Tories.
Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Rona Ambrose issued a statement demanding that Liberal Leader Stephane Dion discipline the MP.
"Stephane Dion must show that these comments are not acceptable in the political process and immediately reprimand his caucus members," Ambrose said.
"If Liberal MPs are allowed to publicly use offensive language like Thibault's without consequence, it shows that Stephane Dion's commitment to women in politics rings hollow."
Ambrose added that Dion's silence on the matter thus far "begs the question: Does Stephane Dion believe the best use of woman's talent is making tea?"
A spokesman for Dion said Thibault's decision to voluntarily apologize puts an end to the matter.
"Thibault issued the apology on his own. Dion did not need to talk to him. We consider the matter closed," said Mark Dunn.
Furthermore, Dunn pointed out that Prime Minister Stephen Harper has never reprimanded various Conservative MPs - such as Tom Lukiwski and Pierre Poilievre - who've been forced to apologize for remarks deemed insulting to homosexuals and aboriginals.
mtbr @ Wed Sep 03, 2008 10:59 am
Liberals campaigning on CBC news sites.
current-events-f59/how-broke-are-the-liberals-t67367.html
bootlegga @ Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:05 am
mtbr mtbr:
Sexist redneck comments.
Liberal MP rapped for ageist crack now apologizes for comment taken as sexist
2 hours ago
OTTAWA — A Liberal MP has apologized for the second time in five days for using discriminatory language to deride Conservative opponents.
Robert Thibault said Tuesday that he didn't mean to be "gender specific" when he called Marjory LeBreton, the government leader in the Senate, an "idiot" and suggested she should "go back to making tea" for former prime minister Brian Mulroney.
Nevertheless in a written statement, the Nova Scotia MP withdrew the comments, which the Conservatives and some non-partisan women's groups had deemed sexist.
"If anything I said can be interpreted as sexist, I unequivocally and wholeheartedly apologize and withdraw my comments," Thibault said.
"I have always been a strong supporter of women in politics and want to encourage, not hinder, their participation in the public sphere."
Thibault issued the tea-brewing taunt as he attempted to deflect criticism last week from LeBreton, the minister responsible for seniors, about remarks deemed by some seniors' groups to be offensive and ageist.
He had suggested that Greg Kerr, the 60-year-old chosen by the Tories to run against him in West Nova riding, was too old for the job.
Thibault apologized for those remarks last Friday, saying his comments were intended to apply only to Kerr, not seniors in general.
But he then compounded his problems, telling The Hill Times, a weekly newspaper that focuses on parliamentary affairs, that LeBreton had distorted his remarks about Kerr. He suggested she should "go back to making tea for Brian Mulroney and stay out of serious people's business."
LeBreton was Mulroney's director of appointments during his term as prime minister and was considered his unofficial spokesperson for years afterwards.
Thibault's apology Tuesday did not satisfy the Tories.
Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Rona Ambrose issued a statement demanding that Liberal Leader Stephane Dion discipline the MP.
"Stephane Dion must show that these comments are not acceptable in the political process and immediately reprimand his caucus members," Ambrose said.
"If Liberal MPs are allowed to publicly use offensive language like Thibault's without consequence, it shows that Stephane Dion's commitment to women in politics rings hollow."
Ambrose added that Dion's silence on the matter thus far "begs the question: Does Stephane Dion believe the best use of woman's talent is making tea?"
A spokesman for Dion said Thibault's decision to voluntarily apologize puts an end to the matter.
"Thibault issued the apology on his own. Dion did not need to talk to him. We consider the matter closed," said Mark Dunn.
Furthermore, Dunn pointed out that Prime Minister Stephen Harper has never reprimanded various Conservative MPs - such as Tom Lukiwski and Pierre Poilievre - who've been forced to apologize for remarks deemed insulting to homosexuals and aboriginals.
Liberal MP rapped for ageist crack now apologizes for comment taken as sexist
2 hours ago
OTTAWA — A Liberal MP has apologized for the second time in five days for using discriminatory language to deride Conservative opponents.
Robert Thibault said Tuesday that he didn't mean to be "gender specific" when he called Marjory LeBreton, the government leader in the Senate, an "idiot" and suggested she should "go back to making tea" for former prime minister Brian Mulroney.
Nevertheless in a written statement, the Nova Scotia MP withdrew the comments, which the Conservatives and some non-partisan women's groups had deemed sexist.
"If anything I said can be interpreted as sexist, I unequivocally and wholeheartedly apologize and withdraw my comments," Thibault said.
"I have always been a strong supporter of women in politics and want to encourage, not hinder, their participation in the public sphere."
Thibault issued the tea-brewing taunt as he attempted to deflect criticism last week from LeBreton, the minister responsible for seniors, about remarks deemed by some seniors' groups to be offensive and ageist.
He had suggested that Greg Kerr, the 60-year-old chosen by the Tories to run against him in West Nova riding, was too old for the job.
Thibault apologized for those remarks last Friday, saying his comments were intended to apply only to Kerr, not seniors in general.
But he then compounded his problems, telling The Hill Times, a weekly newspaper that focuses on parliamentary affairs, that LeBreton had distorted his remarks about Kerr. He suggested she should "go back to making tea for Brian Mulroney and stay out of serious people's business."
LeBreton was Mulroney's director of appointments during his term as prime minister and was considered his unofficial spokesperson for years afterwards.
Thibault's apology Tuesday did not satisfy the Tories.
Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Rona Ambrose issued a statement demanding that Liberal Leader Stephane Dion discipline the MP.
"Stephane Dion must show that these comments are not acceptable in the political process and immediately reprimand his caucus members," Ambrose said.
"If Liberal MPs are allowed to publicly use offensive language like Thibault's without consequence, it shows that Stephane Dion's commitment to women in politics rings hollow."
Ambrose added that Dion's silence on the matter thus far "begs the question: Does Stephane Dion believe the best use of woman's talent is making tea?"
A spokesman for Dion said Thibault's decision to voluntarily apologize puts an end to the matter.
"Thibault issued the apology on his own. Dion did not need to talk to him. We consider the matter closed," said Mark Dunn.
Furthermore, Dunn pointed out that Prime Minister Stephen Harper has never reprimanded various Conservative MPs - such as Tom Lukiwski and Pierre Poilievre - who've been forced to apologize for remarks deemed insulting to homosexuals and aboriginals.
Hmmm...
mtbr @ Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:07 am
what? no comment on today's post 
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