tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post6779746611220863838..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: Why the Duffy Trial is Also the Trial of the Harper RegimeSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-46209350606226855702015-04-08T17:16:35.122-04:002015-04-08T17:16:35.122-04:00Deficits?
Conservatives have had massive federal ...Deficits?<br /><br />Conservatives have had massive federal deficits every year since 2008.<br /><br />http://www.cbc.ca/news2/interactives/canada-deficit/Hughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-39668119354656808542015-04-08T03:13:42.409-04:002015-04-08T03:13:42.409-04:00http://www.vancouverobserver.com/national-observer...http://www.vancouverobserver.com/national-observer/harper-visits-north-van-refuses-answer-duffy-questions-protests-rage-outside<br /><br />[snip]<br /><br />The youth, who were photographed with the prime minister wearing hard hats, were allegedly not students from Seycove Secondary, but had arrived on a bus for the event from Sprott Shaw College. <br /><br />Parents and citizens protested Harper's visit, saying that students were being used as 'props' for political purposes. <br /><br />“They don’t wear hard hats at this school. He wasn’t here to hear from students on their concerns," said Bruce McLeod, a North Vancouver resident and father.<br /><br />"This was a partisan political use of the school facilities and particularly troubling give the use of students as props in a photo opportunity.”<br /><br />McLeod said the event was pulling attention away from other crucial issues such as the robocall scandal, Bill C-51, and Canada's military role in Syria. <br /><br />“Marching the kids in for the cameras – it’s all a bit much,” said Carol Baird-Ellan, a North Shore resident and local candidate for the New Democratic Party. <br /><br />While visiting the North Vancouver school, Harper also criticized Liberal leader Justin Trudeau's father, saying the Pierre Trudeau government kicked off the "phenomenon" of big deficits in Canada. <br /><br />More updates coming. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630890163958807048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-69889274660703288452015-04-08T03:09:24.592-04:002015-04-08T03:09:24.592-04:00http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2015/04/07/Harper-in-Nor...http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2015/04/07/Harper-in-North-Van/<br /><br />The students, some mysteriously wearing white hardhats, offered perfunctory applause but their expressions, like Harper's, ranged from bored to apathetic. This must have been a letdown for them after all the fuss and wired suits.<br /><br />Most of the students, after all, will be off to Capilano University or Simon Fraser University or the University of British Columbia after they graduate; grants to pay largely for programs at private career colleges will not much reduce their impending post-secondary debt loads.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630890163958807048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-65723340823838036542015-04-08T02:44:53.771-04:002015-04-08T02:44:53.771-04:00Anonymous wrote:
What is the goal of the "pr...Anonymous wrote:<br /><br />What is the goal of the "progressives?" In the words of author Dinesh D'Souza, "...the left wants ... to be a shining beacon of global depravity, a kind of Gomorrah on a Hill."<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinesh_D'SouzaDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630890163958807048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-55170387211702237532015-04-08T02:38:16.548-04:002015-04-08T02:38:16.548-04:00My question.... why isn't Marjory LeBreton als...My question.... why isn't Marjory LeBreton also on trial?Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630890163958807048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-80136852522550228162015-04-08T02:31:12.239-04:002015-04-08T02:31:12.239-04:00Hey Anonymous: By any chance did you mean to ident...Hey Anonymous: By any chance did you mean to identify as a classic/classical neo-liberal or neo-conservative?<br /><br />Hugh Segal on the State of the Senate and Canadian Conservatism<br />Wednesday, December 18, 2013<br /><br />http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/episode/2013/12/18/hugh-segal-on-the-state-of-the-senate-and-canadian-conservatism/<br /><br />09:58 mark<br /><br />Hugh Segal:"Traditional Conservatism is about society, about how people in<br />society connect with each other, what are the underlying values, what are<br />the relationship between the law, human rights, economic freedom, social<br />responsibility. It's a very integrated view of society. It's a very Tory<br />view of society."<br /><br />"Neo-conservatism, I think is really the aggrandizement of selfishness.<br />It's about me, only me, and after that, me. It's about investing only in<br />things that produce a huge profit for yourself, and it's not about society<br />as a whole, and it tends to be very insensitive to those people who, for<br />one reason or another, have fallen beneath the poverty line, and its<br />engaged in presumptions that those people are all poor because they are<br />lazy. Neoconservatives believe that fundamentally. The truth of the matter<br />is that the vast majority of Canadians beneath the poverty line in this<br />country actually work. Some of them hold down two jobs, and don't actually<br />get sufficient income in order to meet their basic obligations. So it's a<br />very different view, and I am a traditional Conservative, and I don't<br />apologize for that."<br />Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630890163958807048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-91168620455433157882015-04-08T02:24:12.974-04:002015-04-08T02:24:12.974-04:00Jennifer Ditchburn said this evening on CBC's ...Jennifer Ditchburn said this evening on CBC's The National that the judge has been quite accomodating to members of the media eg. letting them tweet non-stop if they wish.<br /><br />https://twitter.com/jenditchburn<br /><br />That's a good sign.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630890163958807048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-8874657491376961262015-04-08T00:58:23.550-04:002015-04-08T00:58:23.550-04:00Stevie was about as far away from the trial as pos...Stevie was about as far away from the trial as possible and still be in Canada. They bused in students while he announced the feds would be giving grants to students who had educational programs which were of shorter duration. In the past they didn't qualify. In good old North Vancouver, where homes cost a million and up. Stevie didn't venture out into the burbs where people are scrambling to pay their rents and food but in an up scale neighbourhood.<br />Yes Stevie is getting desperate if he is throwing money at students. It was entertaining to see the bused in students. they were some bored.<br /><br />Duffy chose trial by judge, which to me means he may well be acquitted because the "game rules" were wide enough to drive a truck through. Duffy will most likely be acquitted and I'm going to enjoy every minute of it When/if Duffy is acquitted, we can expect Duffy will have a lot to say and the opposition will have a lot of material to work with, given what harper has had to say about Duffy. <br /><br />In my opinion Duffy is pissed about being taken to trial because I suspect he was told he could do what he did, that no one checked the expenses. The Cons needed Duffy out there fund raising and he did. He worked hard for the Cons and this is how they reward him. He will get even. I bet the book has been written and he'll pay his legal fees from the advance. <br /><br />The senators got away with a lot of things, then one got caught and it all came tumbling down. They wanted Duffy to take one for the team. He didn't He thought he was the star but in politics its the party which is the star. He forgot he as just another tool they were using to fund raise and stay in power.e.a.f.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-19875865424660513532015-04-07T23:29:16.784-04:002015-04-07T23:29:16.784-04:00hi anon 2:25...yes I think you're right, he wi...hi anon 2:25...yes I think you're right, he will try to stay above it while he sprays the country with money he doesn't have. And I see he has said that he will not comment further on the trial. But all I can say is good luck with that one. The questions will be asked and if he refuses to answer them, he will only damn himself...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-21433502178191424632015-04-07T23:26:09.902-04:002015-04-07T23:26:09.902-04:00hi JD...I think Harper is trembling in his boots, ...hi JD...I think Harper is trembling in his boots, because the machinations surrounding the deal will reflect badly on him. And should Wallin be charged, for the reasons you mention, the damage could be even greater, because he will almost certainly be called to testify and asked to explain why he approved her expenses and found them to be reasonable. The Chinese water torture as Wright called it, is only beginning...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-53761767523677931282015-04-07T23:22:25.813-04:002015-04-07T23:22:25.813-04:00hi Steve...judging by the media mob that turned ou...hi Steve...judging by the media mob that turned out today, I think this trial is going to get more than enough coverage. The reason Wright was not charged was because the RCMP judged that he did not get any personal benefit from the deal, having forked out the $92,000 from his own pocket. I think that criteria is flawed because in a larger sense he did reap a personal reward for himself and his party he served so fanatically. Or would have done if the deal had not become public. Stay tuned because it will damage the Cons politically, I haven't the slightest doubt about that...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-72418773753605031592015-04-07T23:16:25.419-04:002015-04-07T23:16:25.419-04:00hi Bill...it's hard to predict what might happ...hi Bill...it's hard to predict what might happen in this country, where so many have lost their moral compass, and we have a government that has made the Big Lie the new normal. But Harper already has a lot of negatives, and I am pretty sure this trial will only add to them. So get that BBQ ready because we'll be partying in the fall !!! ;)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-76796632685310987822015-04-07T23:11:59.344-04:002015-04-07T23:11:59.344-04:00hi anon.10:21...I'm afraid I don't have en...hi anon.10:21...I'm afraid I don't have enough money to buy lottery tickets, or bet on the result of this trial. However, I'm not as pessimistic as you are. Duffy is an old scoundrel, but compared to the people in the PMO he is practically a saint. So although he may well be convicted, the Cons will suffer in the court of public opinion, which for me is the only thing that counts....Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-25264972575895370262015-04-07T23:06:06.691-04:002015-04-07T23:06:06.691-04:00hi anon 9:54...well that was quite a diatribe, and...hi anon 9:54...well that was quite a diatribe, and if you're a liberal I'm a conservative. What you appear to be is a rabid right-wing religious fanatic, filled with hatred, and deluded by your beliefs. And the very idea that we are the ones threatening individual liberties and freedoms, when the Harper Conservatives are in the process of passing Bill C-51 speaks to those delusions. If you didn't disgust me so much I would pity you, for you are a pitiful creature. And please don't call yourself a Christian either, because what you are is a grotesque fascist. You and your kind are the the enemies of humanity, and we will defeat you, and build a better, more equal, and saner world... Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-20479690893603331832015-04-07T22:53:08.477-04:002015-04-07T22:53:08.477-04:00hi thwap...I'm not sure what will come out of ...hi thwap...I'm not sure what will come out of this case in a legal sense. But it looks like the judge is ensuring that the media will be able to cover it like a blanket, by among other things allowing reporters in to tweet out details as the case proceeds. So I can't see Harper getting off politically unscathed. Add that to his economic record, and I'm fairly confident that it will at least deny him a majority, and set him up to be toppled by a coalition... Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-75737220218330926822015-04-07T22:46:22.956-04:002015-04-07T22:46:22.956-04:00hi anon....Harper was, is, and always will be a bu...hi anon....Harper was, is, and always will be a bully. He's a clinical psychopath and cannot feel the pain of others. And yes, the case of the child soldier Omar Khadr is a an absolute disgrace...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-52758522453344460322015-04-07T16:27:47.968-04:002015-04-07T16:27:47.968-04:00He'll never be far enough away from Ottawa for...He'll never be far enough away from Ottawa for me which is why I took the liberty to sign him up for the Mars mission.<br />JDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-86122158180544103622015-04-07T16:25:48.013-04:002015-04-07T16:25:48.013-04:00It may have come from Nigel's account but Harp...It may have come from Nigel's account but Harpo would have compensated him using his porky er petty cash.<br />JDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-48350452751877604862015-04-07T15:28:07.311-04:002015-04-07T15:28:07.311-04:00German, Austria and Scandinava has been absolutely...German, Austria and Scandinava has been absolutely destroyed by Socialism.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-51087791282914216032015-04-07T14:25:01.253-04:002015-04-07T14:25:01.253-04:00Harper will be escaping into new closets to hide i...Harper will be escaping into new closets to hide in for everyday during this 41 day trial. When he appears, it will be in completely controlled environments where nobody can ask him anything about the Duffy Affair. If there is a faint glimmer of light, his spin-meisters will be out in full force spewing misinformation. He will avoid parliament, especially during "question period". <br /><br />For day one of the trial, he is as far from Ottawa as possible in his first of many closets.<br /><br /> http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/stephen-harper-expands-eligibility-for-canada-student-grants-program-1.3023553Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-61285403710569438912015-04-07T13:57:00.196-04:002015-04-07T13:57:00.196-04:00Um I think you got it wrong there bud Anon 9:54 AM...Um I think you got it wrong there bud Anon 9:54 AM we are centrists neither right or left leaning. You obviously are a right wing venomous caricature. And you must sneer at the left while ignoring the Centre?<br /><br />Seems so,<br />Mogs Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-54751164799169764722015-04-07T12:40:44.152-04:002015-04-07T12:40:44.152-04:00I'm sure there's a pile-on of responses to...I'm sure there's a pile-on of responses to this troll's comment. All I'm going to say is that it was completely off-topic.<br /><br />In response to a post about a genuine corruption trial, this person thought it relevant to say that left should propose alternatives and then proceeded into an unoriginal diatribe against socialism.thwaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399550285738440669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-84559613708827993982015-04-07T12:33:16.349-04:002015-04-07T12:33:16.349-04:00Not sure where all of your hatred comes from, but ...Not sure where all of your hatred comes from, but I think I would find you more credible if you provided evidence for ALL of your accusations. What I find interesting,is your description of "progressives" really describes Harper and his Cons. All you're doing is venting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842215982128591742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-23557111945187855142015-04-07T12:26:06.865-04:002015-04-07T12:26:06.865-04:00Wow!Wow!Hughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-42949117856799847712015-04-07T11:33:48.887-04:002015-04-07T11:33:48.887-04:00Ya Anon 10:38 I can't and can wait for the out...Ya Anon 10:38 I can't and can wait for the outcome of this "Trial" Harper certainly made the old Duff look like a jackass after all the help he gave Harper nut case and $5 millionaire. He probably paid the $90,000.00 not Nigel eh?<br /><br />Mogs Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com