tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post8603598815047895990..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: Michael Harris on the Duffy Verdict and the Harper NightmareSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-3819870922649448462016-04-23T22:06:00.868-04:002016-04-23T22:06:00.868-04:00Hi e.a.f...Paulson promised he would explain why W...Hi e.a.f...Paulson promised he would explain why Wright wasn't charged many months before the election, so he does owe us an explanation...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-79164839640287891472016-04-23T22:03:52.983-04:002016-04-23T22:03:52.983-04:00Hi RT....yes, it's a great way to put a seal o...Hi RT....yes, it's a great way to put a seal or a tombstone on Harper's sordid career. In the end everything went wrong. He was defeated and humiliated by a man he claimed wasn't ready. His legacy is being demolished. He never built anything worth remembering, he will occupy a tiny space in Canadian history, and after the judge's verdict his legacy will reek....Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-52275722500161051822016-04-23T21:55:18.423-04:002016-04-23T21:55:18.423-04:00Hi Mound...please mind your manners and don't ...Hi Mound...please mind your manners and don't insult people who comment here or it will be the last time you comment here. You are right that Duffy was exonerated, but only because there are no rules and the crown didn't do its job. And no Duffy doesn't smell like roses no matter what you might have us believe...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-49681749697971132072016-04-23T21:51:11.790-04:002016-04-23T21:51:11.790-04:00Hi Dan...I never really cared what happened to Duf...Hi Dan...I never really cared what happened to Duffy. I always saw him as a pathetic figure. But I was hoping the scandal would damage Harper's legacy and taint the surviving Cons. And in that respect the outcome couldn't be better...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-35057233287012313832016-04-23T21:31:38.342-04:002016-04-23T21:31:38.342-04:00Poulson has to go for a lot more than "damage...Poulson has to go for a lot more than "damage". The RCMP was damaged a long time ago. if one single employer has 300 of its former and current employees involved in a class action lawsuit regarding sexual harassment, bullying, etc. there is a very big problem.e.a.f.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-66326395519295095562016-04-23T10:14:10.523-04:002016-04-23T10:14:10.523-04:00Duffy embezzled money from the Canadian taxpayers,...Duffy embezzled money from the Canadian taxpayers, with the blessing of Harper, because Duffy was travelling around the country promoting the Conservative Party. The judge's verdict does not change those facts. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-66248687639520989782016-04-23T09:33:02.688-04:002016-04-23T09:33:02.688-04:00hi anon...Wright was no doubt operating under the ...hi anon...Wright was no doubt operating under the assumption he was doing the Lord's work, by helping to keep those theocons in power. The RCMP apparently claims that he wasn't charged because he had nothing to gain personally from the bribe to try to cover-up a scandal. When in fact he was protecting the Harper government and by so doing protecting his job. So it is a travesty of justice...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-82244776034787162702016-04-23T09:29:00.122-04:002016-04-23T09:29:00.122-04:00hi rumleyfips...there was something terribly wrong...hi rumleyfips...there was something terribly wrong with the whole police investigation. The crown was amateurish beyond belief, and the RCMP commissioner has yet to explain why they didn't charge Nigel wright, even though he promised to do that many many months ago...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-35753180166220378322016-04-23T09:26:47.699-04:002016-04-23T09:26:47.699-04:00hi JD...I believe it is possible to claim parliame...hi JD...I believe it is possible to claim parliamentary immunity, under certain conditions, and for a certain period of time. But it will probably never be tested because according to his lawyer Duffy is a very sick man, is lucky to be still alive, and most probably will not have the strength to sue the Harper gang....Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-61220014204386848872016-04-23T01:15:12.467-04:002016-04-23T01:15:12.467-04:00Poulson has to go! He has damaged the force and th...Poulson has to go! He has damaged the force and there morale .DavemJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05734780384467825458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-296012697315726402016-04-22T22:02:25.997-04:002016-04-22T22:02:25.997-04:00this is what you get when you elected religious ze...this is what you get when you elected religious zealots to positions of power. The are convinced their way is the right way and nothing ought to stand between them and their goals. Duffy got in the way. he was an example to others not to cross harper el al. <br /><br />if we are waiting to find out why Wright was not charged and only Duffy, don't hold your breath. Poulson isn't talking and Wright high tailed it to England. Most of us can come to our own conclusions as to why Wright wasn't charged and only Duffy was. <br /><br />e.a.f.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-75863025269704703632016-04-22T21:34:02.462-04:002016-04-22T21:34:02.462-04:00Dan, you have to stop drinking whatever has you in...Dan, you have to stop drinking whatever has you in its grip. Duffy wasn't "let off." The case against him was rigged. It was a political show trial to give Harper a scapegoat. Duffy was to be the sacrifice. If you look into the tort of malicious prosecution you'll see this rings all the bells.<br /><br />Whether you like it or not, Duffy was exonerated. Read the judgmentThe Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-51036017427117848712016-04-22T17:00:53.984-04:002016-04-22T17:00:53.984-04:00For someone obsessed with rewriting Canadian histo...For someone obsessed with rewriting Canadian history its must be a real piss off to realize that an Ontario provincial court judge has documented Stevies legacy in a most unflattering manner. Lyin Stevie is now destined to be a footnote in future social studies on how a democratic country can be subverted by delusional autocratic leaders.Perhaps this case will not as famous as Tricky Dick and Watergate but I am sure he will get honorable mention and like Nixon that's all he will be remembered for.Thank you judge Vaillancourt for restoring some confidence in our justice system by stating what many were thinking.Although Duffy is certainly a terrible example of a Senator working for the betterment of the Canadian people he certainly pales in comparison to an autocratic leader willing to eat his own to achieve his twisted vision for Canada.<br />RTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-7889421637426196162016-04-22T15:58:33.541-04:002016-04-22T15:58:33.541-04:00I am not surprised about the verdict as the Canadi...I am not surprised about the verdict as the Canadian Justice System usually lets the elites off. For example: this is why only the US system could nail a piece of crap like former NHLPA head Alan Eagleson to the wall because it could never be done in Canada thanks to the Eagle's connections to the legal profession, Tories and Liberals.<br /><br />This is about as close as things will get for the Puffster who was publicly humiliated in the process which is good enough for me. He pretty much torched whatever status (money/power) he had (which if the satirical media is correct) because it was what he spent his life coveting.<br /><br />Much like Brian "Muldoon" Mulrooney who wasn't convicted in the courts, but the Schriber public hearings pretty much crushed any attempts by him (and his media bumboys) to clear his rep among Canadians (at least those who remember.)<br /><br />Same for Harper. Nothing he does now will rehabilitate his image. He'll come out for some public events, but knowing that people will point fingers or look disapprovingly in the passive aggressive way of Canadians.<br /><br />As for the RCMP, they need to clean house of the top and middle ranking commanders and make it apolitical (if it ever were.)<br /><br />Dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-750296005544961802016-04-22T14:41:18.231-04:002016-04-22T14:41:18.231-04:00Bribery seems like the kind of crime where it take...Bribery seems like the kind of crime where it takes two to tango.<br />If one person is charged with accepting a bribe, isn't it logical someone else should be charged with offering the bribe?<br />That's why many Canadians are scratching their heads about why Sen. Mike Duffy has been left without a dance partner, facing the music all alone.<br />Nigel Wright is a morally depleted useless piece of human flesh!!!!!! I guess thats what makes Nigel such a great "Christian"!!!!! LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL <br />Now it makes sense when my father always told me "only bad people have to go to church"!!!! LOL LOL LOL Prime example of two faced, dishonest, dishourable scum that RCMP is!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-87212184971066305782016-04-22T14:04:18.740-04:002016-04-22T14:04:18.740-04:00We had a zen Mounty who thought not buying a dog w...We had a zen Mounty who thought not buying a dog was buying a dog. Way to investigate there Dudley. But our sterling accounting industry were also lost up their own ass. A top notch, top price forensic accountant couldn't find $3or400 grand, because he didn't ask about it. The fix was in.<br /><br />I always thought that Muldoon meant Bryce when he sais there was no whore like an old whore but Margie's little sit and spin last night made me see the error of my ways.rumleyfipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03346146988416679423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-1137012955840466602016-04-22T13:51:49.166-04:002016-04-22T13:51:49.166-04:00Simon, do you know if Harper, as an MP, can use pa...Simon, do you know if Harper, as an MP, can use parliamentary privilege to weasel out of testifying? If so, he will cling to that seat as long as possible and if not, I expect he'll flee the country.<br />His legacy sealed and a cowardly end befitting an ousted Tin Pot Dictator.<br />JDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com