Archive for September, 2009

Autocratic Outremont Nomination Underscores Need for Nomination Reform

The federal Liberals appear to be undergoing something of a unity crisis within their Quebec wing, as Ignatieff’s lieutenant Denis Coderre butts heads with former former Justice Minister Martin Cauchon.  The issue at hand is not over who will represent the electors of Outremont in Parliament, but over who will represent the Liberals in Outremont. [...]

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September 25, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Blog Content  4 Comments

Jeniffer Lynch Providing Receipts Would “Unreasonably Interfere” with the CHRC

So it seems that Jeniffer Lynch and her “Human Rights” thugs are not only above the law when it comes to censoring innocent Canadians for their opinions, but that they are also above basic government accountability as well.
In a post yesterday, I indicated that the CHRC was not able to provide receipts for Commissar Lynch’s [...]

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September 23, 2009  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Blog Content  4 Comments

Jennifer Lynch Not Keeping Receipts?

It would seem that Canada’s “human rights” czar, Chief Commissar Jennifer Lynch is not able to produce receipts for a few global junkets that she has taken, at least not within the normal timeline prescribed for Access to Information requests.  In letters dated September 21, the Canadian “Human Rights” Commission indicated that it cannot provide [...]

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September 22, 2009  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Blog Content  2 Comments

Introducing the Canadian Political Fail Blog

Canadian politics is not just the story of great triumphs.  Its also the tale of great failures.  It is with a smirk that I present, a smaller, Canadian political version of the infamous FailBlog.org.  Anyone with a great story of political trip-ups, screw ups and *others-ups is invited to send me a nomination at derekfil@sympatico.ca.
While [...]

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September 18, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: Blog Content, Canadian Political Fails  Comments Closed

Human Rights Commissars After Me

Have you ever wondered what it feels like to have the KGB knock on your door, ask for directions to the corner store and walk away?  The other morning I had what I imagine to be a similar experience when I received this (see below) envelope in the mail.
After staring at it on my desk, [...]

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September 3, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Blog Content  5 Comments

Election Forecast: Let’s Try Logic

Most pontificating over the issue of a fall election has been based on hearsay, intuition, and well, dice-rolling.  Such speculation is brought on when journalists spend too much time in a relatively empty room called “Summer in Ottawa”.  For a change, let consider this (if we care to) from a logical perspective.
First, lets operate from [...]

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September 2, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: Blog Content  Comments Closed

Ministerial Accountability in Ontario Defined

This clip from “Yes Minister” sums up quite succinctly the attitude the Ontario government when it comes to holding ministers accountable for their…’trip’ ups.

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September 1, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Blog Content  Comments Closed

Elections Canada Refuses to Collect Money Owed Taxpayers by Political Parties

When is the last time anyone was told by the government that they “refuse to take your money”?  Documents have recently surfaced indicating that in a bizarre case, the federal Conservative Party is suing Elections Canada for refusing to accept nearly $600,000 in in duplicate GST rebates.
For those of you who probably think that you [...]

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September 1, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Blog Content  4 Comments