Camouflage won’t help this man. Let’s work through the list of suspects, shall we? Here’s a copy of the email in question: .Part II So the suspects are obviously all Alberta Conservative caucus members. Let’s trim that down using the evidence in question. There were 27 Conservatives from Alberta elected
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OPSEU Diablogue: Changes to Interim Federal Health plan places communities at risk — AMMI
Changes to the Interim Federal Health plan for refugees may result in higher costs and place communities at risk says the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada (AMMI). In a June 18 letter signed by AMMI President Dr. A. … Continue reading →
Continue readingCANADIAN PROGRESSIVE WORLD: Jason Kenney’s Tell-Tale Conservative Apology
Apparently, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has apologized for labeling Thomas Lukaszuk, the deputy premier of Alberta, “a complete and utter a-hole.” And Lukaszuk’s boss, premier Alison Redford wants us to believe that Kenney’s insult amounts to: “there are people who have personalities that do and don’t get along.” And that “there
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: The trouble with A-Bombs: if the blast doesn’t get you, the fallout just might
A typical Canadian reads the news from the Ottawa Press Gallery while Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney sends another email in the background. Below: Wildrose Party House Leader Rob Anderson; former federal PC leaders Joe Clark and Peter MacKay discuss the interesting pod marked “Return to Preston Manning” they
Continue readingAlberta Diary: The trouble with A-Bombs: if the blast doesn’t get you, the fallout just might
A typical Canadian reads the news from the Ottawa Press Gallery while Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney sends another email in the background. Below: Wildrose Party House Leader Rob Anderson; former federal PC leaders Joe Clark and Peter MacKay discuss the interesting pod marked “Return to Preston Manning” they
Continue readingCalgary Grit: “Complete and Utter Asshole”
Don't let this act of chilvalry fool you, Tom Lukaszuk is a major league a-hole I really want trash Jason Kenney or make this out to be a sign of a worsening relationship between the federal Conservatives and the Alberta PCs. But Jason Kenney is far from the first politician
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: Alberta Silly Season starts with fallout from Jason Kenney’s A-Bomb blast
Federal Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, centre, with Public Safety Minister Victor Toews, left, and Prime Minister Stephen Harper, right, get ready to assure members of their party’s Alberta caucus they’ll be protected from a*****e visitors from their home province. Actual federal Tory ministers may not appear exactly as
Continue readingAlberta Diary: Alberta Silly Season starts with fallout from Jason Kenney’s A-Bomb blast
Federal Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, centre, with Public Safety Minister Victor Toews, left, and Prime Minister Stephen Harper, right, get ready to assure members of their party’s Alberta caucus they’ll be protected from a*****e visitors from their home province. Actual federal Tory ministers may not appear exactly as
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: did jason kenney deepen the conservative divide in calgary-centre?
Tweet In light of yesterday’s embarrassing missive by federal cabinet minister Jason Kenney about Deputy Premier Thomas Lukaszuk, the race to become the Conservative Party candidate in the yet to be called Calgary-Centre by-election may get more interesting. Suggestions that the by-election could be defined by the deep schism between
Continue readingLeftist Jab: Jason Kenney’s Official Asshole Checklist
The man determining Canada’s immigration policy has yet to master email. When Jason Kenney, Canada’s Immigration Minister, hit the “Reply All” button when sending out an email, he let his feelings be known about Progressive Conservative Alberta deputy premier Thomas Lukaszuk. He thinks of him as “a complete and utter asshole”.
Continue readingImpolitical: Tweet of the day
I have such amazing staff. Its 7:30pm & almost all of my staff are working hard, many preparing for an exciting policy announcement tomorrow — Jason Kenney (@kenneyjason) June 19, 2012 Almost all…the rest are helping him craft apologies to Alberta’s deputy premier. After a day of patented Kenney House
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Jason Kenney Drops the A-Bomb
They say people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones eh? So it seems to me Jason Kenney really should know better than to call the Deputy Premier of Alberta an asshole. The only explanation seems to be that when Jason Kenney, the federal immigration minister, hit the button on his
Continue readingTrashy's World: Stay classy, Mr. Kenney…
… stay classy. Interesting though how this exposes the deep rift between the wacko right in the CPC and their more moderate and sane cousins in Alberta. (18) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: jason kenney: deputy premier thomas lukaszuk is a complete and utter a-hole.
Tweet Mark one point against civility in politics. An accidental reply-all email from Calgary-Southeast Conservative Member of Parliament and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney about Progressive Conservative Deputy Premier Thomas Lukaszuk has given Albertans a glimpse into how split the Conservative movement in our province has become. From the Edmonton Journal:
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: Sun News Network’s vulgar response reveals CBSC as toothless, demonstrates need for meaningful rules
This Sun News Network truck has now moved on, obviously the result of your blogger’s bullying. Below: Ezra Levant assails the CSBC. Below that: Ezra Levant comments on the passing of NDP leader Jack Layton. Below that: Well, actually, it’s pretty hard to go any lower than that. Radio and
Continue readingAlberta Diary: Sun News Network’s vulgar response reveals CBSC as toothless, demonstrates need for meaningful rules
This Sun News Network truck has now moved on, obviously the result of your blogger’s bullying. Below: Ezra Levant assails the CSBC. Below that: Ezra Levant comments on the passing of NDP leader Jack Layton. Below that: Well, actually, it’s pretty hard to go any lower than that. Radio and
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Bruce Johnstone and the Star-Phoenix editorial board both join the voices decrying the Cons’ decision to throw parliamentary democracy under their omnibus budget bill. And Gerald Caplan points out the Harper Cons’ more general tendency to silence dissenting views: (T)here’s little doubt the
Continue readingCANADIAN PROGRESSIVE WORLD: Canada’s “Refugee Exclusion Act” Clears Commons
What a sad day for Canadian politics! All day today, millions of us were entranced by the epic beginning of the struggle against Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s draconian Budget Bill C-38. In the meantime, the Conservatives used their majority advantage in the House of Commons to pass Immigration minister Jason
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Jason Kenney and the Royal Jelly
As you probably know I'm not exactly a fan of Jason Kenney. Ever since he said that gays should be free to marry, but only if they married someone of the opposite sex, I have had trouble taking him seriously eh? And I don't think I could EVER trust a
Continue readingImpolitical: Not our Canada
Here are some excerpts from yesterday’s coverage of doctors across the country protesting refugee health care cuts. The doctors say it all. This is an incredibly indecent, uncaring and maddening development we are witnessing: Costs won’t be the only thing that spikes after the cuts are made, according to Tyndall,
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