There were two major developments in the ongoing, CBC-led investigation of election misconduct by Harper regime governmental affairs minister Peter Penashue in Labrador. First, it was alleged by the Liberals and by the CBC that Penashue’s campaign appears to have taken a $5500 donation from a corporation. This is illegal
Continue readingTag: peter penashue
The Sir Robert Bond Papers: Sally’s Cove, Labrador #nlpoli
During the last federal election two polling stations in the riding of Labrador closed for two hours after an Elections Canada worker drove away with the ballot boxes, according to the Toronto Sun. According to the Sun: A spokesman for Elections Canada said an employee in Labrador thought ballot boxes
Continue readingThe Sixth Estate: What’s the point of an election law if it can be violated with impunity by government officials?
CBC has been doing superb work researching financial improprieties with respect to the election campaign of the Harper regime’s Intergovernmental Affairs Minister, Peter Penashue of Labrador, for some months now. I avoided commenting because there didn’t seem like anything I could add to the record, but in light of the
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Toby Sanger discusses how wealthy Canadians – especially in the financial sector – are making more and more use of offshore tax havens to avoid paying their fair share: The latest Statistics Canada figures show 24% of Canadian direct investment overseas in 2011
Continue readingImpolitical: To overspend or not to overspend, that is a Conservative question
Kudos to the reporter who pursued Penashue here. What a rare treat to see a politician, in Canada, quizzed like this. It really should happen more often and ideally, to the Prime Minister. A gal can dream, hey? Really, the questions could have gotten even more aggressive with Penashue. If
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: The tone at the top – federal version #nlpoli
Marni Soupcoff has got it right about the campaign finance scandal currently swirling around federal intergovernmental affairs minister Peter Penashue (pronounced Pen-ah-shoe-ay). People should be concerned about the money Peter Penashue used to get elected: The part that stands out is the involvement of a federal member of parliament who
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Innu Controversy Widens #nlpoli
The controversy at the Innu Development Limited Partnership developed some political overtones on Thursday. CBC reported that federal intergovernmental affairs minister Peter Penashue borrowed $25,000 from the partnership to finance his campaign in 2011. According to CBC, documents filed with Elections Canada by Penashue’s campaign showed the loan carried no
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Parliament in Review – May 8, 2012
Tuesday, May 8 saw another day of debate on the Cons’ omnibus budget legislation – and another day of general non-responsiveness from the Cons as to its actual effects. But that wasn’t for lack of important contributions from the opposition benches. The Big Issue Marie-Claude Morin raised issues about the
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Feds calls Dunderdale’s bluff #nlpoli
In an interview with CBC’s David Cochrane, federal intergovernmental affairs minister Peter Penashue called Premier Kathy Dunderdale’s bluff about a public inquiry into the death of Burton Winters. Penashue said: "This is a legally initiated process and everyone would have to co-operate." Dunderdale has criticised the federal government over Winters’
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Sunday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Lana Payne juxtaposes massive profits and public concessions for Caterpillar and Rio Tinto against their attacks on Canadian workers: (T)he demands by ElectroMotive, a subsidiary of equipment giant Caterpillar, are about as outrageous as they get, including a 50 per cent cut in
Continue readingInflation
On May 24, 2005, a by-election was held in the federal riding of Labrador, after the unfortunate passing of MP Lawrence O’Brien. One interesting thing about that by-election is this little graphic found on the Elections Canada website: It is particularly interesting in light of this excerpt from a recent
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Penashue – the third smack #nlpoli
Turns out that his campaign spending was the third smack troubled Tory cabinet Minister Peter Penashue took. First, there was the story that Penashue porked out his campaign manager with an appointment to the offshore regulatory board, something for which his campaign manager was spectacularly unqualified for. Then there was
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: A bad week for Penashue #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Poor Peter Penashue. First, the federal Conservative intergovernmental affairs minister gets hammered for stupidly appointing his campaign manager to a position on the offshore regulatory board even though the guy isn’t qualified for the job. The SRBP post spawned a raft of comments in all sorts of places across the
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: And then right on cue… #nlpoli
Someone starts talking about dumping military infrastructure that serves no military purposes any longer. Then your humble e-scribbler reminds everyone not to worry since bases like Goose bay are far more important for the political pork value than th…
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: what effect can danny williams have on alberta’s pc leadership contest?
Former Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams traveled to Fort McMurray this week to support Alberta PC leadership candidate Gary Mar and to give the candidate a boost in support from Newfoundland’s diaspora in the northern Alberta community. The retired Newfoundland Premier’s support may be one of the former Calgary MLAs most significant endorsement in […]
Continue readingCalgaryGrit: Fun with Numbers: The Conservatives
Last month, I looked at ridings where the Liberals exceeded expectations. Today, a look at ridings where the Tories did better than we would have thought given what was going on around them. If you’re confused about what the numbers in brackets mean, c…
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: From battalions to no cuts: how Connie promises have changed
Once upon a time, the federal Conservatives promised the good people of Happy Valley-Goose bay that their airport would once again be the scene of major military activity. Battalions of infantry soldiers and fleets of unmanned flying contraptions.,…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: On questions and answers
Lawrence Martin’s theory on how the NDP can start making Question Period more substantive looks to be a good start. But I’ll add that there’s one more consideration worth taking into account – especially in the early days of the new Parliament.After al…
Continue reading