Last year, Stephen Harper snubbed the UN and went to Tim Horton’s instead.This year, the UN snubbed Stephen Harper and went to Tim Horton’s instead.h/t impolitical
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Stephen Who? at the UN
Last year, Stephen Harper snubbed the UN and went to Tim Horton’s instead. This year, the UN snubbed Stephen Harper and went to Tim Horton’s instead. h/t impolitical
Continue readingbastard.logic: Bruyea, Veterans Affairs, and Canadian Democracy: Time to Go “Batsh!t Crazy”
by matttbastard Tuesday’s revelation that Sean Bruyea, a vocal critic of Veterans Affairs had his private medical records deliberately compromised by bureacrats in a brazen attempt to discredit his legitimate, extensive complaints about systemic deficiencies within the department has struck a … Continue reading →
Continue readingliberal catnip: Cons Steal a Page From Nixon’s Playbook
When Daniel Ellsberg leaked the now infamous “Pentagon Papers” in the 1970s, the Nixon gang decided to go after him with a vengeance. Via Wiki: As a response to the leaks, the Nixon administration began a campaign against further leaks and against Ellsberg personally.[17] Aides Egil Krogh and David Young
Continue readingliberal catnip: Cons Steal a Page From Nixon’s Playbook
When Daniel Ellsberg leaked the now infamous “Pentagon Papers” in the 1970s, the Nixon gang decided to go after him with a vengeance.
Via Wiki:
As a response to the leaks, the Nixon administration began a campaign against further leaks and against Ellsberg personally.[17] Aides Egil Krogh and David Young under John Ehrlichman’s supervision created the “White House Plumbers”, which would later lead to the Watergate burglaries.
In August 1971, Krogh and Young met with G. Gordon Liddy and E. Howard Hunt in a basement office in the Old Executive Office Building. Hunt and Liddy recommended a “covert operation” to get a “mother lode” of information about Ellsberg’s mental state to discredit him. Krogh and Young sent a memo to Ehrlichman seeking his approval for a “covert operation [to] be undertaken to examine all of the medical files still held by Ellsberg’s psychiatrist.” Ehrlichman approved under the condition that it be “done under your assurance that it is not traceable.”[18]
On September 3, 1971, the burglary of Lewis Fielding’s office, titled “Hunt/Liddy Special Project No.1” in Ehrlichman’s notes, was carried out by Hunt, Liddy and CIA agents Eugenio Martinez, Felipe de Diego and Bernard Barker. The “Plumbers” failed to find Ellsberg’s file. Hunt and Liddy subsequently planned to break into Fielding’s home, but Ehrlichman did not approve the second burglary.
The break-in was not known to Ellsberg or to the public until it came to light during Ellsberg and Russo’s trial in April 1973.
Fast forward to this century and have a look at the case of Sean Bruyea:
OTTAWA – Confidential medical and financial information belonging to an outspoken critic of Veterans Affairs, including part of a psychiatrist’s report, found its way into the briefing notes of a cabinet minister.
Highly personal information about Sean Bruyea was contained in a 13-page briefing note prepared by bureaucrats in 2006 for then minister Greg Thompson, a copy of which was obtained by The Canadian Press.
The note, with two annexes of detailed information, laid out in detail Bruyea’s medical and psychological condition.
It’s no secret that the Stephen Harper cabal will go to almost any lengths to stifle dissent – from muzzling Conservative MPs and ministers to firing scientists and calling opposition members traitors and terrorist sympathizers – but this has to be a new low.
So, how did Harper react to this situation? By doing what he always does: blaming the previous Liberal government. But there’s a very obvious problem with that little tactic:
The New Veterans Charter was an initiative that straddled the transition between Paul Martin’s Liberal government in 2005-2006 and Mr. Harper’s Conservatives, who assumed power in late January, 2006.
A briefing note prepared for former veterans affairs minister Greg Thompson in March, 2006, was laced with private medical and financial information about Mr. Bruyea, including a quote from a psychiatrist’s letter.
Experts called it a flagrant breach of the country’s privacy laws and an attempt to destroy the former military intelligence officer’s credibility.
The note was prepared for Mr. Thompson in advance of a meeting he had with Mr. Bruyea on March 28, 2006.
From Bruyea’s site:
The document path even went as high as the Prime Minister’s Office when on March 21, 2006, a mid-level staffer called Bruyea and urged to him call off a news conference slated for that day where he publicly urged the Conservatives to hold off enacting the charter.
Harper now claims his government will cooperate fully with an investigation. When have we heard that before?
Cons Steal a Page From Nixon’s Playbook
When Daniel Ellsberg leaked the now infamous “Pentagon Papers” in the 1970s, the Nixon gang decided to go after him with a vengeance. Via Wiki: As a response to the leaks, the Nixon administration began a campaign against further leaks and against Ellsberg personally.[17] Aides Egil Krogh and David Young
Continue readingMore Sports Talk in Quebec Politics
After reading an interesting article over on cbc.ca, it is interesting to note how much sports coverage is taking place at Parliament Hill these days and across many provincial political arenas. Oddly enough there have been a few stories on sports news…
Continue readingCrazy Bitches R Us: Mr. Teneycke, your IP address is showing
Ha ha ha ha. They may be "lame stream media" but they were clever enough to catch your dumb ass Mr. Teneycke.
Kory Teneycke quits Sun TV
TTAWA — Kory Teneycke, the former chief spokesman for Prime Minister Stephen Harper who became the driving force behind Quebecor’s proposed Sun TV News Channel, has resigned, admitting he contributed to "debasing the debate" over the right-wing news cha…
Continue readingLayton Exercises Proper Politics
Jack Layton has his own views on politics like anyone else, and sure perhaps his opinion is regarded a little more than the average person, but he is the leader of the NDP so it makes sense. As the leader of one of the major political parties in Canada…
Continue readingThe Love of the Game or the Love of Votes?
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Today, controversy surrounds PM Stephen Harper as rumors are circulating in Ottawa about the federal government possibly giving the province of Quebec money to build a new arena in …
A. Picazo: Ezra Levant vs Reality – A Prelude To Fox News North
The battle between supporters and opponents of Sun TV News – the Fox News style channel headed by Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s former communications director Kory Teneycke – reached new heights when members of the ‘Fox News North’ team took issue with a growing online petition urging the CRTC to reject Quebecor’s (QMI) request to
Continue readingA. Picazo: Canadian Immigration, Conservative Xenophobia
In the United States, debate surrounding Arizona’s new harsh immigration policy – the ‘papers please‘ law – moved from arguing the merits, necessity and constitutionality of SB1070, to a nonsensical discussion about the 14th amendment; the part of the constitution which guarantees American citizenship to all persons born in the
Continue readingA. Picazo: Canadian Immigration, Conservative Xenophobia
In the United States, debate surrounding Arizona’s new harsh immigration policy – the ‘papers please‘ law – moved from arguing the merits, necessity and constitutionality of SB1070, to a nonsensical discussion about the 14th amendment; the part of the constitution which guarantees American citizenship to all persons born in the
Continue readingbastard.logic: (Long) Guns and Butter, Meet Fox News North
by matttbastard Over at his humble pad, Progressive Bloggers head honcho Scott Tribe warns NDP leader Jack Layton that his party may face electoral consequences if his maddeningly milquetoast stance on Canada’s Long Gun Registry leads to its repeal: Rather then … Continue reading →
Continue readingStephen Harper Introduces an Inconsistency to the Conservative Message
August 3rd, 2010: Despite Stats Can data showing that crime is on the decrease in Canada, Treasury Board President Stockwell Day announces that the Conservative Government of Canada will go ahead with its plan to build new prisons.
August 4th, 2010: J…
Continue readingA. Picazo: Lies, Damned Lies, And The Census
“(The Unites States), and particularly your conservative movement, is a light and an inspiration to people in this country and across the world.” – Stephen Harper, 1997 In an astonishing display of incompetence, and a complete disregard for the facts, Prime Minister Stephen Harper is forging ahead with plans to
Continue readingSheikh’s resignation removed from Stats Can site
Yesterday I posted Munir A. Sheikh resignation letter from Statistics Canada, warning that t was likely to be removed.
24 hours later, it’s gone. In its place is this:
Media advisory: 2011 Census
July 16, 2010
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada is not in…
Continue readingStats Can head resigns over census
Clearly, Harper and Clement were imposing a political decision on the internationally renown Statistic Canada. Munir A. Sheikh stood up, and with honour, did the right thing.
If only we saw more such honour within, oh, let’s say, the PCO.
Before it v…
Continue readingbastard.logic: G20 Aftermath Shakes Canadian Democracy: Public Inquiry NOW.
(Originally posted at Comments From Left Field) At this past weekend’s G20 Summit, Toronto the Good was transformed into Toronto the Garrisoned. Almost from the moment the summit began, 25,000 mostly-peaceful protesters faced a riot gear clad phalanx of security … Continue reading →
Continue readingStephen Harper is to blame for the G20 problems
This story isn’t about black clad idiots who get off on creating havoc and mayhem. It isn’t about police who view their fellow citizens as terrorists and threats instead of neighbours and friends. This story isn’t about the violation of our rights and …
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