Yesterday the Harper regime’s Minister of Graft and President of the Treasury Board, the Dishon. Tony Clement, proved that he is not only corrupt but also an incompetent buffoon: Minister Clement announced that the Government is moving forward with the Commission’s recommendation to implement a “One-for-One” Rule to control administrative
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Politics, Re-Spun: Is It Just Me, or Do These Pork Barrels Reek of Bitumen?
Once in a while, something crosses my desk that makes me cross my eyes and pound my head against the desk in frustration. This is not one of those things. This is one of those things that makes me crinkle up my face and exclaim “What the hell?” If you
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EthicalOil. Ezra. Shares an address in Toronto with Tony Clement. Minister of Gazebo’s in Muskoka. From a website in the archives… 02/ 19/ 04 12:21 pm Fourteen Canadian Alliance Councillors say: “CHOOSE TONY” Fourteen members of the former Canadian Alliance National Council released a statement today, declaring their support for
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Frances Russell criticizes the Cons’ latest attempts to stifle parliamentary accountability. And the Citizen can only scoff at Tony Clement’s claim to be an advocate for open government: What matters is whether government makes information available. The statistics from access-to-information requests suggest
Continue readingJimBobby Sez: Mocha in Muskoka
Whooee! Well, friends an’ foes, ol’ Dr. Dawg wrote hisself a parody version of ol’ Merle Haggard’s Okie from Muskokee an’ it’s all about how Tony Clement took $50 million earmarked for border security an’ spent it on fixin’ up his stompin’ grounds so’s…
Continue readingJimBobby Sez: Mocha in Muskoka
Whooee! Well, friends an’ foes, ol’ Dr. Dawg wrote hisself a parody version of ol’ Merle Haggard’s Okie from Muskokee an’ it’s all about how Tony Clement took $50 million earmarked for border security an’ spent it on fixin’ up his stompin’ grounds so’s he’d be sure an’ get hisself
Continue readingJimBobby Sez: Mocha in Muskoka
Whooee! Well, friends an’ foes, ol’ Dr. Dawg wrote hisself a parody version of ol’ Merle Haggard’s Okie from Muskokee an’ it’s all about how Tony Clement took $50 million earmarked for border security an’ spent it on fixin’ up his stompin’ grounds so’s he’d be sure an’ get hisself
Continue readingImpolitical: There’s open government & then there’s not so open government
So Tony Clement was on the Twitter this late afternoon, having his picture taken while at the keyboard, tweeting on the #opengovchat stream during a Treasury Board Secretariat sponsored chat on open government. Open government to the datafiles has a specific meaning, where the objective is to enable open access
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Canada's Defence Minister Peter McKay Some things have become clear in the past week with regards to the helicopter flight Defence Minister Peter McKay took in July 2010. McKay was on a fishing vacation in Newfoundland outside of Gander and one morning he found out he was needed in Ontario
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Parliament In Review: October 31, 2011
Monday, October 31 saw a study in contrasts as two matters were debated in the House of Commons: a private member’s bill which understandably saw broad agreement, and an opposition motion which should have but was instead met with a painful level of denial from the Cons. The Big IssueThat
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Welcome to the Con Horror Show
Oh no. I don’t want to frighten you eh? But has anybody noticed that the Con regime is turning into a real horror show? Not only have they started calling anybody who disagrees with them a traitor. But there was the rabid wingnut Rob Anders the other day, claiming that
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Like that’ll work
Sure, a reasonable government would have some shame over its obvious doctoring of Hansard. But isn’t the most likely outcome of the NDP’s new complaint for Clement’s departmental officials to formally certify that no such committee hearing ever took place? Update: Or that would make sense too – particularly if
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24 hours in the life of Tony Clement. Let’s see how it shapes up these days. First, there’s more bad news on the G8 file: The Canadian Press came out with new revelations Monday detailing the $2-million spent to renovate Deerhurst Resort, the venue for the summit. This included $3,000
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading. – Barrie McKenna thoroughly debunks the claim that “financial literacy” alone is enough to put ordinary citizens on a level playing field with the financial industry: Looking to financial literacy to fill the void is like asking ordinary Canadians to be their own brain
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Parliament In Review: October 26, 2011
Wednesday, October 26 saw a rare opportunity for the opposition parties to set the agenda. And as a result, the big issue was one which the Cons prefer to discuss as little as possible – even if it’s far more relevant to more Canadians than most of the Harper government’s
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Creating a Culture of Fear in the Public Service
If you had to choose one word to describe how Stephen Harper runs his government, it would be a toss up between control and fear, though both go hand in hand. His tight fisted control creates a culture of fear, and he uses his PMO to keep everyone in his government
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Despite Evictions and Arrests, Occupy Wall Street Message is Getting Through
The actions of those in the Civil Rights Movement were not always supported by the majority of Americans, especially the violence. But the messages presented at the sit-ins and marches did begin to resonate. However, what probably helped the movement the most, was the response of segregationists like George Wallace. “In the name
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Too close to home
Yes, the threat of a slander suit probably had something to do with Gerry Ritz’ desperate retreat after attacking the Canadian Wheat Board. But more important is the significance of Ritz’ allegation based on what his own party has done: if one consider…
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So, this happened today: “Veteran public servant quits in protest because new AG can’t speak French.” A veteran of the federal public service has quit in protest because the country’s new government watchdog can’t speak French.Former deputy minister Mi…
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This and that for your Thursday reading.- Stephen Maher nicely summarizes Tony Clement’s sad committee appearance yesterday:The evidence shows that Clement chose the projects himself, in some kind of mysterious process in his riding office. He has stea…
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