Why Doesn't Pat Martin Call for a Probe of Harper's 2002 Donors?

We live in magical times where an opposition M.P. decides to call for a probe of another opposition M.P.'s actions instead of focusing on the government of the day. If the Pat Martin and the N.D.P wanted to be real watchdogs they could request a probe into still missing list of donors from Stephen Harper's 2002 campaign for the leadership of the Canadian Alliance. It would make perfect sense. The probe into Joe Volpe will most likely come back saying that he did not violate any Election Canada rules, and the fact that he was abiding by those rules was the only reason this story was brought to attention.

Our sitting Prime Minister to this day has only released 54 names of contributors to his campaign for the Canadian Alliance Leadership in 2002, which would subsequently make him Prime Minister. Those 54 names account for a mere fraction of his donations, and Harper refuses to release the rest of the contributors, under the weak argument "It wasn't the law at the time".

Mr. Martin , we have a case which is pure gold. It is full of intrigue, controversey and possibly the big "C" word, corruption. The Prime Minister believes that the previous government should be held accountable for their past acts with legislation that he is bringing forward during this session. Well if we are going by those rules then he should be acountable for his acts in 2002 according to the Canadian Elections Act of 2003.

Anyway if Mr. Harper is truly running the clean and transparent government that he promised Canadians, he should have nothing to hide.

Don't Take Any Guff From These Swine

Leadership races can always be the source of great political monotony. Of course Canada entered a dark age in 1985 when the Partie Quebecois introduced the horrific "One Member, One Vote". Now I am not going to go through the corrupt nature that this process can create, but simply expose the fact that it fails to promote the greatest thing that could ever happen in Canadian politics, "The Convention Floor".

Of course the federal champions of this time honored tradition have been the old Progressive Conservative Party, and how fitting that their final act would exemplify this phenomena. Who could ever forget Mr. Orchard and Mr. MacKay's encounter on the convention floor. Forget what happened after, at the time it made for good t.v. The Progressive Conservatives were famous for these epic moments in history. It all began in 1967 with Robert Stanfield eating a banana as he was declared Leader of the Progressive Conservatives and potentially the next Prime Minister of Canada. Nine years later the Progressive Conservatives would entertain us again in one of the most dramatic Leadership Conventions in the history of this country. Seven years later they would release a sequel that arguably could have been better than the original. Both of these features starred Joe Clark and Brian Mulroney, both hall of famers in leadership convention folklore.

unfortunately the life time achievement award does not go to the old P.C.s. Instead it goes to the Ontario Liberal Party. Provincial Leadership races tend not to produce the kind of media exposure that they deserve, but the Ontario Liberals have managed to give us some barn burners, from their six ballot epic in 1967, to the four in morning fifth ballot upset in 1996. The Ontario Liberal Party takes the cake for capturing the imagination of convention junkies such as myself, unlike their federal cousins who only have one great race to their name, 1968. Of course this could all change come December, when the Federal Liberals assemble in Montreal. Convention junkies could be in for ride of their lives.

Harper Reaches New Low

Why did Stephen Harper cross the floor to shake Michael Ignatieff's hand after the Afghanistan vote? One reason, and one reason only. He wants to interfere in the in the Liberal Party's Leadership Convention, because he knows it is his biggest threat to keeping power.

Harper is trying to pin the Liberal membership against Michael Ignatieff, because he knows he is an electoral threat. Harper had the choice of shaking hands with over twenty Liberal caucus, and he chose to shake hands with one of the leadership contenders.

Harper believes that if he can turn Liberals against Ignatieff, it will create a leadership race that is full of division and discord. Well the master politician will most likely fail in this pursuit, as this race will most likely stay civil because of the need for subsequent ballot support. Again, Harper is focusing on the politics of division instead of cooperation.

Maybe Harper Could Sue the United Way

Launching a suit against a not-for-profit organizaiton is exactly what Harper is doing by lanching civil action against the Liberal Party. "But they stole Money" my Conservative cohorts will say. Well the Gomery Commission established where the money went and to who.

Harper just wants to use Canadian taxpayers money to inflict turmoil on his main threat to achieving ultimate power. He knows the Liberal Party will have to hire out legal counsel, which will further erode their resources after the Leadership Convention with an election not far away.

Like a bad guy wrestler, Harper likes to kick'em when they are down.

The Liberal Party Should Counter Sue Harper for Slander

Since Mr. Harper knows that sponsorship program + media coverage * messing with the voting publics emotions = polling nirvana, it would be natural for him squander Canadian taxpayers money to keep this item in the news. Don't forget he wanted to fight an entire election in May of 2005 based one day of testimony in the Gomery Commission.

This is what Frank Luntz is telling him, the same Frank Luntz that tells Tom Delay that the "Jack Abramoff Scandal" has nothing to do with the day to day governing of the country, therefore it is no reason to vote Democrat in November's elections.

All we ever hear from our Prime Minister is "How corrupt the Liberals are". Come on. I am so sick of this. I believe the grassroot members of the Liberal Party should serve Mr. Harper with court papers for slander based on abuse of power. You would think that the Leader of our Government could show some class and go about his business nicely. No instead he chooses to play partisan politics.

Maybe the Harper Government could sue the Ontario PCs for all the money lost in the sale of Hydro One and the 407. He could move west and sue the BC NDP for "Bingogate". The possibilites are endless.

Harperceppe- Ottawa's most glamourous couple.

Rumours have been circulating in the nation's capital that the many red carpet appearances the couple have been making since May of 2005 have not been have not been idle speculation of a pending romance. That all became clear when the couple announced today that they were an item.

Could this all be for publicity? Harper is pushing his new film, Budget 2006- "Don't Say I Didn't Say I Told You So", and was seen arm and arm with Duceppe at the film's premiere. Could a couple be more different? One wants to break up the country, the other wants to destroy it from within.

Engagement? Marriage? A baby? Our last Ottawa power couple had a nasty split. We all remember MacKayChard. It started out so magically with the exchange of a dinner knapkin that had a simple little promise on it that was never kept.

Well if we do have a wedding, I would recommend that there be a pre-nup agreement. Harper could be more interested in the Duceppe family's estate then their beautiful son. We will wait and see.

Harper is a School Yard Bully

Lynwood Barclay summed up Harper in today's Toronto Star, and his treatment of Dalton McGuinty. Unlike Mr. McGuinty, Haper inheritted a budget surplus from the previous government, yet he raised taxes for the lowest income bracket.

McGuinty inherited Enron-esque books, and his entire mandate has been hindered by Mike Harris corrupt practices. Mr. Harper has the nerve to call Liberals corrupt, when he just did a fundraiser where many in attendance became much wealthier by the sale of Hydro One.

He won't meet with the Premier, because he it is not in his best interest. He only cares about himself and power.

Summer is near, get out your Harper Flip Flops

Scrapping the gun registry, he had a chance to make it part of the budget. Instead he choose to cut spending by scrapping the Kelowna Accord and our Kyoto targets.

Fiscal Imbalance- No increase of transfer payments to the provinces.

Lower Taxes- Completley misappropriates $20 Billion Dollars in tax cuts, that are subject to claw backs. The Liberals promised $9 Billion dollars that would have come directly off their paycheques.

Also,

Triple E-Senate- Appoints a Senator immediatley. Michel Gauthier Public Works Minister, and non elected might I add. "In the virtual absence of the Minister of Public Works, I will address my question to the Prime Minister.

To my NEO CON friend.

1. For someone living in Ottawa, you'd think you would know a bit more about budgets.

Since when is the National Capital Region a hotbed for economic thinkers.

2. First off, the retailers can't suck it dry because every bill you now get has the P.S.T. and the G.S.T. clearly shown.

Gas pumps, car payments, Tim Hortons, shall I go on. Many retailers can hide that one percent or 10 cents you will save on a hamburger.


3. The the people who will be paying
.5% more income tax are negliable because most will get the $1000. exemption. It's
This only affects less than 1% of the population of Canada so they didn't take that money to pay for any programs. When everything is said and done, the "working families" will be paying less tax than they are right now. That's not my calculation, that's the calculations of the experts.

What experts, John Williamson from the Canadian Taxpayers.

Wrong, it is more like 40 percent of the population that fall under this income bracket that will be paying more taxes. They have to have children under the age of six to get the $1000 winfall, not to mention the provincial clawbacks that are part of the constitution.

"You don't throw stones at a man with a machine gun"

Don't Forget, This Budget Has to Pass with the Support of the Bloc.

Stephen Harper loves Canada. That's why he appointed Jim Flaherty Finance Minister, who made covering up budget deficits a pure art form as a Ontario Finance Minister. Oh that GST, one percent cut, we can all retire. Oh no, the retailers can suck that up dry. Increasing the lower income bracket's income tax over the next three years to pay for most of this crap proves Mr. Harper really cares about working families.

And now for the grand finale. Mr. Harper is going to team up with the a political party that is determined to break up this country to pass this smoke and mirrors garbage.