Stephen Harper's Maj Gov 2011

[Holly Stick]

Yeah, Dan Gardner has trashed their polls before, which they claimed show the country moving right.


ETA: this guy has been tweeting and blogging about researching election fraud; says now he's leaving it up to CBC, Toronto Star and metaviews to carry on. If he's not a blowhard, maybe we can hope for more stories in the near future:


http://unfuckwithable.ca/post/19018445538

[Berlynn]

I am soooooo curious! I looked for a date on that post and didn't see one.

I was interviewed for a Harris Decima poll but haven't seen the poll results.  Been checking their website weekly...

[Holly Stick]

New Westminster MP Fin Donnelly is raising questions in Ottawa about leaked information that alleges the Conservatives are proposing to remove habitat protection measures from the Fisheries Act...

http://www.burnabynow.com/Leaked+info+alleges+Tories+removing+habitat+protection+from+Fisheries/6295018/story.html

http://blogs.canada.com/2012/03/13/are-tories-secretly-rewriting-the-rules-on-protecting-fish-habitat/


ETA: More Conservative BS affecting envi assessments:

http://www.canada.com/Conservatives+opposition+clash+over+plans+modernize+environmental+reviews/6295172/story.html


http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/tories-rigged-environment-committee-to-gut-review-process-opposition/article2367961/

[Toedancer]

Bill C-30 may be unconstitutional;    Lawyers Weekly Lawyers warn that Ottawa has embedded USA Patriot Act -inspired gag provisions into its “lawful access” legislation that could bar people from telling anyone — ​including their counsel — ​that the state is compelling them to preserve or produce confidential information about third parties.
I fucking despise Canada borrowing freedom stripping legislation from the U.S.


http://www.lawyersweekly.ca/index.php?section=article&volume=31&number=42&article=1

[Toedancer]

After reading tens of thousands marching in Paris in support of Melenchon, I guess we can say Sarkozy's gob has gone past its best before date.  http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/03/18/tens-of-thousands-march-for-leftist-french-candidate/


Perhaps the Cons have gone past theirs as well and by 2014 it most definitely will have. Where is our Melenchon?

[Toedancer]

Maybe we don't need a Melenchon if this was spread far and wide.


http://theinterchange.org/stephen-harper-%E2%80%93-expose-on-a-canadian-pm/


About the Northern Foundation, its members (including journos), the Reform Party, neo-nazi roots, NAU etc. altho it may be easier to read in this link - http://www.agoracosmopolitan.com/home/Frontpage/2011/04/19/03610.html


excerpt


Mr. Harper would eventually "officially" break-away from this group. Indeed, it would be unfair to Mr. Harper, to continually link him ideologically to a group that he may have simply sought to explore, in his process of political exploration and outreach. However, upon closer examination, the substantive policy direction of the Conservative government, appears to be emphatically driven by the expressed agenda of the Northern Foundation. This includes massive cuts to programs aimed, for example, at advancing the status of women; and protecting minorities from institutionalized discrimination.
The Neo-Nazism, that is associated with the Foundation, also ideologically embraces sexual repression; homophobia; and seeks to prevent constructive measures to redress the plight of the poor, which include senior citizens and children.
The apparent goals of the Northern Foundation, through the Harper government, appear to be to replace Canada as we know it, (as a progressive society), into beinga regressive society under the U.S. colonial control, under the direction of a self-anointed Aryans. In other words, Mr. Harper appears to be attempting to use public office designed to defend the national interests of all Canadians, to carry out the apparent private agenda of a clique, whose members are determined to transform Canada into their own bleak fascist image under U.S. control.

[greenvie]

Same article, a little easier to read, same author. Someone tucked it into a comment under a CBC article a few weeks back. I was going to post it here, but usually hesitate to bring up Nazis comparisons. But this isn't a comparison, it's a direct link. Jeesh. Where are we? 

[Holly Stick]

Same article, a little easier to read, same author. Someone tucked it into a comment under a CBC article a few weeks back. I was going to post it here, but usually hesitate to bring up Nazis comparisons. But this isn't a comparison, it's a direct link. Jeesh. Where are we? 

That article by Debra Chin is years old and gets recycled a lot. I don't believe it is well substantiated and I haven't found out who Debra Chin is if she exists.


Somebody keeps posting such information on various blogs, but again without adequate substantiation.

Warren Kinsella says he looked for evidence and found none:

http://warrenkinsella.com/2012/03/her-majesty-and-the-gay-hating-women-hating-equality-hating-real-women-of-canada/#comment-67230


ETA: Pushed to the Left has stuff about it, but the Harper's connection still seems pretty nebulous to me:

http://pushedleft.blogspot.ca/2009/09/roots-of-reform-northern-foundation-and.html

[greenvie]

Thanks, Holly. Some good thinking & writing there. Will read more closely when I get back from the outdoors world.

[Toedancer]

Dr. Debra China, probably an alias. Nothing can be proved; like B.C. Premier Campbell was a Reformer and Christy Clark is one now too.

[Toedancer]

http://ciec-ccie.gc.ca/Default.aspx?pid=133&lang=en (Will Paradis stay in caucus?)

Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson today released the report on her examination related to allegations made against the Honourable Christian Paradis, while he was Minister of Public Works and Government Services.

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She found that he contravened the Conflict of Interest Act by providing special treatment to Mr. Rahim Jaffer, a former caucus colleague, and his company, Green Power Generation, when he directed his staff to arrange a meeting between that company and departmental officials.

[Berlynn]

The NDP is leaderless and tied for popular support! Ha!  Take that HarperCons!

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/john-ibbitson/ndp-tie-tories-in-popular-support/article2377342/

[Toedancer]

No discipline for Paradis, he stays in Cabinet for violation ethics, conflict of interest. That's what it has come to, total corruption all the time, he'll just hide it better next time.

[Toedancer]

Harper was in Japan looking for a free trade deal. Nobody has signed anything yet. NTL, check out this vid of brave or maybe newly brave Japanese citizens demanding answers re: firing up a nuclear plant.

Speaking to Haruki Madarame, Chairman of the Nuclear Safety Commission of Japan: “If today’s meeting is about safety please answer my question.” Rubber-stamping -

[/size]http://enenews.com/japans-top-nuclear-official-freezes-when-asked-question-remains-motionless-minute-video


I don't want their fish/seafood, cars maybe but the thing is do we want an influx of Japanese goods we're not sure of being whistle clean?

[Berlynn]

It pisses me off that someone would waste time making a video instead of passing the text of it along.  There's no reason to watch the vid if it's all text.  WTF?