Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Earth Day Elections Canada Scandal
Warren Kinsella wonders why we right-wing bloggers have been so quiet today on the Elections Canada Raid bro-ha-ha. He guesses it has to do with Earth Day activities - and, for my part, he is correct. So imagine my schock when I came in to read this news (coming from no Tory-patsy, I remind you).
Elections Canada, in seeking its search warrant, did not approach judges in Ottawa. Nor Kingston. Nor Montreal. Nope. Elections Canada travelled all the way to Toronto to get the warrant. As far as Elections Canada is concerned, a little extra raping of the planet is just fine in the pursuit of - ahem - "justice".
Why Elections Canada went to a Liberal-appointed judge with a history of financing the Liberal party to its search warrant, I do not know and would not speculate. Maybe Elections Canada thinks Ottawa judges are incompetent. Let's leave that to Elections Canada to answer when the media asks.
But the real question on Earth day is this:
Why would a Liberal-appointed judge with a history of financing the planet-saving Liberal party allow Elections Canada to waste all sorts of carbon footprint to get the search warrant from him?
Elections Canada, in seeking its search warrant, did not approach judges in Ottawa. Nor Kingston. Nor Montreal. Nope. Elections Canada travelled all the way to Toronto to get the warrant. As far as Elections Canada is concerned, a little extra raping of the planet is just fine in the pursuit of - ahem - "justice".
Why Elections Canada went to a Liberal-appointed judge with a history of financing the Liberal party to its search warrant, I do not know and would not speculate. Maybe Elections Canada thinks Ottawa judges are incompetent. Let's leave that to Elections Canada to answer when the media asks.
But the real question on Earth day is this:
Why would a Liberal-appointed judge with a history of financing the planet-saving Liberal party allow Elections Canada to waste all sorts of carbon footprint to get the search warrant from him?
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All of this "investigation" and "warrants" stuff stinks to high hell.
# posted by 
: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 2:46:00 PM
: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 2:46:00 PM
of course it does, springer.
but you know, I'm with you, stay quiet and let Canada figure it out. let the journalists believe their frenzy of emails to one another amounts to some terrible firestorm.
Cadman, Schreiber, In and Out - all this silly stuff doesn't amount to a hill of beans when election time comes.
(Might I add, there will be a Tory platform. Remember how the GST wolloped everyone on Day 2 of the 2006 election?)
Anyway, 2 days and I'm in the same room with the PM. Very excited. Haven't been in his presence since his Glad as Hell tour.
but you know, I'm with you, stay quiet and let Canada figure it out. let the journalists believe their frenzy of emails to one another amounts to some terrible firestorm.
Cadman, Schreiber, In and Out - all this silly stuff doesn't amount to a hill of beans when election time comes.
(Might I add, there will be a Tory platform. Remember how the GST wolloped everyone on Day 2 of the 2006 election?)
Anyway, 2 days and I'm in the same room with the PM. Very excited. Haven't been in his presence since his Glad as Hell tour.
Good post, Chucker!
Way to tie in Earth Day. Perfect.
Anyway, 2 days and I'm in the same room with the PM. Very excited. Haven't been in his presence since his Glad as Hell tour.
O.K. I am very jealous now. Why do you get this preferential treatment?
Way to tie in Earth Day. Perfect.
Anyway, 2 days and I'm in the same room with the PM. Very excited. Haven't been in his presence since his Glad as Hell tour.
O.K. I am very jealous now. Why do you get this preferential treatment?
Great post, Chucker!!!! I'm writing five posts with "hmmmmmmmmm" written all over them. This is superfab...the best Earth Day in the history of the pl...
...*psssss*
Oops. Pee'd a little.
*giggle*
...*psssss*
Oops. Pee'd a little.
*giggle*
# posted by : Tuesday, April 22, 2008 4:15:00 PM
: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 4:15:00 PM
Unfortunately I had to add about 960 km of emissions to my carbon footprint today, drving from Cambridge to New Hampshire. Oh well, if I see a hobo somewhere who isn't likely to drive anywhere soon, I'll buy him a Timmy's as a carbon offset.
Not that its particularly preferential, but I don't spill beans!
This is very exciting. I'll be happy for any little tidbit of vicarious Harpermania. Anything.
This is very exciting. I'll be happy for any little tidbit of vicarious Harpermania. Anything.
Chucker:
Long time no write (and thanks for the link on Facebook, BTW).
Why go to Toronto for a judge? Why this judge?
Because he's already the judge on this file. The advertising company, where most of the requested documents in the dispute are located, is located in Toronto. Earlier in this investigation, Nordheimer had issued at least one production order on the advertiser.
As for "a history of financing the Liberal Party"... what's happened to you since I last visited? Your drive-by smears used to be a lot better than that. Even Steve Janke doesn't think that much of that kind of smear (http://stevejanke.com/archives/260826.php), which says a lot, given that his "history of financing" was a single fundraising dinner donation of $112.
Long time no write (and thanks for the link on Facebook, BTW).
Why go to Toronto for a judge? Why this judge?
Because he's already the judge on this file. The advertising company, where most of the requested documents in the dispute are located, is located in Toronto. Earlier in this investigation, Nordheimer had issued at least one production order on the advertiser.
As for "a history of financing the Liberal Party"... what's happened to you since I last visited? Your drive-by smears used to be a lot better than that. Even Steve Janke doesn't think that much of that kind of smear (http://stevejanke.com/archives/260826.php), which says a lot, given that his "history of financing" was a single fundraising dinner donation of $112.
hey, Ted,
actually, its 2 contributions to date, but my question would be this:
since when is "History of Liberal financing" considered a drive-by smear? I'd say you guys should be proud of your campaign donors and not consider it an insult to be labelled as such!
actually, its 2 contributions to date, but my question would be this:
since when is "History of Liberal financing" considered a drive-by smear? I'd say you guys should be proud of your campaign donors and not consider it an insult to be labelled as such!
Ultimately I don't think anyone really cares about this... I have no idea who is guilty and who is innocent and of what charges, but people are generally more bothered about the American economy and election.
I don't understand it - Harper's left himself wide open in places where the opposition could easily attack, but all that comes up is this stuff.
It's as bad as when the Reform/Alliance days were here -- ineffective opposition is the pits.
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I don't understand it - Harper's left himself wide open in places where the opposition could easily attack, but all that comes up is this stuff.
It's as bad as when the Reform/Alliance days were here -- ineffective opposition is the pits.
# posted by : Wednesday, April 23, 2008 7:38:00 PM
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