tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post1005556085899490237..comments2023-10-09T05:28:35.705-07:00Comments on Creekside: Stephen Harper and his "rogue representatives"Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09811694143714068436noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-7496585837581072062013-11-25T12:36:38.817-08:002013-11-25T12:36:38.817-08:00CGHZD : Mulcair is doing a brilliant job of exactl...CGHZD : Mulcair is doing a brilliant job of exactly that and has been since the beginning of this. However today when Mulcair asked that very question, Steve's new QP spokesey Callandra answered it with praise for the Roughriders and the false but parliamentary-privilege-protected allegation that three quarters of the Liberal caucus have faced fraud charges.<br /><br />They're not even pretending to answer anymore and Speaker Scheer is doing nothing to stop it. It's an appalling circus with today being the worst I've ever seen.<br /><br />Here's Andrew Coyne's take today :<br />"You do understand that we are not really a democracy, right? That parliament is a sham? That MPs are just props? If not, turn on QP."<br />Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09811694143714068436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-12506434680275756682013-11-25T09:38:27.174-08:002013-11-25T09:38:27.174-08:00The opposition and especially Thomas Mulclair shou...The opposition and especially Thomas Mulclair should be pushed hard to bring the following up in the house during question period.<br /><br />I would humbly suggest that Harper be asked in the House if he is lying to the Canadian people about his part in the Senate scandal. He should be asked in every question period as many times as possible if he is lying, has lied or is lying for other people. He can deny lying but the seed of his deceit will be sowed in the minds of the Canadian people, millions of which are watching question period every day.<br /><br />Of note is the complete destruction of the not so soon past Liberal leader Michael Grant Ignatieff, who in his flawed wisdom, decided not to go with the coalition NDP and the Bloc Québécois to put the rabid Harper beast down before he could do any more damage to Canada. <br /><br />Now is the time to put this shameful,foul,evil creature away<br />CGHZDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-32715933104694125242013-11-25T07:33:03.244-08:002013-11-25T07:33:03.244-08:00Anon@5:16 : In 2005 Cadman biographer Tom Zytaruk ...Anon@5:16 : In 2005 Cadman biographer Tom Zytaruk interviewed then Opposition leader Stephen Harper on tape about the alleged million dollar bribe to independent MP Cadman two months before his death from cancer to vote against the Libs and bring down the government. See Zytaruk tape transcript above. <br />Zytaruk got this info from Cadman's wife - see her affidavit above.<br />In 2008 when Zytaruk's book was going to press, the Liberals went very public with the tape transcript. Harper tried to libel chill the Libs by suing them for defamation for $3.5 million. The Cons alleged that the tape was doctored but a court-ordered FBI tape analyst chosen by Harper denied that claim: "contains neither physical nor electronic splices, edits or alterations." <br /><br />Harper tried and failed to keep the FBI guy's report out of the press until after the 2008 election. <br /><br />In 2008 the RCMP declined to bring bribery charges against the Cons and in Feb 2009 Harper dropped his libel suit against the Libs.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09811694143714068436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-88771049084598043822013-11-25T05:16:24.911-08:002013-11-25T05:16:24.911-08:00going from memory... a quicky search isn't fin...going from memory... a quicky search isn't finding any support...<br /><br />Wasn't there a tape that ended up in an investigation? My memory is that there was a conversation with Cadman's wife about some sort of deal and that conversation was recorded. The issue then became whether or not the recording had been altered before being given to the investigators.<br /><br />Is this rememory right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-31186683777237321472013-11-25T00:29:02.472-08:002013-11-25T00:29:02.472-08:00Oh Anonymous 4:59pm -- I hadn't thought that b...Oh Anonymous 4:59pm -- I hadn't thought that but there it might be…<br />Why did Harper and the PMO put so much effort into helping Duffy?<br />Duffy bragged about knowing where the skeletons are…this could be one nasty skeleton.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-91800961669058592252013-11-24T23:03:53.605-08:002013-11-24T23:03:53.605-08:00So tonight I'm reading through all the affidav...So tonight I'm reading through all the affidavits and transcripts from Harper's 2008 libel case against the Libs, which he subsequently dropped, for their airing of quotes from the Zytaruk tape on the alleged $1M bribe. <br />I'd forgotten how heavily Harper leaned on Duffy's contention - that because Cadman never personally told Duffy about the bribe then there must have not been one - as proof of Harper's innocence. <br />Pretty much the same way he's leaning on the RCMP ITO now.<br /><br />Here's that 2005 Duffy clip with Cadman:<br /><br /><i>Duffy</i> : Chuck, earlier tonight Craig Oliver reported on our network special that the Conservatives were prepared to offer you an unopposed nomination if you would vote with them and also help with campaign funding and so on. Was that offer actually made?<br /><br /><i>Cadman</i> : Well, there was some talk about that. As far as the nomination, you know, discussions did come up, the talk did come up, yeah.<br /><br /><i>Duffy</i> : So they were making an offer to you and in the end you refused?<br /><br /><i>Cadman</i> : Yeah, that was the only offer I had from anybody. So there was no offers on the table up to that point about anything from any party. [end of clip]<br /><br />Duffy peddled this at the time as Cadman having said "no offers", ie no bribe. Harper repeated this interpretation at every opportunity.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09811694143714068436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-88965105380087537142013-11-24T20:19:13.535-08:002013-11-24T20:19:13.535-08:00"Oh what a tangled web we weave . . . .<i>"Oh what a tangled web we weave . . . .</i> West End Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04899808253017644309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-39784207033527602232013-11-24T16:59:42.213-08:002013-11-24T16:59:42.213-08:00Funny the same names keep cropping up, huh? Agree ...Funny the same names keep cropping up, huh? Agree that whatever it is Duffy has over Harper, it goes back to Cadman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com