Archive for the ‘Government’ Category

Harper’s latest feeble Duffy excuse

- May 24th, 2013

So the Prime Minister’s latest excuse on the Wright-Duffy $90,000 cheque (or WD-90 for short) is that Wright “should have told me earlier. That’s why I accepted his resignation upon reflection. Should I have reached that conclusion earlier? Perhaps.” Whaddaya mean, perhaps?

No, wait. That’s not the real problem. The real problem is this new claim that Harper accepted his chief of staff’s resignation because Wright didn’t tell him about the payment “earlier”. So you’d have kept him if he had? Is that what you’re saying? That the real problem wasn’t him writing the cheque, it was keeping you out of the loop so when the scandal erupted you could deny all knowledge?

For goodness sake, stop babbling inconsistent nonsense. Pick a story and stick to it.

 

 

George said what?

- May 23rd, 2013

In 1795 U.S. President George Washington wrote to Edmund Randolph (this quotation comes to me courtesy of the Patriot Post Founder’s Quote Daily) that “There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily.”

How very quaint this 18th-century sentiment seems today. But (now you laugh) I’d still like to see someone in politics try it. Who knows? It just might work.

 

Accounting for opinions in Ontario

- May 23rd, 2013

Abacus Data CEO David Coletto joins David Akin with the issues that are top of mind for Ontario voters and the party that they think would best deal with those issues.

 

No Twitter – He is not stepping down!

- May 23rd, 2013

BC NDP Leader Adrian Dix addressed the loss of the B.C. election yesterday in Vancouver and pointed the finger at himself.

24 Hours Vancouver columnist Bill Tieleman joined David Akin on Battleground to dissect the press conference.

Robson for Senate campaign unveils new slogans

- May 20th, 2013

“John Robson for Senate: He knows where he lives”

“John Robson for Senate: Because he lives in his house”