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I think we are being misled by the media and of course the opposition us going to seize and capitalize on this. The optics look bad but if you read the AG report you will find : This funding relates to the categorization of expenses by Treasury Board between 2001 and 2009, which means the larger part encompasses the previous gov’t. but money has gone missing nor has been misused. The AG was clear in his report saying: “we didn’t find anything that gave us cause for concern that money was used in any way it should not have been.” “All of the funds in question are accounted for and “There is no indication that any dollars are missing, misappropriated or misspent.”

Nothing wrong with it cos it's right.. The root cause is terrorists. There are many people unhappy with their lot in life with lots of grievances but they don't go out and kill hundreds of innocent people.

I don't think most people are casting suspicion on Muslims, from my reading on other forums most people think it's domestic terrorism. This is too small for muslim fanatics.

LOL

Oh come on, spammers aren't about stopping a discussion from getting noticed. Spammers spam, that's about it. Nothing said on here (or other forums) matters anywhere or anyone. I don't believe that anything said on here or other forums will change anyone's mind about anything. In fact, IMO when anti .......... (name it) becomes so strident it negates whatever the poster is trying to say.

Hmm,. that link is to a forum where you are the only one posting. Got anything less biased -

I agree with that. Whoever was behind it did it on their own, the party wouldn't be involved, No matter how much the anti Harper haters may hate, they don't know Harper at all. Sona may have had a helper but young people to day are perfectly capable of using today's technology, and Sona isn't that young. "Radical Agenda" really, just like the 'hidden agenda' really isn't.

Well, after a two year witch hunt and one (well maybe one) 'witch' to be found, one wonders how competent Elections Canada is. If anyone deserves to be taken out to the woodshed for leading Canadian electors astray it is Elections Canada, aided and abetted by a compliant media. Or actually pushed into by a couple of journalists who like to use a lot of innuendo and supposition. I hope there is enough proof and evidence to put this to rest once and for all. If Sona really did do it, then he should get jail time, but until we hear the evidence and watch the outcome it could be a while.

Agree, IMO there are a lot of shallow voters who will vote for good looks and hair first... How does that go, "low information voters" Having said that, what about the NDP proposal to dial down the socialism.. will that take some Liberal voters away... ( or is this another thread) http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ndps-proposed-new-rhetoric-seeks-to-dial-down-socialism/article10761419/ Top New Democrats are taking steps to tone down the socialist rhetoric in the party’s constitution – a move designed to woo centrist voters but one that risks alienating the traditional base. After four years of occasionally heated debate, a committee of senior party officials is proposing revisions to the constitution’s preamble that would excise much of the dogma upon which the party was founded.

This kind of thing bas been happening for years. Every time there's a new leader they move ahead in the polls, but they fall as soon as people find out what they're like. My bigger concern is that we could have a provincial election soon in Ontario and low information voters (Rush's polite way of putting it) will vote Liberal thinking that Justin Trudeau will become Premier.

Oh here it comes, getting ready in case he's innocent. I suppose even if he is fully cleared it won't be believed.

He may have had help, but with today's technology who knows. At least we should get to the bottom of it with this court case.

More or less... There never has been a 'hidden agenda' but that doesn't fit with the opposition narrative.

Really, now that is just weird. How do they post under others' accounts, does admin know that ?

Has he said he would eject them or is that just speculation ?

Hey, if that's the way you choose to interpret it, who am I to burst your bubble.

Really, that's funny and I've no idea what " To try to compensate themselves before the world?" means. Never mind, doesn't matter all in this context. Do you have any proof that this convention has actually done anything to improve drought conditions, has there been an assessment done. Less than one-fifth of the $350,000 we contribute to this convention actually went to the program. Given the U.N. track record and activities I for one applaud the decision to pull out. This is a drought discussion convention, not a drought fighting convention and there is little this group can do or is doing on that score. It would be better to insist that these African dictators/despots spend some of their own fortunes they are amassing on the backs of the people and our contributions, start looking after their own.

Given the UN's track record for corruption and incompetence and so on it could only be a good that that Canada is taking the bull by the horns and could just create a better way to help countries farm and feed themselves. This would be doing the world a favour. Canada provided a $283,000 grant to support the convention from 2010 to 2012. http://www.unac.org/en/link_learn/fact_sheets/funding.asp Canada, for instance, was assessed 3.11 per cent of the UN regular budget for 1997. This translates into C$44.9 million which was paid in full in January 1997. Developing countries such as Burkina Faso are assessed at 0.01 per cent—the minimum assessment—of the UN budget. In addition to the basic assessment, members are asked to contribute to the costs for peacekeeping operations. In 1996, Canada contributed C$94.9 million to UN peacekeeping efforts—an amount roughly equivalent to its 3.1 per cent assessment.

The Star is using anonymous sources and can't back up their accusations. Their obvious vendetta against Ford negates anything of value they might report. The Star just cannot be believed anymore when reporting on Mayor Ford. They obviously didn't talk to all the organizers of the Garrison Ball some of whom confirmed that Mr. Ford was NOT asked to leave. The Star has also refused to apologize to George Chuvalo’s family.

Name the last PM who didn't keep a tight leash over their caucus, Chretien, Trudeau, and Mulroney were all strong on caucus discipline, cracking the whip on a regular basis. When Harper does it he's a dictator, when Chretien did it, it was called "leadership" . No difference, only in how it's presented, but perception becomes fact. Don't forget more Liberals were expelled from caucus under Chretien then Conservatives have done. Just remember that ALL members of ALL parties voted together to deny Warawa the right to speak. Was it at the best of ALL the respective leaders, if so, let's be clear that this 'muzzling' is done by ALL parties.

If some have their way I suppose. It's too bad that most of the media (from what I've read) are laying this strictly at the feet of Mr.Harper, yet it was the all party committees who voted against him speaking.

Where are the opposition on this as their committee reps. voted against allowing time.

True.. Trudeau like Mulcair would rule with an iron fist. Trudeau has just confirmed that he would not allow his MPs to vote their conscience on abortion and would kick any anti abortionists out of his caucus. How about that for muzzling MPs hmmm I I guess Tom Wappel, Jim Karygiannis, Paul Szabo, John McKay et al wouldn't be allowed in Trudeau's caucus either. Wasn’t Liberal MP Pat O’Brien kick out of Paul Martin’s caucus for not supporting the SSM bill and Bev Dejaines of the NDP was also kicked out of the NDP caucus for the same thing.

Stephanie Dion was on the 12 member all party committee along with other opposition MPs who all deemed the motion out of order. Actually the opposition parties really want the motion blocked because they don’t want the embarrassment of voting against it. It was rejected again by a three-member (one from each party) vote, which means NDP and Libs also voted against it at committee. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/25/how-mark-warawas-motion-was-rejected/

Note that back in 2000 the ‘experts’ predicted that the U.K. snow is starting to disappear, children would never see snow again and these ‘experts’ continually forecasted warm/milder winters and so, politicians prioritized accordingly. Britain is struggling with one of coldest winters on record and is facing a gas supply crisis as storage is running out. The only chance they have now of keeping the lights on is to repeal the Climate Change Act 'the most expensive suicide note in history'. They should also stop pouring massive subsidies into the generation of electricity from wind turbines and use the reserve of shale until they can come up with something better that's doable. What is needed is better long term planning as the debate will continue long after we are gone. The science sure isn’t settled and as we are seeing now, current events don’t seem to be factored into current models. The earth has changed/cycled, warmed, cooled for eons and will continue to do so with or without the help of humans. We need to plan for the long term but not with hysterical alarmism. There is much indication that we are at the beginning of a mini ice age due to a decline in solar activity, so there you go, we need to be more open minded to all sides. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/borisjohnson/9814618/Its-snowing-and-it-really-feels-like-the-start-of-a-mini-ice-age.html As a species, we human beings have become so blind with conceit and self-love that we genuinely believe that the fate of the planet is in our hands — when the reality is that everything, or almost everything, depends on the behaviour and caprice of the gigantic thermonuclear fireball around which we revolve. Have fun, have to love you and leave you for a few days. Hold the flames please -