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By reducing labour costs they have an increased margin to play with to improve quality and/or value.

Likely Toyota.

I doubt she will. That's why Bill needed Monica.

Harper should have made Bernier Ambassador to Denmark.

You forgot the one question that really only matters to you: Are they Tory or Liberal?

Mr. Dion, Can you assure voters that, if you became PM, your environmental plan would not include the purchasing of credits from other countries? If not, what is the highest value of credits that you feel would be reasonable to expect? Also, if this is the case, please explain how the purchasing of credits from other countries has any affect on the environment.

Keeping with that thought, how would you characterize the appointment of Michaelle Jean to the position of G.G. The video of her was 12 years before her appointment.

Martin wasn't accepting invitations to gay pride events either. Yet, I'm sure you didn't start a "Martin still hasn't reached out to gays" thread at the time. Did you? http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/stor...me=&no_ads=

If he was raised a devout Catholic, he would have believed homosexuality is a sin. That's bigoted. And did he change his view or just change his vote? To my recollection, he never came out and state homosexuality is not a sin. He would only say he was for the Charter.

I guess if Paul Martin, a Catholic, can reverse his position on same-sex marriage in only a few years, we should give Lukiwski the benefit of the doubt. 17 years is a long time.

There's no evidence he hasn't become more tolerable. He's might not be not openly supportive, but gay pride parades aren't exactly everyone's bag. I doubt he'll be playing Twister with Scott Brison anytime soon either.

That's because it's prooven.

Cancel that. Apparently it was Ron Wood. http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news...ca04&k=9143 But it looks like the band was 'associated' with the Hell's Angels. So the need for the Ron Wood Inquiry stands. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stones

Maybe we should call a Mick Jagger inquiry just in case he knows something.

I'm not defending Outlaw Bikers, I'm just saying the likelyhood of a security concern in this instance is somewhere around zero once you put her associations into perspective. Did you get this worked up when Chretien put Gagliano in his cabinet after he was red-flagged for having direct associations with the maffia? How would you characterize that one? This might be news to you, but the sponsorship scandal was organized crime. You defend the organization responsible with almost every post. Holy ^&*^ man, wake up.

It will also be interesting how much she's offered to pose in Playboy. I'll buy that one, but only for the articles, honest.

She wasn't travelling on a special passport. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/stor...0530?hub=Canada

Note to CSIS and RCMP: Association, past or present, doesn't necessarily make one a security threat. Remember that whole Arar thingy?

Well if you want to use your imagination, since Coulliard was suspected by biker gangs of being friendly with police, maybe she has been a CSIS agent working undercover (no pun intended) all along. The maffia that infiltrated government under Chretien has now corrupted CSIS and has set this whole thing up to create trouble for their rivials the Hell's Angels. Glad we got that beer and popcorn money. Can't wait for the movie.

It's all how you frame the question. If you look at the details she wasn't much of a threat and that threat no longer exists. Is there any evidence a crime has been committed? No. Have the RCMP check her phone records and confiscate her computer, I don't care. Just don't hold some grand inquiry at taxpayers' expense just for political gain. I find it a bit odd you're so concerned with organized crime, since the government you voted for were guilty of it.

Sirois, the one to whom she was married, became an informant so there's really no connection with organized crime there. The previous boyfriend is dead. As far as other associations: As I mentioned earlier, you don't do attempt to break up your wedding or kill you a favour. And in this case, there's really no favour to be had, since the Hell's Angel's aren't likely interested in foreign affairs. http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/p.../08/169434.aspx

IMO, the idea of stiff penalties if you commit a crime while in possession of a handgun makes more sense. A ban doesn't reflect reality.

The loan he was given to purchase CSL would have been unattainable without political influence according to a PM tv biography. I can likely find a cite online for you later. Are the Liberals now referring to government as "a family company"? CSL. I can get you a citation later. Should take about 30 seconds, but my dentist is calling. And I always smile when I read your posts.

Paul Martin Jr wouldn't have a shipping empire in the first place if it wasn't for political influence. Of course, his sons didn't have to work as staffers, they were given their father's company to avoid conflict of interest and avoid paying taxes. Can you imagine if the Tory's gave millions in contracts to one of their MP's sons or daughters? My god, you'd have a field day. In any event, with all the concern that the Hell's Angels want to infiltrate government to learn what's going on in NATO, maybe nepotism is a good idea. The security of Canada is at stake.

Now that you mention it, the sons of Paul Martin didn't do too badly.