Harper Links Liberal to Air India

[Catchme]

It seems that Cullen's riding is very upset with the stance he took about extending the 2 sunset clauses that breach constitutional rights. And his trying to undercut his own leader.

.. the president of Liberal MP Roy Cullen's Toronto riding suggested Tuesday that the MP shouldn't be guaranteed the right to run for the party in the next election if he can't show loyalty to the leader now.

Cullen has been one of the most outspoken Liberals in supporting extension of the anti-terrorism measures. Indeed, he said last week that he was trying to recruit at least 30 other Liberals to defy Dion and ensure approval of the government motion.

..the executive of Cullen's Etobicoke North riding association doesn't agree with the MP's stance.

"There's a line and if he doesn't agree with that, then he should open the nomination and let all the members of the riding decide," Chahal, riding president, said in an interview.

"In the end, we have to stand beside our party leader."

Ridings getting involved actively fighting the extension and breaches of human rights

[geoffrey]

Or ridings pushing an ethnic self-interest?

[Catchme]

Or ridings pushing an ethnic self-interest?

Oh, so it is okay for political parties to act only in their self interests and ignoring the interests of canadians, and breaking the law while doing so, but not the people in a riding looking out for their own self interests?

If that is even the case.

You really need to be more consistent, and less double standard geoffery.

[geoffrey]

Oh, so it is okay for political parties to act only in their self interests and ignoring the interests of canadians, and breaking the law while doing so, but not the people in a riding looking out for their own self interests?

Who broke the law? Why are they charged?

People can look out for their own self interests... if a riding is against having the Air India inquiry continue, as I'm sure many are, they should demand that their MP tries their darnest to prevent it from continuing.

We just have to recognize the specific party that the end of that lobbying and the effect of that lobby on policy decisions, which I think we saw very clearly yesterday.

[Catchme]

There was no lobby group pushing the vote, that is a smear and you have not sunstantiated it.

Moreover, you read and know that the CPC MP , who was in charge of Fisheries and Oceans tell the CPC they were ignoring Court dictates, and continuing to break the law, please being disengenuous really furthers the reality you are dealing in truths but being disengenuous.

[White Doors]

Does the fact that it DOESN'T break consitutional rights mean anythign to you poser?

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In a letter delivered to Fisheries Minister Loyola Hearn last week, B.C. Tory MP John Cummins claimed the government is refusing to abide by a Federal Court of Appeal decision last year ordering the government to end its practice of using proceeds of industry fish sales to fund research.

Cummins, recently booted off the House of Commons fisheries committee because of his opposition to government policy, said DFO may in fact have committed a criminal act.

Hearn wouldn't comment Tuesday on the substance of the allegations.

"He is looking into the information provided, and once he has reached conclusions, he will respond to Mr. Cummins and take any appropriate action at that time."

The Federal Court of Appeal, in a decision last year involving New Brunswick crab fisherman Jean-Victor Larocque, ordered DFO to stop paying for research with fish. Larocque's lawyer argued Ottawa had no right to use part of his quota for government purposes. The court agreed, accusing the government of "misappropriating" resources, and the decision wasn't appealed.

Cummins accused the government of effectively ignoring the ruling by pressuring fishermen to give up a share of their profits to fund government research.

"I ask that your department end its illegal and unseemly activities and that adequate funds are made available to finance the science necessary to effectively manage the fishery," he wrote.

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