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Post by clone on Apr 25, 2011 18:56:57 GMT -8
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Post by crimea river on Apr 25, 2011 22:28:48 GMT -8
Exclusive: Federal agency for victims called a Tory PR stunt Published 28 minutes ago Four years ago, to great fanfare, the federal Conservatives opened an ombudsman’s office to help victims of crime. Now, the agency’s first boss says it was just a $6 million public relations stunt to score political points. To date, the Office of the Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime has released only one annual report. Two others were filed to the federal justice minister but, for more than a year, they have remained secret. www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/980068--federal-agency-for-victims-of-crime-called-a-tory-public-relations-stunt?bn=1oh! it's secret! what a BIG surprise!! $6mand the ads ran, the campaign lurched, the lawn signs were printed, the plan forged in cowpie and polling data. lol psst, blame the other guy. psst!
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Post by clone on Apr 25, 2011 22:43:08 GMT -8
This isn't a "federal election." It's just a little plebiscite about taxes and abortion with a 2010 Olympic prorogation jacket. Anyone who thinks different hasn't read the Constituency Information Management System data. Morgentaler being named to the Order of Canada was icing on the cake, making everyone behave aberrantly, slashing tires and hiding Afghan detainee docs.
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lick my harper jesus
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Post by lick my harper jesus on Apr 25, 2011 22:56:31 GMT -8
CSEE - $15 (2007)
CSEE - $25m (2009) for iffy carbon capture invts.
G8 legacy plaque - $38,500
the airport that wasn't used
$800,000 (Bracebridge) - economic craption plan
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Post by clone on Apr 25, 2011 23:05:10 GMT -8
One attack ad came to pass: soldiers in the streets.
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Post by hoLEE on Apr 25, 2011 23:16:21 GMT -8
The CSEE has a new knucklehead: Rick Hyndman from the old Alberta Energy days. That was another public asset pissed (gifted) away.
"Neither Carson nor Weingarten, now CEO of the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario, could be reached."
lol - Carson's on a leave of absence.
Hyndman: Carson did a great job.
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Post by crimean scum on Apr 25, 2011 23:35:19 GMT -8
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lick my harper jesus
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Post by lick my harper jesus on Apr 25, 2011 23:42:05 GMT -8
Well, what can you do. Crime rates are going down in Canada. Just burn the census. lol
No evidence. How many complaints were there about it? 3? lol
Tony Clement. Everything he touches turns to shit. Yeah, George Boy Walton.
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Post by i robot on Apr 26, 2011 16:31:51 GMT -8
Don't puke, puke. It's funny. Today's uni-Conservative MP: "focusing on jobs and economic growth, keeping taxes low, safer streets and a stronger Canada." It's a what's the left hand, what's the right hand, sort of thing. Magic.
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Post by half inch on Apr 27, 2011 20:01:28 GMT -8
24 March 11 Koch Brothers Set Up Shop in Tar Sands Territory According to Sourcewatch, the domain name for CCRES was registered in September 2002, just a week before its first media events by National Public Relations, Canada's largest PR agency and an affiliate of Burson-Marsteller. Grassroots indeed. The group worked hard to persuade Canadians that Kyoto was a bad idea and instead promoted a "made in Canada" solution. CCRES made the spurious claim that if Canada ratified the Kyoto Protocol, Canadians would suffer as businesses and individuals were forced to pay out of pocket for exceeding Kyoto's aggressive targets. CCRES argued that, "This transfer of wealth could instead by spent in Canada, developing technologies that fight greenhouse gases and that can be sold around the world." Their tired argument that investing in a clean energy future would be costly, burdensome, and would drive up the cost of energy prices and manufactured goods was plain wrong. They were not looking for "made in Canada" solutions: they were looking to delay action towards real solutions in order to prolong their dirty energy profits on the backs of Canadians. www.desmogblog.com/koch-brothers-set-shop-tar-sands-territoryKoch brothers quietly open lobbying office in downtown Madison February 23, 2011 3:00 am Koch Companies Public Sector LLC occupies a seventh-floor suite at 10 E. Doty St. According to an unidentified tenant there, the lobbying group moved in two weeks before Walker was elected governor on November 2. Jeffrey Schoepke, the company's regional manager, did not return a phone call seeking more information on the firm. host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_7e8aa25a-3ec0-11e0-9923-001cc4c03286.html* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Koch’s web of influence | iWatch News i Rate This Quantcast John Aloysius Farrell | Journalist and author This article by the Center for Public Intergrity’s John Aloysius Farrell first appeared on April 6 and is an eye-opener into the Koch brothers influence on politics and policy. Its an excellent read and accurate — so much so that the Koch brothers launched a social media campaign against the Center. “Koch Industries launched a social media advertising campaign against the Center this week to rebut an iWatch News report about its lobbying activities. The story by the Center’s John Aloysius Farrell outlined Koch’s multimillion-dollar lobbying network in Washington and its attempts to influence Congress and federal agencies. The Center sought comment from Koch Industries repeatedly while the story was being prepared, including 11 emails and phone calls. Koch wouldn’t respond to our requests, but then went public with critical ads after the story ran. Strange, because the Center’s report was based on Koch’s own federal filings. Koch’s clumsy and one-sided ad effort seemed to be aimed at chilling media coverage of the huge conglomerate.” Well, I think everyone should read (and re-read) this article and pass it on to as many people as possible. Koch Industries is spending tens of millions to influence every facet of government that could affect its global empire | By John Aloysius Farrell 10:00 am, April 6, 2011 At an EPA hearing last summer, representatives from Koch Industries argued that moderate levels of the toxic chemical dioxin should not be designated as a cancer risk for humans.When members of Congress sought higher security at chemical plants to guard against terrorist attacks, Koch Industries lobbyists prowled Capitol Hill to voice their opposition. And when Congress moved to strengthen regulation of the financial markets after recent collapses, Koch Industries — a major commodities and derivatives trader — deployed a phalanx of lobbyists to resist proposed changes. Charles and David Koch, the owners of the country’s second-largest private corporation, are libertarians of long standing, who contend that government regulations, taxes and subsidies stifle individual initiative and hamper American competitiveness. In recent years, the Kochs have played an increasingly public role as financial angels for conservative causes, politicians and foundations... groundupct.wordpress.com/2011/04/24/kochs-web-of-influence-iwatch-news/
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Post by half inch on Apr 27, 2011 21:00:52 GMT -8
Interesting -
The expanded lobbying effort by the Koch brothers in Wisconsin raises red flags in particular because of a little discussed provision in Walker's repair bill that would allow Koch Industries and other private companies to purchase state-owned power plants in no-bid contracts.
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Post by harper quotes on Apr 27, 2011 21:08:34 GMT -8
On Canada: “I’m starting to wonder what kind of banana republic we’re living in up here.”
(Yours.)
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Post by harper quotes on Apr 27, 2011 21:09:22 GMT -8
On immigration: “You’ve got to remember that west of Winnipeg, the ridings the Liberals hold are dominated by people who are either recent Asian immigrants or recent migrants from eastern Canada: people who live in ghettoes and who are not integrated into western Canadian society.”
(Oh.)
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Post by harper quotes on Apr 27, 2011 21:10:58 GMT -8
On bilingualism: It “is the god that failed. It has led to no fairness, produces no unity and cost Canadian taxpayers untold millions.”
(Oh.)
On Harper: It “is the god that failed. It has led to no fairness, produces no unity and cost Canadian taxpayers untold millions.”
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Post by harper quotes on Apr 27, 2011 21:14:16 GMT -8
On western alienation: “We may love Canada, but Canada does not love us . . . let’s make the province strong enough that the rest of the country is afraid to threaten us.”
(Oh.)(You're starting to look like a moron now.)
(Or weirdo.)
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