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"How goddamn awful it is" | Curse of Politics
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Advice for the opposition: Drop the drive-by smears and focus on the real questions
Tools to cut out political corruption must be kept sharp, so let’s not dull them with false accusations
I understand for many Canadians that is like admitting you are something between a divorce lawyer and a serial killer.
There are lots of stereotypes in my industry. We are all pigs smoking cigars and slapping the backs of politicians for political and financial benefit. It's a Hollywood trope. It's easy for the opposition to attack and easy for the media to report.
But stereotypes don't always ring true. That goes for political scandals as well.
It must be said: There are people of good faith in every political party, who don't tolerate political corruption. And that is a very good thing. Put me at the front of the line if it's time to condemn someone for engaging in it. Always.
But the weapons used to slay political corruption must be kept sharp. Dulling them unnecessarily with false accusations should be avoided at all costs.
Telford,
second from left, chief of staff to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau,
takes part in a meeting with Trudeau, right, and Chinese Premier Li
Keqiang, not pictured, in the cabinet room on Parliament Hill on Sept.
22, 2016. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)
And my fear is that is happening in the case of the Rob Silver-Katie Telford-MCAP controversy — the accusation that the Trudeau government gave the administration of the federal rent subsidy program to a private company that employed the husband of Justin Trudeau's chief of staff.
Let me also declare that I am a conservative and I don't like Liberals much. I have spent my entire career trying to defeat them at the polls at every level of government I can. On top of that, Silver's old firm is a competitor of mine. And nothing would please me more in the world than a Liberal scandal that tangentially implicates a competitor. I salivate at the thought.
Unless, of course, it is at its core untrue — because I dislike true political corruption even more.
Ottawa is a village and I have casually known both Silver and Telford for years. We're not friends, but we do know each other. I have also known Trudeau in passing since the mid-1990s when he was a student at McGill, although I doubt he remembers. I have also spent much of my professional life trying to prevent him and his party from winning power, and would defeat them tomorrow if I could.
But who cares? That isn't the point. At least I hope not.
I think there is sufficient evidence something is amiss in the outsourcing of the federal government's student volunteer grant program to the WE Charity to warrant deep scrutiny and criticism. But just because there is one potential scandal doesn't mean every other government outsourcing is a scandal.
In fact, as a conservative, I wish government outsourced more program delivery to the private sector. I believe they generally deliver programs with less administrative cost than government can, resulting in more money going to those the programs are intended to assist. The decisions around who administers these programs should be made on their own merits, not because of political affiliation of those associated with the organizations chosen.
This is a very long preamble to what I actually want to say, which is: I don't see a scandal in the awarding of the rent subsidy program to MCAP.
In fact, I think the insinuation that there is a scandal there sets us back on the scrutiny of potential conflicts, including the ongoing questions around the student volunteer grant program and the WE deal.
Silver, the husband of Trudeau's chief of staff, used to be a lobbyist. When the Liberal government won power in 2015, and his wife went to work in the Prime Minister's Office, he was a partner in the lobbying firm Crestview Strategies. Without waiting for direction from the ethics commissioner or the commissioner of lobbying, Silver chose to leave the company and sell his shares.
Despite the fact his continued involvement in the company would likely have been worth millions of dollars to himself — he chose to leave. When he stepped down at the time, Silver indicated that remaining an employee or shareholder in a government relations firm that does federal work would create too many potential conflicts for his spouse, Telford, and he chose instead to step aside.
When Silver joined MCAP in January, Telford proactively solicited advice from the conflict of interest commissioner. She also recused herself from any decisions involving MCAP (something Trudeau has acknowledged he should have done on the awarding of a huge contract to WE).
The contract to MCAP was not sole-sourced — rather, it was won through a competitive process managed by the professional public service.
And, finally, Silver himself was not involved in the negotiations for the project.
So unless some damning information as yet undiscovered comes forward, it would be wise for the opposition to focus on the WE scandal and not dilute its credibility by engaging in a drive-by-smear on Silver — someone who has been the gold standard of ethics.
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Jenni Byrne is one of Canada's leading voices in public affairs. She is regularly featured on every major Canadian news network and Canada's biggest political podcast, The Herle Burly.
David Herle is a Canadian political consultant and Principal Partner at leading polling and research firm, The Gandalf Group. He is also a regular CBC commentator.
David Herle received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Regina and was called to the Bar in Ontario after receiving his LLB from the University of Saskatchewan.
Herle worked on John Turner's leadership bid.
Herle was previously a senior partner at Earnscliffe Strategy Group and a top advisor to former Prime Minister Paul Martin. He was Liberal Party of Canada campaign co-chair for 2004 and 2006. During the 2004 election, as prospects for the Liberals began looking poor, Herle was a strong advocate of attacking Martin's primary opponent, Stephen Harper. In the 2006 election, a similar strategy did not result in similar success.
Herle was managing co-chair for Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne's successful reelection campaign in 2014 and again in 2018 when the Ontario Liberals finished in third place. During the several years that Herle worked for the Ontario Liberal government, his firm was paid $3.4 million.[1][2]
David Herle is now the host of The Herle Burly podcast.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-election-2015-jenni-byrne-tossed-1.3280702
Jenni Byrne tossed from Stephen Harper's inner circle
'She's a lightning rod, partly because of her personality, but also because she's a woman'
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That plan will unfold this week, as Conservative politicians and the party's rank-and-file look to a future leadership race — only the merged party's second — putting the pieces in place to move forward and rebuild from a devastating election loss.
Public
Works Minister Diane Finley speaks during question period in the House
of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Sources say Finley could be
tapped to be the interim leader of the Conservatives. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)
Harper was calm about the defeat that lay before him, according to sources who spoke to The Canadian Press over the past 24 hours. He sat alternately with longtime aide Ray Novak, and party president John Walsh on the plane.
There are two main things that will happen right away — Harper will resign as leader, but stay on as an MP. The party's much smaller caucus will vote for an interim leader. Former cabinet minister Diane Finley's name is an early name being floated.
Then, the party's national council will appoint a "leadership election organizing committee," which will set the ground rules for the impending contest.
'Harper's party' facing upheaval
All these things will send the party into a period of upheaval — this was the party Harper built, filling positions with loyalists over the years to such an extent that there was barely a murmur of discontent in 12 years.
At the same time as the leadership race is set in motion, the activists are in the process of sorting through the embers of the campaign, analysing what went wrong and who is to blame.
The party's executive director, Dustin van Vugt, is in charge of a process to review the campaign.
A senior party source said the party will be in debt after this election is through, something the members aren't used to.
As far back as Thursday, campaign manager Jenni Byrne was packing up her office in the Ottawa party war room. In a sign of how tense things have become inside Harper's circle, Byrne was not in Calgary on election night, and is out of a job as of Monday morning.
During the campaign, sources say longstanding friction between Byrne and campaign director Guy Giorno just became worse, and the two strong personalities clashed on elements of the campaign. One insider said Byrne refused to hand over a list of candidate contact details to Giorno in the final days.
Bad blood among top aides
Eventually, their hostility spilled over into bad blood between Byrne and Novak, who is the person Harper trusts the most.
Party
sources say Jenni Byrne doesn't deserve all the blame for the
Conservative Party's failed campaign, because she managed the victory in
2011. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)
"There's a tremendous amount of antipathy towards her on the part of the leader," said one source.
"You don't run a campaign by surrounding yourself by sycophants, interns and family members," grumbled another.
But there are different ideas of why the campaign did not succeed. Some point to failings in the nuts and bolts organization of the campaign, while others believe the problems centred around the leader himself and his choice of message — factors no local candidate could control.
A source close to the war room said the party's focus groups and voter research had told them that the die was cast before the campaign began. Conservative voters "were sick of the PM and had a hard time voting for him."
"The feeling from Jenni as the campaign manager is that this was lost from the get go," said the source, who asked to remain anonymous.
"They underestimated people's feelings about the PM, that there was a stronger desire for change than they realized."
Dan Miles, a senior aide to outgoing finance minister Joe Oliver, said it was clear in the riding that voters were looking for change. Oliver lost his Eglinton-Lawrence riding in a near Liberal sweep of the Greater Toronto Area.
"The only negative I really ever heard was that they liked Joe, but they had a problem with the leader," said Miles.
"That was the only consistent thing I ever heard."
Meanwhile, the leader's message on the economy wasn't resonating as well as they suspected. The Liberals ate into some of that territory with voters who liked the promise of infrastructure spending. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau performed better than expected during the debates.
The niqab issue raised by Harper dealt a blow to NDP Leader Tom Mulcair in Quebec, but it also seemed to wound the New Democrats elsewhere.
"That policy and so many others resonated positively with some voters, and negatively with others," Oliver said in a scrum.
"I think that, and maybe some other policies, were responsible for the collapse of the NDP, which had a very significant impact on the national results."
Jason Kenney: We needed 'sunnier' conservatism
Calgary Conservative MP Jason Kenney, widely believed to be a serious leadership contender, alluded to problems with the party message. Trudeau had focused on optimism, while Harper issued dire warnings of bleak economic times and terrorist threats.
Conservative
MP Jason Kenney holds a news conference to discuss the NDP's spending
plans, in Ottawa. Kenney says the campaign needed to promote a 'sunnier'
brand of conservatism. (Fred Chartrand/Canadian Press)
"We need a conservatism that is sunnier and more optimistic than what we have sometimes conveyed," Kenney said.
"We have to take collective responsibility for that."
On the other side, there are those who believe the party's losses can be attributed to poor preparation.
That would include the training of local volunteers, the recruitment of candidates, convincing incumbents to run again, and vetting candidates. The conclusion is that the party didn't take enough advantage of natural advantages of being in power, of having a huge war chest and its wealth of experience from previous campaigns.
"In this case I fear that, like all parties in power, we got fat and happy," said Chad Rogers, a party loyalist who volunteered during the 2006 campaign, then run by the late Doug Finley.
"This campaign was not as lean, as focused or as aggressive as the ones that preceded it. A lot of candidate and campaign managers that I've been talking to informally were very surprised that things we were good at, just weren't done this time."
Rogers said there would be questions asked about how money was spent, especially the abandoning of a new, multi-million voter identification system two years ago.
Other Conservatives said the party hasn't kept up with the times on the latest research methods and technology.
The source close to the war room said that it will be unfair to lay the blame all on Byrne, who also led the successful 2011 campaign.
"She's a lightning rod, partly because of her personality, but also because she's a woman," said the source. "She's going to bear the brunt of a lot of knifing because she's a woman at the top of the food chain."
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Knut obtained his M.A. in History, Political Science, and Economics from the Technical University of Berlin as well as a Master of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University. He is a proud member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) as well as the German service sector trade union ver.di.
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David’s policy experience includes working on nine consecutive federal government budgets, most notably the landmark 1995 budget that paved the way for eliminating the federal deficit by dramatically cutting government spending. That budget turned conventional political wisdom on its head by making a “bad news” budget a huge political success.
David has also served as Premier Kathleen Wynne’s campaign co-chair in 2014 and 2018 and as the national campaign chair for the Liberal Party in 2004 and 2006. He has participated in many other campaigns at the national and provincial level.
He is frequently featured as a speaker and lecturer at universities and conferences on such topics as politics, economic policy, consumer and branding issues, energy, health care, crisis management, agriculture, and the environment.
A Saskatchewan native, David earned his Bachelor of Arts at the University of Regina and was called to the Bar in Ontario after receiving his LLB from the University of Saskatchewan.
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Alex holds a BA and MA from the University of Toronto and has worked across Canada in both French and English. Prior to joining The Gandalf Group, Alex held senior roles in government and politics, serving as the communications director to the former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, Minister of Justice and Minister of Health.
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Résultats d’un sondage canadien: Le Premier ministre Harper doit être un leader de la lutte aux changements climatiques et réduire les subventions aux pétrolières lors du G8/G20
Publié le 25 juin 2010Toronto, le 25 juin 2010 - Une forte majorité
de Canadiens veulent du leadership à l’occasion des Sommets du G8 et G20
à Muskoka et Toronto, selon un sondage rendu public aujourd’hui par le
Réseau Action Climat - Climate Action Network Canada. Le sondage,
réalisé par The Gangalf Group pendant la dernière semaine, démontre
aussi le fort appui pour la réduction et l’élimination des subventions
aux compagnies pétrolières.
Ce sondage lance un message clair : les Canadiens n’achètent pas la
ligne du gouvernement Harper, qui prétend que nous devons attendre les
États-Unis avant de s’attaquer à l’enjeu des changements climatiques.
Les Canadiens veulent voir du leadership sur la question du climat, et
perçoivent ces sommets comme des occasions pour agir», affirme Steven
Guilbeault, porte-parole d'Équiterre et membre du Réseau Action Climat.
Principaux résultats du sondage
- 70 % des répondants veulent que le gouvernement agisse pour réduire les subventions aux pétrolières (47% sont très en accord; 23% en accord). Les avantages fiscaux pour les producteurs de gaz et de pétrole au Canada représentent approximativement 2 milliards de dollars par année.
- 78% des répondants croient que le gouvernement canadien devrait saisir l’opportunité que représentent les Sommets du G8/G20 pour prendre le leadership dans la lutte aux changements climatiques (48% sont très en accord; 30% % en accord)
- 65% des répondants sont en désaccord avec la stratégie du gouvernement canadien d’attendre que les États-Unis et d’autres nations aient développé leurs plans avant de mettre en place de nouvelles mesures pour lutter contre les changements climatiques.
« La population canadienne veut que le pays soit une force positive de changements dans le monde », a déclaré Jennifer Espey du Gandalf Group. « Il y a une augmentation de la compréhension des effets catastrophiques des changements climatiques. Ces deux facteurs réunis se traduisent par la volonté de la part des Canadiens que leur gouvernement soit un leader et non à la remorque des autres quand vient le temps de trouver des solutions globales».
Pour plus d’information, contacter :
Alex Swann
The Gandalf Group
416-644-4125
Marie-Ève Roy
Équiterre
514-378-0232
Méthodologie
The Gandalf Group a élaboré un sondage mené entre le 17 juin et le 22 juin 2010, auprès d’un échantillon de 1 158 adultes canadiens, avec une marge d’erreur de +/-2,88% 19 fois sur 20.
Le Réseau action climat Canada (RAC Canada) est composé de membres organisationnels engagés à prévenir une dangereuse perturbation du système climatique par l’être humain, à protéger la viabilité de l’environnement et la santé publique, tout en défendant des principes de transition équitable, d’équité et de justice sociale.
Document d’information – Sondage pour Réseau action climat Canada – 25 juin 2010
The Gandalf Group a mené un sondage entre le 17 et le 22 juin 2010 avec un échantillon de 1 158 adultes répartis proportionnellement à travers le Canada. Cet échantillon comporte une marge d'erreur de +/-2,88 %, 19 fois sur 20.
- 70% des participants ont dit qu’ils supportaient le gouvernement prenant action pour réduire les subventions pour les combustibles fossiles.
- 47% ont fortement appuyé, 23% ont appuyé un peu – Question : Au Canada, les allègements fiscaux accordés aux producteurs de pétrole et de gaz sont estimés à quelque deux milliards de dollars par année. Est-ce que vous appuieriez fortement ou un peu, ou vous opposeriez-vous fortement ou un peu à ce que le gouvernement prenne des mesures pour réduire ces subventions? »
- 78% des participants croient que le gouvernement canadien devrait utiliser les Sommets du G8 et du G20 comme occasion de signaler que le Canada souhaite être un leader dans le combat contre les changements climatiques.
- 48% ont fortement appuyé, 30% ont appuyé un peu – Question : « Les leaders des vingt plus importantes économies du monde se réunissent cet été à Toronto. Est-ce que vous appuieriez fortement ou un peu, ou vous opposeriez-vous fortement ou un peu à ce que le gouvernement canadien profite de cette occasion pour indiquer que le Canada souhaite être un leader dans la lutte internationale contre les changements climatiques? »
- 65% sont en désaccord avec la décision stratégique du gouvernement canadien d’attendre que les États-Unis et d’autres pays développent leurs plans avant de mettre en œuvre davantage de mesures contre les changements climatiques.
- 48% sont tout à fait en désaccord, 17% sont assez en désaccord – Question : « Dans le cadre de la rencontre entre les leaders des vingt plus importantes économies du monde à Toronto, le gouvernement du Canada a dit que le sujet des changements climatiques serait abordé, mais qu’aucune mesure ne serait prise relativement aux changements climatiques avant que les États-Unis et d’autres pays ne développent leurs plans pour faire face à ce problème. Diriez-vous que vous êtes tout à fait d’accord, assez d’accord, plutôt en désaccord ou tout à fait en désaccord avec le fait que le gouvernement canadien attende que les États-Unis et d’autres pays développent leurs plans sur les changements climatiques avant de mettre en œuvre des mesures visant à régler les problèmes liés aux changements climatiques?»
- 85% des participants ont dit que c’était très ou un peu important que le monde trouve une solution aux changements climatiques (59% ont dit très important)
- 83% des participants ont dit que c’était très ou un peu urgent que le monde trouve une solution aux changements climatiques (50% ont dit très urgent)
Pour obtenir de plus amples renseignements :
Alex Swann
416.644.4125
http://davidamos.blogspot.com/2006/04/just-dave.html
This particular email has been plastered all over the Internet for over four years and it was not just by me Correct?
----- Original Message -----
From: robmoore@atrueconservative.ca
To: davidamos@comcast.net
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 1:46 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: Regarding your e-mail
David,
Thanks for the e-mails. I will read them all and hear what you have to say.
All the best.
Rob
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: David Amos
> > To: Wayne, Elsie - M.P.
> > Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 5:08 PM
> > Subject: Re: Regarding your e-mail
> >
> >
> > Elsie, I like you more and more. If anyone understands about
> > being forced to be away from his family its me. Give my mom a
> > call. Her laugh alone will make your day. To hell with the
> > smiling bastards in Ottawa their grins ain't genuine. Maritimers
> > can still find some fun in a long hard day :) Come to think of
> > it, maybe thats why the Upper Canadians think we are crazy. By
> > the way I have managed to get a rather famous lawyer to speak on
> > my wife's behalf down here while I run for Parliament uphome. But
> > before I go I have been invited to go fishing with Martha
> > Stewart's brother Frank in the Gulf of Mexico. My matters are
> > about to bust wide open down here. That is why I have chosen this
> > time to make appearance uphome. Once I make the news down here I
> > will step on the stump uphome.
> > Best
> > Regards
> > Dave
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Wayne, Elsie - M.P.
> > To: David Amos
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 3:42 PM
> > Subject: RE: Regarding your e-mail
> >
> >
> > Dear Dave,
> >
> > I try to respond to as many people as I can. We do get a lot of email
> > around here.... I decided to retire because I truly miss my family.
> > It's hard being on the road back and forth by yourself. It gets very
> > lonely.
> >
> > God Bless,
> > Elsie
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David Amos [mailto:davidamos@comcast.net]
> > Sent: March 22, 2004 3:28 PM
> > To: Wayne, Elsie - M.P.
> > Subject: Re: Regarding your e-mail
> >
> >
> > No problem, Elsie. By the way my mom is a fan of yours. She told
> > me you were quitting. Too bad if it is true.You are the first
> > politician to respond to me. That fact alone wins my respect. Ask
> > around Saint John about me in certain circles I am fairly well
> > known. You may even know my sister, Nancy and her husband, Reid
> > Chedore. Perhaps you crossed paths with my dad C. Max Amos he was
> > a tax Supervisor for the Province years ago. And maybe even my
> > mom's second husband, Lloyd Nickerson, from Fredericton. He was
> > somewhat of a political person whereas my dad was not. (Lloyd was
> > chief electoral officer for about twelve years and did run as a
> > Conservative) If you wish to warm my mom's heart please give her
> > a call and simply say that you appreciate her good words about
> > you to her wild child Dalevid. She will get the joke. She is
> > always confusing me with another brother. Her name is Anna and
> > her number is 506 455 3600 . Do with it what you will. Trust me I
> > would love to see another out spoken Maritimer step up to the
> > plate and speak of rights and wrongs. The sooner that I can go
> > back to being just Papa the happier my little Clan will be. I
> > would truly appreciate if someone would let my mom know that they
> > are at least aware of my concerns whether they agree with me or
> > not.
> > Best
> > Regards
> > Dave
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Wayne, Elsie - M.P.
> > To: David Amos
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 2:15 PM
> > Subject: RE: Regarding your e-mail
> >
> >
> > Thank you for the notice.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David Amos [mailto:davidamos@comcast.net]
> > Sent: March 16, 2004 2:07 PM
> > To: Wayne, Elsie - M.P.
> > Subject: Fw: Regarding your e-mail
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: David Amos
> > To: ethics@harvard.edu
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 2:06 PM
> > Subject: Fw: Regarding your e-mail
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: David Amos
> > To: tedcardwell@mail.gov.nf.ca
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 2:05 PM
> > Subject: Fw: Regarding your e-mail
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: David Amos
> > To: alltrue@roadrunner.nf.net
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 2:03 PM
> > Subject: Fw: Regarding your e-mail
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: David Amos
> > To: Correspondance Deputy Prime Minister/Vice premier ministre
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 1:57 PM
> > Subject: Re: Regarding your e-mail
> >
> >
> > I already received Anne's response. Can't you people read what
> > you wrote to me? Why else would I be so pissed off?
> > I am who I say I am and that is as follows:
> > David R. Amos
> > 153 Alvin Ave,
> > Milton, MA. 02186
> > Phone 617 240-6698
> >
> > Now just exactly who are you Mr. Correspondence Deputy Prime
> > Minister and are you a lawyer?
> >
----- Original Message -----
From: "Correspondance Deputy Prime Minister/Vice premier
ministre" dpm@pm.gc.ca To:davidamos@comcast.net
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 1:34 PM
Subject: Regarding your e-mail
If
you wish to receive a response to your comments addressed to the Deputy
Prime Minister and Minister of Public Safety and Emergency
Preparedness, please include your return mailing address along with your
original e-mail message. All official responses will be sent by
regular mail.
If you wish to send correspondence addressed to the Minister through the regular mail, please use the following mailing address
> > > The Honourable A. Anne McLellan
> > > Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Safety
> > > and Emergency Preparedness
> > > 340 Laurier Avenue West
> > > Ottawa, Ontario
> > > K1A 0P8
> > >
> > > From: David Amos mailto:davidamos@comcast.net
> > > To: dwatch@web.net
> > > Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 11:32 PM
> > > Subject: Read real slow then forget what is politically
> > correct.
> > >
> > > Deal with your own conscience. After that try to think of
> > a good
> > > reason why I should not run for Parliament and at least speak
> > my mind about the sad state of our affairs. You know who I am.
> > If you don't, trust me, you are way behind the eight ball.
> > > Once I make my mark in the American Justice System and
> > political
> > > process, I am coming home to stress test the ethics of many a
> > lawyer/politician in my nativeland during the course of the
> > next federal election. My question to all of you will be why
> > did you wait for me to say something? Am I the only one paying
> > any attention. Even Jesus got mad a time or two and tore up a
> > temple when he saw all the money changing hands in a place
> > that should not be concerned about such things. But forget
> > about the money for a minute. What did he have to say about
> > anyone that harmed a child? Rest assured I will remind you.
> > Although I ain't religious, I must say that Jesus had more of
> > sand than most men and he made some very good points about
> > what is right and what is wrong. Can any of you even hold a
> > candle to Byron? He has at least one friend that will back him
> > up all the way down the line. I don't mind dying it is what I
> > didn't do while I was living that will haunt me in in my
> > grave. What is the golden rule these days? Is it truly a fact
> > that he with the gold makes the rules. Do you think voters
> > agree with that fact? What say you?
> > > Canadian Corruption
> > >
> > > Sexual Abuse & Political & Legal Conspiracy.
> > >
> > > RCMP Incompetence & Cover up.
> > >
> > > Priors Of Grand Bank NFLD Canada
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