Memo to Brian Pallister

You are not a Liberal.

Decide quickly if you want to run for the leadership of Manitoba P.C.'s then resign and do it!

And please keep your taxpayer paid assistants out if it!

We would not let a Liberal get away with this and there is no reason to let a Conservative off the hook on this!

Gatineau Candidate Patrick Robert

I've updated this post on Quebec Conservatives with the Gatineau Candidate:

At 25 years of age, Patrick Robert already has some valuable political experience. He grew up in Gatineau and completed his studies in the region. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in political science (University of Ottawa) and in social science. He has been working as a political research consultant for several years.

Mr. Robert also acquired some very relevant experience working in the federal public service over the years. In addition, together with two other partners he founded a company specializing in the promotion of special events. He is actively involved in his community, especially for amateur sports, and plans to put his experience and enthusiasm to good use in serving the people in the Gatineau riding.

Last post - Now get over to AlsoCanadian!

Crossing the Floor

To make a long story short, I ran into a couple of Blogging Tory members at a Conservative fundraiser this week - "Expert" Tom and AlsoCanadian.

After they mentioned that cabinet is an option - I have decided to cross the floor and join their team. The Accountablity Act has not passed - I do not have to sit as an independent or run for re-election before taking up my new post - Minister of Lunch!

So go to Also Canadian - now!

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Martin has harsh words for U.S. on climate change

Despite Mr. Martin's tough talk, the U.S. outpaces Canada in reducing greenhouse-gas emissions even though it not signed the Kyoto accord.

Another Gomery Challenge

Jean Pelletier is appealing Gomery as well - I did not know this part :

Mr. Pelletier "was dismissed after Olympic gold medalist Myriam Bédard wrote to Prime Minister Paul Martin in February 2004 complaining she had been forced to resign from a Via job. An arbitrator's report later found Ms. Bédard quit voluntarily but Mr. Pelletier had already been fired."

The court challenge comes at the same time as one by former prime minister Chrétien and highlights the sponsorship scandal as the Liberals are trying to distance themselves from it during the federal election campaign.

Quebec Conservatives

Eventhough I live in Ontario, I attended a Quebec candidates dinner that was attended by 3 of the strongest candidates that they have had in years running in the Hull Gatineau area. Also, speaking where John Reynolds - who is not running for re-election in B.C. so he can work on the national campaing - and Rona Ambrose - our fluently bilingual MP from Alberta. She made a good point that Alberta and Quebec are very similiar as they have a strong provincial identity and and beleive that stronger provinces make for a stronger Canada.

The "star" candidate is Pontiac's Lawrence Cannon who is running against David Smith. Mr. Cannon is a well-known political figure in Québec. He was a member of the National Assembly from 1985 to 1994. Mr. Cannon held several high profile postings in the Bourassa government, including Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly and Minister of Communications from October 1990 to January 1994. As Minister of Communications he implemented the 911 emergency system as well as the Privacy Act. Mr. Cannon worked as a consultant in the private sector and re-entered politics by becoming a city councillor in the new city of Gatineau in 2001. In January 2002, he was appointed president of the Société de transport des Outaouais and, in January 2004, he was appointed president of the Association du transport urbain du Québec. Mr. Cannon holds a degree in political science from the Université de Montréal in addition to a Master’s degree in business administration from Université Laval.

In Hull-Aylmer, we have Gilles Poirier holds master’s degrees in commercial sciences (Université de Sherbrooke) and business administration (Concordia University), as well as a doctorate in education. He is a member of the Ordre des Comptables en Management Accrédités du Québec. He has been a professor in the department of accounting sciences at the Université du Québec en Outaouais, of which he was also departmental director for four years. In addition, he is an experienced businessman who worked for several years in the food sector as the owner of several companies. Mr. Poirier is also the author of several articles and specialized publications in the field of accounting and management, in Canada and abroad.

I'll have more on the Gatineau Candidate later - I beleive he is the President of the University of Ottawa Young Conservative Club which is one of the most active clubs in Canada.

Update:
Gatineau Candidate:
At 25 years of age, Patrick Robert already has some valuable political experience. He grew up in Gatineau and completed his studies in the region. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in political science (University of Ottawa) and in social science. He has been working as a political research consultant for several years.

Mr. Robert also acquired some very relevant experience working in the federal public service over the years. In addition, together with two other partners he founded a company specializing in the promotion of special events. He is actively involved in his community, especially for amateur sports, and plans to put his experience and enthusiasm to good use in serving the people in the Gatineau riding.

Stephen Harper Has 54 Days To Win the Prime Ministership

After my post yesterday, I've decided that I'm going to stay positive in this election.

My post on the issue of Abortion this morning was the first.

Stephen Harper Has 54 Days
To Win the Prime Ministership

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Abortion

Martin has said in the past (and will say in future - last week of the campaign is my bet) that Harper would take away a woman's right to chose. I'm not going to wait and am jump starting the issue now.

Here are the parties stances on this issue.

The google searches to verify what I've posted (search soon - most of the pages are getting quickly deleted)

abortion site:liberal.ca
abortion site:conservative.ca
abortion site:ndp.ca

NDP is the only one which is offically pro-choice.
Conservative Party - free vote on issues of conscience.
Liberal Party - No references to issues such as abortion in their platform or web site. Only mention is of the Harper is scary and will take it away type. (Who has the hidden agenda now, Mr. Martin!)

Will the parties carry through? Check the result of the Same Sex Marriage vote.

NDP - whipped vote - only MP who voted against lost her critic position and nomination.
Conservative - free vote - no repercussions for those who voted for or against.
Liberal - half-whipped - back benchers voted freely (30 against) and a whipped vote for cabinet. Joe Comuzzi, resigned from the cabinet so he could vote against the bill.

So if you are Pro-Choice and this is a very important issue for you - vote NDP.
If you are pro-choice or pro-life and support a free vote on this issue - Vote Conservative.
Everyone else - vote Green!

My views (for those interested):

Abortion is a grey area - I support a women's right to chose - hopefully at the earliest stage possible of pregnancy. I also support "fetus" rights in cases where a wanted baby is killed or seriously hurt in a wilful act by a third party. i.e. Scott Peterson case; cases where people try to steal the fetus etc.

My bet is that no party really wants to touch this issue with a 100 foot pole as it is very divisive and any movement on this issue - like Same Sex Marriage - will be forced on parliament by the courts. I support a free vote or referendum as I do not believe this is a "political" issue and it should not be used as platform to scarify the public into voting for your party or against the opposition. It is societal issue and politics should be removed from the debate as much as possible.

I support Same Sex Marriage; however, I support (and signed a petition) for either a free vote or a referndum on this issue for the same reasons as above.

Paul Martin has XX Days to Lose His Job

Inspired by J Cherniak's little side bar:

Paul Martin has
55 days
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Bonus: Read this about Martin's Hidden Agenda

Blogging Tories Site of the Week - Me

I would like to thank the little people for making this win possible. Onto your tiny little shoulders I have arisen!

A short trip down memory lane:

The post that started it all - (update link fixed) Always Attack Never Defend
"The golden rule of blog politics seems to be the same as trolling: Always Attack - Never Defend. Well if you are going to do it, you might as well do it right!"

The original is here - it was based on trolls infecting another board that I posted under as System5 before I started blogging here - resulted in over 200 comments too!

Other hilights:
Belindagate
Leafs Suck

I should also mention my prestigous win as the Random Good Tory Blogger Award: for being "Funny and substantive" in the The Anals: Best And Worst Of The Canadian Blogsphere 2005