Monday, January 16, 2006

The Tories Big Lie

Not surprizing but the mouthpiece from the Conference Board of Canada hired by the Conservatives to approve their budget now says the Tories lied to him. Economist washes hands of new Tory agenda

Apparently Economist Wasn't Given All of Tory Platform

This looks bad for Corporate Canada which funds and supports the CBC, no not the CBC the Confernce Board. Conference Board clarifies remarks on transfer payments
All the tax breaks the Tories have announced have been for them and them alone. And the Tories lied to cover it up. Of course Corporate Canada doesn't care that the Conservatives lied. They are rubbing their hands in glee at what good things are in store for them should Harper be PM.

Canadian business leaders, who have typically favoured the economic policies of the Conservative Party, but not necessarily its leaders, are now expressing significant confidence in Stephen Harper's ability to lead the country as prime minister, a new poll suggests.

A Web-based survey of Canadian business executives conducted for the Financial Post by COMPAS Inc. shows voter support for Mr. Harper's Conservatives is not only increasing, but a majority of respondents -- 72% -- now also believe a Conservative majority government led by Mr. Harper would have a decidedly positive impact on the economy.

The 1% GST cut and the Child Tax Credit, well thats for us. And that is what is going to cost the most. It will mean all the tax cuts promised by the Liberals pre election and going into effect now will be cut back and it may mean a deficit budget if all the Conservative promises are actually finally costed.

Voodoo economics -- not my words, Bob Fife's

Read His Lips -- No Social Program Cuts

So I guess we should believe Monte Solberg when he says the Conservatives still have yet to announce their final, final, absolutely final, costed platform. Well we are waiting whats the cost going to be Monte? Got your abacus ready?

Conservative finance critic Monte Solberg said last night the Tories did not put a price tag on fixing the fiscal imbalance because that remains to be worked out in deals with premiers.

Guess this is what happens when you release your platform and its costs on Friday the 13th.

So I wonder if the Edmonton Sun wants to take back this editorial.EDITORIAL: Solid Tory platform Nah probably not, never let the facts get in the way of ideology.

Lots of comments on this at Progressive Bloggers.

Also see The Corporate Friends of Mr.Harper

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Afghanistan; Americas Shame Canada's Tragedy

After 9/11 the Americans went in for a shock and awe campaign Afghanistan. One of the smallest armed forces intrusions in American history, using CIA black ops and local Afghan warlords, supplemented by air bombardment.

They forced the Taliban out of the Capital, into their old stomping grounds of Kandahar. They estalbished an former Uncol Oil director as President in Kabul.
Yankee, bin Laden Jehads & Devastation of Afghanistan

They reinforced their lack of troop engagement with NATO forces including Canada. But all under the American Task Force leadership.

Then they withdrew to invade Iraq their original objective. Afghanistan was a side trip on the way to Baghdad.

Today our troops are in Kandahar, facing a very real threat, left there by the Americans whose sole mission after securing the capital was search and destroy missions looking for Bin Laden.Taliban support strong in region of blast

Opium production is increased 240% from when the Americans invaded.UN Report Highlights Afghan Opium Problem


Teachers are being killed for teaching girls. Afghan school set fire by suspected Taliban

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Women still wear their Burkhas in Afghanistan.

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And while they may have more women MP's in the new parliment, the society is chauvinist, sexist and misogynist. Women in Afghanistan

Kabul is the only safe spot, sort of, in the country.

Bin Laden is at large and the Taliban control the region around Kandahar and are at war with the Afghanistan puppet government and the NATO forces which includes Canadian Troops.

The extraordinary folly of Britain's new opium war
The decision to send thousands of troops to Afghanistan is the half-baked product of Tony Blair's global machismo

And Canadians and Canadian troops are in our first fledged war since Korea. For what? To protect the oil companies that want Afghanistan as a transportation route. To protect the narco economy of Afghanistan?

This is what oil democracy looks like.This is what Iraq will look like after the Americans leave at the end of this year.

Oh you didn't know they were leaving. Sure they are. All the false Bravado of Bush, the writing was on the wall years ago. They know they overstayed their welcome. They have a time table and pushed it for the past two years. The troops will be coming home at the end of the this year.

Focusing on 'Success' In Iraq

By Brent Scowcroft

Washington Post Monday, January 16, 2006

This could be accomplished through several steps designed to eventually make the foreign presence in Iraq more advisory in nature and more international in character, in ways resembling the course the United States has pursued in Afghanistan. The United Nations could be asked to assume a greater role in providing a more ecumenical political umbrella and expertise in building and coordinating institutions, programs and structures. After all, the United Nations played a significant role after the demise of Saddam Hussein's regime, until a bomb explosion prompted its exit from the country. The coalition forces are themselves in Iraq pursuant to a Security Council resolution. And U.N. personnel figured prominently in managing the recent parliamentary election. A U.N. presence of such magnitude, however, would require a dedicated security force, to prevent a repetition of the 2003 tragedy.

Afghanistan is the model of American Nation Building, invade, put in a puppet regime, leave. Let the chips fall where they may and some one else can clean it up. In which case it is our troops. In Afghanistan. Armed. In the Cities.Fighting the Taliban. For America. Afghanistan President Urges West to Stay

While Americans buy DVD's, watch American Idol, get overweight, and allow others to fight their phony war on terror. September 11, Terror War, and Blowback

Remember better the war be over there than at home in America.

The latest deaths of Canadians in Afghanistan proves Jack Layton right. No more Canadian troops to Afghanistan, Layton says



Peninsula On-line		Attack reminds soldiers of their mission's risks
Globe and Mail - 2 hours ago
The high risk of Canada's bold new mission in Afghanistan hit home yesterday after an apparent suicide attack killed a diplomat and injured three soldiers in Kandahar.
Taliban support strong in region of blast Vancouver Sun (subscription)
Update 5: Canada Envoy Among 3 Dead in Afghan Attack Forbes
Special Broadcasting Service - Los Angeles Times - Aljazeera.net - Free Internet Press - all 384 related »

CBC News		Veteran envoy volunteered for arduous, risky post
Ottawa Citizen - 1 hour ago
Glyn Berry, who was killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan yesterday, was acutely aware of the risks he took as Canada's senior diplomat in the southern city of Kandahar.
Afghan President expresses regret over Canadian diplomat's death ABC Asia Pacific
Canadian diplomat killed in Afghanistan attack GEO


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Sunday, January 15, 2006

Too Little Too Late

An Anybody But Harper coalition has formed in the final days before the election. Think Twice coalition

Well what's there to think about if you don't want to vote for Harper then vote NDP. Which as usual these third party campaigns fail to come out and say. Of course when you have Buzz Hargrove as member then its kinda hard to say that. Since he is Mr. Liberal. Well folks this shows once again the failure of the Left in Canada when it stumps in elections around single issues.

The Council of Canadians, as I reported here earlier, which is a member of this coalition, is running a warm touchy feely save Medicare campaign, which could mean vote Liberal or NDP.

The Canadian Labour Congress, is saying the same thing about workers issues.Vote for the best party. But they ARE NOT endorsing the party they created the NDP.

Only Buzz says vote Liberal then maybe NDP. And many of these groups support the NDP but heaven forbid they appear partisan. Well its an election and if you are'nt partisan now when will you be?

The Liberals are corrupt they ARE NOT AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE CONSERVATIVES. They are Conservative Lite, they are neo-liberals. After Mulroney we got Chretien. We got NAFTA and the GST. No change there.

The only alternative is the NDP. And these concerned Canadians can't come out and say it. So their third party campaign is USELESS.

Late and useless. If they are concerned about the Conservatives then the ONLY ALTERNATIVE is MORE NEW DEMOCRATS. A minority government under Harper will have to rely on the modifying influence of the NDP and the BQ to get any legislation passed. A vote for the Liberals is a vote for Her Majesties Loyal Opposition who will be impotent in the house.

A tip o' the blog to CathiefromCanada for this. Check out her comments on this too. A good read.

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Huh?

I just came across this headline on my google news page. Really. No it does say this. Now how did that happen I wonder? Is it true Harper is criticizing his own party?

Martin, Harper target Tories
Toronto Star - 1 hour ago

But when you click on it you get this...

Martin, Layton target Tories
Jan. 15, 2006. 06:30 PM
SANDRA CORDON
CANADIAN PRESS
Whew had me worried I thought Harper had gone Alberta Avenue on us.
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Metro Toronto		Martin, Harper target Tories
Toronto Star - 1 hour ago
OTTAWA - New Democrats and Liberals alike focused their campaign attacks on front-runner Stephen Harper and his Conservatives today as the federal election campaign entered its crucial final week.


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This is Fearmongering?

Canwest, a big financial backer of the Harper leadership campaign and now officially endorsing the Conservatives have now begun blatant editorializing in their election news articles. Liberal and NDP campaigns are being identified as 'fearmongering'.

In an article circulated by Canwest News, Splitting up the vote, they quote this as an example of fearmongering by Jack Layton. It is anything but.......

Layton, too, delved into fearmongering politics, suggesting Harper has a hidden agenda to dismantle Canada's social fabric.

He told more than 1,000 trade unionists in Liberal-dominated Toronto that Martin is headed for defeat and fleeing Liberal voters must back the NDP so there is a strong force in Parliament to fight a Tory government's tax-cutting and program-slashing agenda.

As well, he said the Conservative party's U.S. Republican-style views on issues from the Iraq war and child care to gay marriage increase the threat that Canada could break apart after the next Quebec referendum.

He made the comments during an interview with CanWest News Service after the largest rally of his campaign. He said the best result for Canada would be a Parliament with enough New Democrats in opposition to make sure Quebecers don't suffer from program cuts.

"It would seem to me that many Quebecers would take a look at a Conservative government, with those very conservative values of more of an American-style perspective on issues, or Republican point of view, and they wouldn't see the resonance" with their own views, he said. "I don't know how that could strengthen the chance for national unity."

Through most of the campaign Layton has refused to follow the Liberal lead in trying to scare Canadians about the surging Conservatives, fearing that could play into Martin's hands. Several times this week, including Saturday, he mocked Martin for attempting to scare Canadians about the repercussions of a Liberal loss.

Prefacing these comments Canwest writers editorialized by adding the introductory sentence which contradicts they last paragraph above.

So which is it? Layton has not fearmongered through out the campaign or he is fearmongering now, or Canwest is in the pocket of the Conservatives in the final days of this election. I will opt for the later. Canwest has a history of this kind of editorializing, specifically they have been caught doing it around coverage in their papers on the Iraeli Palestinian conflict, firing reporters and columnists that disagree with the Aspers and providing their own publisher produced editorials for publication in their papers.

As William Burroghs said in the Ticket That Exploded, and I quote in my header, Canwest Reporters DO NOT REPORT THE NEWS THEY WRITE THE NEWS. And he who pays the piper calls the tune, in this case David Asper, Stephen Harpers new found friend.




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Jaffer Denies Climate Change

Here is a quote published in the Edmonton Weekly VUE this week. It's from David Suzuki about Edmonton Strathcona MP Rahim Jaffer. Thought it was worth reprinting since his NDP opponent is an Environmental lobbyist. As they say some things can come back to haunt you. Right Rahim?

 David Suzuki: In ’97 in Kyoto, you had groups like Alberta working very hard to subvert the Kyoto process; I remember [Edmonton-Strathcona MP] Rahim Jaffer, who was there, saying there was no evidence that global warming was even taking place. And at that time, there was still a lot of discussion how serious this was as an issue. In Montreal, there was none of that; no one was there as a delegate who would argue whether climate change was happening or not. And that was a huge step forward.

I wonder if after this abnormally warm winter, today is -5 no snow anywhere, its a brown out, if Rahim still believes Climate Warming is a myth. You know like the tooth fairy, Santa Claus, etc.

Well global warming is a fact. Warm winter wreaks havoc

 Beloved Birkie ski fest falls prey to green winter
EDMONTON -- The 800th anniversary of the Birkebeiner legend won't be celebrated with an Edmonton race this year because there's no snow for the international cross-country ski event.

And it is only get expotentially worse. And niether the Liberals or Conservatives have a plan to deal with it. Which leaves only one party with electoral chances that does....the NDP.

More blog articles on Edmonton Strathcona here.

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Edmonton Strathcona A Race To Watch

Gee its nice to be right. As I have said since the writ was dropped.

Rare three way federal election race in Edmonton called 'trench warfare'

EDMONTON -- Three-way federal election battles in Tory-dominated Alberta are about as rare as a Prairie winter with no snow, but in one Edmonton riding this January, both the snow and foregone conclusions are missing.

The Liberal and NDP candidates have been dashing door-to-door in what one called "trench warfare'' to unseat veteran Conservative Rahim Jaffer in Edmonton Strathcona. And even Jaffer concedes that a large undecided vote is adding spice to his bid for re-election Jan. 23.

Jaffer, 34, has won three times and has represented the riding for more than eight years. He won his seat by more than 5,000 votes last time.

The rival parties are trying out new candidates and the race is creating a buzz in a province where the Conservatives are expected to dominate nearly every election contest.

"There is a large undecided swing,'' Jaffer said in an interview at his campaign headquarters. "Anything could happen.''

He said his support among the riding's 84,000 eligible voters is solid, but he believes a lot of people who voted Liberal in the last election may change their vote.

"That's where there's a bit of uncertainty as to whether all of those votes would go towards the NDP or whether some of them would come to us,'' he said. "Or if they just stay home, that's one of the things that we're still not entirely sure of.''

The Liberals finished second in the riding last time, with the New Democrats 2,500 votes behind them. This time the NDP candidate is Linda Duncan, 56, a lawyer and environmentalist who has fought several high-profile battles over coal-fired power plants and contentious dam projects.

Duncan points out the NDP vote has increased substantially in the last three elections.

"Indeed I'm seeing lots of Liberals who are coming over to me, but I'm also seeing plenty of Tories who are upset,'' said Duncan between quick bites of pizza in a campaign office busy with volunteers.

"They don't like Stephen Harper and they think that Jaffer hasn't done anything for them in nearly 10 years.''

The riding is made up mainly of working-class neighbourhoods. It also includes the University of Alberta and the trendy Whyte Avenue district, which is home to many students and young people and also the centre for a large chunk of Edmonton's arts community _ all groups that tend to be left-leaning.

More blog articles on Edmonton Strathcona here.

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Edmonton Sun Asks Where is Jaffer

So do folks in Edmonton Strathcona. Have been for his last three terms. Never around. Never here for his constiuents. The Conservatives slogan is Stand Up For Canada, Rahims is Stand Up for the Conservatives. Funny that I thought they were big on representing their consituents. Guess that only counts when they find constituents that agree with them like Rahim does when he speaks out against Same Sex Marriage, etc. Which is diametrically opposite of what one of the Red ridings in Alberta actually supports.

This is from Fridays Edmonton Sun and it tries to be a white wash of Jaffer allowing him to explain himself. Too little to late. They failed to interview Linda Duncan the front runner against Jaffer. But that's ok they noted its a two way race between the NDP and Conservatives here. See what did I tell ya.

Now you see him ...
Incumbent MP answers for his no-show at Edmonton-Strathcona candidates' forum

He concedes winning re-election is not a given. Although he defeated Liberal Debby Carlson by 5,000 votes with 39.4% of the vote in 2004, the Liberals and NDP together amassed 53% of the vote.

If Liberal support shifts to the NDP as a result of the Adscam scandal, it could be a tight battle.

Yep that support has shifted to Linda Duncan and the NDP which is why Paul Martin is visiting the Edmonton Strathcona Liberal campaign office today.

More blog articles on Edmonton Strathcona here.

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Listen To Edmonton Strathcona Forum

Couldn't make the All Candidates forum at the U of A this week for Edmonton Strathcona candidates. Fear not our favorite peoples radio station CJSR was there and recorded the whole thing. It helps the station is in the basement of SUB where the forum was held. Listen here.

More blog articles on Edmonton Strathcona here.

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The Corporate Friends of Mr.Harper

Below is the list of Corporate donors to Harpers Leadership campaign. The full document of donors of $200 or more can be found here. A tip o the blog to Politicagrll

I have bolded those I find interesting such as;

The Asper media chain, CanWest which just came out in favour of the Conservatives and Harper this election. David Asper also personally donated $200 to Harpers Leadership campaign. David Asper, Steve Posen endorse Conservatives

Peter Kent, St. Paul's Conservative candidate, announces key supporters at Big Tent event

Key Liberals defect and join others in supporting Peter Kent, highlighting his big tent campaign
 Also joining Peter Kent's Big Tent was the Chairman of the National Post,
David Asper. David Asper and his family have been well-known for their past
support for the Liberal Party. In his statement, Mr. Asper said in a prepared
letter of recommendation that, "the need for a man of Peter's integrity became
even more clear to me after hearing the Prime Minister say during the last
English language debate that 'we've got to have a more intelligent debate.
Enough is enough: this idea of drive-by smears doesn't make it true', and then
the next day launch a series of Liberal advertisements that are some of the
most insulting, base attack ads that I have ever seen. The Prime Minister is
correct. Enough is enough. It's time for a change and Peter Kent is someone
who represents not only change itself, but change for the better."
Bell Canada was another big donor. Ironic since the Blogging Tory's have been denouncing Bell/BCE/Bell Global Media as a Liberal front and which I blogged was no such thing. Much Ado About BCE

Encana is the largest gas distribution company in North America, and out going President Gwyn Morgan has been touted to replace Ralph Klein as CEO of Alberta.

One of the interesting ones of is Rio Can Real Estate Investment Trust. Income Trust. Remember them. They pay no taxes, and Monte Solberg and the Conservatives lobbied for them this past six months. CanWest slams Ottawa over handling of trusts

The Corporate Elite Wants You To Vote Conservative For Change.

2004 Conservative Party Leadership Event
Contribution reporting for donations in excess of $200
Name of Leadership Candidate Stephen Harper
Contributor or Corporate Name
Contribution

Burns West Coporation 2 ,000
Ifco Systems Canada Inc 5 ,000
715502 Alberta Ltd -- David Malwry 2 50
866615 Ontario Inc. 3 00
Alexander Tools Limited 2 0,000
Alkin Corporation 1 ,000
Atkinson & Atkinson 5 00
Axor 1 0,000
Balboa Land Investment Inc 1 ,000
Bell 2 0,000
Bellport Resources Ltd 3 ,000
Bennett Insurance Agency Ltd. 5 00
Bicklette Limited 1 ,000
Canaccord Capital Corp 3 0,000
Canwest Media Inc 2 0,000
Capital Hill Group Ottawa Inc 1 ,000
Capital Sports Properties Inc. 5 00
Caplan Industries 1 ,000
Caplan Industries Inc 1 ,000
Career Essentials Inc 1 ,000
Cement Association of Canada 5 00
Comdel Developments Inc 5 ,000
Copps Buildall 1 ,500
Credit Suisse First Boston 6 ,000
Crystal Glass 5 00
DWPV Management Ltd. 2 ,500
Eastern Hemlock Limited 5 ,000
EF Moon Construction Ltd 5 00
E-L Finacial Corporation Ltd. 1 0,000
EnCana Corporation 2 5,000
Future Electronics Inc 5 ,000
Garwood 1 ,000
George Weston Ltd 8 ,500
Giant Tiger Stores Ltd. 5 ,000
GlaxoSmithKline Inc. 1 ,000
Goodmans LLP 5 ,000
Grant Forest Products Inc 2 5,000
Gunnar Office Furnishings 5 ,000
Haven Manor Inc. 5 00
Heathbridge Graham Inc. 5 00
Hill & Knowlton 5 00
Hill & Knowlton 5 00
IGRG Inc. 5 00
INCO Ltd 5 ,000
Inkan Group 7 50
Internationl Forest Products Ltd 2 ,000
J & S Hokanson Investments Ltd 5 50
Kathnan Investments Limited 5 ,000
Key Maintenance Technologies 2 50
Krakiwsky Consulting Ltd 1 ,000
Lamplighter Inns (London) Limited 1 ,500
Lincoln-McKay Development - 135482 Canada Inc 1 ,000
Lopresti Pharmacy 1988 Ltd. 4 00
Maceachern's Deep Steam 1 ,750
Macleod Dixon LLP 2 ,500
McDowell Brothers Industries Inc 4 00
McMillan Binch LLP 1 ,000
O & Y Properties 1 0,000
Onex Corporation 1 0,000
Orlick Industries Limited 3 0,000
Pfizer Canada Inc 2 ,500
Pfizer Canada Inc. 5 00
PMA Brethour Real Estate Corporation 5 ,000
PMA Brethour Real Estate Corportation 5 ,000
Power Corporation of Canada 2 5,000
Promographix Inc. 5 00
R & D 2 ,000
Rio Can Real Estate Investment Trust 5 ,000
River Oaks Developments Inc 5 ,000
RNH Holding Ltd. 1 ,000
RSW International Inc 1 ,000
Shelter Canadian Properties Limited 1 ,000
Silver Sage Holdings & Development Ltd 1 ,100
SolowayWright SW Management 1 ,000
St Lawrence Starch Ltd 1 ,000
Summit Insurance Brokers Inc 1 ,500
The Logit Group 2 ,000
The Responsive Marketing Group 5 ,000
Torys LLP 5 ,000
Walton Management Inc 3 50
Weatons Holdings Limited 2 0,000
Whippoorwill Holdings Limited 3 0,000

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