tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post912663131255605761..comments2024-03-18T21:55:56.412-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: Drop Duffy - Not So Fast.The Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-7843397391571530322015-10-26T12:40:17.255-07:002015-10-26T12:40:17.255-07:00Still, I won't rest easy till the government f...Still, I won't rest easy till the government formally changes hands. <br /><br />Just because the Harper Government was defeated doesn't mean they're going to go away in an orderly fashion. The trashing of offices and destruction of equipment by the short pants brigade has probably already begun. The shredder trucks have already been busy. <br /><br />Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12465953801145126160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-6136076535163562962015-10-26T11:28:42.273-07:002015-10-26T11:28:42.273-07:00@ Toby - unless Harper, from "beyond the grav...@ Toby - unless Harper, from "beyond the grave" manages to pull off the greatest exercise in damage control in Canadian political history, I doubt that he'll be calling any shots for much longer. He held the Tory caucus together with fear and intimidation. He's lost both of those cudgels now. Read Owen's post today about the Tories nascent civil war.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-19502297815708910372015-10-26T11:25:22.755-07:002015-10-26T11:25:22.755-07:00@ Owen - that might have worked when Harper was a ...@ Owen - that might have worked when Harper was a sitting prime minister but he's just an opposition backbencher now.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-58390375357989113182015-10-26T11:23:03.081-07:002015-10-26T11:23:03.081-07:00@ Rumley - this won't be over with the verdict...@ Rumley - this won't be over with the verdict in the criminal trial. I really can't say more at this point. A lot of Duffy's former Tory senatorial colleagues would just love to have this go away. They're extremely nervous about having their own actions examined.<br /><br />An award of costs won't suffice.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-37194869844932914232015-10-26T11:20:25.541-07:002015-10-26T11:20:25.541-07:00Johnston would be tarred and feathered if he didn&...Johnston would be tarred and feathered if he didn't summon Trudeau to form government - and soon. I'm not sure the GG's prostate would welcome the ride out of town on that fence rail either.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-65060303657176249012015-10-26T11:03:27.832-07:002015-10-26T11:03:27.832-07:00Dana said..., "Harper may yet have another sh...Dana said..., "Harper may yet have another shaft in store for the country."<br /><br />I'm sure he does. I expect Harper and his crew to be unmerciful in opposition. <br /><br />Harper will be sitting in caucus meetings and we can bet that whomever is sitting as "Leader" will be his puppet. Tobynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-18614244693284282122015-10-26T10:58:51.429-07:002015-10-26T10:58:51.429-07:00I note that Dave over at The Galloping Beaver beli...I note that Dave over at The Galloping Beaver believes that Harper is maintaining his seat in Parliament to avoid being called to testify at the Duffy trial, Mound. He may be on to something.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-15178189720171154332015-10-26T10:40:35.861-07:002015-10-26T10:40:35.861-07:00Although uncommon it is not unprecidented for cost...Although uncommon it is not unprecidented for costs to be awarded to the defendant in a malicious prosecution. From the first week I thought the judge will dismiss at the end of the crown's presentation. rumleyfipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03346146988416679423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-12593023864290569782015-10-26T10:39:23.018-07:002015-10-26T10:39:23.018-07:00Harper's not gone yet. He won't be until h...Harper's not gone yet. He won't be until he submits his resignation, Johnston accepts it and offers JT and the Liberals the opportunity to form a government. <br /><br />We already know full well Harper has no respect for Parliamentary tradition or convention and Johnston is his creature. <br /><br />Harper may yet have another shaft in store for the country. Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12465953801145126160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-1905807668246447142015-10-26T10:08:53.152-07:002015-10-26T10:08:53.152-07:00Hi, Kirby. It does speak to a corruption of the st...Hi, Kirby. It does speak to a corruption of the state police apparatus by our former prime minister. That is an extremely serious matter that has to be exposed and rectified. I'm convinced that the RCMP has been in the bag for the Tories at least as far back as Zaccardelli when he floated the groundless Ralph Goodale 'scandal' in the midst of the election that saw Harper come to power. Then came Bill Elliott, a long-time Tory operative parachuted in by Harper. Given this prime minister's instincts is it believable that he would not have insisted on someone "reliable" to replace Elliott?<br /><br />Harper was Canada's Grand Corruptor. What he couldn't corrupt he gagged or eliminated. Everything was butchered to ensure it became his personal, partisan political agency. Why would the RCMP be spared?The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-57859211660921985242015-10-26T09:59:42.265-07:002015-10-26T09:59:42.265-07:00Yes, Mound, it seems as though the shadow of genui...Yes, Mound, it seems as though the shadow of genuine political corruption continues to loom large over this prosecution/persecution. Surely the question "why was Duffy charged for accepting a bribe when no one was charged with giving that bribe?" must continue to be on the minds of every fair minded person in the nation. And the only coherent answer still seems to be a direct political interference in the justice system. If this goes uninvestigated by the new government, then its failure to act is nothing short of aiding and abetting. Kirbycairohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17528654183160305877noreply@blogger.com