ADSCAM -- Canada's Corruption Scandal Breaks Wide Open

various links | 04-08-05 | the heavy equipment guy

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To access links in our entire database, click the  KEYWORDS: ADSCAM;

 

 -- Here is the best link I've found to get up to speed on the scandal: http://www.windsofchange.net/archives/006611.php

 

 Canada's Watergate (only better .. with Liberals in the cross-hairs!) -- When Justice John Gomery lifted his own publication ban Thursday on jaw-dropping testimony by Groupaction president Jean Brault, a nightmare of allegations against the federal Liberal party gushed forth into the public domain in a firestorm of ferocity.

 

 Explosive AdScam testimony revealed

 

 Canada's Liberals Admit They Badly Hurt by Scandal

 

 Devastating Adscam Headlines!!

 

 Liberals full of repugnant excuses (Canada's government collapsing from own vileness!)

 

 Bloc is considering non-confidence motion on April 14
[ Goto page: 1, 2, 3 ]

 

 This isn’t your father’s Liberal corruption

 

 Brault testimony transcripts available

 

 The Liberal scandal as reported from around the globe

 

 

 The Liberals are in big trouble [ 1, 2 ]

 

 It goes on and on with those Lieberals.

 

 Canadian Liberalism: A Decade Of Scandal & Media Suppres... -- Captain's Quarters exemplifies the best of what blog reporting can be in its recent handling of the Canadian AdsScam case.

 

 From the Gomery commission ....

 

 Liberals at the abyss

 

 Total Liberal Meltdown [ 1 ... 4, 5, 6 ]

 

 

 Play-by-play, post-publication ban

 

 Commons Erupts in Accusations Minutes After Gomery Lifts Ban...

 

The story gets legs:  http://www.canada.com/national/story.html?id=973c9a98-d566-4ef9-91d8-854c00250ddd

 

 CBC: Oust Liberals Over Sponsorship Scandal, Canadians Say

 

 Donations to Liberals led to sponsorship work: Brault

 

 Eagan blogger fans Canadian scandal

 

 

http://virtualexpatriotcanuck.blogspot.com/

 Commission insiders insist that, as lethal as the Brault testimony might be to the Liberal party, there is yet more and worse to come.

 

  PQ got kickbacks, too EXEC: AD FIRM ALSO PAID GRITS

 

 

A Blog Written From Minneapolis Rattles Canada's Liberal Party

 

BQ SPILLS ADSCAM BEANS ON MARTIN INVOLVEMENT!

 

 New Canadian Corruption Scandal inside the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs --

 

 Canada's Scandal: The Government vs. The Blogosphere

 

 

Liberal Meltdown in Canada (USA is catching on)

 

 American blogger under attack by canadians starved for information

 

 The Rot Runs Deep

 

 WASHINGTON POST: Canada's Press Crackdown

 

 

On-line journal provokes a firestorm [Liberal Sponsorship Scandal in Canada]

 

 Scandal-rocked Grits call in the Mounties (Canadian Libs pay victim card - gut check time for CPC)

 

 

UPDATE: Liberal Meltdown in Canada (absolutley devastating information)  
http://noncogent.blogspot.com/2005/04/gomery-considering-charging-bloggers.html

 Gomery Considering Charging Bloggers It has been suggested to me by what is admittedly second-hand information, that Justice John Gomery will consider charging any Canadian blogger who not only provides a link to a site containing banned material, but any Canadian blogger who “names the site containing the banned material.”

 Website owner could be charged with contempt of court. [ 1, 2 ]

 I dont think Canadians will accept this.
This is absolutley devastating information.
http://mkbraaten.blogspot.com

 Gomerygate [ 1, 2 ]

 

Blogosphere 1, Liberals 0 -- It is the borderlessness of the Internet that has made possible the release of the truth about the Liberals to the Canadian public. Yet we are still in a phase of change where the Liberals are able to harass and intimidate some Canadian blogs, such as NealeNews, into silence. At this point, it was the Americans who came to Canadians’ aid, by posting the information denied to Canadians on a number of American websites.

 Brault may have fingered Alfonso Gagliano’s links to mob

 

 

Beat to Quarters (FR mentioned)

-- Captain's Quarters has really stirred up the Canadian blogosphere by carrying details of court testimony on a governmental scandal that is banned from publication in the Great White North. The scandal is about the use of Canadian government money, laundered through a private ad agency, to hire Liberal Party hacks, and is so serious it may catapault the Canadian conservatives into power. This incident marks one more step by the blogosphere into the realm of news generation as opposed to mere commentary.

 

 

Canada: Blogger busts Adscam ban, officials thinking of charging Canadian blogger. -- For those who don't know, the American blog which busted the Canadian wankers is:
http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/
Just keep scrolling for multiple entries.  Actually, here's the post which reveals the testimony, the reporting of which is a crime in Canada:
http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/archives/004220.php

 More here

and here

 According to 'authorities' linking to the post is a crime in Canada.

 Canada's Corruption Scandal Breaks Wide Open

 Canada: Banned sponsorship testimony on U.S. weblogs

 Let's see if I get charged for linking to this!!!!!

 website owner could be charged with contempt of court.

 CANADIANS TO BE CHARGED FOR 'THINKING' ABOUT GOMERY INQUIRY....

 Just heard on CBC...

 

Winds of Change has a great post on the scandal. Be sure to read it. Don't forget Small Dead Animals, which has a lot of background on Adscam. 

 

• Entangled: Quick Scandal Update
• Who Dunnit: The Ban, The Blogs & The Politics
• The Dividing Line: Why Martin Investigated His Own Party
• Dance on a Volcano: The Liberals' High-Stakes Options
• • As Captain's Quarters notes, see the blog Small Dead Animals: The Roadkill Diaries for some excellent background on the case.
  • Wikipedia's entry is also quite good.
  • SDA:TRD also has a roundup of reactions from the Canadian blogosphere.
  • Though I have to say, the ultimate link roundup has to be the one at Bound by Gravity.
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    NASTY EMAIL RESPONSE from US Publication Ban Breaker [ 1, 2 ]

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 Coyne's scathing attack on Martin!!!! (Beautiful) -- the campaign that he and his minions have waged over the last eight weeks -- by turns empty, dishonest, hysterical, vicious, crude, demagogic, shrill, incoherent, divisive, xenophobic, hypocritical, not to say staggeringly incompetent -- makes his impending departure from the scene a positive delight. I am literally counting the hours.

 

 Michael Coren Calls For Conservative Win-Why: Liberals! -- His argument cogently represents the fundamental decency and patriotism of a Canada, a Dominion, that shone so brightly before the Trudeaupian revolution.

 

 $1.13B in secret pre-election spending?

 

 Is this the last Liberal scandal???

 

 

http://www.smalldeadanimals.com/ : 

Billion Dollar Order In Council

$1.13 billion in secret pre-election spending?  Comments (18)

 Add that to $9 Billion that's disappeared into the, so called, Private Foundations, the $1 Billion that went missing under Pettigrew's watch as Minister for the HRDC Job Training Grants, Chretien's Shawinigate, the $162 million that went to Paul Martin's CSL(no audit there either), the Earnscliffe contracts, the Sponsorship Scandal, the $2 Billion on Rock's Gun Registry Fiasco, the emerging Technology Partnerships Scandal, DINGWALL(scum of the lowest form), INCOME TRUSTS (eh Ralphie!, do not pass go, go directly to jail!!!), Options Canada(retired Justice Bernard Grenier appointed to investigate, formerly special advisor to Irwin Cotler!!!).
Auditor General blocked from investigating the books of many crown corps and agencies including Canada Post, Via Rail, CIDA, EDC, CWB, etc.

 

 ***Liberal Candidate Goes Nuclear on Veteran***

 

 Words and phrases that now make me gag!

 

 Captain's Quarters following election closely.

 

 Election Night Live Result ?

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It's the 23rd!

As one of the quips quoted above noted, real people will be busy with their families this weekend, so Monday is the Last Chance for those pesky old Lieberals to make the sale. I'm betting they can't do it.

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 Canada's left going nowhere

 

Canadians should take back their nation.

 

 

 

Update: Edmonton-Centre Voter Fraud

The story has now begun to spread throughout the blogosphere, if this keeps up it could break the national media. See the following blogs who've already picked up on this breaking story:

Angels Tread
Anonalogue
Blogging Party of Canada
Canadian Christian Conservative
Captain's Quarters
Dust My Broom
Iris Alantiel
Lost Budgie Blog
Silent Running
Waking Up On Planet X

Did the Screecher cheat?

Wow. BPOC & Kate & the whole 'sphere seems to be all over this.

 

Bourque Newswatch

And the blog that originally broke the sordid details to the blogosphere: Small Dead Animals

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Tory lead firm: poll (Canada's Harper & Conservatives bringing it home!!!)

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Best of luck I will be over at Free Dominion to join in the election watch

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Liberals Rewarded Oil Industry During Price Gouging

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Ipsos-Reid Poll Alert--The poll says we are certain to win a strong minority government while the Liberals and Bloc will fight for second place.

http://www.ipsos-na.com/news/pressrelease.cfm?id=2948

 

[Canadian] Conservatives Lead By Seven Points

 

Official FD Election Prediction Contest
[ Goto page: 1 ... 4, 5, 6 ]

 

Canadian Liberal candidate tells WW2 vet to go live in America.

 

MUST SEE - 5 more Liberal Ad parodies (including anti-american one)

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Harper predicts breakthrough in Canada's biggest cities

 

Bienvenue, Monsieur Harper

 

mailing $250 energy rebate cheques to prison inmates-- In the words of this correctional officer: "I work to July to hand over all my money to the taxman, and today I gave convicted criminals a rebate cheque. It's all wrong. It's time we stood up and said enough is enough."

 

http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/

Final Ipsos Poll Shows Tory Lead At 12

Ipsos has come out with its final polling for the Canadian election, and the numbers show Stephen Harper and the Tories rolling to a resounding victory in two days. The Tories now have a twelve-point gap over the Liberals and still have an edge in Ontario, the Liberal power base: Comments (12)

[Canadian] Tories lead by 10, but lots of regional fights

 

***Liberal Candidate Goes Nuclear on Veteran*** [ 1, 2, 3 ]

 

Liberal candidate tells WW2 vet "maybe you should move to the US" ( 1 2 3 ... Last Page)

Here's the audio clip:

http://theottawavalley.com/GallantDebate.mp3

 

http://www.smalldeadanimals.com/

The Libranos: Campaign Inside A Campaign

While the politicians and media lose their collective minds over the next 24 hours, I plan to back off and go into lighter fare today (unless something really spectacular happens). Frankly, my suspicion is that most average voters tuned the campaign out about 5 days ago, especially former Paul Martin supporters who have given up on him -  Comments (10)

What? Me Liberal??

Yesterday, it was the disappearance of Paul Martin and the word "Liberal" from campaign literature and signage, a development that I joked was soon to be followed by dropping the colour red in favour of blue. Comments (10)

Martin And Friends

Ezra Levant;

I just received a note that Paul Martin went "bonkers" at a speech in Brampton today: "hoarse, shouting, chanting Belinda Stronach's name, shouting back and forth with some wacko supporter in the audience."

(I can't run video on this computer, but I believe Toronto CHUM station Pulse24 has some video - don't know if it includes the best parts. )

Oh, and while you're at the Shotgun, here's a nice juicy one - they've gotten hold of Alphonso Gagliano's criminal record check. A teaser;

Commissioner Norman Inkster suggests that Gagliano be fingerprinted to prove or disprove the worst of his findings.

Posted by Kate at 10:47 PM | Comments (26) "So our prime minister is now getting his campaign talking points from random strangers in a crowd shouting uninformed opinions about Harper. I missed the episode of the West Wing where they did that one."

 

This has the potential to be big, even with only two days left in the election.

http://dustmybroom.com/

The rumour on the docks is that Canada Steamship Lines Inc., the company Mr. Martin built and eventually handed to his sons, plans to register it abroad and hire a cheaper foreign crew, but is waiting until Tuesday, because the news might hurt Mr. Martin’s electoral chances if it came out in the middle of the campaign.

 

http://www.andrewcoyne.com/

Far right

At his press conference today, someone asked Paul Martin if he could name an example of a "far right" policy from the Conservative platform. He cited their positions on daycare, Kyoto, and the "Kelowna Accord" on aboriginal issues.

From this and similar statements, we can define "far right" as "anyone who disagrees with me... Comments ( 45)

Well well well, take a look at this:

http://westernstandard.bl ...

"Don't let Calgary decide for Quebec."

 

Warren Kinsella's Musings

January 20, 2006 - Ahem. Lot's of people like to say the polls are all over the map.

They're not. Here, as a public service, are all the recent publicly-released polls as of 6:30 pm January 20, 2006. Take a look at 'em closely.

POLL	PC	Lib	NDP	Bloc	Green
Ipsos Reid:	38%	26%	19%	11%	5%
CPAC/SES:	35.5%	29%	18.8%	11.1%	5.6%
EKOS:	37.4%	27.3%	20.8%	8.1%	3.9%
Gregg/SC:	37%	28%	16%	12%	7%
Leger:	38%	29%	17%	11%	N/A

 

218 Reasons NOT to vote For Liberals (Long But Good Canada Voters' List To Dump Ruling Party Alert)

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http://www.bloggingtories.ca/

Through the looking glass
Election predictions are all the rage these days, but they aren't the only sort being made. If Harper wins, where go Tory bloggers? There has been a lot of blog discussion about what the Conservative bloggers will be like if Harper wins. Will they become ecstatic in the great white north? Will they start dropping off? Will they be conciliatory? HANDLING DEFEAT While I still believe...

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The Sun Has Risen In The East (Pun Intended)
Sun colums say it all. So long Paul, Hello Stephen. Conservative Win Canada's Only Hope. Tories Get Ready For Big Break.

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39th general election, summarized
All you need to know...

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Grits Already Conceding (Canadian Fat Lady Is About To Sing Alert)

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 Gagliano files...

 

http://westernstandard.blogs.com/shotgun/2006/01/gaglianos_crimi.html

 

 

Saturday, January 21, 2006

Gagliano's criminal background check

We've all heard of Alfonso Gagliano. For a reminder of his attributes, here's Paul Martin's video love letter to him.

Gagliano has a handful of critics, too. Here's the intrepid Kevin Steel's take on the Liberal boss in a recent issue of our mag.

And here, for the first time, by way of Access to Information, is the RCMP's background check on Gagliano done before Jean Chretien first appointed him to the cabinet. It is in the form of a multi-page letter from the RCMP Commissioner of the day, and is marked "SECRET" on every page.

As you can see, it is almost completely blacked out (actually, the government "whites" things out these days, to appear less heavy-handed). But enough is left to understand why Gagliano and Adscam go together like peas and carrots.

Commissioner Norman Inkster suggests that Gagliano be fingerprinted to prove or disprove the worst of his findings.

I wonder if Paul Martin will release the rest of this document. I wonder what Judge Gomery would think of it. I wonder how ethical it was to put such a man, with such a long letter of condemnation from the police, in charge of the country's public works. I wonder when Martin first knew about this, and what he did, as Canada's Finance Minister, to protect the treasury from his colleague. And I wonder why, despite all this, Martin called Gagliano a great man.

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Ezra Levant; I just received a note that Paul Martin went "bonkers" at a speech in Brampton today: "hoarse, shouting, chanting Belinda Stronach's name, shouting back and forth with some wacko supporter in the audience." (I can't run video on... [Read More]

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Other than that Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play?

Posted by: Plato's Stepchild | 21-Jan-06 6:23:28 PM

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From the Halifax Herald today:
Another Martin flag of convenience
Canada Steamship Lines, the company owned by Paul Martin's family is known for flying "flags of convenience" to avoid paying Canadian taxes and Canadian wages. Now there's news that another CSL ship, the Atlantic Superior may be reflagged as soon as this election is over. From the Halifax Chronicle Herald:
The rumour on the docks is that Canada Steamship Lines Inc., the company Mr. Martin built and eventually handed to his sons, plans to register it abroad and hire a cheaper foreign crew, but is waiting until Tuesday, because the news might hurt Mr. Martin’s electoral chances if it came out in the middle of the campaign.

"That’s why he might have kept the Canadians on board until just after the election, because he knows that it would kill them if he would do so right now," said a union source, who asked not to be named.
The plan to re-flag the ship seems to be the worst kept secret around the docks in Halifax.
"The Canadian crew have been pretty open about it around the port, that the ship will be reflagged and crewed with Russians after the election," said one waterfront source, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Putting the Canadian crew on the unemployment rolls to hire lower paid Russian sailors; paying much lower taxes to Liberia, Singapore, Bahamas, even Vanuatu - anywhere but Canada - that's all part of doing business at CSL.

Posted by: Ren | 21-Jan-06 7:07:40 PM

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A kick-ass post, Ezra! The whiteouts on the document are very suspicious to say the least.

Why would fingerprinting Gagliano be necessary wrt the findings in the document? That sounds extremely serious.

Questions will be raised. Fears about Libranos will be heightened. I hope it's used as a bomb on the Libranos.

No way in hell will Paulie M. let us know what's in the document at all. We'll have to wait for Mr. Harper's people to see it for themselves while they're getting the place tidied up in preparation for the real tidying up...

Betcha the MSM will cover this up with a lead blanket.

Posted by: Canadian Sentinel | 21-Jan-06 7:16:22 PM

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Harper targets key ridings (Canada's CPC poised for Liberal rural wipeout, urban gains)

Also see online:
('cause there are simply too many to post!)
218 reasons NOT to vote for the Liberals

 

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And The Cash Just Flows And Flows

I guess we know what the $1.13 billion Order In Council was for;

Just as we get set to vote tomorrow, $250 energy rebate cheques are being sent to criminals behind bars, who already got to cast their vote in the comfort of their cells, heated by our tax dollars. Comments (9)

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http://andrewcoyne.com/2006/01/oh-humanity.php#comments

 

OH, THE HUMANITY!

12:55 PM « Links » Email »  

Comments...

This is the end
Beautiful friend
This is the end
My only friend, the end

Of our elaborate plans, the end
Of everything that stands, the end
No safety or surprise, the end
I'll never look into your eyes...again

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Watch our audio/video flick.  You’ll be totally clear about things afterwards. 

Explanation to the Nation: Self Satisfaction.

Please check out our other recent videos in our AudioVideo Vault too.

Posted by Joel Johannesen on 01/22/06 at 06:48 AM PST
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 Can a "Reagan Revolution" Happen in Canada?

 

NOW, on Newfoundland OpenLine Radio - poll of callers

 

Why my 'X' goes to Harper ...Randall Denley, Ottawa Citizen

 

UPDATE 4-Canada Liberals face loss after 12 years in office

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C38 L27, N19, B12 - Ipsos Jan. 22

 

Election campaign showcased blogging's power, perils

 

http://www.oracleofottawa.org/Gomery_Blog.htm#20060122a

January 22, 2006 - Final Thoughts Before The Vote

The digital age has finally arrived in Canadian politics. Canadian Bloggers have captured attention of the Main Stream Media (MSM) and Internet political junkies worldwide.

This item appeared in the BBC online. I think at this point in time it's safe to say that Conservative bloggers: Angry in the Great White North, Small Dead Animals and Stephen Taylor have had a significant and measurable impact on this election campaign. 

The Blogging Tories have been working hard to convince the blogosphere of their position and no doubt, they have a part in the current wave of Conservative support.

 

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Reader Tips

Taxpayers Federation;

For years, tax weary British Columbians have travelled to sales tax free Alberta to buy various products. The BC government has taken the unprecedented step in pressuring Costco to reveal the names of BC customers who shop in their Alberta stores.

The Oracle of Ottawa knows what it takes. Flattery!

Al-Quada VS Iraqi insurgents. Oh, goodness. Who to root for?

Eugene Parks shows up on the Shotgun and collects more evidence about my and Stephen Taylor's shared business interests. -=| Insert joke here |=-

Iraq? Why isn't this election about which leaders would send troops to Iran? Cause, we might just have to - providing we don't wake up one of these mornings to a big shiny sea of glass.

Posted by Kate at 06:11 PM | Comments (8)

 

www.theinfozone.net is reporting on Paul Martin's Dean Scream in Winnipeg.

 

Bourque Newswatch :

 

"The day of the cosy relationship between the three major media outlets in Canada and the political elite is over." - blogger Steve Janke    http://www.andrewcoyne.com/

A word about tonight

As technology lawyer Rob Hyndman reminds us on his gorgeous-looking blog, Section 329 of the Canada Elections Act prohibits the posting of election results from one part of the country while the polls remain open in another:

But as for the results of this election: mum's the word.

12:00 AM « Links « Comments ( 38)

http://cybermenace.blogspot.com/

What's next? Harper will bomb Windsor?

The continuing rants of a fear-mongering left-winger.

(And, no, I'm not talking about Paul Martin. Ha ha.)

Choose your Canada? We have - and it's not theirs

 

A Fabled Existence (Mark Steyn On Scary Stephen Harper Rocking The Trudeaupian Boat Alert)

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Elections Canada sees no problem with blogging during the election (Dec 2, 2005)  OTTAWA  — Canadian bloggers can breathe a little easier Friday after Canada's chief electoral officer confirmed that he doesn't plan to have a crackdown on political blogs during the election campaign.  

 

For those of you just catching up, this election has been set by the pulse of blogs. For those of you who have been following the blogs for your election coverage, we've been glad to have you along for the ride...all three federalist parties in Canada during this election missed the boat on blogs.

Indeed, bloggers have broken countless news stories during this election. Steve Janke, Matt Braaten ...stories broken by bloggers during this election include the potential truth behind the international spat orchestrated by Paul Martin, Ralph Goodale's request for a sole-source contract for Earnscliffe, Ralph Goodale's faxscam, David Smith's Abotech affair, and Tony Valeri's land dealings among others.I believe that blogging is perhaps one of the greatest things to happen to democracy...

 

 

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You cannot bring hope when all you have to offer is fear

The Liberals are certainly desperate if their homepage is any indication. There is not one single positive message that the Liberals are offering voters as they make their decisions this weekend.

No vision. No hope. Just fear.

"extreme agenda", "covert", "muzzling", "abortion", "conservative cuts", "MP calls right to choose undemocratic"

A mandate is not earned from the Canadian people based upon a veto that is scared out of them.

The Infozone is reporting on Paul Martin and the abortion issue.

If any of you who read/write here have not seen the video from Public Works under "Relocation" please go to www.smalldeadanimals.com and scroll down till you see a "beach scene" click on video and watch with horror where $2 Billion more of our hard earned tax dollars have been going. You can also read that "a media outlet" have this video and will NOT release it until after the election. Please send it to everyone you know. I have sent it out to hundreds including the Auditor General who should receive it also from all of you.

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http://dustmybroom.com/?p=2760#comments

I attended my first bloggers “meeting” and a big thank you to Richard for organizing and putting it on. It was a great pleasure to finally put some faces to names. In attendance:

Richard from Cannuckistan Chronicles | Cory, Mike and Ken (SpiralTunnel) from Project Alberta | Aizlynne and Greg from Exposed Agenda | “Huck” from BumfOnline | K. Robinette from Albertans for Responsible Government | “Johnny Pockets” from Gods & Artists |Shane O. from Cyrano’s Steel | Al Romanchuk from the Western Canada Party | Kevin Libin from the Western Standard

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Canadian General Election, Live Thread

--For those Americans who don't wnat to watch the liberal CBC spew on C-Span, CFRB(Toronto's news/talk radio station) has a web link to listen to their election coverage. I listened to their coverage during the 2004 election and it was more balanced than the CBC's liberal bias.

CFRB.com

Also CFRA, Ottawa, will also has a web link to listen to their election coverage.

CFRA.com

98 posted on 01/23/2006 12:29:35 PM EST by Dane

CFRB.com

Also CFRA, Ottawa, will also has a web link to listen to their election coverage.

CFRA.com