Comments on: Fantino Only the Gravy on the Goose as Harpercon “Support the Troops” Hypocrisy Continues

By: Erik T

Erik T — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 14:36:08 +0000

Unfortunately, I don’t know if military types will stop supporting the Conservative Party. They sure won’t go Trudeau. Mulcair might win them over with his steely determination, and as the only one consistently pointing out Harper’s hyposcrisy in the House.
I’m just thinking of how the second Dubya term started in the U.S. He punked out of service like most pretend-Hawk / connected Repugs, ran against a guy with a Purple Heart, and people played off Kerry like he was the ‘Fortunate Son’ (apologies to John Fogerty) and Bush Jr was the tough guy who would get things done. Furthermore, Dubya cut military pay and benefits during his wars, and his military still backed him up!
I think Harper is still following Dubya’s playbook- yesterday he announced his plans to reduce voter fraud in Canada (as well as re-drawing the electoral map to squeeze more Conservatives in, but digress)- as if we have rampant voter fraud, instead of a lack of people ever even bothering to vote. The nearest we’ve come to voter fraud in modern Canadian history must be the robo-call scandal, brought to us by these democracy-preserving Conservatives.

As for Fantino, he is the most political-minded, opportunistic cop I can remember in modern Canada. I read his book with an open mind, thinking this “cop’s cop” might have some interesting or entertaining recollections of Toronto’s crime scene in the 70′s. Instead, it’s a horrible bit of self aggrandizing propaganda. Throughout, he laments he only ever wanted to be a good cop, solve crimes, put criminals away, he distrusts politicians (yeah, sure!) etc… the predictable platitudes of a wannabe politician, since everyone who runs for office has to pretend they don’t want the job, that they’re just bowing to public pressure and civic duty, of course.
The only interesting bit in retrospect is is professed admiration for Dalton McGuinty’s government, because they gave him his first political appointment. It figures he ran in Vaughan, the self-described ‘City Above Toronto’ is a cesspit of political corruption, their elections are constantly followed by police investigations, re-counts and law suits.

By: ck

ck — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 03:18:20 +0000

Why not? Seniors have been treated poorly too regarding OAS and GIS among other things. Health care is being chipped away in favour of the American model; affordable health care would be a necessity for seniors especially, yet they don’t fight for it. Au contraire, many seniors I speak with would still vote for Stevie. Go figure. I would love to be proven wrong in this case though.

By: Alison

Alison — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 03:13:19 +0000

It’s not the point I know – not even close to the point – but somehow I don’t think Conservative donors – whose average age is 68 – will appreciate seeing vets humiliated, regardless of whatever rhetoric the Cons think up to accompany it.

By: Kim

Kim — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 23:09:52 +0000

I used to be a PSAC member. We benefitted the military membership with every raise, every benefit we won, the military rank and file won too. PSAC members have worked alongside the military, taking over some of the logistical tasks here at home to allow the forces to hone their trade. We support the forces in so many ways that this Government is failing to do. I suspect the Harper Gov just lost the military vote. Big mistake.

By: adanac

adanac — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 20:54:19 +0000

It is very hard to miss, Harper’s dirty tactics.

What people don’t see is? Are the 3 Amigo’s plots. Their plots have been going on, for quite some time. The 3 Amigo’s meeting is coming up shortly. I have been tracking the meetings of the 3 Amigo’s for quite some time. This meeting is about the TPP corporate give-a-way. The Amigo’s meeting,is for the NAU.

Corporations are bottomless pits of greed. They have been pushing for the NAU. They don’t want to deal with three government, they only want one government, makes it easier for those parasites to thieve. Corporations are demanding, a cheap labor pool. This is why Harper is bringing, thousands of foreigners here and training them for the oil patch and for his Chinese Northern BC mining plan and the oil patch.

Harper is an evil dictator and a sociopath. That Harper wouldn’t cheat our Veterans, is laughable. He doesn’t even hesitate.