Tuesday
May272008
Who would have thought Canadian politics could be interesting?
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at 10:50AM
So I spent about an hour after getting to work this morning talking about various Canadian politics. Granted most of it was spent complaining about the different ways that our elected officials have screwed up lately, but they have chosen to screw up in such interesting ways.
by greenhem
Maxime Bernier got the boot for leaving documents at his ex-girlfriends house which allegedly contained internationally sensitive information. Oh, and his ex is associated with organized crime. No biggie.
by Stuart R Brown
But frankly I found it a little convenient that she only chose to reveal this information now, after having them for over a month. Also, he apparently didn't know they were gone. Add to that the fact that she seems very bitter about the ending of their relationship and it becomes possible that she may have had a malicious hand in the disappearance and reappearance of these documents. Not that Maxime isn't capable of being a dumbass all by himself, his remarks about the govenor of Kandahar and tendency to promise flights on aircraft that don't exist prove that. But it is possible that she's not completely innocent in this whole thing either.
by irina slutsky
And then there's David Miller's idea for reducing gun crime by removing the only places where responsible people can fire a gun in a safe controlled environment. I'm sure that the Finch-area gangs will think twice about using their guns when they no longer have places to practice shooting, because they've been so concerned about accuracy in the past.
by athenamat
Don't get me wrong, I think that a debate about the merits of a handgun ban are very valid, and that that discussion is essential. But this move by Miller is clearly nothing more than a political target of opportunity so that he can look like he's "tough on guns" and "cares about the children" on the anniversary of a school shooting. You don't love guns and hate children do you?
by Bitpicture
by greenhem
Maxime Bernier got the boot for leaving documents at his ex-girlfriends house which allegedly contained internationally sensitive information. Oh, and his ex is associated with organized crime. No biggie.
by Stuart R Brown
But frankly I found it a little convenient that she only chose to reveal this information now, after having them for over a month. Also, he apparently didn't know they were gone. Add to that the fact that she seems very bitter about the ending of their relationship and it becomes possible that she may have had a malicious hand in the disappearance and reappearance of these documents. Not that Maxime isn't capable of being a dumbass all by himself, his remarks about the govenor of Kandahar and tendency to promise flights on aircraft that don't exist prove that. But it is possible that she's not completely innocent in this whole thing either.
by irina slutsky
And then there's David Miller's idea for reducing gun crime by removing the only places where responsible people can fire a gun in a safe controlled environment. I'm sure that the Finch-area gangs will think twice about using their guns when they no longer have places to practice shooting, because they've been so concerned about accuracy in the past.
by athenamat
Don't get me wrong, I think that a debate about the merits of a handgun ban are very valid, and that that discussion is essential. But this move by Miller is clearly nothing more than a political target of opportunity so that he can look like he's "tough on guns" and "cares about the children" on the anniversary of a school shooting. You don't love guns and hate children do you?
by Bitpicture
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