Liberal MP says Turks are attacking him because he’s Greek

A former Conservative MP candidate is accusing Liberal MP Jim Karygiannis of using the racial slur “I’m glad you can write English” during a phone conversation but what I found most interesting is the quote from Kaygiannis at the end of the article:

“From what I understand they are Turks and, of course, because I am Greek, they don’t like it. Two, the United Macedonian Diaspora, because they got their problems with the Greeks and Harry, because Harry lost, because he got his butt kicked. So they think it will be a feather in their cap if I am removed”

Now, that certainly does sound like some pretty racist things to say about two ethnic groups especially from the Liberal Party’s Multiculturalism Critic. (see here)

Also: Check out where Karygiannis has been accused of berating civil servants here. Of course he keeps on the theme that everyone is out to get him and that this is an orchestrated campaign to smear him.

Sickening as Globe’s Caplan superimposes Layton’s dead “thoughts”

There has been a huge rash of exploitation of Jack Layton’s death as the NP’s Kevin Libin shows here but nutbar Gerald Caplan wins the prize for the most disgusting as he uses a dead Layton to defend his previous week’s column:

“How disappointed Jack would have been had he seen the flood of ugly comments that last week’s column provoked, messages motivated by irrational fear and rage and driven by myth and invented reality”

Seriously, how utterly contemptible is it to do something like that and why would the Globe allow it? (see here)

Immigration Board releases Most-Wanted foreign fugitive

 

In a decision which sums up exactly how utterly rotten our immigration system is here in Canada, the Immigration and Refugee Board released Walter Ernesto Guzman of El Salvador on a $3,000 bond after he gave himself up recently from being on the run for 2 years.

It’s like a farcical comedy and would be hilarious if it wasn’t true-life. (see here)

 

NDP’s Layton donation scheme is illegal under Election Act

Elections Canada specifically condemns the scam (see here) set up by the NDP to “launder” the money people are donating to the Broadbent Institute via Jack Layton.

The Section 405.21 of the Election Act prohibits a political party from soliciting or accepting a contribution if it has told the contributor that the money would be transferred to a body other than the party, a candidate, a leadership contestant or electoral district association.

Funny how the NDP’s National Director Brad Lavinge, who had this to say yesterday about it:

“Our legal advice is that this is completely permissible under all the rules of governance, so we’re pleased to do it and to fulfill a wish of Jack’s”

is now MIA. (see here)

Update: CBC’s Kady O’Malley calls this “kerfuffle” “hideously unfortunate”. Funny way to describe breaking the law huh? (see here)

Update: The NDP are now suddenly changing how they are collecting these donations by redirecting them to a foundation although $130,000 has already gone through them illegally.

Check out Elizabeth Thompson’s editorializing to try to cover for this NDP scam:

“It all began innocently enough and with the best intentions.” (see here)

Update: Lavigne is now saying “that the lawyers examined only the legality of the party making a donation to the institute, not the tax credit mechanism.”

Lavigne has now completely contradicted what he said early about the lawyers signing off on his little donation scam. (see here)