NDP’s Chow and Cash blame Conservatives for Toronto murders

NDP MP Olivia Chow once again doesn’t let the truth stand in her way. This time, she gets caught pushing lies to the media about cut-backs to youth programs and border services in a disgusting attempt to pin the recent Toronto gang crime on the Conservative government.

This from a press conference with another NDP MP Andrew Cash:

The government should reverse planned cuts to border services, provide stable funding for youth programs and come up with a strategy to deal with gun smuggling, the pair said.

Only problem is that there has been no reduction in federal funding of the Youth Gang Prevention Fund, gun related homicides are down 28% and there have been no border patrol cuts (see here).

If Chow and Cash had an ounce of shame, they would immediately issue an apology and if Thomas Mulcair wants to be a leader, he would haul them on the carpet for using death as a political tool to spread lies.

Canadian media totally ignore Obama’s Fast and Furious scandal

How is it possible for every single major Canadian media outlet (who have  Washington-based reporters) all miss the largest US political story currently going on?

Barack Obama and his Attorney General Eric Holder are neck-deep in the mess created by the ATF’s Project Gunrunner (see here for the details) yet if you relied on the Canadian media, you wouldn’t have a clue it was happening:

CBC

CTV

Global

Canadian Press

There are over 1700 US news hits when you do a Google search (see here) but zero when you look for it on a Canadian search (see here).

Such an obviously avoidance to report this story from the Canadian private news organizations is despicable but they aren’t obligated the same way as the CBC is and we have the right to demand CBC’s Washington-based reporter Neil Macdonald justify why he has not filed a story about it.

Macdonald updated another story from yesterday (see here) which shows he’s not away on holidays so what is his excuse for not reporting this huge Obama scandal?

As I see it, there are only two reasons available for him, bias or incompetence…

 

Conservative MP rips ministers for abusing taxpayers’ money

Conservative MP Brent Rathgerber just became my favourite Canadian politician for his blog post about our government’s wasteful ministers:

In Grenfell Saskatchewan, most of the attendees have never ridden in a limo and none of them have ever drunk $16 orange juice.  Surely, they would appreciate if government took more care in spending their money. (see here)

This is a guy I want on my side and if this is any indication, Edmonton – St Albert is lucky to have him represent them.

NDP’s Martin setting up “trust fund” so unions can pay his legal bills

NDP MP Pat Martin is trying to use political allies to circumvent donation laws in order to pay for his loud, libellous mouth.

Martin is being sued by Racknine after a belated apology (see here) was deemed insufficient by the company and now wants to avoid coughing up the money for his own defence:

“I’m having a trust fund set up, separate from the party and separate from my office as a Member of Parliament, and that makes it legal for people to donate. It’s not a tax-deductible donation of any kind. It’s not a charity, nor is it a political party donation. It would simply be a contribution to my legal defence fund.” (see here)

Curious to see if Martin’s scheme to get past donations rules will be found to be legal under Canada’s Election Act.

Update: The Federal Accountability Act states:

“In a related amendment to the Parliament of Canada Act, clause 99 of Bill C-2 prohibits members of the House of Commons from directly or indirectly accepting a benefit or income from a trust fund established by reason of their position as members of the House of Commons (see here)

Notarized statement that Christy Clark leaked cabinet info to BC Rail insiders

A BC blogger has posted a document signed and lawyer-witnessed, by David Basi stating Christy Clark and her staff were leaking cabinet info to inside BC Rail players.

Basi:

I am especially concerned with the fact our friends Bornmann, Kieran and Elmhirst have unfettered access to cabinet information via their contacts Kim Haakstad, Cynthia Haraldsen in the Premier’s office and the deputy premier herself, Christy Clark. On several occasions Bob [Virk] has mentioned the fact that Kim and Christy have spoken to him in the hallway or pulled him aside at events to probe him for details about the process, details that clearly reveal more than just a passing interest in the subject.  (read more of this explosive document here)

There is a Christy Clark press conference occurring this morning and it will be interesting to see if any attending BC media will ask Clark about this damning document.

Update: I have not seen a single mention of this by any of the BC media so far as of 12:00PM

Update: On Twitter, CKNW’s Simi Sara has confirmed with Basi that this document is indeed his and will have more on it during her show

Update: I’ve been just informed that blogger Alex Tsakumis  will also be on CKNW’s Jon McComb show