Hogwash Harper appoints 5 more Senators

remind
\,,/ rabble-rouser-l33t \,,/
Member: 7289
Joined: Jun 25 2004

Quote:
Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Friday changed the political equation on Parliament Hill by giving his minority Tory government a numerical leg up on the Liberals in the Senate for the first time since he won power in 2006.

Harper named five Conservative backers — three men and two women — to the upper chamber, a move that increases the Tory seat tally to 51 versus 49 for the Liberals and promises to give the party more control over the legislative agenda.

Progressive Conservatives and Independents hold the remaining five seats in the 105-seat chamber, leaving the Harper Conservatives two seats shy of a majority.

 

The weiners are:

Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu, Bob Runciman, Rose-May Poirier, Vim Kochhar, and Elizabeth Marshall

 

"Our government is serious about getting tough on crime," Harper said in a written statement. "The Liberals have abused their Senate majority by obstructing and eviscerating law and order measures that are urgently needed and strongly supported by Canadians."

 

What a lyin' liar he is, here is what the NDP has so correctly stated about this latest batch of Harper lies:

 

Quote:
...the reality is that the Conservative Party has done more to frustrate their own so-called “crime agenda” through repeated prorogations than anyone else.

Today’s Conservative press release says:

"The Prime Minister's action has not only brought additional talent and expertise to the Senate; it has greatly strengthened our efforts to move forward on our tackling-crime agenda."

The Facts

When it prorogued the House of Commons in December, the Prime Minister killed 15 of his own justice bills.

Stephen Harper did the exact same thing in 2007. Proroguing Parliament then killed five of the Conservative’s justice bills, which they had to restart from first reading when the House resumed.

But don’t take our word for it. Listen to Stephen Harper’s newest Senator from Quebec:

“[Victims’ rights activist Pierre-Hugues] Boisvenu says his group was disappointed after the prorogation of Parliament earlier this month scrapped bills that would have called for tougher measures on crime.” – CanwestNews Service, 25 September 2007

 

 


Comments

Tommy_Paine
rabble-rouser-for-life
Member: 1214
Joined: Apr 22 2001

 

I've put in an order for five more Bolivian Lamposts.   Geez.   

 

 

In the mean time, move over Jabba the Duff, there's five more piggies at the trough.


Unionist
\,,/ rabble-rouser-l33t \,,/
Member: 12323
Joined: Dec 11 2005

Yeah, we're way tougher on crime than Harper is!! Vote for us!!!


Lord Palmerston
rabble-rouser-machine
Member: 5901
Joined: Jan 25 2004

Unionist wrote:

Yeah, we're way tougher on crime than Harper is!! Vote for us!!!

LP likes this.


Fidel
\,,/ rabble-rouser-l33t \,,/
Member: 6594
Joined: Apr 29 2004

Tommy_Paine wrote:

 

I've put in an order for five more Bolivian Lamposts.   Geez. 

 

 

In the mean time, move over Jabba the Duff, there's five more piggies at the trough.

bwahaha


thorin_bane
rabble-rouser-machine
Member: 7194
Joined: Jun 19 2004

Unionist wrote:

Yeah, we're way tougher on crime than Harper is!! Vote for us!!!

Horse meet Hobby...don't get down I'll seat myself.


bekayne
rabble-rouser-machine
Member: 12876
Joined: Jan 23 2006

 

http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/29/bob-runciman-is-a-quick-study/

 

The new senator, speaking to reporters this morning. "And what is worse, are politicians who say one thing while the cameras are running but do another when they think no one is paying attention ... Michael Ignatieff wants you to believe that he is tough on crime, but when push came to shove, Canadians couldn't count on him to protect their safety. After months of Liberal stalling and delays, Ignatieff's Liberals gutted this important piece of legislation. Canadians are fed up with unelected Liberal senators doing Ignatieff's dirty work and standing in the way of action to protect victims and get tough on dangerous criminals. Michael Ignatieff needs to explain to Canadian why his own unelected Liberal senators gutted this special measure and he needs to tell his Liberal senators to support it when it is reintroduced and Canadians expect nothing less."

Conservative Party, Dec. 10, 2009. "When the cameras are rolling, Ignatieff wants you to believe that he is tough on crime. But when push comes to shove, Canadians can't count on him to protect their safety. After months of Liberal stalling and delays, Ignatieff's Liberals have gutted our Conservative Bill and put children's safety at risk. Canadians are fed up with unelected Liberal Senators doing Ignatieff's dirty work and standing in the way of action to protect victims and get tough on dangerous criminals. Michael Ignatieff needs to explain to Canadians why his own unelected, Liberal Senators gutted this important piece of anti-crime legislation and instruct the unelected Liberal Senators to reverse these changes - Canadians expect nothing less."


Login or register to post comments