BlogsCanada: E-GroupMulti-partisan political punditryHarper's Ad-scam Money Went to Promote Conservative Candidates in Quebec- August 30, 2007 By Ken Chapman The Harper Con Adscam gets curiouser and curiouser. The Conservative Party of Canada launched a lawsuit against the campaign watchdog Elections Canada. This was over the partys spending in the 2006 campaign to try and squeeze more taxpayer money out of the system to pay for their advertising costs. Newspaper reports today say the Cons have dropped almost all of the original 34 applicants from the action leaving only two people to take the fight forward. Looks like the CPC...http://www.blogscanada.ca/egroup/PermaLink.aspx?guid=86d18af0-8489-45b8-80d3-b41c99ac5c0d "It is not your father's beer.- August 23, 2007 "It is not your father's beer.http://www.blogscanada.ca/egroup/PermaLink.aspx?guid=9b47e142-1ea6-438c-9996-8bc06a3087c6 Will the Conservatives attack activist judges over marijuana possession- August 23, 2007 Ontarios marijuana possession laws have been struck down by Judge Borenstein. Now, be rest assured, the Borenstein decision will not be the only one of its kind. For example, there is good chance BCs possession laws will also be struck down soon enough. Senator Claude Nolin, of the 2002 senate report of marijuana fame, testified for the defense in that case. Nolin: "Scientific evidence overwhelmingly indicates that cannabis is substantially less harmful than alcohol and should be treated..http://www.blogscanada.ca/egroup/PermaLink.aspx?guid=d93b86b7-2871-49a4-b79d-bcba0492821f This is the new era of FederalProvincial co-operation- August 20, 2007 By Cameron Holmstrom Since the Harper Conservatives were elected to the minority government that they now enjoy, Stephen Harper boasted that he would repair the relationship between the provinces and the federal government. With an example like demolishing the Atlantic Accord and those provinces to sue over it, we were seeing just how dedicated the Conservatives truly were to bringing the provinces together. Then there was the example of the Prime Minister calling the NDP Government of...http://www.blogscanada.ca/egroup/PermaLink.aspx?guid=a9a95c60-62d7-4f25-8e43-bf36476d3cb3 |