{"id":22088,"date":"2011-03-27T22:19:02","date_gmt":"2011-03-28T02:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fryeblog.blog.lib.mcmaster.ca\/?p=22088"},"modified":"2011-03-27T22:19:02","modified_gmt":"2011-03-28T02:19:02","slug":"conservative-scandals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/macblog.mcmaster.ca\/fryeblog\/2011\/03\/27\/conservative-scandals\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservative Scandals"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Conservative senator Doug Finley: charged with election law violation, along with one other Conservative senator and two Conservative operatives. The charges are serious enough that they are facing jail time.<\/em><\/p>\n

A partial list from Lawrence Martin<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Just recently, we had the document-altering scandal featuring International Co-operation Minister Bev Oda, who appears in the House of Commons for Question Period but refuses to answer questions on the matter.<\/p>\n

Just recently, we had new revelations in regard to the government\u2019s so-called integrity commissioner, the one who received 228 whistleblowing complaints and upheld not a single one. She left with a half-a-million-dollar severance package \u2013 and a gag order to go with it.<\/p>\n

Just recently, we learned that the office of Immigration Minister Jason Kenney used ministerial letterhead to raise money for the Conservative Party. We\u2019ve also seen a contempt of Parliament motion brought against the government for its refusal to disclose basic information on the costs of crime bills and on corporate profits. And we\u2019ve seen the Conservatives release attack ads of such questionable quality that they were withdrawn.<\/p>\n

Just recently, The Canadian Press reported that, in the tradition of\u00a0l\u2019\u00e9tat, c\u2019est moi<\/em>, the Prime Minister is insisting that \u201cGovernment of Canada\u201d nomenclature be changed to \u201cthe Harper government.\u201d Some wag suggested the PM might want to change his own name \u2013 to Stephen Hubris.<\/p>\n

Just recently, the PM appointed Tom Pentefountas as vice-chairman of the CRTC. Mr. Pentefountas comes equipped with two qualifications: his close friendship with the PM\u2019s director of communications, and zero experience in telecommunications.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Also recently, four Conservatives, including two senators, have been charged with breaking federal election law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There’s more. \u00a0Make your own list.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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