Czar Harper tightens grip on party.
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Czar Harper tightens grip on party.
Harper stacks deck against challenger to Tory deadbeat
CALGARY - Got the political itch? Well, scratch the Conservatives.
They've secretly approved an accelerated process for selecting candidates that gives party headquarters new powers to protect current MPs from those who dare to want their job. Outsiders need not apply unless they can somehow mobilize a challenge on barely one week's notice.
Under the new rules, introduced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and rubber-stamped in private at last week's Conservative caucus retreat, local ridings will no longer have the power to set nomination dates or be responsible for notifying the party membership.
The unwritten bylaw of Bytown: Fall in line or fall out of favour
By way of illustration, on a recent trip, the Prime Minister was asked by a flight attendant to turn off his cellphone and BlackBerry. Mr. Harper declined. The pilot then made a request, saying it was for safety purposes. The PM relented. But, at the end of the journey, one of his staffers gave the pilot some news: His services would no longer be required on prime ministerial trips.
The aviator should have known that this is the new Ottawa. In Harpertown, you fall in line or fall from favour.
My opinion. It's only going to get worse.:scared::scared:
CALGARY - Got the political itch? Well, scratch the Conservatives.
They've secretly approved an accelerated process for selecting candidates that gives party headquarters new powers to protect current MPs from those who dare to want their job. Outsiders need not apply unless they can somehow mobilize a challenge on barely one week's notice.
Under the new rules, introduced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and rubber-stamped in private at last week's Conservative caucus retreat, local ridings will no longer have the power to set nomination dates or be responsible for notifying the party membership.
The unwritten bylaw of Bytown: Fall in line or fall out of favour
By way of illustration, on a recent trip, the Prime Minister was asked by a flight attendant to turn off his cellphone and BlackBerry. Mr. Harper declined. The pilot then made a request, saying it was for safety purposes. The PM relented. But, at the end of the journey, one of his staffers gave the pilot some news: His services would no longer be required on prime ministerial trips.
The aviator should have known that this is the new Ottawa. In Harpertown, you fall in line or fall from favour.
My opinion. It's only going to get worse.:scared::scared:
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Re: Czar Harper tightens grip on party.
Originally Posted by Hangman
Harper stacks deck against challenger to Tory deadbeat
CALGARY - Got the political itch? Well, scratch the Conservatives.
They've secretly approved an accelerated process for selecting candidates that gives party headquarters new powers to protect current MPs from those who dare to want their job. Outsiders need not apply unless they can somehow mobilize a challenge on barely one week's notice.
Under the new rules, introduced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and rubber-stamped in private at last week's Conservative caucus retreat, local ridings will no longer have the power to set nomination dates or be responsible for notifying the party membership.
The unwritten bylaw of Bytown: Fall in line or fall out of favour
By way of illustration, on a recent trip, the Prime Minister was asked by a flight attendant to turn off his cellphone and BlackBerry. Mr. Harper declined. The pilot then made a request, saying it was for safety purposes. The PM relented. But, at the end of the journey, one of his staffers gave the pilot some news: His services would no longer be required on prime ministerial trips.
The aviator should have known that this is the new Ottawa. In Harpertown, you fall in line or fall from favour.
My opinion. It's only going to get worse.:scared::scared:
CALGARY - Got the political itch? Well, scratch the Conservatives.
They've secretly approved an accelerated process for selecting candidates that gives party headquarters new powers to protect current MPs from those who dare to want their job. Outsiders need not apply unless they can somehow mobilize a challenge on barely one week's notice.
Under the new rules, introduced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and rubber-stamped in private at last week's Conservative caucus retreat, local ridings will no longer have the power to set nomination dates or be responsible for notifying the party membership.
The unwritten bylaw of Bytown: Fall in line or fall out of favour
By way of illustration, on a recent trip, the Prime Minister was asked by a flight attendant to turn off his cellphone and BlackBerry. Mr. Harper declined. The pilot then made a request, saying it was for safety purposes. The PM relented. But, at the end of the journey, one of his staffers gave the pilot some news: His services would no longer be required on prime ministerial trips.
The aviator should have known that this is the new Ottawa. In Harpertown, you fall in line or fall from favour.
My opinion. It's only going to get worse.:scared::scared:
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Re: Czar Harper tightens grip on party.
Originally Posted by rae
fantastic, just when i thought i was getting away from one egotistical power crazed fanatic, i find i'm getting another one, or is it naive of me to think that politicians will be any better wherever you go.
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Re: Czar Harper tightens grip on party.
Originally Posted by Hangman
Harper stacks deck against challenger to Tory deadbeat
CALGARY - Got the political itch? Well, scratch the Conservatives.
They've secretly approved an accelerated process for selecting candidates that gives party headquarters new powers to protect current MPs from those who dare to want their job.
CALGARY - Got the political itch? Well, scratch the Conservatives.
They've secretly approved an accelerated process for selecting candidates that gives party headquarters new powers to protect current MPs from those who dare to want their job.
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Re: Czar Harper tightens grip on party.
Originally Posted by AnyaT
The Liberals did the same thing until Paul Martin changed the party policy in 2004. Then he decided he wanted to select candidates for some ridings to give them a better chance of going Liberal, so said to hell with my new rules and appointed them anyway. As many on here say, same s**t, different bucket.
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Re: Czar Harper tightens grip on party.
Originally Posted by Hangman
I tend to agree with you, but and it's a big but, Mr Harper and his Conservative cronies campaigned on the platform of open and transparent government.
#7
Re: Czar Harper tightens grip on party.
Canadians didn't so much vote Harper in, as much as they voted the Liberals out due to corruption in the Quebec wing of the party. People basically felt that the Liberals had to be sanctioned.
If the Liberals can only get their act together in time, Harper might not be around for all of 2007.
If the Liberals can only get their act together in time, Harper might not be around for all of 2007.
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Re: Czar Harper tightens grip on party.
Originally Posted by oceanMDX
Canadians didn't so much vote Harper in, as much as they voted the Liberals out due to corruption in the Quebec wing of the party. People basically felt that the Liberals had to be sanctioned.
If the Liberals can only get their act together in time, Harper might not be around for all of 2007.
If the Liberals can only get their act together in time, Harper might not be around for all of 2007.
#9
Re: Czar Harper tightens grip on party.
Come on guys, stop it, you are scaring those of us not yet in Canada :scared:
No way we can go to a country that actually believes a blind word any politician says
Stuarty
No way we can go to a country that actually believes a blind word any politician says
Stuarty