OK. Harper's dead meat...
#142
Re: OK. Harper's dead meat...
Well, if you can believe the news, which has been all over this, and the Toronto chief of police at the press conference where he explained it, it's evidence in an extortion case, related to mega-dope-bust Operation Traveller. Some questions are left unanswered because it's before the courts, but it looks like (my speculation), Ford's sometime driver and pal Sandro Lisi was trying to muscle the video out of the man who took it and tried to sell it. HTH
#143
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Re: OK. Harper's dead meat...
When I put my tinfoil hat on I can't help thinking all this news coverage is very convenient for a least one right wing political leader.
#144
Re: OK. Harper's dead meat...
Looks like the gentleman isn't for turning........
http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/na...045/story.html
http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/na...045/story.html
#145
Re: OK. Harper's dead meat...
Looks like the gentleman isn't for turning........
http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/na...045/story.html
http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/na...045/story.html
Still, I think this claim, in the article:
"Wright used his own money to pay the $90,000 in expenses"
is very unlikely to be the simple truth.
#146
Re: OK. Harper's dead meat...
I think both Harper and Ford will survive these issues, I don't think Canadian electorate cares about impropriety in politicians and I don't think the Toronto electorate cares what the Mayor does so long as he's seen to be trying to reduce taxes in the suburbs.
Still, I think this claim, in the article:
"Wright used his own money to pay the $90,000 in expenses"
is very unlikely to be the simple truth.
Still, I think this claim, in the article:
"Wright used his own money to pay the $90,000 in expenses"
is very unlikely to be the simple truth.
The business with the $90k expenses does appear somewhat clumsy whatever the truth.
#147
Re: OK. Harper's dead meat...
I don't see the latter at all. No doubt the senators are thought to be a dodgy bunch but no more of less so than Harper; he's plainly complicit in a bit of financial malarky. I think though that that is what is expected of Canadian politicians, Harper's not more bent that Mulrooney or Chretien or, indeed, Ford. If people truly cared than the senators have sticky fingers they'd also care that the Prime Minister blurs the lines between public, party and private funds. I don't think the electorate does much care.
#148
Re: OK. Harper's dead meat...
I get mad at the Action Canada ads - what is the benefit of those and what do they cost? They basically say Rah Rah Government as far as I can see.
#149
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Re: OK. Harper's dead meat...
Nigel Wright's lawyer has leaked part of Wright's affidavit to the RCMP (i.e. effectively under oath) stating that Gerstein was agreeable to paying Duffy's expenses back when they were estimated as $30K, and then backed off when the sum turned out to be three times as much.
Oops.
"Madam, would you sleep with me for five million pounds?" Socialite: "My goodness, Mr. Churchill... Well, I suppose... we would have to discuss terms, of course... "
Churchill: "Would you sleep with me for five pounds?"
Socialite: "Mr. Churchill, what kind of woman do you think I am?!" Churchill: "Madam, we've already established that. Now we are haggling about the priceā
Last edited by Novocastrian; Nov 4th 2013 at 10:17 pm. Reason: had to google to confirm the correct quote.
#150
Re: OK. Harper's dead meat...
Didn't they pay his legal costs while he was still an mp and disallow the disputed expenses? SOP. I thought that's what happened. I always thought of Wright as the bagman, Ollie North to Reagan, Sczaba to Devine, the designated goat.
Last edited by caretaker; Nov 4th 2013 at 11:00 pm.