Canada - Saturday, September 6th, 2008
Posted on 06 September 2008 by Jack
CTV | Danny Williams running a ‘dictatorship’: Hearn
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams has denied an accusation from Federal Fisheries Minister Loyola Hearn that he has threatened provincial Tories who are planning to support Prime Minister Stephen Harper during the federal election.
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CTV | Canadians still view troops as peacekeepers: DND poll
OTTAWA — A majority of Canadians still view their soldiers as peacekeepers and would rather see them helping disaster victims than fighting, an internal poll prepared for National Defence suggests.
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CTV | B.C. appeal court overturns Kelly Ellard’s conviction
A B.C. woman will face a fourth trial in the murder of a Victoria teenager after the B.C. Court of Appeal overturned her conviction.
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National Post | Ellard appeals show cracks in justice system
CTV | MacKay announces army reserve presence in Arctic
HALIFAX — Defence minister Peter MacKay says the military will establish a permanent army reserve in Canada’s North.
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National Post | Governor-General should say no to PM, experts say
OTTAWA - Governor-General Michaelle Jean should consider rejecting Stephen Harper’s request to dissolve Parliament and call a federal election because he is violating his own fixed-election date law, a constitutional expert and a public policy watchdog say.
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National Post | Ivison: Biggest Tory asset is Harper himself
National Post | Editorial: Stephane Dion’s green albatross
Globe | Fearing Harper could win a majority, rivals sound early alarm
Ottawa Citizen | Ex-Tory, Yukon Erik dies at 84
OTTAWA - He was known as Yukon Erik, and he made his share of waves during a political career that stretched decades, landing him a job as Public Works minister in the brief Progressive Conservative government of Joe Clark, and as deputy leader in a longer-lasting one led by Brian Mulroney.
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Ottawa Citizen | Suspects charged with first-degree murder in Toronto girl’s death
TORONTO - Police have upgraded the charges against a Toronto woman and her boyfriend in the death of seven-year-old Katelynn Sampson.
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Globe | Toyota stalls Woodstock production plans
Toyota Motor Corp. is delaying plans to reach full production at its new plant in Woodstock, Ont., in another sign that the slump in North American auto sales is growing beyond the Detroit Three.
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Globe | Gagliano loses bid over sponsorship inquiry findings
OTTAWA — Alfonso Gagliano has lost a legal bid to overturn the findings of the sponsorship commission.
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Popularity: 10% [?]
September 6th, 2008 at 10:48 am
I agree, Danny is being a dictator by telling his people who to vote for and who not to vote for. Dion was also a dictator by telling his caucus to sit on their hands or not show up.
I thought the people of NFLD were independant, hard working and had free will. If they follow Danny it shows they are just a bunch of sheep and have no minds of their own.
So far Danny has not forbid conservatives to run and keep them off the ballot, but it could be coming.
And, by asking his cabinet and caucus to declare their intentions of who they will vote for, what happened to the secret ballot. Of course they could say one thing and do another, just for spite.
September 6th, 2008 at 11:18 am
Danny Williams in his latest statements to the press has seriously raised the possibility of a defamation suit for himself. He’s definitely crossed the line as he represents his province WHO ARE DEMOCRATIC CITIZENS. The blustering threats by many in this country (HRCs come to mind) are playing with fire as citizens decide for themselves what they have the right to say and will say. The ballot box belongs now especially to NFLDer Canadians who are going to benefit from the offshore oil business, despite Williams’ intent to waive appropriate tax payments. He’s crossed a line even legal terms. Bottom line, he’s talking nonsense gripped by the “greed quotient” IMO.
September 6th, 2008 at 11:27 am
Information Jack. Was watching Steve Paikin’s “AGENDA” on TVOntario station. Monday night he will cover how the internet is having an impact on both elections.
ALSO, Patrick Monahan, dean, Osgoode Law School, Toronto was discussing the fixed election law and Harper’s right to go to GG. Mentioning the precedent of MacKenzie King being ousted and Meighen being put in. Mendez, also constitutional law expert, Ottawa U., according to Monahan, raises the spectre of the law allowing for any citizen’s legal objection to Harper ignoring his own law could challenge the call to the election. Left academia is certainly thinking in terms of stopping the election call. By all optics, they’re just surmising. Still it’s interesting their raising the spectre that the law could possibly interfere with a decision.
September 6th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
They can speculate all they want, Anna. The election will happen and if the courts dare to interfere with it they will be between a rock and a hard place.
I don’t think there’s a sane judge anywhere that would touch it.
September 6th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
How many times do people have to be told that an election can’t be called IF THERE IS A MAJORITY GOVERNMENT. Do Candaians really want another 12 months of listening to Dion threaten to pull the plug then disappear. If PMSH just gets another increased minority, perhaps the opposition will not play the games they have for the past 2 yrs, thinking they can do whatever they want with no consequences.
If Dion squeeks thru with a small minority, you can be sure that the conservatives have learned their lesson, and will show up to vote, and defeat the budget with the greenshaft in it.
Another election within months.
Remember the last time the ndp kept a liberal govt in power, or even back when they kept PET in power. Think of the things they forced on Canada.