Blue Like You

Archive for March 1st, 2007

I have been negligent about environmental posting lately.

Lorrie Goldstein has been following this topic with a very balanced approach, and quite often with a great deal of humour.

Today’s column, “Dion’s Top Ten Kyoto Excuses“, playfully suggests what might happen if Dion should become the next Prime Minister (gasp!), and have to follow Liberal MP Pablo Rodriguez’s private member’s bill on fulfilling Kyoto obligations. Lorrie brilliantly explains how Dion would weasel out of the edit.

As mentioned in an earlier post, the Kyoto bill was probably one of Dion’s dumber moves.

And he will regret his Pyrrhic victory sooner or later.

A reader has just provided me with a few interesting tips and links. I am assuming she wishes to remain anonymous, so I won’t divulge anything other than these little tidbits, which I present to you for your thoughtful consumption.

First we have “RCMP allegedly seized Liberal Party donor lists in March 2005“, by Bill Tieleman.

Also, “Senior Tory Wants Answers“.

And here, “Raids Prompt Revelations of Martin-Campbell Connections.“

I have a colleague working on this as well. There may well be more to follow.

It seems that the Liberal leadership is now demonstrating a bit of common sense - at least regarding the Bloc’s anti-scab bill.

Maybe there is still some hope for our country.

So much is happening in response to the Jonathan Kay article, it’s hard to keep up.

Many thanks to reader Biff for the tip in the previous post regarding Kay’s response to the Deal Deniers. I am presently trying to piece this altogether.

In addition, National Newswatch has just posted a Globe story, Leadership Losers Draw Liberal Salaries:

Gerard Kennedy and Martha Hall Findlay are receiving salaries from the Liberal Party to help prepare for the coming election, but how much they earn is being kept secret.

The lack of transparency is causing concern among some Liberals and leading to speculation that private deals were made because Mr. Kennedy and Ms. Hall Findlay were the two leadership candidates who dropped off the ballot early and threw significant support behind Stéphane Dion. The secrecy is also driving speculation among some Liberals that Ms. Hall Findlay and Mr. Kennedy are earning big salaries.

This is all starting to unravel in a most curious manner of allegations countered with self-righteous indignation and denials.

Stay tuned. And please weigh in with your own perspective.