Gurmant in Trouble Again.

Reverend Blair
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Looks like Gurmant Grewal and his have been breaking the law.

Now, according to the standards that the Harperites apply to others, this shows that there is widespread corruption within the Conservative Party. I think a major investigation is in order, not just of Grewal and his wife, but of the entire CPC.
 
mrmom2
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Ya think his stress level just went up a couple more notches Rev ?
 
Reverend Blair
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I think he might be off on stress leave right up until they put the cuffs on him.
 
mrmom2
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manda
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The state of politics in this country is disgusting . There needs to be a complete overhaul of all the parties done, and perhaps more vigilant screening of the member. It's unfortunate that it's coming to a point that we need to babysit our politicians. I thought that they were supposed to be looking out for the people's needs, now the people have to ensure that those who are supposed to be looking out for them are not ruining them and stabbing them in the back.

These boys would fit in well with a room full of two year olds hitting the " gimmie, gimme, mine!" stage
 
Reverend Blair
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The state of politics in this country is not too far off the state of politics in the US and Britain...the only other two developed countries to use a first past the post election system. The zero-sum outcome encourages corruption.
 
Reverend Blair
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This just in...Stephen Harper is standing beside Grewal. Looks like the corruption goes all the way to the top of the party.
 
Sy
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I dunno guys...as much as it pains me to say this maybe Gurmant is just the victim of being "in the wrong place at the wrong time".

The act of recording conversations is one thing, but I would think withholding tax reciepts is a felony. I don't think any politician, no matter the party or level of corruption, would make that big of a mistake, on purpose no less.

I'm inclined to think it's just a misunderstanding and the reciepts were just forgotten about or misplaced.

True that doesn't excuse the wrongdoing, but that doesn't mean he's corrupt either.
 
Wetcoast40
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I hereby award the Annual Mr. Potatoe Head Award to G. Grewal. Although it is only July, Mr. Grewal has demonstrated a complete absence of common sense, integrity and political know-how.
Well done Mr. Grewal. Just think, if your wife was able to talk, she might be eligible for the Mrs. Potatoe Head Award.
 
Reverend Blair
#10
He endorsed the cheques himself, the agent who worked on the campaign said he never saw the cheques, and recepts have been asked for and not issued. That's not an accident.

I just want the CPC to hold themselves to the same standards they hold everybody else to though. We need a full RCMP investigation of party finances.
 
Reverend Blair
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I thought the Harperites might want comment on this....
 
mrmom2
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I hereby award the Annual Mr. Potatoe Head Award to G. Grewal

That just made my day thanks Coaster
 
Reverend Blair
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I think Mr. Potato head is far more intelligent than Gurmant.
 
Jay
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Quote: Originally Posted by Reverend Blair

I just want the CPC to hold themselves to the same standards they hold everybody else to though.


No you don't...you want to take all these guys out and shoot them.
 
Reverend Blair
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nope, I just want them held to the same standards they want to hold others too.
 
bluealberta
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Quote: Originally Posted by Reverend Blair

He endorsed the cheques himself, the agent who worked on the campaign said he never saw the cheques, and recepts have been asked for and not issued. That's not an accident.

I just want the CPC to hold themselves to the same standards they hold everybody else to though. We need a full RCMP investigation of party finances.

So, for $2400.00 you get bent out of shape, but for millions in Adscam, billions in HRDC and billions more in EI, you make excuses? What kind of standards do you have.

You want to call an investigation, do it for all parties. Lets find out how much union money went to the NDP as well, union money which bought the unions zero influence.

Blair, I agree. Full investigations for all parties. No exceptions. Agreed?
 
no1important
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It sure never ends with Gurment does it? Always one thing with this clown after another. I wonder whats next? I also wonder why Harper has not kicked him out of party, since Grewal would never resign on his own. Well I hope he is not running again, but he wont get re elected anyways.

Grewal was on TV the other day and was asked about the tapes being doctored or not and he said "I am proud to be a whistleblower" Like wtf is that?
 
Reverend Blair
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Quote:

Grewal was on TV the other day and was asked about the tapes being doctored or not and he said "I am proud to be a whistleblower" Like wtf is that?

Maybe his pet name for Harper is Whistle?

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It sure never ends with Gurment does it? Always one thing with this clown after another. I wonder whats next? I also wonder why Harper has not kicked him out of party, since Grewal would never resign on his own. Well I hope he is not running again, but he wont get re elected anyways.

That Harper won't at least distance himself from Grewal does kind of point to the corruption going to the top. Harper must hanging on to this idiot for some reason, and the most obvious one is to keep him quiet. Even Harper isn't politically moronic enough to hang on to a liability this big for no reason, is he?
 
Reverend Blair
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From the July 9 National Post
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OTTAWA - Embattled Conservative MP Gurmant Grewal handed over additional tapes to the RCMP within the past two weeks, a move that suggests the recorded talks between himself and senior Liberals that he had earlier made public were incomplete.

Mr. Grewal made recordings available in late May that showed he had been in talks with Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh and Tim Murphy, Prime Minister Paul Martin's chief of staff, about exchanging rewards, such as a Cabinet post or Senate seat, for crossing the floor or abstaining from key confidence votes.

At the time, the Conservatives insisted Mr. Grewal had handed over "all of the tapes" to Opposition leader Stephen Harper, and the party posted "the complete audio file" on to Mr. Grewal's Web site for public scrutiny. The party also said it would give the tapes to the RCMP.

However, the RCMP says it has received new tapes that will extend the original timeline of its review of the affair.

Hmmm...what's up with these tapes anyway?
 
Vanni Fucci
Free Thinker
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Quote: Originally Posted by Reverend Blair

Hmmm...what's up with these tapes anyway?

Maybe the first tapes he gave the RCMP were his collection of Archie Bunker reruns... :P
 
peapod
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don't insult archie bunker vanni :P
 
Reverend Blair
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I'm just waiting to hear that his secretary accidently erased 9 crucial minutes.
 
mrmom2
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Harper said he's going to wait to get the facts and he's suspicous of the timing of the allegations puleeease what a load of ****
 
Reverend Blair
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Harper is suspicious of everything. He's a freak.
 
mrmom2
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I think hes just trying to buy time and hope the scandal gets forgotten
 
Reverend Blair
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I don't think people are going to forget this.

I'm wondering even more about Geoff Norquay quitting now. Did he know there were more tapes?
 
jimmy123
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Gurmant Grewal seems to be shadier than a beer tent at the Canadian National Exhibition.

I still would like to know if he is even a legitimate citizen of Canada given the alleged swindle he pulled to fast-track his Canadian status by apparently "investing" money in a Canadian business intended to create jobs, then yanking his money out of that business the next day. To date, I have not heard anything to the contrary as to how he legitimately met this requirement if he did indeed pull his money out of the investment so quickly in an effort to scam the system.

This latest issue of allegedly tucking political contributions he received into his own pocket (or doing something with the money other than using it to legitimately fund his election campaign) also stinks to the high heavens. If it was all a mistake, why didn't he simply issue the tax receipts when the doners told him that they didn't receive their receipts? How long does it take to issue a tax receipt if you are doing everything above-board?

This guy has more issues than the entire Sport Illustrated magazine collection.

Also, this statement just in from Mr. Grewal's wife: " _______________________".

Sorry to make light of this situation.....it is so appalling that it's almost humourous.

How on earth can Stephen Harper claim to want to run an honest, straight-as-an-arrow government if he refuses to do anything more than give Grewal "stess leave" with full pay? Unless Grewal is clean as a whistle re. all these issues, Harper will look bad. It's pretty hard to hammer on the Liberals for their corruption and shady operations when you have a guy in your own caucus who makes most Liberals look like Theodore Roosevelt by comparison.
 
MMMike
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Surprise, surprise.... the two people accusing Grewal of not giving reciepts just happen to have close ties to none other than Ujjal Dosing.

See link here:
http://www.canada.com/national/natio...8-6145ccae17b8

This is nothing but a smear campaign - typical Lieberal action to getting caught with their hands in the cookie jar.
 
Reverend Blair
#29
It doesn't matter who they have ties to MMMike. He took money in a way that was illegal. Before that he was making secret tape recordings. Before that he was taking money to get people into the country. Before that he pretended to invest in a business to gain citizenship. Before that he was either cozy with a dictator or he later lied about being cozy with a dictator to fill out his resume.

For Harper to say that he stands behind this guy is for Harper to say that he has no integrity whasoever as long as there are asses in the blue seats.

Harper should at least be distancing himself from Grewal. Most political analysts think he should be booting Grewal out of the party and calling for a full investigation. Instead he's saying that he stands behind Grewal. From a perfectly non-partisan point of view, that's politically inept and undermines any points Harper makes about about Liberal corruption. From a partisan point of view, it points to criminality within the CPC going a lot higher than Grewal.
 
Cosmo
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Quote: Originally Posted by MMMike

Surprise, surprise.... the two people accusing Grewal of not giving reciepts just happen to have close ties to none other than Ujjal Dosing.

See link here:
http://www.canada.com/national/natio...8-6145ccae17b8

This is nothing but a smear campaign - typical Lieberal action to getting caught with their hands in the cookie jar.

Not sure how you are equating the two. Dhahan made a contribution to the Grewals, no receipt was issued, Grewal does not deny it. The cheque was endorsed by Grewal. Period. Who Dhahan knows or plays with is irrelevant. He couldn't smear Grewal if the man was above board. The Grewals admit to receiving the money so why not issue a receipt if it was used for legal purposes?

There has to be something more behind it or Grewal would have given Dhahan the receipt just to shut him up and prevent the bad publicity. You don't really have to be Sherlock Holmes to figure that one out.

Are the Liberals smearing him? Sure. That's politics, baby. Does he deserve it? Yes. If he was honest, they would have no case.
 

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