Senator Mike Duffy?

[Liberalman]

Mike Duffy respected journalist host of CTV’s political show Mike Duffy Live who never questioned the Conservative party and is loyal to the party and the one that helped the Conservative propaganda machine to pull the wool over the eyes of hard working Canadians.

I hope Mike enjoys his Senate seat on the hill and I hope he will make Canadians proud and when he is being interviewed by the Canadian media, I hope he will take notes on how it was supposed to be done.

The big question everyone wants to know is will he support an elected senate or will he do what the Reform MPs did when they said they will never accept the golden pension after two terms in office.

I wish Mike Duffy and the rest of the newly appointed Conservative senators the best on their newly acquired gravy train seat.

 

[Unforgiven]

Yep he appointed a Supreme court judge too without any of the hoohaw he said has to be done before hand.

Must be nice to have principles that just up and get out of your way when you want to go against them. Must be a conservative thing.:lol:

 

[Tyr]

Mike Duffy respected journalist host of CTV’s political show Mike Duffy Live who never questioned the Conservative party and is loyal to the party and the one that helped the Conservative propaganda machine to pull the wool over the eyes of hard working Canadians.

I hope Mike enjoys his Senate seat on the hill and I hope he will make Canadians proud and when he is being interviewed by the Canadian media, I hope he will take notes on how it was supposed to be done.

The big question everyone wants to know is will he support an elected senate or will he do what the Reform MPs did when they said they will never accept the golden pension after two terms in office.

I wish Mike Duffy and the rest of the newly appointed Conservative senators the best on their newly acquired gravy train seat.

It gets worse.

Some of Hapoon's appointees are.... um.... less than optimum?

Stephen Greene: A staffer in Reform party offices in Ottawa from 1993 to 1996, he was a Reform candidate in 1993 and 1997 in Halifax but lost both times. For the past few years, he has worked in the office of N.S. Premier Rodney MacDonald.
Huh? Somebodies office gopher?

Michael MacDonald: A Conservative party official from Nova Scotia, he ran for office in the 1988 election in Cape Breton for the Progressive Conservatives but lost.
Huh? A party flunky? and a failed one at that

Prince Edward Island
Mike Duffy: An Ottawa-based broadcaster with a political talk show on CTV's Newsnet, he will represent his home province of Prince Edward Island.
Huh? A wannabe commentator?

John D. Wallace: A retired corporate lawyer from the Saint John area, he ran for the Conservatives in the 2006 election and placed second.
Of course, the obligatory corporate "bag man"

Quebec
Patrick Brazeau: The president of a native group that represents off-reserve aboriginals, Brazeau is an Algonquin from north of Gatineau in Quebec. He was one of the witnesses who sat on the floor of the House of Commons for the apology to native people issued last June.
Not even worth a comment

Leo Housakos: A longtime friend of the prime minister's press secretary, Dimitri Soudas, Housakos is a fundraiser for the Action democratique party in Quebec, but helped the Conservatives with their Quebec campaigns.
Hmmm. Somebodies "buddy" Another "bagman"

Michel Rivard: Elected as a Parti Quebecois member of the Quebec legislature, 1994-1998, he ran federally for the Canadian Alliance in 2000, finishing third.
OK. Although he has the PQ background that neocons were howling would tear Canada apart

Ontario
Nicole Eaton: A philanthropist and author of gardening books from Ontario, Eaton also writes an occasional gardening column for the National Post.
Wait a minute. A Gardener. Seriously. What will her contribution be? Free advice on aphid control? Where's the plumber in the mix?

Irving Gerstein: Current chairman of the Conservative Fund, the party's fundraising arm, he was summoned to appear before a parliamentary committee studying "in and out" fundraising in 2008, but he and most other Conservatives refused to participate in the Liberal-dominated hearings.
I thought this guy was going to be indited? The slimiest type of bagman

Saskatchewan
Pamela Wallin: A broadcaster, long affiliated with CTV, she was recently a member of a panel of experts chosen by Prime Minister Stephen Harper to prepare a report on the mission in Afghanistan. Former Liberal prime minister Jean Chretien appointed her as Consul General in New York after 9/11. She will represent Saskatchewan and has promised to run in a Senate election.
Nice try, but still a wannabe journalist

British Columbia
Nancy Green Raine: A former Olympian, she won the gold medal in the downhill ski event and is one of Canada's most decorated skiers. She has run ski resorts in Whistler and Sun Peaks, B.C., since retiring from competition.
Really? Her contribution will be "BC ski wax" is better than beeswax?

Yonah Martin: A school teacher who is active in the Korean community in Coquitlam, B.C., she ran for the Conservatives in the October 2008 election but lost to the NDP's Dawn Black.
Again. A school teacher from the backwoods. Ah Yes, she's Korean. What was I thinking!!!

Richard Neufeld: A member of the B.C. legislature since 1991, sitting as a Social Credit, Reform and now Liberal MLA, he is B.C's minister of energy, mines and petroleum resources.
How many other parties can he defect to?

Yukon
Hector Daniel Lang: A retired member of the Yukon legislature, he was leader of the head of the Yukon party. He now sells real estate in Whitehorse.
Real Estate Sales. Good. We may have to sell the House of commons commission free


So there you have a it. A schoolteacher, a gardner, couple of journalist types, real estate salesman, an office boy, somebodies buddy and a guy that should be in jail

Way to go Stevie!!!!!

 

[Colpy]

It gets worse.

Some of Hapoon's appointees are.... um.... less than optimum?

Stephen Greene: A staffer in Reform party offices in Ottawa from 1993 to 1996, he was a Reform candidate in 1993 and 1997 in Halifax but lost both times. For the past few years, he has worked in the office of N.S. Premier Rodney MacDonald.
Huh? Somebodies office gopher?

Michael MacDonald: A Conservative party official from Nova Scotia, he ran for office in the 1988 election in Cape Breton for the Progressive Conservatives but lost.
Huh? A party flunky? and a failed one at that

Prince Edward Island
Mike Duffy: An Ottawa-based broadcaster with a political talk show on CTV's Newsnet, he will represent his home province of Prince Edward Island.
Huh? A wannabe commentator?

John D. Wallace: A retired corporate lawyer from the Saint John area, he ran for the Conservatives in the 2006 election and placed second.
Of course, the obligatory corporate "bag man"

Quebec
Patrick Brazeau: The president of a native group that represents off-reserve aboriginals, Brazeau is an Algonquin from north of Gatineau in Quebec. He was one of the witnesses who sat on the floor of the House of Commons for the apology to native people issued last June.
Not even worth a comment

Leo Housakos: A longtime friend of the prime minister's press secretary, Dimitri Soudas, Housakos is a fundraiser for the Action democratique party in Quebec, but helped the Conservatives with their Quebec campaigns.
Hmmm. Somebodies "buddy" Another "bagman"

Michel Rivard: Elected as a Parti Quebecois member of the Quebec legislature, 1994-1998, he ran federally for the Canadian Alliance in 2000, finishing third.
OK. Although he has the PQ background that neocons were howling would tear Canada apart

Ontario
Nicole Eaton: A philanthropist and author of gardening books from Ontario, Eaton also writes an occasional gardening column for the National Post.
Wait a minute. A Gardener. Seriously. What will her contribution be? Free advice on aphid control? Where's the plumber in the mix?

Irving Gerstein: Current chairman of the Conservative Fund, the party's fundraising arm, he was summoned to appear before a parliamentary committee studying "in and out" fundraising in 2008, but he and most other Conservatives refused to participate in the Liberal-dominated hearings.
I thought this guy was going to be indited? The slimiest type of bagman

Saskatchewan
Pamela Wallin: A broadcaster, long affiliated with CTV, she was recently a member of a panel of experts chosen by Prime Minister Stephen Harper to prepare a report on the mission in Afghanistan. Former Liberal prime minister Jean Chretien appointed her as Consul General in New York after 9/11. She will represent Saskatchewan and has promised to run in a Senate election.
Nice try, but still a wannabe journalist

British Columbia
Nancy Green Raine: A former Olympian, she won the gold medal in the downhill ski event and is one of Canada's most decorated skiers. She has run ski resorts in Whistler and Sun Peaks, B.C., since retiring from competition.
Really? Her contribution will be "BC ski wax" is better than beeswax?

Yonah Martin: A school teacher who is active in the Korean community in Coquitlam, B.C., she ran for the Conservatives in the October 2008 election but lost to the NDP's Dawn Black.
Again. A school teacher from the backwoods. Ah Yes, she's Korean. What was I thinking!!!

Richard Neufeld: A member of the B.C. legislature since 1991, sitting as a Social Credit, Reform and now Liberal MLA, he is B.C's minister of energy, mines and petroleum resources.
How many other parties can he defect to?

Yukon
Hector Daniel Lang: A retired member of the Yukon legislature, he was leader of the head of the Yukon party. He now sells real estate in Whitehorse.
Real Estate Sales. Good. We may have to sell the House of commons commission free


So there you have a it. A schoolteacher, a gardner, couple of journalist types, real estate salesman, an office boy, somebodies buddy and a guy that should be in jail

Way to go Stevie!!!!!

Steve has done an excellent job of handling an unpleasant but very necessary job.

The Liberals have the Senate tied up completely, due to the number of patronage appointments they have made over the last 30 years or so. It was necessary to balance it out as much as possible, because the Libs sure weren't interested in appointing elected folks to the Senate....

The hypocrisy of Liberals necer ceases to amaze me.......

 

[Tyr]

Steve has done an excellent job of handling an unpleasant but very necessary job.

The Liberals have the Senate tied up completely, due to the number of patronage appointments they have made over the last 30 years or so. It was necessary to balance it out as much as possible, because the Libs sure weren't interested in appointing elected folks to the Senate....

The hypocrisy of Liberals necer ceases to amaze me.......

So you justify your argument not on it's merits, but rather by pointing out something that you feel is wrong. What kind of logic is that!!!

That would be "true" hypocrisy. Not unlike the hypocrisy of Harper's appointments to begin with when he was vehemently oppossed to such actions. But then again he's beginning to be known as Senore. "Flip-flop"

 

[mit]

I don't have a problem with the Senate appointments or Harper appointing a Supreme Court Judge without a hearing. What worries me is the number of extra MP's we will be getting in parliament - 21 more for Ontario alone? - How much is it going to cost to make room for the expanded house of commons - not to mention the salaries - MP perks - Free mail - Brochures getting mailed out to constiuents - etc. etc. etc. - Should be interesting to see how Duffy is at making decisions rather than just espousing opinions - Suprised Craig Oliver didn't get the nod!

 

[Risus]

Steve has done an excellent job of handling an unpleasant but very necessary job.

The Liberals have the Senate tied up completely, due to the number of patronage appointments they have made over the last 30 years or so. It was necessary to balance it out as much as possible, because the Libs sure weren't interested in appointing elected folks to the Senate....

The hypocrisy of Liberals necer ceases to amaze me.......

Colpy, hell has frozen over because I agree with you completely. You took the works right out of my mouth.

 

[Colpy]

I don't have a problem with the Senate appointments or Harper appointing a Supreme Court Judge without a hearing. What worries me is the number of extra MP's we will be getting in parliament - 21 more for Ontario alone? - How much is it going to cost to make room for the expanded house of commons - not to mention the salaries - MP perks - Free mail - Brochures getting mailed out to constiuents - etc. etc. etc. - Should be interesting to see how Duffy is at making decisions rather than just espousing opinions - Suprised Craig Oliver didn't get the nod!

It is called representation by population...........it needs to be addressed.

As for Craig Oliver.....he is such a Liberal!

 

[Machjo]

Yep he appointed a Supreme court judge too without any of the hoohaw he said has to be done before hand.

Must be nice to have principles that just up and get out of your way when you want to go against them. Must be a conservative thing.:lol:

Oh no, it seems all successful politicians do it these days while Canadians are busy reading the latest tabloid news.

 

[bobnoorduyn]

As for Craig Oliver.....he is such a Liberal!

With all due respect to Craig Oliver, and do I like him, but I think he is a little long in the tooth, his tenure in the senate might've been a bit short anyway.

I'm not a great fan of Stephen Harper, but he is, In my opinion, more representative of what I hold dear than any of the others. None of what has happened is unconstitutional, the coalition, proroguing, (is that a word?) of parliament, appointment of senators while parliament isn't sitting, appointment of a supreme court justice.

The Peter Mansbridge of the CBC touted Pamela Wallen and Mike Duffy as formerly two of their own, hmmm. Oooookaaayyy. Who's side are they on anyway.

Not that it matters, Mr. Harper wanted a reformed senate, provinces like Quebec and Ontario, (and I'm sure others) wouldn't hear of it. They wouldn't even put prospective senators on ballots. The senate has the ultimate power to approve senate reform, aside from a consitutional amendment, either way that ain't gonna happen. The PM has the constitutional right to appoint senators, he waited 'till the last dog was hung, I would've done it too. I can't see that he had many options.

BTW I did vote for Stan Waters and it was a dog's age before Chretien relented and appointed him to the senate.

 

[pegger]

It is called representation by population...........it needs to be addressed.

Just curious - last year, when McGuinty was called "the small man of Confederation" because Harper wasn't going to give Ontario 21 more seats, and the CPC reasoning behind that was that Alberta and BC needed to have more seats, and Ontario still had the majority of seats - but McGuinty said that Ontario would be under-represented - did you agree with Harper then too?

 

[pegger]

Not that it matters, Mr. Harper wanted a reformed senate, provinces like Quebec and Ontario, (and I'm sure others) wouldn't hear of it. They wouldn't even put prospective senators on ballots. The senate has the ultimate power to approve senate reform, aside from a consitutional amendment, either way that ain't gonna happen. The PM has the constitutional right to appoint senators, he waited 'till the last dog was hung, I would've done it too. I can't see that he had many options.

Actually, the Senate has NO power to reform itself. The only thing they could do is voluntarily resign after 8 years - but how many Senators (Liberals, NDP or Conservative) have? Not only that - but if you were a Conservative Senator, and the government was Liberal - would you resign? Vice-versa that as well - they wouldn't.

The Senate NOT being reformed is the fault of the PM not working with the Provinces - and the Provinces not wanting to reform the house. It is not - as much as Conservative partisans pretend it is - the fault of the Liberals. The Liberals just seem to have a better understanding of how our government works - and also respect for the traditions of the government - unlike Harper who really has no use for it - except when it meets his goals.

 

[JLM]

I have a suggestion - Let's take a week off discussing politics- 51 weeks a year discussing those guys is plenty- why be depressed over Xmas?

 

[Praxius]

I just find it funny that Harper complained about the whole process of electing senators as being undemocratic, he then avoids a democratic non-confidence vote and a take over by a coalition by delaying the government until January, claiming it was undemocratic (So is delaying the government to save your own skin)..... and then he hand picks 18 Conservatives/Con Supporters for Senate seats.... the very same process and action he just said was undemocratic..... during a time when the government isn't operating and hince he can't get much crap flung at him by doing it now, under the situation he created by delaying our government.

Besides the very openly and apparent continual hypocracy shown by that chubby son of a bitch harper, what I find really funny are the Conservative supporters in these forums as they attempted to jump all over in defense for his and his party's actions..... when clearly they would have no issue throwing their arms up in the air if any of the other parties did the exact same thing.

If Harper was really against all of these things, and he felt they were all undemocratic, then if you want to avoid being a hypocritical douche bag, you don't do exactly what you are complaining about while shoving your finger at the rest of the parties and the rest of the country.

And I seen that list of new elected senators, such as Patrick Brazeau who is 34 and the youngest elected senator in our history, and they all look like a bunch of sleeze bags who helped get Harper into power..... Harper knows his ass is in the can shortly after the government goes back into "action" and so he's simply trying to pay off some of those who helped get him into power before he get's the boot from all angles...... give them some fancy jobs that are secure until you die or retire with big pays...... why not?

Harper's is a fk'n corrupt, two-timing, back stabbing, dictator-wanna-be, Al-Gore-Emotional, hypocritical con-artists, and with any luck, history will remember him as Bush's corrupt little lap dog. And Tony Blair isn't as bad as Harper, because Tony Blair for the most part acted on his own ignorance and the lies that were told to him...... Harper knows it's all lies, he knows everything he does isn't in the best interests of Canada, but he does it anyways.

Oh and about Mike Duffy being apointed?

Doesn't really suprise me, since CTV News is so far up the Conservatives' anus they can tickle their nose hairs.

 

[Praxius]

I have a suggestion - Let's take a week off discussing politics- 51 weeks a year discussing those guys is plenty- why be depressed over Xmas?

Hey, you can always just avoid these threads if that make you depressed.

 

[pegger]

Hey Praxius - don't hold back...tell us what you really feel.

 

[Colpy]

I just find it funny that Harper complained about the whole process of electing senators as being undemocratic, he then avoids a democratic non-confidence vote and a take over by a coalition by delaying the government until January, claiming it was undemocratic (So is delaying the government to save your own skin)..... and then he hand picks 18 Conservatives/Con Supporters for Senate seats.... the very same process and action he just said was undemocratic..... during a time when the government isn't operating and hince he can't get much crap flung at him by doing it now, under the situation he created by delaying our government.

No, it is not very democratic.......as I've said, when Harper went to the G-Gn, Parliament should have been dissolved, and we should be going to an election......in which Harper would win a majority.

Or forced the confidence vote: Coalition would take office, wear the economic crash, reveal exactly how thoughly the Seperatists are screwing us, we'd get a good taste of Dion as PM........next election Harper wins big majority.

I'm pissed at Harper, for having no balls. Typical bully, when it goes toe-to-toe, he backs down.

Unfotunately, I can not stomach the policies of the opposition.....so Harper gets the vote.

Besides the very openly and apparent continual hypocracy shown by that chubby son of a bitch harper, what I find really funny are the Conservative supporters in these forums as they attempted to jump all over in defense for his and his party's actions..... when clearly they would have no issue throwing their arms up in the air if any of the other parties did the exact same thing.

If Harper was really against all of these things, and he felt they were all undemocratic, then if you want to avoid being a hypocritical douche bag, you don't do exactly what you are complaining about while shoving your finger at the rest of the parties and the rest of the country.

Well, in his defence, he had little choice with the senate......58 Liberals can screw things up pretty thoroughly..........and he waited and waited and waited for provinces to nominate elected Senators....

And I seen that list of new elected senators, such as Patrick Brazeau who is 34 and the youngest elected senator in our history, and they all look like a bunch of sleeze bags who helped get Harper into power..... Harper knows his ass is in the can shortly after the government goes back into "action" and so he's simply trying to pay off some of those who helped get him into power before he get's the boot from all angles...... give them some fancy jobs that are secure until you die or retire with big pays...... why not?

That's what the Senate is, and has always been.......a patronage biscuit for good political doggies.

Harper's is a fk'n corrupt, two-timing, back stabbing, dictator-wanna-be, Al-Gore-Emotional, hypocritical con-artists, and with any luck, history will remember him as Bush's corrupt little lap dog. And Tony Blair isn't as bad as Harper, because Tony Blair for the most part acted on his own ignorance and the lies that were told to him...... Harper knows it's all lies, he knows everything he does isn't in the best interests of Canada, but he does it anyways.

Now that is over the top......take a valium, deep breathe.......slowly.....relax.....it will be all right (pats head)

Oh and about Mike Duffy being apointed?

Doesn't really suprise me, since CTV News is so far up the Conservatives' anus they can tickle their nose hairs.

See above. Ignatieff might be okay, but I don't like the Liberal Party, so he'll have to do a lot of proving himself before I'd vote for him.......

We'll see.

 

[DurkaDurka]

Haven't our last two governor generals been former talk show hosts? ....

 

[TenPenny]

Mike Duffy respected journalist host of CTV’s political show Mike Duffy Live who never questioned the Conservative party and is loyal to the party and the one that helped the Conservative propaganda machine to pull the wool over the eyes of hard working Canadians.

I remember when Jason Moskovitz did enough sucking up, grovelling, and pandering to Chretien for the CBC that he was hired by the Liberal Party, or was it a soft-touch gov't position he got?

I guess it just proves that if you're a journalist who can be bought, there's always someone willing.

Oh, no, Mr PotatoHead!

 

[TenPenny]

I just find it funny that Harper complained about the whole process of electing senators as being undemocratic

I guess I slept through that class. Not that I think much of Harper anyway, but he's the best of a dismal lot at the moment. Ignatief is a scary thought. He's Harper dressed up in Liberal Red, but with a lot of the same ideas.