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Best not to over consume the Sheila Tequila .I'll stick with beer and weed. I have had a few tequila incidents in the past.
Yeah, I have a funny Easter story in which Jose Cuervo played a supporting role. The cast included four soldiers, two still serving, and my most immediate family. What initially went wrong was in the morning, after I was dispatched to do the bidding of my wonderful wife and missed both breakfast and lunch. Upon returning, we opened the bar in my basement. I cracked a mini keg, and there were at least eight varieties of beer, and a grand bottle of Jose. A couple of beers led to a couple more; then came Jose shots. There was some moose pepperoni, I remember that, and I, er, we, made it to the table for dinner. My wife was wonderful; she laid out two identical plates in front of me that, for some reason, turned into three or four. I don't remember much after that. I woke up in darkness and brushed against my wife and heard, "You assholes ruined my Easter dinner." This was a pivotal moment; I had two choices, really. I could assert my innocence or massage her shoulders and profess my sincere regret and apology profusely.
I chose the latter.
Tequila had its fun applications, but you had to respect it.
I don't drink that much anymore. I like the taste of beer, and I enjoy one in the hot tub or while banging away on the keyboard.
I don't get hammered or pissed. I grew out of it. Buzzed? Sure.
But once every couple of years. I have a partner with whom I'll always go on a tear, as long as there's a dirty old blues bar without a two-second rule.
That'll be coming due soon.
The not remembering part always scares me , what did I do that needs forgetting .
I'm good with the weed but with tequila? 1 shot I'm handsome. 2 shots I'm rich. 3 shots I'm famous. 4 shots I'm invisible.I'll stick with beer and weed. I have had a few tequila incidents in the past.
Or as the rhyme goes, "One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor."
A brewing battle between the House of Commons and the federal public service over documents linked to the so-called “green slush fund” came to a head Monday, with Conservatives accusing the government of disobeying an order from MPs to provide unredacted records.
The fall parliamentary session started with a procedural bang when Conservative MP Andrew Scheer told Speaker Greg Fergus that the government was violating MPs’ parliamentary privilege and argued that it was in contempt of the wide-ranging powers of the House of Commons.
“The government has disobeyed a lawful order of this House. It has failed to provide all of the papers which were formally required by this House and, in so responding, many papers were altered or outright suppressed through the redaction process,” Scheer said Monday afternoon.
The battle stems from a June 10 Conservative motion adopted by the House of Commons ordering the government and Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) — rebranded as the “green slush fund” by Conservatives — to provide a trove of unredacted documents on the troubled fund to the House of Commons law clerk, Michel Bédard.
The motion then called for Bédard to submit those records to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
Conservatives accuse Liberal government of disobeying order from House of Commons — National Post
The fall parliamentary session started with a procedural bang
Parliamentary privilege grants the House of Commons tremendous power when it comes to fulfilling its duties. In a letter to Fergus this summer, Bédard said that its “power to send for documents is absolute and unfettered. It is a constitutional parliamentary privilege not limited by statute.” Hmmmm….
And yet, Scheer told Fergus, at least 16 government institutions provided redacted documents to Bédard over the summer. A handful of others, such as the Department of Justice, the Office of the Auditor General and the Communications Security Establishment, withheld many or all records. I’d like to say I’m shocked, but after nine years & a “Brazilian” scandals and ethics violations…
…I’m just not. “The Justice Department brazenly put the House on notice that some 10,772 pages of relevant documents were (quote) ‘completely withheld”,” Scheer said.
“There is clear and convincing evidence before the House today that a contempt was committed by the government’s flagrant and systematic disobedience to the House’s June 10 Order,” he added.
Scheer, a former Speaker, asked Fergus to determine if the government appeared to be in contempt of the House of Commons.
If the Speaker finds there is potentially contempt, the MP promised to table a motion ordering that each infringing department and agency “get their act together” and provide all relevant unredacted documents within one week.
“For good measure, the motion would also express the House’s view to urge the Prime Minister, consistent with the spirit of the principles of responsible government, to make his view clear and known to those delinquent government departments that he expects the House’s order to be complied with this time. Hmmmm…
Fergus said he was taking the decision in reserve and asked the Liberals, NDP and Bloc Québécois to make submissions as well? Didn’t they all already June 10th??? Thus the reason this is an “order” & not an “option”???
Order Paper and Notice Paper No. 328 - June 10, 2024 (44-1) - House of Commons of Canada
Order Paper and Notice Paper No. 328 - June 10, 2024 (44-1) - House of Commons of Canada
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Last month, the National Post reported that the battle between the House of Commons and government institutions, namely Auditor General Karen Hogan, was brewing over access to SDTC documents.
In a report published in the spring, Hogan concluded that one out of six projects funded by STDC that she audited were ineligible and that the organization had serious governance issues. On the day her audit was published, the government announced it was abolishing the fund and folding it into the National Research Council. Hmmmm…
Looks like PP has more to axe than the tax .A brewing battle between the House of Commons and the federal public service over documents linked to the so-called “green slush fund” came to a head Monday, with Conservatives accusing the government of disobeying an order from MPs to provide unredacted records.
The fall parliamentary session started with a procedural bang when Conservative MP Andrew Scheer told Speaker Greg Fergus that the government was violating MPs’ parliamentary privilege and argued that it was in contempt of the wide-ranging powers of the House of Commons.
“The government has disobeyed a lawful order of this House. It has failed to provide all of the papers which were formally required by this House and, in so responding, many papers were altered or outright suppressed through the redaction process,” Scheer said Monday afternoon.
The battle stems from a June 10 Conservative motion adopted by the House of Commons ordering the government and Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) — rebranded as the “green slush fund” by Conservatives — to provide a trove of unredacted documents on the troubled fund to the House of Commons law clerk, Michel Bédard.
The motion then called for Bédard to submit those records to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
But in the following months, over a dozen government departments and agencies either provided redacted documents or simply refused to comply with the order and withheld some or all their records.
Conservatives accuse Liberal government of disobeying order from House of Commons — National Post
The fall parliamentary session started with a procedural bangapple.news
Parliamentary privilege grants the House of Commons tremendous power when it comes to fulfilling its duties. In a letter to Fergus this summer, Bédard said that its “power to send for documents is absolute and unfettered. It is a constitutional parliamentary privilege not limited by statute.” Hmmmm….
And yet, Scheer told Fergus, at least 16 government institutions provided redacted documents to Bédard over the summer. A handful of others, such as the Department of Justice, the Office of the Auditor General and the Communications Security Establishment, withheld many or all records. I’d like to say I’m shocked, but after nine years & a “Brazilian” scandals and ethics violations…
“The Justice Department brazenly put the House on notice that some 10,772 pages of relevant documents were (quote) ‘completely withheld”,” Scheer said.
“There is clear and convincing evidence before the House today that a contempt was committed by the government’s flagrant and systematic disobedience to the House’s June 10 Order,” he added.
Scheer, a former Speaker, asked Fergus to determine if the government appeared to be in contempt of the House of Commons.
If the Speaker finds there is potentially contempt, the MP promised to table a motion ordering that each infringing department and agency “get their act together” and provide all relevant unredacted documents within one week.
“For good measure, the motion would also express the House’s view to urge the Prime Minister, consistent with the spirit of the principles of responsible government, to make his view clear and known to those delinquent government departments that he expects the House’s order to be complied with this time. Hmmmm…
Fergus said he was taking the decision in reserve and asked the Liberals, NDP and Bloc Québécois to make submissions as well? Didn’t they all already June 10th??? Thus the reason this is an “order” & not an “option”???
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Order Paper and Notice Paper No. 328 - June 10, 2024 (44-1) - House of Commons of Canada
Order Paper and Notice Paper No. 328 - June 10, 2024 (44-1) - House of Commons of Canadawww.ourcommons.ca
Last month, the National Post reported that the battle between the House of Commons and government institutions, namely Auditor General Karen Hogan, was brewing over access to SDTC documents.
In a report published in the spring, Hogan concluded that one out of six projects funded by STDC that she audited were ineligible and that the organization had serious governance issues. On the day her audit was published, the government announced it was abolishing the fund and folding it into the National Research Council. Hmmmm…
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Nah. I've never drank myself to the floor. Sad to say but there was a point in my life where a 6 pack and a mickey were just an afternoon warm-up for the party later that evening/night.
Ottawa mismanaging green subsidies, says audit — Toronto Sun
Liberal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is being called out by federal auditors for his department’s poor oversight of the millions of dollars spent on green subsidies, says Blacklock’s Reporter. Management of the department’s grants and contributions program was so sloppy it represented...
“This may result in a multitude of impacts including inefficient operations and reduced coordination, increased administrative burden, reduced transparency and challenges in demonstrating program effectiveness, misinformed decision-making, potential legal and reputational damage, inability to provide a recipient-focused user experience and ultimately the ability of the department to effectively fulfill its mandate,” said the report.
This latest audit follows a 2019 Treasury Board memo obtained through Access To Information that stated environmental subsidies were run through federal programs that were so dysfunctional taxpayers could not be sure they got what they paid for.
Well, turns out that was a lie didn't it?A brewing battle between the House of Commons and the federal public service over documents linked to the so-called “green slush fund” came to a head Monday, with Conservatives accusing the government of disobeying an order from MPs to provide unredacted records.
The fall parliamentary session started with a procedural bang when Conservative MP Andrew Scheer told Speaker Greg Fergus that the government was violating MPs’ parliamentary privilege and argued that it was in contempt of the wide-ranging powers of the House of Commons.
“The government has disobeyed a lawful order of this House. It has failed to provide all of the papers which were formally required by this House and, in so responding, many papers were altered or outright suppressed through the redaction process,” Scheer said Monday afternoon.
The battle stems from a June 10 Conservative motion adopted by the House of Commons ordering the government and Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) — rebranded as the “green slush fund” by Conservatives — to provide a trove of unredacted documents on the troubled fund to the House of Commons law clerk, Michel Bédard.
The motion then called for Bédard to submit those records to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
But in the following months, over a dozen government departments and agencies either provided redacted documents or simply refused to comply with the order and withheld some or all their records.Conservatives accuse Liberal government of disobeying order from House of Commons — National Post
The fall parliamentary session started with a procedural bang
Parliamentary privilege grants the House of Commons tremendous power when it comes to fulfilling its duties. In a letter to Fergus this summer, Bédard said that its “power to send for documents is absolute and unfettered. It is a constitutional parliamentary privilege not limited by statute.” Hmmmm….
And yet, Scheer told Fergus, at least 16 government institutions provided redacted documents to Bédard over the summer. A handful of others, such as the Department of Justice, the Office of the Auditor General and the Communications Security Establishment, withheld many or all records. I’d like to say I’m shocked, but after nine years & a “Brazilian” scandals and ethics violations…
“The Justice Department brazenly put the House on notice that some 10,772 pages of relevant documents were (quote) ‘completely withheld”,” Scheer said.
“There is clear and convincing evidence before the House today that a contempt was committed by the government’s flagrant and systematic disobedience to the House’s June 10 Order,” he added.
Scheer, a former Speaker, asked Fergus to determine if the government appeared to be in contempt of the House of Commons.
If the Speaker finds there is potentially contempt, the MP promised to table a motion ordering that each infringing department and agency “get their act together” and provide all relevant unredacted documents within one week.
“For good measure, the motion would also express the House’s view to urge the Prime Minister, consistent with the spirit of the principles of responsible government, to make his view clear and known to those delinquent government departments that he expects the House’s order to be complied with this time. Hmmmm…
Fergus said he was taking the decision in reserve and asked the Liberals, NDP and Bloc Québécois to make submissions as well? Didn’t they all already June 10th??? Thus the reason this is an “order” & not an “option”???
View attachment 24727
Order Paper and Notice Paper No. 328 - June 10, 2024 (44-1) - House of Commons of Canada
Order Paper and Notice Paper No. 328 - June 10, 2024 (44-1) - House of Commons of Canadawww.ourcommons.ca
Last month, the National Post reported that the battle between the House of Commons and government institutions, namely Auditor General Karen Hogan, was brewing over access to SDTC documents.
In a report published in the spring, Hogan concluded that one out of six projects funded by STDC that she audited were ineligible and that the organization had serious governance issues. On the day her audit was published, the government announced it was abolishing the fund and folding it into the National Research Council. Hmmmm…
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Can ya just SMELL the transparency? The honesty? The openness?