Baird demands gold on unilingual biz cards
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Abdelhakim Belhaj
Do you think Abdelhakim Belhaj was cured of being an al Qaeda Jihadist by the same people who cured Ted Haggard of being a gay meth-head?
Do you think Abdelhakim Belhaj was cured of being an al Qaeda Jihadist by the same people who cured Ted Haggard of being a gay meth-head?
A super good comparison.:bounce: American Psycho!! Just change the name to Canadian.
Certainly doesn't give us any bragging points, do it!!
Ottawa Notebook - The Globe and Mail
..... it was the exchange with Liberal MP Scott Brison that lit up the Commons. Mr. Brison began by pointing out that it is against Treasury Board rules to have gold on business cards because it’s too expensive. “Why is the minister breaking government rules?” asked Mr. Brison. “Why is he giving taxpayers the gold finger?”
Mr. Baird rose with a sly smirk on his face.
“When I arrived in the Parliament this morning, I was deeply disturbed that to realize that the president of the Treasury Board wasn’t here to take this question,” said Mr. Baird, prompting laughter on all sides of the House.
“I remember a time when the Liberal Party of Canada used to think big on foreign affairs, they would think about big issues around the world when it came to Canada and domestic issues,” he continued. “And now they been returned to the time when they are dealing with $400 worth of business cards.”
But Mr. Brison was not ready to end the volley.
“It seems to be quite quid pro quo going on over there,” he said of the Conservative benches. “The Foreign Minister gives the Treasury Board minister a $50-million slush fund for his riding. Then the Treasury Board minister lets the Foreign Minister break the rules to get his golden business card. This is a very expensive game of you scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours.”
Then came the punch line. “When Canadian are struggling just to get by, why are Conservative ministers showering each other with gold?” Mr. Brison asked. “Why the golden showers, Mr. Speaker?”
..... it was the exchange with Liberal MP Scott Brison that lit up the Commons. Mr. Brison began by pointing out that it is against Treasury Board rules to have gold on business cards because it’s too expensive. “Why is the minister breaking government rules?” asked Mr. Brison. “Why is he giving taxpayers the gold finger?”
Mr. Baird rose with a sly smirk on his face.
“When I arrived in the Parliament this morning, I was deeply disturbed that to realize that the president of the Treasury Board wasn’t here to take this question,” said Mr. Baird, prompting laughter on all sides of the House.
“I remember a time when the Liberal Party of Canada used to think big on foreign affairs, they would think about big issues around the world when it came to Canada and domestic issues,” he continued. “And now they been returned to the time when they are dealing with $400 worth of business cards.”
But Mr. Brison was not ready to end the volley.
“It seems to be quite quid pro quo going on over there,” he said of the Conservative benches. “The Foreign Minister gives the Treasury Board minister a $50-million slush fund for his riding. Then the Treasury Board minister lets the Foreign Minister break the rules to get his golden business card. This is a very expensive game of you scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours.”
Then came the punch line. “When Canadian are struggling just to get by, why are Conservative ministers showering each other with gold?” Mr. Brison asked. “Why the golden showers, Mr. Speaker?”
What would the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Botswana think when handed a Gold embossed business card? That gold falls off trees in Canada? That we have too much money and zero poverty and can afford frivilous expenditures?
Just want to even out this "slow news thread" a bit...
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And he would be what? A reigned in leader of a small unit of rebels. Who has no power over the moderate civilian leaders in Tripoli.
And petros is PWND, yet again.
Are you really that much of a f!cking idiot?
I heard you were, but until your post here, it was just a rumour.
Is it true you're changing your name to mentallyf!cked?
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Perhaps. But in the same vein, I'm sure Foreign Affairs has more important things to worry about. Minister Baird is on top of the things that matter! :roll: