Just you . George .Get a chance to spit on him yet, pigs?
Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough’s office initially reacted with sarcasm to an article about how the federal government alerted Irving Shipbuilding that Postmedia was investigating problems with the country’s new Arctic patrol ships.
But federal bureaucrats quickly changed their tune after members of the public and opposition MPs took to social media to question the cozy relationship between the Liberals and Irving and denounce the company’s threat to sue Postmedia even before an article had been published, according to documents obtained under the Access to Information law.
Procurement Canada and the Department of National Defence alerted Irving on March 6 that Postmedia was asking questions about alleged weld problems on the Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships being built by the firm for the Canadian Forces. Federal officials also provided to Irving personal information about the journalist asking questions.
Shortly after, Irving threatened Postmedia with a lawsuit if any defamatory article was published, even though no article about weld issues had originally been planned.
Instead Postmedia published an article about DND and Procurement Canada officials alerting Irving about the potential article while also confirming the departments had launched investigations into whether they had violated the privacy law.
Shortly after the article was published online on March 14, bureaucrats emailed Qualtrough’s communications director Ashley Michnowski the link to the story.
“Yurp,” Michnowski responded. “Saw that…wish I could send an eye roll emoji via blackberry.”
The next day attitudes shifted after Procurement Canada bureaucrats started becoming concerned that opposition members of Parliament were commenting on the issue, along with other media outlets.
The department’s public affairs official, Michele Larose, pointed out there were a growing number of tweets about the issue. “They just keep coming and they are not positive!”
The department’s parliamentary affairs branch was mobilized to write Qualtrough some responses to recite in the Commons if she was asked about the issue.
If asked about the violation of privacy laws in providing Irving with information about a Postmedia journalist, Qualtrough was told to respond that, “We take all privacy concerns very seriously.”
Asked to comment about the “eyeball roll” reference, Michnowski apologized Wednesday for the comment. “As the department has noted since March when the situation occurred, PSPC has reviewed their media protocols to ensure that we provide accurate information regarding ongoing projects with industry partners, while respecting journalist’s private information,” she noted in an email.
The documents provide an inside view on how Procurement Canada reacted to the initial questions about problems with welds.
Just 17 minutes after Postmedia submitted its questions to Procurement Canada’s media officials, 38 bureaucrats were given a “media heads up” the news chain was asking about problems with welds on the ships.
The documents, however, do not indicate who in Qualtrough’s office or the department alerted the Irvings.
While Procurement Canada didn’t respond to Postmedia’s questions, the DND did confirm there were minor issues with welds on the new ships.
Irving Shipbuilding President Kevin McCoy later told the Senate Finance Committee that federal officials had called the firm about Postmedia “making very wild accusations” about workmanship and other issues on the Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships.
The news organization was threatened with legal action because “we were concerned about our reputation and the (government’s) shipbuilding strategy’s reputation,” McCoy told the senators.
But documents obtained from DND and Procurement Canada do not support McCoy’s claims. The internal records indicate that officials pointed out Postmedia was simply asking questions and trying to verify if there had indeed been weld problems. ………...Much more in the link
That's what Danbone's last moments of freedom are going to look like.thats a newfy firing squad
Well so far he's spent money like a drunken sailor while cutting back social services just enough to hurt people - but not not enough to pay down any debt or even stop it from rising.
The debt thing is something liberals will look after later on.
That's what happens in Canada.
Conservative senators plan to press again for details of Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's settlement
Ottawa could buy two converted civilian vessels from a Quebec shipyard to serve as support ships for the Royal Canadian Navy for a fraction of the cost of building brand new ones, according to Parliament’s budget watchdog.
In a new report released Tuesday, parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux estimates that the price of buying the two converted container ships from Chantier Davie would be around $1.4 billion.
That compares to around $4.1 billion to build two brand-new joint support ships, the first of which is already under construction in Vancouver and slated for delivery in 2023.
The findings follow years of heavy lobbying from Davie, which has been leasing one of the two converted civilian vessels to the Navy since 2018 and wants Ottawa to move ahead with the second. The first is known as MV Asterix and the second as MV Obelix..........More
But….now he’s gone. Justin got re-elected twice, & and that brings us to the here & now:Admiral Norman delivered a much needed warship on time and on budget in spite of the "Canadian system" of corrupt public works contracting. That hasn't happened since World War II and success like that really embarasses and galls the party in power. The Navy snuck it through in spite of the government.
Good another buried scandal popping up again .A major general acquitted of sexual assault last year is suing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, military officials, police investigators and Canada’s top soldier for their alleged actions linked to his case.
The statement of claim from Maj. Gen. Dany Fortin was filed Wednesday in the Superior Court of Ontario, alleging that shoddy police work and political interference not only damaged his reputation, but also led to a sexual assault charge that had no basis in fact.
Fortin is seeking $5 million in general damages and $1 million in punitive damages, according to the statement of claim.
Among those being sued are Trudeau, defence chief Gen. Wayne Eyre, former defence minister Harjit Sajjan, former health minister Patty Hajdu, former defence deputy minister Jody Thomas, Janice Charette, the clerk of the Privy Council, and several political aides. The lawsuit also names Canadian Forces Provost Marshall Brig. Gen. Simon Trudeau, members of the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service, some of Eyre’s staff and advisors as well as other generals.
General acquitted in sex assault case files lawsuit against prime minister, chief of the defence staff and others — Ottawa Citizen
Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin was charged with one count of sexual assault on Aug. 18, 2021. He was acquitted Dec. 5, 2022.apple.news
Trudeau is trying to blame other parties for trying to create scandals for the Liberals? That would be redundant. Why bother?Good another buried scandal popping up again .
BONOKOSKI: Vice-Admiral Mark Norman and the sinking of the HMCS Trudeau
Seeing as the Trudeau Liberals and their vainglorious leader have been rattled to the gunnels by silly antics, ethics breaches, leaks, miscalculations and scandals, the mere mention of Vice-Admiral Mark Norman’s name must bring on visions of yet another hell on the horizon.
His preliminary hearing in Ottawa for allegedly leaking government secrets to influence cabinet’s decision on a $700 million shipbuilding contract with Quebec’s Davie shipyard has been moving with the slowness of a snail, and will not resume again until May 8.
Admiral Norman, who has denied any wrongdoing, has hired a marquee defence team from Toronto, headed by Marie Henein, best known eviscerating the accusers of former CBC radio star Jian Ghomeshi that saw him acquitted of a lengthy list of sexual assault charges. When and if Justice Heather Perkins-McVey decides whether there is enough evidence to send Norman to trial, that criminal proceeding will occur smack-dab in the middle of the final leg of Justin Trudeau’s run for re-election.
After ethics breaches, illegal holidays, an embarrassing dress-up trip to India, the burning of bridges to vital trade relationships, the bouncing of two key cabinet ministers, the resignation of his best friend and principal advisor, the early retirement of the Clerk of the Privy Council, carbon-tax fights with five very pissed-off premiers and the Lavscam scandal, the last thing Trudeau needs is another bump in the road. But Norman looms large as that bump, just like the trial of an innocent ‘Ol Duff for senatorial expense jiggery-pokery did nothing to help Stephen Harper and the Conservatives during the 2015 election.
Norman is not some ordinary seaman, after all, but the second-in-command of Canada’s entire armed forces, albeit now suspended. Defence counsel is presently focused on outgoing Privy Council Clerk Michael Wernick, who wrote his goodbye Thursday, and how he blew his cover of solicitor-client privilege when he spoke publicly of Norman during the Commons justice committee doing its shallow dive into the Lavscam scandal.
One of Norman’s lawyer, Christine Manville, argued that despite the government claiming privilege for documents by Wernick related to the case, they should be released to the defence because Wernick himself told the justice committee that “the easiest way to deal with the Norman matter was to let the judge decide what is relevant.” The key document the defence wants to get its dubs on is an uncensored copy of the 60-page memo Wernick wrote to Trudeau on the Norman affair, claiming the document is vital to mounting a solid defence for the admiral.
And then, of course, there is the spectre of Scott Brison, the long-timeLiberal cabinet minister with Conservative roots, who suddenly resigned and fled government around the same time Norman went down. Brison, a Nova Scotian, has long been associated with backing the Irving shipbuilding company in Halifax, the rival of Davie shipyard.
Norman’s defence is trying diligently to drag Brison into the mix, citing him as instrumental in the leak-prone cabinet meeting at the heart of the case.
It’s all very toxic with, like Lavscam, Trudeau and his inner circle standing accused of attempting to hold back key evidence that could potentially bring more damage to their already battered brand.
But, day by day, something new seems to surface.
And none of it good for the PM’s fading star.
https://torontosun.com/opinion/colu...rk-norman-and-the-sinking-of-the-hmcs-trudeau