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Daily Archives: September 10, 2008

Danny Williams Comes Out Swingin’!!

And with a left – BAM! – and a right – POW! – and a final crunch to the jaw – WHACK!! – Danny Williams bitchslaps the reputation of Steve from the left, right, and centre on national TV today on CBC.

I haven’t been able to find a video of his performance yet, but Danny Williams was speaking to the Board of Trade (I presume in Toronto) and he let Stephen Harper have it.

Mr. Williams blasted Harper’s history of breaking promises but, more importantly, he sternly warned all Canadians that they should not vote for the Conservatives and Stephen Harper because a majority for them will spell the darkest days of Canadian history (a paraphrase – I can’t remember the exact quote).

God bless you Danny for telling it like it is.  Now, hopefully people will rightfully forget about the gang of villians that have torn apart this country and make a stand with their votes.

(P.S.  If anyone happens to find the video or text of Danny Williams’ speech, please post a link below).

Harper’s Bird Gag, Dead Ducks in Alberta

More dead birds have shown up on the doorstep of Alberta’s oil industry, this time following a major leak at an operation facility in southeastern Alberta.

Here are some details from the Globe and Mail :

Alberta’s oil and gas industry is again in the environmental dock, as a spill at an oil well in the province has killed up to 500 ducks and swallows, according to reports from the scene.

The birds died after landing in the spill, which was found Monday at an out-of-service conventional oil well in the southwest corner of CFB Suffield, in southeastern Alberta. The well is operated by Calgary-based Harvest Energy Trust.

The new deaths have occurred at a bad time for Canadian oil companies, whose public image was hit earlier this year when 500 ducks and other waterfowl strayed into a waste pond at the Syncrude Canada Ltd. oil sands facility. Pictures of those oil-covered birds made international headlines, as environmental groups used the incident to illustrate the perceived hazards resulting from oil sands development.

The Harvest leak is from a conventional oil field, and not related to the oil sands. However, it’s still the latest "environmental catastrophe" to hit the province, said Greenpeace Canada spokesman Mike Hudema.

"It really points to the fact that the environment in Alberta is not under good hands or good management right now. Things are really spinning wildly out of control," he said.

If a legitimate government were in charge of Canada, an investigation would be brought down on the oil-patch in Alberta, but with the Republicans Conservatives, events like this are simply a cost of doing business.

Whether it’s animated pooping puffins or dead ducks in Alberta, the Conservative way is an ugly, destructive and neglectful way.

What I don’t understand is why Albertans are the greatest support base for the Conservatives.  Aren’t they concerned about the potential for massive environmental disasters sitting on your own back door?  Isn’t it time you took the initiative to look at what’s happening and ask ‘why’?

Canadian Election: Made in US Policies are foreign to US

Stephen Harper spoke yesterday in front of a collection of new Canadians, mainly in a desparate appeal to people who may not be familiar with his legacy.

This group of Canadians have traditionally supported the Liberals and I don’t think they should forget that they wouldn’t be in Canada if Liberals weren’t leading the country and, more importantly, deciding on the fate of ALL immigrants to Canada and not just a select few.

New Canadians need to remind themselves that the Harper Administration is the first government in Canada to determine unilaterally that the decision making process related to immigrant status and screening will be left to just a small collection of people.  Only senior staff within the Department of Citizenship and Immigration, the Minister and in some cases, Stephen Harper will have the power to control who comes to Canada.

Think about it:  senior officials in the Departments of Canadian Heritage and Foreign Affairs are combing through lists of subsidies to Canadian artists that are promoting themselves outside of Canada.  Most of the cuts to these subsidies (which have amounted to the approximate cost of driving from 24 Sussex to Rideau Hall) have affected ‘anti-globalization activists’ and ‘proponents of left-wing ideology’.  Funding is no longer based on our desire to support the arts without judgement.  It’s based on ideology.

It’s this same ideology that will determine if you get to enter (or possibly even stay in) Canada.  Stay away from the Republicans Conservatives.  Odds are, they will take your vote and then continue to judge you by your skin colour or name.