Category: Skullduggery

September 14, 2008

Zimbab… Er… Newfoundland??????? [updated]

What the hell is THIS??? (Huge hat tip to Hunter over at Climbing Out Of The Dark for this one)

Where the hell is Fife talking about? Harbour Grace or Harare?? I know that a) I have a tendency to go off half-cocked sometimes and b) these are unproven allegations but let’s be serious here, folks; if these accusations have any merit to them, we have some serious problems with our democratic rights in Newfoundland! It’s one thing for a Premier of a province to bitch and moan about a Prime Minister and put his political capital into opposing the PM’s campaign, but this kind of bullshit is beyond the pale…

It seems that voters in Newfoundland are being intimidated and threatened with retaliation against their persons and businesses if they vote Conservative, donate to the Tories, or otherwise display any support for the CPC! NO, I AM NOT MAKING THIS UP!!

From Hunter’s post:

High praise goes out to CTV’s Robert Fife for this report [for the record, I agree -D]. He listened to the people of Newfoundland, and understood the seriousness of what they were saying.

Joanne over at Blue Like You broke this story on blogs, and she has the links to the CTV site that will give you the full story. She has the video link to Jim Morgan backing up what Robert Fife said. It is worth the listen!

What I’m waiting for now, is to see what the MSM does with this story. Are they going to howl this from the rooftops, or are they going to show themselves as being the Lieberal lapdogs that they are so often accused of being, and sweep some more Leftist dirt under the rug?

I don’t know about you, but I’ll be watching for this.

PS-
Just TRY it, assholes...Dear Scumbags:
I understand that you’re awfully busy and otherwise occupied with trying to bugger about with the God-given right of Newfoundlanders to choose whoever they damned well please to represent them in our nation’s parliament but, if you could spare the time, could you please stop by and try to intimidate me?

Please? I’m feeling all left out and neglected here. Thank you for your consideration.

-Dennis

UPDATE

Looks like I’m behind the herd on this one, but I’m not going to complain. The more noise gets made, the better. Here’s what others have been saying:

  1. Williams threatening Conservative supporters in Newfoundland? – Darryl Wolk
    “It is time for Danny Williams to check his ego and desire for the spotlight at the door. This man is putting a personal feud ahead of the interests of his province.”
  2. “If You Run We’ll Ruin Your Father’s Business”: Danny Williams – A Step To The Right
    “CTV Bob Fife is naming senior Conservative sources that are on the record saying that Danny Williams and his minions are launching an extensive campaign of fear and intimidation against anybody thinking about running for the Tories, or attending their rallies in Newfoundland.”
  3. Tell Danny the Dictator what you really think of his ABC campaign – Right As Rain
    “Just before I head off to bed, I would like to encourage everyone to email Danny Williams to let him know in uncertain terms what you think of these allegations of bullying and intimidation.”
  4. Campaign Of Intimidation Part 2 – Climbing Out Of The Dark
    “If Robert Fife from CTV wasn’t persuasive enough, here is a former Fisheries Minister from Newfoundland, who pretty much agrees that intimidation is happening in Newfoundland. Big story here in Canada!!! NOT! Didn’t I say what that would indicate in my last post?”
  5. *Official* Danny Williams has been put on notice – The Hypocritical Oath
    “OPEN LETTER TO DANNY WILLIAMS: It is my belief that you and your government have not met the needs of Newfoundlanders in terms of developing new and sustainable industries to succeed the fisheries. Oil is not going to float your paper thin economy like that of Alberta; you simply do not possess the amount of reserves that they do. Invest in education and the development of your business community which, by the way, should consist of more than just three fish boat captains in St. John’s harbour and the local pub owner.”
  6. Danny Mugabe Williams – SDA
    “Well, perhaps that’s unfair. We haven’t yet seen rampaging gangs of PC’ers raping and pillaging political opponents.”
  7. Ugly? – Halls of macadamia
    “You mainlanders don’t know nuthin’ about ugly.”
  8. All Hail Danny – Back Off Government!
    “Ok maybe he hasn’t reached Robert Mugage proportions – but with these news reports coming out of Newfoundland I would say the words “Friendly Dictator” definitely apply.”
  9. Some things never change (including Newfoundland politics) – Daimnation!
    Robert Fife reports that federal Conservatives in Newfoundland are being intimidated by supporters of Danny Williams.”
  10. Danny the Dictator? – Right As Rain
    “The allegations talked about by Bob Fife and Jim Morgan about Danny the Dictator’s actions in N.L should cause a great deal of concern amongst every party in this election.”

Ten and counting.  It’s always nice to know that I’m not the only one who’s pissed.

September 11, 2008

Day 5

CampaigningWell, now… I was wondering if (or should I say, when?) this was going to happen. You know that the Loopier Left is starting to get all nervous and freaked out when they start recycling — yet agaaaaiiiinnn — the old “a Conservative government will mean the end of the world!!” canard. 🙄

Yeah, it’s back. But it wasn’t the Grits that dug up this corpse, sowed it together, and ran a few volts through it this time. That was a bit of a surprise.

Going pear-shaped

Danny Williams may be something of a superhero back home in Newfoundland but the rest of us are starting to wonder if his cheese hasn’t slid clean off his cracker

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Premier Danny Williams levelled his most blistering attack yet against the prime minister, telling a business audience yesterday a Stephen Harper-led majority government would mark one of the darkest eras in Canadian history.

Williams escalated his public feud with Harper, warning voters the Tories would stoop to any depths to implement their hidden “right-wing, Conservative-Reform party” agenda.

“The only reason we haven’t seen his full plan for Canada implemented is because he had a minority government to keep him in check,” Williams said. [Be afraid! Be veerrryyyy afraid!!! -D] 😯

Ah, yes, the good ol’ Hidden Agenda®, don’tcha just love it? These idiots remind me of a doomsday cult: every time the appointed day for the End Of The World As We Know Itâ„¢ comes and goes, they just move the goalposts. In the last election, we were all warned about how the sky would fall if the Tories formed a government. I know I’ve pointed this out before, but I think some boneheads out there need a refresher. So here, along with a few additions, is my own little list of…

Catastrophes We Were Promised But Didn’t Get

  1. Neither Stephen Harper nor any members of his caucus have eaten any babies.
  2. Quebec has not separated from Canada.
  3. The sun has not burned out.
  4. Our health care system has not collapsed.
  5. Homosexuals have not been rounded up into camps in the high arctic.
  6. Women have not been forced to get pregnant in order to be denied access to abortions.
  7. We have not become of 51st state of US of A.
  8. We have not sent troops to Iraq, either.
  9. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms has not been scrapped.
  10. We have not withdrawn from the UN.
  11. The sky has not fallen.
  12. There have been no reliable reports (other than above) of the dead rising from their graves to feast upon the living.
  13. We have not declared war on puppies.
  14. Toronto has not been placed under martial law (although that might not be such a bad idea).
  15. The polar ice caps have not melted.
  16. The National Capital has not been moved to Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump.
  17. The economy has not collapsed.
  18. We still have no official State Religion; Christian, Satanic or otherwise.
  19. Fun has not been outlawed.
  20. No one has been executed for anything.
  21. Banjo lessons are not a compulsory component of our educational curriculum.
  22. No angels have tooted any trumpets, cracked any seals, or done anything else worrysome.
  23. Petroleum is not included in the Canada Food Guide
  24. Gun ownership is not mandatory (and here I was looking forward to that one)
  25. etc, etc, ad nauseum…

Get a friggin' CLUE!Please, guys; on behalf of Canadians everywhere, from Lotusland to the Rock and Point Pelee to the Pole: quit being so STUCKING FOOPID and get some new material, ya friggin’ idjits! Seriously, we mean it. This is getting beyond old.

Clever buggers

Say what you want about Jumpin’ Jack Jerkweed and his Not Democratic Party, but at least one of them over there knows how the ‘net works. Much as I hate giving the Dippers credit for anything, I’m forced to admit that this is some darned good thinking:

OTTAWA — The New Democrats have cut a deal with Google and Yahoo to grab Internet traffic in a marketing ploy that has some online experts impressed.

Type the names Stephen Harper, Stephane Dion or Gilles Duceppe into the major search engines and an ad for NDP Leader Jack Layton pops up on the screen, along with the search results.

Google Adwords; gotta love ’em.

Who’s where? 12:20

Just in case anybody’s wondering where all the bestest blowhards’ll be today…

Stephen Harper

  • MONTREAL: Young leaders’ breakfast at 8:45 a.m., 2200 Rue Mansfield
  • News conference at 9:30 a.m. Mansfield Room 4, Cours Mont-Royal
  • ST. EUSTACHE, Que.: Rally at 12:30 p.m. at Vignoble de la Riviere du Chene, 807 Riviere Nord
  • HALIFAX: Evening arrival. No events scheduled.

Stephane Dion

  • SAINT JOHN, N.B.: Pancake breakfast and annual general meeting at the Saint John riding association, 8:00 a.m. Media availability to follow at 8:50 a.m., Lilly Lake Pavilion, 55 Lake Dr. S
  • Speaks at Saint John Board of Trade luncheon at 12:00 p.m. Media availability to follow at 12:30 p.m., Delta Brunswick Hotel, boardrooms A-B-C, 39 King St.
  • THUNDER BAY, Ont.: Greets local candidates and makes brief remarks during a stopover at the Thunder Bay International Airport, 5:50 p.m., Thunder Bay International Airport Maintair Shell FBO, 316 Hector Dougal Way.

Jack Layton

  • MONTREAL: Announcement with MP Thomas Mulcair and NDP Quebec team, 9:30 a.m., Victoria Square (corner Viger and Victoria Square Streets)
  • Meets party supporters at Westmount-Ville-Marie riding headquarters, 2 p.m., 490 Sherbrooke St. W.

Gilles Duceppe

  • HUNTINGDON, Que.: Visit to Maison Russet factory with mayor Stephane Gendron and Beauharnois-Salaberry candidate Claude Debellefeuille, 9:30 a.m. at 142 route 202. Briefing to follow outside at 10:15 a.m.
  • VALLEYFIELD, Que.: Benefit spaghetti lunch, 11:30 a.m., 67 rue Academie.
  • MONTREAL: Speech in Duceppe’s riding, Laurier-Sainte-Marie at 7:50 p.m., 1220 rue Sainte-Catherine Est.

Elizabeth May

  • NEW GLASGOW, N.S.: Canada AM interview taping, 6:45 a.m.
  • ANTIGONISH, N.S.: Setting up signs and greeting commuters, 7:30-9:00 a.m.
  • Visits staff and patients, St. Martha’s Hospital, 10 a.m.
  • Lunch, meets with students, 12 noon-1:30 p.m., St. Francis Xavier University cafeteria
  • News conference on education issues, 2 p.m., St. Francis Xavier University campus, location to be announced.
  • Campus Green Club event, 7:30-9:00 p.m., St. Francis Xavier University Student Union Building.

Le Leftbot Limbo 12:55

How low can ya go? How low can ya go? Just what the hell is the Catholic version of Islamophobia called, anyway? While I’m not so sure myself, I’m sure that Big Wheel Gilles knows the answer…

Bloc Québécois Gilles Duceppe seeks to portray the Conservatives as a party of narrow-minded views with a rightist religious agenda that should offend many Quebec voters. His evidence for such a patently false depiction? Nicole Charbonneau Barron, the Conservative candidate in the South Shore Montreal riding of St. Bruno-St. Hubert, belongs to Opus Dei, a Roman Catholic lay organization known for its adherence to traditional church doctrine.

Yeah, and before he goes to sleep at night, he always makes sure to check for albinos under his bed. Dickweed.

For those of you who might have read one too many Dan Brown novels, try checking out something a little closer to the source.

The cutlery is out 13:10

Gee whiz, I wonder who’s back it’ll end up buried in? What are the Librano$ up to this election, really? Are they looking to win? Are they looking to clear the way to dump Dion? You tell me

The Liberal party moved last night to cancel its biennial convention in Vancouver in December, clearing the way for a full leadership vote next year should Stephane Dion fail win the Oct. 14 election. Sources say hotel reservations were ordered released this week as the national executive gathered to finalize the postponement decision.

No wonder Dion walks the way he does. If I had that bunch “watching my back,” I’d keep my butt cheeks clenched shut, too. Et tu, Brute?

September 9, 2008

Day 3

Filed under: Canada,Grits,Politics,Skullduggery,Soc. Engineering — Dennis @ 2:00 pm

And on the third day, the Steffster had himself a “road to Damascus” kind of experience. Yes indeed, ladies and gentlemen, it seems that li’l Stephane has gone and seen the light when it comes to the Tories’ 1,200-buck-a-year child care allowance.

Never mind that his party fought it tooth and nail when the Conservatives first brought the idea forward (can you say “beer and popcorn,” boys and girls?). Like carbon taxes, this is just another bad-idea-become-good.

Oh, yeah… he also wants to resurrect up the CCP and give it give it a little jolt of juice while he’s at it:

MONTREAL — Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion has moved to trump the Tories with a promise to double the Harper government’s $1,200-a-year child care allowance and restore the court challenges program abolished by the Conservatives.

Um, Stef? You do remember, don’t you, that there was a reason why that damned thing was killed in the first place, right? Oh, wait… the reason they were killed was pretty much because they were a Lieberal end-run around parliament, weren’t they? Yes, they were:

CCP-funded groups have achieved through the courts new rights and laws they would never have been able to win democratically.

In that way, the

CCP is fundamentally anti-democratic.

But hey, since when do the Librano$ like democracy? After all, if they’re left to their own devices, the unwashed masses might vote wrong (ie, un-Liberal).

Pomo gets to start it off

As you’ve likely figured out, I’m totally pissed about Dion’s blatant ass-kissing of the gun-grabber crowd lately. You’re likely wondering when I’m going to sound off about it. Don’t worry, I will… just as soon as I cool off. In the meantime, PomoChristian does a nice job of keeping a cooler head than I:

Stephane Dion is trying to make gun control an issue in this campaign, and this morning his party posted this notice on what constitutes an ‘assault weapon’ (which he plans to ban):

Utter BullshitMilitary assault rifles are defined as fully-automatic and selective-fire rifles along with selected semi-automatic rifles designed for military purposes and possessing military features such as: use of a large capacity magazine, folding/telescoping stock, a protruding pistol grip, a bayonet mount, or threaded muzzle or flash suppressor. It is these military features – features whose sole purpose is to render the rifle a more effective tool for killing other people – which make these rifles a threat to public safety.

Let’s take these in turn:

Read the whole thing, he does a pretty good job.

Whaddafu…..???

I have NO bloody idea what they’re trying to get across with this, but it creepily reminds me of the axe-clanking cult in that Stallone movie, Cobra (anybody else remember that one?)…

Elly May boo-hoo du jour

Well, so much for putting all the blame on that big bully Stephen Harper for locking the Blathering Boogers® out of the leaders’ debate. Turns out that the Smirkin’ Gherkin® didn’t want her in the room, either. BTW, there, Elly: bawling that old “it’s all because I’m a woman” line is likely to come back and bite you on your Yankee-born ass…

And now, the latest enviro-hairball…

…from the Gang That Couldn’t Stay In Office. I’m not 100% certain, off the top of my head, but I’m pretty sure that if you lined all these bozos up nose to arsehole, they wouldn’t stretch to a full four-year term in 24 Sussex. These clowns represent some of, if not the, most disappointing PMs in Canadian history. And they’re presuming to lecture anybody on anything????

TORONTO — Four of the country’s former prime ministers have co-signed a statement demanding more be done to tackle climate change in Canada.

Paul Martin, Joe Clark, Kim Campbell and John Turner issued a joint statement today with a lost of business, academic and other leaders.

Clark says he is “very concerned” by a lack of decisive action on climate change and that Canada is “falling further behind.”

He adds Canada “cannot afford another round of posturing and denial” and a clear and honest commitment is needed for strong, simple and effective climate laws.”

Campbell says when it comes to tackling climate change, “there has been a persistent void at the highest political levels in this country.”

Two prime ministers did not sign the document from a group called Canadians for Climate Leadership entitled “Time To Get Serious on Climate Change” — Jean Chretien and Brian Mulroney.

Seriously, you twits; we couldn’t stand you before (that’s why we dumped your sorry asses) and we can’t stand you now. Go away.

July 14, 2008

Gun-Grabber Mentality Strikes In Vancouver

What a complete and utter crock of God damned bullshit! The Vancouver Sun had the story yesterday about 4 guys on their way to the range, minding their own business, and the abuse that they were subjected to, all in the name of our Great Anti-Gun Nanny State®.

This is a perfect example of just what the hell is wrong with all the anti-gun propaganda that proliferates throughout our country after too damned many years of meddling Letfbot rule in Ottawa and elsewhere. These guys did everything — EVERYTHING — by the book; right down to going along with the idiotic gun registry and taking more care than needed in transporting their firearms (see the photos below).

In spite of all this; what the hell happens? Some hoplophobic (son of a?) bitch sees a gun, shits his/her pants and, the next thing you know, four guys who were doing nothing but heading out for a nice, relaxing afternoon are staring down the business ends of a bunch of 12-gauges with a gaggle of jittery cops at the triggers. Just friggin’ wonderful, eh? Read the story (with my emphasis and commentary added) for yourself and then tell me: is this bullshit or is this bullshit:

VANCOUVER – Police seized five rifles and arrested four men Sunday in a dramatic takedown in the city’s West End after someone called 911 complaining about seeing a gun on the street.

Get a fucking clue, assholeBecause, as any sane person knows, just seeing a firearm can sear the soul and damn you to the Eternal Hellfires of Redneckdomâ„¢. Save me, Mister Policeman! Save my little liberal eyeballs from being violated so! Shitskulls…

Police later determined, however, that the guns were legally registered to one of the arrested men and released the four.

The weapons will remain with police until it’s determined if charges are warranted under the Firearms Act.

Oh, gee whiz, will you lookit that? Everything’s in order. Well, screw you anyway; we’re still going to shit on your rights and keep your rightful property … because we can. Heil Chretien! Viva C-68! Move along comrades, nothing to see here…

The 11 a.m. incident on Haro Street, just east of Denman, shocked residents.

“It was a little freaky, I have to say,” said Paul Kay, a supervisor at a nearby confection shop who witnessed the scene.

During the incident, police, with shotguns drawn, pulled over a black four-door SUV and ordered the men inside the vehicle to come out.

Witness Jack Simpson said he saw two young men, both Caucasians in their mid to late 20s, being taken into custody.

Police also removed four weapons from the vehicle, as well as several black boxes, Simpson said. In a media statement issued shortly after 1 p.m., Vancouver police department spokeswoman Const. Jana McGuinness said the four arrested men were released pending further investigation.

Further investigation of WHAT?!?!??? A few guys on their way to shoot some paper and clays?? See some pics from the Sun for yourself (just click on any of ’em to get a better look):

And to think, it was supposed to be a nice fun day at the range…

Never mind that your paperwork’s in order, just get in the back and STFU

Looks like proper transport to me. Hell, the guy’s even got nicer cases than I do

Eek! A gun! Scary Scary Scary! Run away before it jumps up and shoots you!

Complete and utter bullshit. Gangbangers and assorted other scumbags routinely carry concealed and otherwise flout the law but would the cops take them down just for looking suspicious? HELL NO! It’s profiling if they’re not white. But hey, obey all the rules and try to be a law-abiding citizen and you risk getting shot by the cops.

Being the Leftbot patsies that they are, CTV puts an even worse spin on it:

The incident began when an “alert citizen” called police after the person saw two men standing at the rear of a vehicle on Haro Street, holding a long-barreled gun, said Vancouver Const. Jana McGuinness.

[…]

But after checking police found out that the guns were legally registered to one of the men.

That doesn’t mean that the men won’t be charged

Hey, CTV: GO BUGGER YOURSELVES! Friggin’ moonbats… CP was just as bad:

Witness Walter Muller says he saw the guns on the sidewalk, and one looked like a machine gun.

Yeah, nice going assholes. Way to scare the shit outta the sheeple. Never mind that there wasn’t a single God damned automatic weapon there! Why let a little detail like that get in the way of the Great Glorious Gun Grabber Agenda®?

But the worst — the absolute worst — had to be The Province. Dripping with fearmongering goodness, it’s enough to make Landslide Annie reach for her vibrator…

“One of them looked like a machine-gun, and some of them had super scopes on them,” said West End resident Walter Muller. “The scary part is we could be caught in the crossfire.

Really, Walter? And just what kind of “machine gun” did it look like? And just WTF is a “super scope??” Why is this alleged media outlet quoting some dumbass who clearly doesn’t know his ass from a hole in the ground? Oh, but it gets better…

“With those weapons, serious things were going to happen.”

Like WHAT, you hoplophobic, agenda-driven son of a bitch?

Oh, wait, I get it now. How could I have missed it before? I must be getting old. I didn’t catch it at first but, now that I’ve had another look at all those photos, I see it plain as day:

They’re all white. With crewcuts or even (gasp!) shaved heads! And at least one of them even has tattoos!! Clearly, such men are the bane of civilization and we can never be too vigilant, whether it be in keeping an eye on them or just plain arbitrarily confiscating their stuff. After all, it’s not as if they have RIGHTS or anything.

We are NOT criminalsWhen is this bullshit going to stop, you ask? Simple: when gun owners across the country finally stand up and shout, in one voice: “Enough! We are SICK and TIRED of being your God damned scapegoats! You want our guns? Well, SCREW YOU! ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ!!”

Am I being radical? Am I being scary? Tough shit. We’ve been getting screwed in the arse by the do-nothings of this country — and for crimes we didn’t even commit!— for decades so that those parasitic bastards could give the illusion that they’re doing something to make us safe. I, for one, am nearing the end of my rope.

No more Mr Nice Guy...Every time some Leftbot special interest group holds a “protest rally” where the media outnumber the “protesters,” it’s national news and the Nanny State acolytes flock to it like maggots to a dead fish. What do you think would happen if just one percent of us were to hold a march, proudly displaying our guns? What would those totalitarian bastards do in the face of twenty thousand armed citizens?

Just wondering… 😉

July 7, 2008

FINALLY!

Filed under: Good Stuff,Justice,Ontario,Skullduggery — Dennis @ 2:28 pm

It’s about God damned time!

Yes, it is. At long last, Steven Truscott — possibly the most well-known wrongly convicted person in Canadian history — is finally getting his due for what he went through. I’m not normally big on this kind of thing but, maybe because I grew up in Clinton, I’ve known about the Truscott case for most of my life, and I’ve always known that he was railroaded.

Nothing that was announced today is going to make up for the time he had taken away, or for his being sentenced to hang by the neck until he were dead at the age of only 14, but it’s better than nothing

Steven Truscott, c. 195-?TORONTO — Steven Truscott, the youngest person in Canada to face the hangman’s noose is being compensated $6.5 million for his “miscarriage of justice.”

Ontario Attorney General Chris Bentley made the announcement this morning at Queens Park.

Truscott’s wife, Marlene, is also being compensated $100,000.

Truscott was only 14 when he was convicted in 1959 of murdering his 12-year-old classmate, Lynne Harper.

Both of them lived with their families at the Clinton airforce base, now known as Vanastra, in Huron County.

Truscott was sentenced to hang in Goderich in September, 1959. His case became a lightning rod in capital punishment debates that would follow.

There’s more:

Steven Truscott, 2007Statement from Steven and Marlene Truscott: “This is a bittersweet moment for us. When we began this journey more than a decade ago, we thought only of exonerating Steven – the possibility of compensation never entered our minds. Although we are grateful for the freedom and stability this award will provide, we are also painfully aware that no amount of money could ever truly compensate Steven for the terror of being sentenced to hang at the age of 14, the loss of his youth, or the stigma of living for almost 50 years as a convicted murderer.

“We have had an opportunity to read Justice Robins’ report, and are very pleased with his findings and their acceptance by the government. This is the final and long-awaited step in recognizing Steve’s innocence. We are especially appreciative of Justice Robins’ finding that: It was the state, through the operation of the criminal justice system, that inflicted the harm on Mr. Truscott. We are all dependent upon the proper functioning of the criminal justice system and we must all share the burden of its errors. Through no fault of his own, Mr. Truscott suffered as a result of one of those errors. His loss should be borne by the community as a whole, and not by Mr. Truscott alone. The state has a moral obligation – an obligation that springs from a sense of justice and equity – to provide some redress to Mr. Truscott. The public’s interest in the proper administration of justice – and, indeed, the public’s conscience – demand that a payment be made.

“We wish to thank Justice Robins for his recommendations, Attorney General Chris Bentley for accepting and acting on them so promptly, and Guelph MPP Liz Sandals for her support both within and outside the legislature. We are grateful to the lawyers who represented us in this final phase and made submissions on our behalf to Justice Robins: Hersh Wolch, Marlys Edwardh, Adriel Weaver, and Jenny Friedland. We also thank the AIDWYC lawyers who represented Steven on the application to the Minister of Justice and the reference to the Court of Appeal: James Lockyer, Philip Campbell, Marlys Edwardh, Hersh Wolch, and Jenny Friedland. All of our lawyers brought great commitment and creativity to a series of very difficult tasks, and we know we would not be here today without each of their efforts. The staff at AIDWYC, especially Win Wahrer, were always present behind the scenes, and while their work was perhaps less visible, it was no less important. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank former Justice Minister Irwin Cotler for his decision to refer the case to the Court of Appeal, without which none of this would be possible.

“On a more personal note, we wish to thank our children, Lesley, Ryan and Devon, for their unwavering support. They stood by us when we made the difficult decision to re-open the case, and have continued to do so despite the stress and loss of privacy that have resulted. We also wish to thank the thousands of Canadians – and individuals around the world – who have expressed their support over the years. Your care and kindness have sustained us through some very difficult times, and we are thrilled to be sharing this good news with you today.

“We know that many of you will be eager to convey your congratulations, but right now we need some quiet time to absorb this news and to reflect with our friends and family on everything we’ve been through. We will not be giving any interviews or further statements to the media at this time. We have always appreciated your respect for our privacy, and trust it will continue. We would ask that any further inquiries be directed to our lawyers…

June 6, 2008

AHA!

Filed under: Canada,Funny,HRCs,Skullduggery,Video — Dennis @ 2:35 pm

This was driving me absolutely batshit. Really, it was.

No, I don’t mean the Human Lefts Commissions (although they do drive me batshit). I’m talking about that nagging, gnawing, “where the hell have I seen this before” deja drive-you-outta-yer-skull vu sensation. It bugged me for damned near two full days. It all started when I tripped over this vid in the first place. It shows Ezra Levant taking a bit out of Ian Fine’s little weasel ass. Check it out:

That’s where it started. And nevermind, just for now, the sheer and utter hypocrisy of what the son of a bitch keeps saying. Forget that, just for a few. I kept looking at Fine mewling about how they didn’t do this and they didn’t do that, with Ezra beating him over the head with the evidence the whole time, and part of my brain was screaming, over and over and over again, YOU’VE SEEN THIS BEFORE, YOU’VE SEEN THIS BEFORE, YOU’VE SEEN THIS BEFORE!!!!!” It was a pain in the ass, believe me. And then, like a bolt from the blue, it hit me…

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