The three worst months ever for the Harper government for the Conservatives, it was the session from hell.
Here are ten things that wrong for the Tories’ this session.
1. The beginning of the Justin Trudeau era
A Forum Research poll released late last month suggested Justin Trudeau has won the hearts and minds of a lot of Canadians: the pollster predicted that the Trudeau-led Liberals are on their way to a commanding majority government in the next election.
2. Bye bye Penashue
On May 13, Peter Penashue — the former cabinet minister forced to resign after it was learned that he accepted ineligible campaign donations — lost his byelection in Labrador to Liberal Yvonne Jones.
3. Brent Rathgeber and the backbench revolt
A month after rumblings of a backbench revolt, Brent Rathgeber resigned from the Tory caucus after his Conservative colleagues watered down his private member’s bill — Bill C-461 — meant to shine a light on public sector salaries. He didn’t go quietly, however, suggesting that backbenchers in the Tory caucus were a bunch of trained seals.
4. So, where’s that $3.1 billion?
The Conservative Party’s ‘fiscally responsible’ brand took a hit in May when the auditor general’s report slammed the government for losing track of $3.1 billion that was supposed to be earmarked for national security. What no one in government can explain exactly where the money went.
5. Senate shenanigans
The Senate expense scandal continued and intensified during the spring session of Parliament.
The expense claims of Senators Mike Duffy and Patrick Brazeau — both handpicked by Stephen Harper — are under RCMP investigation, or at least review. Meanwhile Senator Pamela Wallin’s travel expenses are still being audited by Deloitte.
6. Harper says goodbye to a friend (aka former chief of staff Nigel Wright)
During this session of Parliament, Prime Minister Harper was forced to accept the resignation of his right hand man and now former chief of staff Nigel Wright.
Wright’s maleficence was a personal cheque of $90,000 to Senator Mike Duffy so that Duffy could repay his improperly claimed expenses. That transfer of funds is now under investigation by the RCMP.
7. A battle with Elections Canada
At least three Tory MPs were embroiled in very public disputes with Elections Canada during this parliamentary session.
In a letter, Elections Canada advised Speaker Andrew Scheer that MPs Shelly Glover and James Bezan be suspended from Parliament because of their failure to comply with the Elections Act with regard to their 2011 election campaign returns.
Glover has since filed an amended return. Bezan will take his case to court while a House committee will decide his fate in Parliament.
8. Robocall scandal not going away
In late May, in a court action brought forward by the left-leaning Council of Canadians, Federal Court Judge Richard Mosley ruled that the “Conservative Party of Canada or any CPC candidates” were not directly involved in any campaign to mislead voters during the 2011 election campaign.
But — and this is a big but — he also said that “the most likely source of the information used to make the misleading calls was the CIMS database maintained and controlled by the [Conservative Party].”
As Elections Canada continues their investigation into misleading calls in Guelph, this is a story that will certainly dog the Tories in future sessions.
9. Another Conservative rising star becomes a falling star
On Monday, Saulie Zajdel — a former Tory candidate and “regional advisor” for Heritage Minister James Moore — was arrested in Montreal and now faces a cadre of charges linked to the city’s ongoing corruption probe.
By itself, this story doesn’t do any damage to the Conservative’ brand. But put with the other Conservative appointees — Bruce Carson, Arthur Porter and Senators Patrick Brazeau, Mike Duffy and Pamela Wallin — it tarnishes the public’s opinion of Stephen Harper’s judgement.
10. MP Eve Adams, her hair, nail appointments and her cell phone
Earlier this month, Tory MP Eve Adams was forced to defend herself over allegations that she broke Elections Canada rules for claiming over $2,777 in “personal expenses” during the 2011 election, on things such visits to hair and nail salons, mouthwash and whitening toothpaste. She embarrassed herself again, this week, when it was learned that she received a $155 traffic citation for talking on her cell phone while driving on Parliament Hill.
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/canada-politics/three-worst-months-ever-harper-government-190821797.html
MONTREAL — A little more than a year ago, Saulie Zajdel joined Stephen Harper for a happy-hour pub stop in Montreal as perhaps the Conservatives’ best hope to win their first seat in this city in a quarter-century. Today, Zajdel is under arrest.
http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/saulie-zajdel-once-the-tories-best-hope-to-finally-win-montreal-seat-arrested-1.1329047#ixzz2WXCOtu59
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Finance Minister Jim Flaherty joined brewery manager Colin O’Brien, and supply director Paul Armstrong at the Guinness brew house.
http://www.canada.com/Stephen+Harper+Irish+adventures/8532787/story.html

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1 Peter 5 :8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. 11 To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
http://kambulow.blogspot.ca/2013/06/the-possession.html
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A professing Canadian Christian, of the bad Christian Missionary Alliance church, ( Stephen Harper) lied to us, he next did not keep his promises of full transparency, or full accountability, and even that he would stop the perverse patronage hiring system, deal adequately with a bad lobbying system, and what else?
http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2009/06/03/harpers-patronage-hirings-alcoholics/
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Liberal MP Ralph Goodale recited a laundry list of PM Stephen Harper.s Conservative government appointees that have gone bad.
The growing list is staggering.
There’s Senators Patrick Brazeau, Pamela Wallin and Mike Duffy who are all under investigation and/or review for improperly claimed benefits.
There’s Nigel Wright, the prime minister’s former chief of staff, who gifted Duffy $90,000 — the RCMP is investigating this transfer.
There’s ex-Harper aide Bruce Carson who is currently facing charges of influence peddling.
Dr Arthur Porter was the head of Canada’s spy agency watchdog and is now wanted by Quebec police in relation to the province’s corruption scandals.
There’s former Labrador MP Peter Penashue who was put into cabinet by Harper but forced to resign after it was learned that he accepted ineligible donations during the 2011 election campaign.
And, on Monday, Postmedia News reported that Montreal RCMP are investigating a former Conservative Senate staffer and ex-candidate with a regard to a corruption probe into a “Parliament Hill renovation project.”
and there is more…
Stephen Harper had said his party would be better over the others,, we certainly did not think that mean he would have more bad gals and guys…
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THE BAD senate Senate choices are revolting, Harper handing Liberals more ammunition by his patronage appointment of senators. There are those like me who think the Upper House is nothing more than a high-priced retirement home for political hacks. it will cost hard-pressed Canadian taxpayers a fortune. Each senator makes $134,000 a year, or far, far more than the average person who toils at a real job. But wait that is just the beginning, add on their paid overseas trips, expense accounts, etc. This was more about saving his government supporters than anything else. Harper would have had a lot more credibility if he’d left the positions open and kept pushing for reform. “Harper’s own recent bad appointment of senators indicates clearly still that Harper cannot be trusted to work with the opposition parties as a minority government. Harper had once sold himself to Canadians as a different kind of politician, one who’d refrain from using patronage appointments to the Senate. A man who could be trusted to keep that and other promises.. Instead, Harper has fast become the kind of governing politician he once professed to abhor — one who routinely breaks his word. After insisting he would never appoint people to an un-elected Senate, the prime minister sent a staggering 18 curly-tailed snorters to the Red Room, confirming his election pledges aren’t worth the paper they’re written on. Harper talks a good talk when it comes reality he has another side.. the one that shows up in the pub
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Yes Stephen Harper the Prime Minister he too now has showed us all he really was a liar, no better than the rest, and he has continued wrongfully too to hire more of his conservative friends into good government jobs.. so now do rightfully fire him TOO.
http://thenonconformer.blogspot.com/2008/01/canadian-citizens-point-of-view.html
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The whole truth comes out why you hired bad people or about the drunk drivers, poor now removal, road accidents, recession, Stephen Harper, city halls corruptions.. but first can you tell me why the poor managers allow all these civil bad public servants, senators, aides, MPs, MLA’s, MPP’s in municipalities, provinces, Canada wide, fly all over the country, world wide, eat fine food, drink alcohol, in fine restaurants at taxpayer’s expense while the country is in a big recession? The sad Unacceptable taxpayer’s money abuses.
http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2009/02/14/clearly-an-unacceptable-abuse/
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The continual mismanagement, budget deficit, tax payer money abuses and has there been even any changes in all this really? We all really still do need still a full review of the waste, fraud, and abuse that has plagued governmental efforts. What is also needed is a enforced, real program to remove public officials from office that take our money and abuse it, spend it on their own false pet projects while many of our people still are not getting the help that they need. You also did notice the cops do too often still not practice what they preach to others they themselves still do like to speed, and how many like to drink and drive still too?
http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2009/02/11/the-whole-truth-comes-out/
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We need to also stop electing liars and alcoholics too.. be for certain there is no such thing as a little bit pregnant, and that there is a direct correlation between the people who are heavy alcohol users.. that they are the same persons who will also take bad drugs… and they will also be the same persons who also now do cheat , lie, steal, commit tax evasions.. as they have no solid morality
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(Gal 5:19 KJV) Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, 21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2009/02/12/prime-minister-stephen-harper-let-me-repeat-myself/
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If you drink 2 martinis at lunch time or supper time for a start you are definitely an alcoholic. Now the Provincial Governments, tend to now want to to reduce gambling or alcohol consumption for it is a great money maker for them, and too many Canadian politicians and cops do like to booze.. The problem with the Police or Politicians consuming too much alcohol, is that alcohol not only makes you a mental retard cause it does now kills your brain cell, alcohol also kills your emotions of compassion, and reasoning ability now as well..
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Let us all also be clear about it too, pigging out, living high on the hog, or patronistic hiring practices is clearly an unacceptable abuse, theft of the tax payer s money for certainty, taxpayer’s money were never, never even intended out for this mater.
http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2009/02/14/clearly-an-unacceptable-abuse/
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A Liberal alcoholic politician is now just as bad as a New Conservative alcoholic politician firstly.. and lies just as much..
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It seems we have too many cheats, thieves, liars, alcoholics, adulterers for cops and for politicians still in Canada.. for basically there is no such thing as a little bit pregnant, it seems you are basically honest or merely another crook…
http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2008/10/01/let-us-all-stop-electing-liars-or-the-alcoholics/
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These days it is too hard to tell the difference between secular persons and the professing Christians . Genuine Born Again Evangelical Christians are total abstainers from smoking, drugs, alcohol, cheating, lying, stealing, tax evasions, pornography, or rather all personal vices, Impairments Alcoholics now are also the bad people but so are the drug users. They trend to cost significant expenditures for the taxpayers as well..
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People in leadership office do have to face higher penalties as an example now too. It is clearly established, accepted fact by most people that those in leadership civil and public servants cops, teachers, ministers, politicians included are always to be exemplary in behavior, conduct and they do need to maintain their high standards even out of their working hours, thus to do so they are also to be exemplary judged, prosecuted for their own wrong doings with a higher standard over those of us ordinary folks. So where is it?
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NOW ABOUT ANY OF THE ALCOHOLICS RIGHTFULLY FIRE THEM FROM THEIR JOBS IMMEDIATELY FIRSTLY, THEN PUT THEM INTO JAIL..
http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/a-professing-christian-prime-minister-of-canada/
do see also
http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2009/09/02/drink-alcohol-and-die/
http://thefocusonthefamily.wordpress.com/2008/06/30/abstainers/
http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2009/06/03/harpers-patronage-hirings-alcoholics/
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This continues for years to be one of my most popular posts too.
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