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Weekly Archive: October 16, 2005 - October 22, 2005
October 22, 2005
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I haven't written anything about Cynthia and Sébastien Smith, children of MP David Smith (Liberal-Pontiac), who is caught up in questions about contracts awarded to his company Abotech, which he says is owned and managed by his wife Anne Ethier....
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The Ottawa Citizen ran a story Thursday, and local Conservatives aren't cutting David Smith much slack:Reports of $1 million in federal contracts being awarded to a company once owned by Pontiac Liberal MP David Smith leave serious doubts about Mr....
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An interesting tidbit about David Smith, Liberal MP for the riding of Pontiac, and the two computer firms he once worked for as a senior manager, Jaguar Solutions and ASM Informatique. As you already know, David Smith is in some...
October 21, 2005
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Via Drudge: Cameron Diaz surprised a class at Stanford University when the "Charlie's Angels" star helped lead a lecture on environmentally friendly design. Diaz's appearance Thursday came as part of taping for an mtvU program called "Stand-In" in which celebrities...
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Dr Kamau Kambon and teen-girl band Prussian Blue -- two sides of the same foul coin.
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The Supreme Court of Canada came down with an interesting ruling today:The top court said yesterday that Ottawa was within its rights to use the EI system to provide payments to natural and adoptive parents when they take time off...
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Always be suspicious about hyperbole. For example:The federal government will spend $40 million annually to bring in new auditing and oversight rules in the wake of the sponsorship scandal. Treasury Board President Reg Alcock says the 158 "separate actions" to...
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Here is a theory to explain what David Smith, Liberal MP for the riding of Pontiac, and Abotech have been doing for the government for the last few years. It links his former employers, the federal government, and Abotech in...
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Yesterday I posted on how questions about David Smith, Liberal MP for the riding of Pontiac, and Abotech couldn't be asked on the floor of the House of Commons because the rules state that when the Ethics Commissioner is investigating...
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Sometimes lies are so pathetic as to be laughable:Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan is interfering in the battle over whether a B.C. firm will beat out a company in her riding for a $200-million defence contract, a Conservative MP charged...
October 20, 2005
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From the "Public Accounts of Canada: Professional and Special Services" over the last few years, we can finally learn what Abotech, the company once run by David Smith, Liberal MP for the riding of Pontiac, does:PUBLIC WORKS AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES...
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In my attempts to find out more about what Abotech does out of the kitchen or den of the three bedroom home of Pontiac Liberal MP David Smith in Gatineau that earns him and his family/co-workers six-figures a year in...
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Tomorrow at midnight, the voting for the Small Dead Blog Awards wraps up. You can still vote for those categories in which I have been nominated on the left hand panels. After holding a tenuous lead Best Canadian Blog for...
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Looks like Liberal MP David Smith, representing the riding of Pontiac, might get a reprieve from his troubles (see here and here and here). From Hansard:Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Nepean—Carleton, CPC): Mr. Speaker, The Globe and Mail is reporting today that...
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From a reader:I wonder how many of these people are federal Liberal Party members, former members and which of them has donated money to or volunteered to work for the party anytime in the past and up to the present?Well,...
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If David Dingwall's insane expenses were approved by the Mint board of directors, one wonders what the expense records of those other directors look like:An audit of the mint expenses by PricewaterhouseCoopers had been expected in time for Dingwall's appearance...
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From the National Post:David Dingwall says he didn't abuse his expenses as president of the Royal Canadian Mint and suggests he's entitled to a severance package. Dingwall, who quit last month after revelations of hefty expense accounts, told a House...
October 19, 2005
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From the ContraCostaTimes:Cindy Sheehan, the Gold Star mother who has become a lightning rod for opposition to the war in Iraq, has moved to Berkeley. According to her sister, Dede Miller, Sheehan moved here about a month ago. "She enjoys...
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So Liberal MP David Smith, representing the riding of Pontiac, is in hot water because the company of he was president has had several lucrative government contracts terminated as a result of an audit. The reasons include the fact that...
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[The story gets even more interesting. See this latest update for information about the corporate offices of Abotech.] Liberal MP David Smith, representing the riding of Pontiac, is embroiled in a potential scandal, involving a company for which he was...
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[Here's an update in which a government database still shows David Smith as president of Abotech] Liberal MP David Smith, representing Pontiac-Gatineau-Labelle since June 28, 2004, was president of Abotech Inc., a computer consulting firm. After being elected, he cut...
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From the San Francisco Independent Media Center: In addition to the warmth and inspiration provided by Cindy, and the compelling anti-war displays and activities we've had out there before, the Capoeira Arts Academy Performing Group performed live percussion, dance and...
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Gilles Duceppe, head of the separatist federal party Bloc Quebecois, said an independent Quebec would have a military:An independent Quebec would have its own military forces and spy service, says Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe, taking a firm stand on...
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No, this is not a Hallowe'en themed post. But it does deal with something scary, improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, the favoured weapon of the insurgents/terrorists in Iraq. Cindy Sheehan discussed IEDs on Monday, and points out that the US...
October 18, 2005
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The demand that Bill Mitchell, a co-founder of Cindy Sheehan's Gold Star Families for Peace, be included in a Veteran's Day event, has caused so much controversy that the event had to be canceled altogether.
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You'd think there would be some difficulty here. Cindy Sheehan has been accused of making anti-Semitic comments, which she denies (saying that an email had somehow been altered), and has certainly aligned herself with anti-Semitic organizations like Crawford House. But...
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Allegedly, Justice Minister Irwin Cotler had gotten the message about the unilateral and unchecked power of the justice minister to make judicial appointments, and of the prime minister to make appointments to the Supreme Court of Canada. This unsupervised and...
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Bill C-407 has numerous problems. Here is a list of 17 specific problems that suggests that no one has given this bill nearly enough thought.
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From Hansard:Hon. Stephen Harper (Leader of the Opposition, CPC): Mr. Speaker, reports today indicate that ethics in government now rivals health care as a public concern. I guess this is not surprising, since there are growing waiting lists for both....
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From Hansard:Mr. Peter MacKay (Central Nova, CPC): Mr. Speaker, the people of Canada do not believe David Dingwall is entitled to compensation. He misused his expense account. He did not comply with regulations on lobbyists. He resigned but is now...
October 17, 2005
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The second amendment to the US Constitution:A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.My understanding is that this clause is currently...
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The YWCA sponsors a post and essay contest every year to promote non-violence in schools:Led by YWCAs in thousands of communities in the United States and more than 40 countries on six continents, the YWCA Week Without Violence is always...
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Something I had noticed earlier, but hadn't planned on mentioning. Still, I've received more than a couple of emails, so I'm not the only one to have thought it odd:Peace mom Cindy Sheehan peered out a window 14 floors above...
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If you have a blog and you want to be counted among those who are doing their part to promote victory against those who would destroy America and the West, consider joining the Pro-Victory blogroll:Similarly, with the argument over the...
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Absolute nonsense, as it turns out....
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From the Globe and Mail:Carolyn Parrish is looking forward to a future in politics -- even as she prepares to give up her federal seat. "One of my major disappointments in my whole life, and it will turn out to...
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No it's not about the virtues of Germany's health care system. It is a film, partly financed by the German taxpayer, that asks the question: Is it better to attack evil Jews who oppress Palestinians with non-violence, or with suicide...
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Just some tibits from a solid source: Casey's life insurance benefits? Almost all spent on flitting about with the likes of Michael Moore. The divorce? Patrick Sheehan wants what benefits remain, and those are substantial. I'm wishing him luck. Here's...
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Well, he didn't actually shoot the TTC driver, but the lack of leadership from the socialist mayor of Toronto even as the city has suffered through a horrific summer when it comes to gun violence made the wounding today of...
October 16, 2005
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Will Dianne Feinstein be challenged by Cindy Sheehan in 2006? Sheehan calls Feinstein a "warmongerer". And though she denies plans to run, she has moved to Berkeley, only a few minutes from Feinstein's office. Will other Democrats also headaches because of their support for the war?
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Now isn't that an example of the pot callin the kettle black?...
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