My fearless prediction about the upcoming trial of Senator Duffy. It will not happen.
The Harper government will not want to have any of Mr. Harper's inner circle having to testify under oath during any trial regarding the Senate Expense Scandal.
Mark my words, a prosecutor very friendly to the Conservative government will be appointed. He will offer Senator Duffy's lawyer a sweet plea bargain to get a guilty verdict to a couple of the charges the Senator is facing, with the remainder being dropped and this whole thing will be swept under a rug.
It will leave Mr. Harper open to further accusations of a cover up but they will blow over and he will be spared the alternative.
Friday, July 18, 2014
To all of the Bond Rating Agencies
And all of the other Conservative minded commentators bitching at Premier Wynne.
The guy that espoused your approach to the finances of Ontario lost and lost big.
So, stop trying to force Premier Wynne to follow that approach. That is not what Ontario voters voted for.
The guy that espoused your approach to the finances of Ontario lost and lost big.
So, stop trying to force Premier Wynne to follow that approach. That is not what Ontario voters voted for.
Friday, July 11, 2014
The Prostitution Hearings
I have been paying some attention to the hearings currently taking place regarding the new Prostitution Bill before Parliament and it has come as no surprise that much of the testimony has been against it. Most of that testimony asserts that the new Bill would make it very unsafe for sex workers and their customers.
Of course the Conservative government does not care. It is often forgotten because he does not wear his religion on his sleeve but Stephen Harper is an evangelical Christian. His caucus is dominated by them and the Reform wing of the Party, which currently holds sway over the whole of the CPC, is also dominated by them.
One thing that can be said about evangelical Christians is they are obsessed with sex. They are particularly obsessed with people having sex that is not approved by their very narrow view of morality. Same sex, premarital sex and sex for sale are anathema to them and they have no time for people who commit any of those "sins".
So of course they do not give a damn about the safety of sex workers or their customers. As far as they are concerned any harm that comes to them is a result of their immorality and they deserve whatever happens to them.
As well, the politics is pretty obvious. The Supreme Court decision was ideal for firing up the base and it gave the Harper government an opportunity to enhance its social conservative bonafides without opening up any big debates on more controversial issues such as abortion.
So will the new Bill survive the Supreme Court when it reaches there? No, but the Conservatives do not care. By the time it gets their an election will have happened so this issue can be safely punted into the future.
Governing for your base is a lousy way to govern but it has been the MO of this government so it should come as no surprise that they did it this time too.
Of course the Conservative government does not care. It is often forgotten because he does not wear his religion on his sleeve but Stephen Harper is an evangelical Christian. His caucus is dominated by them and the Reform wing of the Party, which currently holds sway over the whole of the CPC, is also dominated by them.
One thing that can be said about evangelical Christians is they are obsessed with sex. They are particularly obsessed with people having sex that is not approved by their very narrow view of morality. Same sex, premarital sex and sex for sale are anathema to them and they have no time for people who commit any of those "sins".
So of course they do not give a damn about the safety of sex workers or their customers. As far as they are concerned any harm that comes to them is a result of their immorality and they deserve whatever happens to them.
As well, the politics is pretty obvious. The Supreme Court decision was ideal for firing up the base and it gave the Harper government an opportunity to enhance its social conservative bonafides without opening up any big debates on more controversial issues such as abortion.
So will the new Bill survive the Supreme Court when it reaches there? No, but the Conservatives do not care. By the time it gets their an election will have happened so this issue can be safely punted into the future.
Governing for your base is a lousy way to govern but it has been the MO of this government so it should come as no surprise that they did it this time too.
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