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Gord Kurenoff\u2019s column about Tory MPs missing in action raised a few thoughts on the matter.<\/p>\n
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When did the Langley officials ask MP Mark Warawa to \u201cshow them the money\u201d?<\/p>\n
Was it before the project began or was it recently as he toured the nearly completed centre? The time to line up funding by senior levels of government is prior to starting the project when you have the maximum political and PR leverage.<\/p>\n
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While I am not happy that Ed Fast failed to get Abbotsford any federal funds I think that pointing fingers at his failure to be proactive in seeking funds distracts taxpayer attention from those who should face an inquisition over the fact that when it comes to protecting Abbotsford\u2019s taxpayers pocketbook it was to much trouble for even one member of city council to pick up a phone and ask Ed Fast to earn his keep by securing federal funds.<\/p>\n
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Of course, if council was to engage in such proactive behaviours as asking the local MP to get federal funds it would create work for them. They would have to follow up, make more phone calls, letters to the prime minister \u2026 Be proactive, seek out opportunities that would be to the advantage of the citizens of Abbotsford? That kind of behaviour would get in the way of cutting council meetings back to twice a month.<\/p>\n
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If we are going to censure or impeach our local MPs let us do it for the major failings they have committed recently.<\/p>\n
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No Conservative MP should have been re-elected after permitting Stephen Harper to call the unwanted and unnecessary recent federal election.<\/p>\n
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Conservative MP\u2019s turned around and added grievous damage and insult to the injury already done to Canadians when they permitted Stephen Harper\u2019s megalomania to cause him to see himself not as leader of a minority government, but as ruler by divine right of Canada. Canadians are still waiting for the bill and fallout of that reckless cretinism.<\/p>\n
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Not a peep out of Conservative MPs about Mr. Harper\u2019s recklessness and delusional fantasies of omnipotence. If, as suggested by Mr. Kurenoff, this behaviour of kowtowing to Mr. Harper\u2019s every whim is as a result of Randy Whiteitis and their desperation for political power the fallacy and irony in this behaviour is dumbfounding.<\/p>\n
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Focusing on avoiding Randy Whiteitis the behaviour of the Conservative caucus and party has become so lemming-like they blindly follow Mr. Harper off the cliff of \u201chow to blow a pending majority government\u201d time and again.<\/p>\n
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Despite the millions of dollars of spin the Conservatives spent on Stephen Harper\u2019s image, the Canadian people made clear that they did not trust Mr. Harper with a majority government; a judgment bourn out by his behaviour after the recent election.<\/p>\n
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In leaping from the frying pan of Randy Whiteitis the Conservatives have leapt into the fire of Stephen Harper\u2019s being unacceptable to Canadians as the leader of a majority government and lacking the courage to leap out of the fire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Gord Kurenoff\u2019s column about Tory MPs missing in action raised a few thoughts on the matter. When did the Langley officials ask MP Mark Warawa to \u201cshow them the money\u201d? Was it before the project began or was it recently as he toured the nearly completed centre? The time to line up funding by senior levels of government is prior to starting the project when you have the maximum political and PR leverage. While I am not happy that Ed Fast failed to get Abbotsford any federal funds I think that pointing fingers at his failure to be proactive in seeking funds distracts taxpayer attention from those who should face an inquisition over the fact that when it comes to protecting Abbotsford\u2019s taxpayers pocketbook it was to much trouble for even one member of city council to pick up a phone and ask Ed Fast to earn his keep by securing federal funds. Of course, if council was to engage in such proactive behaviours as asking the local MP to get federal funds it would create work for them. They would have to follow up, make more phone calls, letters to the prime minister \u2026 Be proactive, seek out opportunities that would be to the advantage of the citizens of Abbotsford? That kind of behaviour would get in the way of cutting council meetings back to twice a month. If we are going to censure or impeach our local MPs let us do it for the major failings they have committed recently. No Conservative MP should have been re-elected after permitting Stephen Harper to call the unwanted and unnecessary recent federal election. Conservative MP\u2019s turned around and added grievous damage and insult to the injury already done to Canadians when they permitted Stephen Harper\u2019s megalomania to cause him to see himself not as leader of a minority government, but as ruler by divine right of Canada. Canadians are still waiting for the bill and fallout of that reckless cretinism. Not a peep out of Conservative MPs about Mr. Harper\u2019s recklessness and delusional fantasies of omnipotence. If, as suggested by Mr. Kurenoff, this behaviour of kowtowing to Mr. Harper\u2019s every whim is as a result of Randy Whiteitis and their desperation for political power the fallacy and irony in this behaviour is dumbfounding. Focusing on avoiding Randy Whiteitis the behaviour of the Conservative caucus and party has become so lemming-like they blindly follow Mr. Harper off the cliff of \u201chow to blow a pending majority government\u201d time and again. Despite the millions of dollars of spin the Conservatives spent on Stephen Harper\u2019s image, the Canadian people made clear that they did not trust Mr. Harper with a majority government; a judgment bourn out by his behaviour after the recent election. In leaping from the frying pan of Randy Whiteitis the Conservatives have leapt into the fire of Stephen Harper\u2019s being unacceptable to Canadians as the leader of a majority government and lacking the courage to leap out of the fire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-point-of-view","category-federal"],"yoast_head":"\n