Canadian memo.

[LoungeMachine]

Originally posted by Blackflag


The Candian government have not repudiated it.

Um, yeah they have, pillowbiter.

[Blackflag]

Originally posted by LoungeMachine
Um, yeah they have, pillowbiter.

Show me.

The author is an employee of the Canadian government. He hasn't recanted.

[WACF]

Originally posted by LoungeMachine
Canadian Parliment clips on Youtube?

lmao





That guy sounded just like The Chimp when he claimed they would find the source of the Plame Leak.

You know how it goes...over a hundred channels and sometimes there just is not anything on...

[blonddgirl777]

Originally posted by Roth & Roll
Anyone want to buy some swampland that I have for sale near the Florida Everglades?

Politicians would never lie!

Are you just as tired as I am about our medias pounding the U-S elections in our hears?
At least, we can be proud of the fact that our province is 100% against Republicans...
It's good to be at the far left (sometimes)!

Really... our economy will be directly affected by that major decision so if there is anything we can do to influence it... WE SHOULD!

Normand Lester (who can no longer say the word "Americans" without raging) was just laughing today about the whole mediatic circus,
the theme songs etc...
His question du jour; "What will it take for them to understand?"

We just hope they will make the right decision this time...



So we'll add that topic on our list, when we get together to bitch about conspiracies... L.O.L.

[WACF]

http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/310350

Harper widens NAFTA probe
TheStar.com - Canada - Harper widens NAFTA probe


TOM HANSON/THE CANADIAN PRESS
Bruce Campion-Smith
Allan Woods
Ottawa Bureau

OTTAWA–Prime Minister Stephen Harper is expanding the investigation into the government leaks that rocked the U.S. presidential race, a decision that could put the future of his own senior aide in jeopardy.

Harper announced the broader probe by an internal security team yesterday after The Canadian Press said it was unguarded comments by Ian Brodie, his chief of staff, that set the controversy in motion and eventually undermined presidential hopeful Barack Obama in a key race this week.

"We will investigate this entire matter and take whatever action is deemed to be necessary, based on the facts we are able to discover," the Prime Minister said in the Commons yesterday.

As well, David Wilkins, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, signalled Washington's quiet displeasure at the controversy.

"I guess you could say it shouldn't have happened. It was interference. But again, I don't think it's something the Canadian government did in its official capacity," Wilkins said in an interview with CBC Radio's The House, to be aired tomorrow.

"I think they've expressed their deep regret and, quite frankly, I accepted that," Wilkins said.

At issue is Brodie's reported revelation in casual conversation to CTV News a week ago that Democratic contender Hillary Clinton's tough talk on renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement was campaign rhetoric.

The broadcaster later reported that an adviser to Obama, the Democratic frontrunner, had made the same assurances to Canadian diplomats.

In a second leak, The Associated Press obtained a Canadian diplomatic memo of a meeting between Canadian consul officials in Chicago and Obama economic adviser Austan Goolsbee. The memo paraphrases Goolsbee as assuring the Canadians that Obama's "rhetoric" on NAFTA "should be viewed as more about political positioning than a clear articulation of policy plans."

The 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement signed by the U.S., Canada and Mexico, has been under attack in the U.S., where critics blame it for job losses. Clinton credited the leak of the Obama memo as a factor in her victory in the Ohio primary this week.

Harper, who criticized the Liberals' handling of Canada-U.S. relations, now finds his own government facing its most serious controversy yet on that very file.

The issue is also attracting considerable attention in the United States, too. NDP Leader Jack Layton, who has gone after Harper on the issue, was featured last night on Lou Dobbs' show on CNN. Dobbs is a strong opponent of NAFTA.

But in increasingly tough tones this week, Harper has said someone will pay a price for the leak of sensitive diplomatic discussions, adding yesterday it was "extremely unfair" to Obama's campaign.

"I have also said that it is completely contrary to the interests of the Government of Canada," Harper told the Commons.

He said he would take "whatever steps" are recommended by Privy Council Clerk Kevin Lynch, who is leading the investigation. However, he said reports of Brodie's involvement were only "rumours."

But until yesterday, it wasn't clear whether Harper was even willing to probe both the source of the leaked memo as well as the tip to CTV News, apparently from Brodie, that first set the story in motion.

Opposition leaders said yesterday Brodie should be suspended – even fired – for his offhand comments, and they criticized Harper for saying earlier this week that the chief of staff wasn't to blame.

"Will he now apologize to this House, the American people and Senator Obama, and will he fire his chief of staff?" Layton said in question period.

"Will the Prime Minister show some backbone and show Mr. Brodie the door immediately?"

Brodie, 40, is a former political science professor at the University of Western Ontario.

Senator Hugh Segal, who served as chief of staff to former prime minister Brian Mulroney, defended Brodie, saying the senior aide was only stating a well-known fact that tough talk on NAFTA is rarely followed up because of the importance of the trade relationship.

"I think it's an unfair targeting of a guy who is just trying to do his job," Segal said.

Former prime minister Jean Chrétien axed his communications director, Françoise Ducros, in 2002 when she opined to reporters that U.S. President George W. Bush was a "moron."

But Harper has been less inclined to fire his staff over controversies. He accepted the apology of his communications director, Sandra Buckler, when she said she "misspoke" in telling journalists the military had kept the PMO in the dark about a decision to suspend detainee transfers in Afghanistan.

But this current controversy is more serious because it has had an impact on one of the tightest U.S. primary races in memory, said Peter Donolo, a former Chrétien communications director.

"I can't see how this is sustainable in terms of Ian Brodie sticking around. This has caused an international incident," Donolo said. "This is serious stuff."

- With files from Richard Brennan and Les Whittington

[WACF]

I find this part weird....In many accounts the first comments are in reference to Clinton...Obama's people come in second.

Yet...It seems Hillary is getting a free pass so to speak when compared to Barrak on this issue.

At issue is Brodie's reported revelation in casual conversation to CTV News a week ago that Democratic contender Hillary Clinton's tough talk on renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement was campaign rhetoric.

The broadcaster later reported that an adviser to Obama, the Democratic frontrunner, had made the same assurances to Canadian diplomats.

In a second leak, The Associated Press obtained a Canadian diplomatic memo of a meeting between Canadian consul officials in Chicago and Obama economic adviser Austan Goolsbee. The memo paraphrases Goolsbee as assuring the Canadians that Obama's "rhetoric" on NAFTA "should be viewed as more about political positioning than a clear articulation of policy plans."

[WACF]

Originally posted by blonddgirl777
Are you just as tired as I am about our medias pounding the U-S elections in our hears?

I hear ya...

I find most things like this interesting but it seems like we are getting overloaded with the US primaries.

I find it annoying that when you sit down to watch the National news you gotta sit through a bunch of this stuff before getting on with the "National news".

[blonddgirl777]

Originally posted by WACF
I hear ya...

I find most things like this interesting but it seems like we are getting overloaded with the US primaries.

I find it annoying that when you sit down to watch the National news you gotta sit through a bunch of this stuff before getting on with the "National news".

But in the end, we have to relax and laugh about it all...
It's all about entertainment.

The other day, I HAD TO watch E.T. really... Fashion job oblige that I am aware of what's going on, as far as the star's outfits (what goes on on the red carpet has a huge influence on stylists).

Anyway, I sit there and what pops up? HillBilly with her 200 theet smile! And they start commenting on her outfits, the plunge of her cleavage, her hair, etc... I have to admitt that her stylist is doing a great job with the choices of colors for her shirts. Although, poor Barack looks a little tired lately... he needs a facial and more make-up!

[blonddgirl777]

O.M.G.! A little while ago, I brought "shoes" in the Front Line... now, hair, make-up and dress...
Am I a sadist, begging to be moderated?

[Baby's On Fire]

Originally posted by blonddgirl777
Are you just as tired as I am about our medias pounding the U-S elections in our hears?
At least, we can be proud of the fact that our province is 100% against Republicans...
It's good to be at the far left (sometimes)!

Really... our economy will be directly affected by that major decision so if there is anything we can do to influence it... WE SHOULD!

Normand Lester (who can no longer say the word "Americans" without raging) was just laughing today about the whole mediatic circus,
the theme songs etc...
His question du jour; "What will it take for them to understand?"

We just hope they will make the right decision this time...








So we'll add that topic on our list, when we get together to bitch about conspiracies... L.O.L.

You're forgetting Canadian politics is irrelevant domestically and in the World theater.

It makes no difference whatsover which party is "in charge" in our country.

Not a single fucking difference.

So long as it's not the Blochead Quebecois treasonists, that is.

[blonddgirl777]

Originally posted by Baby's On Fire
You're forgetting Canadian politics is irrelevant domestically and in the World theater.

It makes no difference whatsover which party is "in charge" in our country.

Not a single fucking difference.

So long as it's not the Blochead Quebecois treasonists, that is.

If you feel that way... then, you shouldn't vote!
If you don't understand it, either you get with the program and learn or leave it to others to decide for you...

And if you are so anti-Québécois?
It sucks to be you because if you can look back in history, the best primes came from this powerfull province!

[WACF]

If this is true...CTV has just taken a big step to the left.

This guy was actually one of the very few on that network that did not pander to the Liberals.
He told the story and let you decide how to think...not like many others on that network that slant it how they want you to think.

Personally he will be a better fit on Global...but it is sad to see CTV lose balance.

http://www.nationalnewswatch.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30980&Itemid=41

NAFTA-Gate Fallout: Akin to CanWest Print

Thursday, 27 March 2008
National Newswatch: Call it Free Trade - NAFTA-Gate may have opened the door to new digs for senior CTV journalist David Akin.


Akin, who had been rumoured to have been "fired" by CTV, and later rumoured to have been "reassigned" by CTV, is moving to a new network, according to NNW sources.

Akin was the CTV reporter at the centre of the NAFTA-Gate leak that reportedly fingered the PM's chief of staff, Ian Brodie, with leaking NAFTA information that damaged the presidential campaign of U.S. Senator Barack Obama.

Akin is rumoured to be joining CanWest's News Service as National Affairs Correspondent....And will be made available to Global National.