The Proletariat Congress

If it’s one thing the federal Tories have little or no respect for, it’s the way the election laws are enforced.

They don’t like it when they are forced to play fair, and when the law doesn’t work in their favour, they are at odds with Elections Canada and its quirky laws calling to reclassify its delegate fees for its 2005 convention as political donations, and to revise its 2005 financial records.

If the move is tied to Kingsley’s tough stance on requiring the Conservative party to reclassify the delegate fees for its 2005 convention as political donations, and to revise its 2005 financial records, neither Kingsley nor Prime Minister Stephen Harper is saying.

The individual involved, Kingsley has resigned his position. There are no comments as to whether or not it’s due to the tension between Elections Canada and the Conservatives, but, there are strong hints that can be derived from these circumstances that indicate otherwise.

Such as this gem…

Harper, as leader of the National Citizens Coalition before returning to politics in 2003, challenged Parliament to question “whether this guy has the approach to elections administration that a 21st-century democracy requires.” He also called Elections Canada officials “jackasses.”

Of course, no paraphrased quote is worth anything without the actual quote itself.

This is taken from before he rejoined politics and was an active lobbyist, a group of people he threatened “action” against should he be elected. We have yet to see that come to light, given his terrible track record on bring in his accountability recommendations. Only 30 of the 51 were legislated, and when the remainder were proposed during Q&A in parliament by the Liberals all of the were rejected…

“The jackasses at Elections Canada are out of control,” Harper wrote in a 2001 letter to raise funds for Paul Bryan of B.C. who was fined for posting election results on the Internet.

“This is not the first attack on freedom by Elections Canada. Its heavy-handed chief, Jean-Pierre Kingsley, has been an advocate of the most minute controls and regulations …

“Simply put, Kingsley is a dangerous man. It is appropriate that journalists have dubbed him Canada’s `Chief Electoral Ideologue,’ and `Chief Electoral Nanny.’ “

So, this is the Prime Minister of Canada? It’s so comforting to know that he is the one in charge. This is one more reason why I don’t sleep well at night. We have this amoral ‘do as I say, not as I do’ preaching at the helm. The same individual who had in the last election campaign promised a change in political culture, saying it was time for accountability and transparency in politics. Of course, only if the Liberals were in power… but, if the Tories are, we don’t need those pesky accountability laws hindering our brand of entitlement and corruption.

Some individuals don’t conceal their true feelings within the Conservative party…

Gerry Nicholls, who was Harper’s vice-president at the NCC, told the Star yesterday that they viewed Kingsley as a “bully.”

“Kingsley has been an enemy of ours for many years. We’ve had a number of run-ins with this guy,” said Nicholls, adding he was “gleeful” that Kingsley will soon be gone.

In other words, they want someone who will turn a blind eye to Conservative corruption and focus on the non-existent corruption with in the Liberals who are under new leadership.

Is it any wonder why this blog supports the NDP as the only viable option, since the Bloc Quebec doesn’t run in Ontario.

Harper long opposed election official’s views

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