Reporters Boycott PM's News Conference

President Stephen Harper <br />
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The spin doctors in Canada sadly are alive and well and are still at work lying, distorting, spinning.<br />
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Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.(Prov 27:2 KJV) <br />
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The PM "Harper was holding expansive news conferences in Ottawa until the press gallery began setting up its own microphones at Harper events and lined up to ask questions. " In my summation the PM S Harper as well wrongfully does not like to practice mutual submissivness nor the Bible it seems also. (1 Pet 5:5 KJV) Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble(1 Pet 2:17 KJV) Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king. <br />
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As a professing Christian the still obviously spoiled pampered child S Harper clearly does not read or know the Bible too.. clearly he has not learn sufficiently personally from it also.<br />
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(1 Ki 12:6 KJV) And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people? 7 And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever. 8 But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him: 9 And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter? 10 And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins. 11 And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. 12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had appointed, saying, Come to me again the third day. 13 And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him; 14 And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. 15 Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people; for the cause was from the LORD, that he might perform his saying, which the LORD spake by Ahijah the Shilonite unto Jeroboam the son of Nebat./// (1 Ki 12:16 KJV) So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents... 19 So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day. <br />
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(1 Tim 5:8 KJV) But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. (Mat 7:3 KJV) And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.<br />
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It has also always amazed me and I have said it before how those hypocritcal Conservatives in Alberta were so ready to change things in Ottawa but had not cleaned their own house firstly, and they still wrongfuly have not done it even too.<br />
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Since I do not kiss ass, for it suits no one by anyone doing this, there is a clear difference of my view of Harper's 100 days in office and some of the news reporters, My summary is the mature, honest one. Harper and his mostly bad cabinet got their copy of it already. But you can pass it on to them again. A big laughable circus it what we seem to have on Ottawa still. There still really is no such thing as an effective Conservative government still if mostly no one is really being held accountable for their poor acts.. join the civil -public services, governments and get off Scott free for all the buck passing, cheating, lying , stealing you wants seems to be the norm! <br />
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Our PM S Harper was predefined before he became Prime Minister, and his behavior is very typical of the despotic leaderships I have encountered for many years in His church, the Christian Missionary alliance church, which is dictatorial, a one man ministry approach as opposed to a plurality of elders, or a Presbyterian approach. Of course for liberals this is rightfully unacceptable, undemocratic approach, but a common right wing approach where the end justifies the means. Tell me who your friends are and I can tell you what you are like. Now there is only one body of Jesus Christ, only one true Church universal, but there are many different local flavors, various categories of churches, denominations for a start, and thus also there are many false ones there as well. And for certainty not all of them are positive ones. Just as in the various Catholic Churches, I have been shocked to discover how even the Evangelical churches can differ significantly in their beliefs, theology, practice, and managerial styles too. . I had become closely familiar with some of the Alliance Church pastors and their district superintendents of the CMA churches now too including Stephen Harper's Calgary's First Christian Missionary Alliance Church which clearly, rightfully to me is a non Christian church, and it is a false community that supports the rich and despises the poor people, and it now also would reflect part of Stephen's Harper's own management style too. <br />
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Just read or listen to the news in Canada and you will clearly note that our PM Stephen Harper is not mature enough to try to work with others, he dictates, threatens, bullies instead.<br />
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The clearly rednecked rebel Conservative PM Stephen Harper's method of attaining political wins is being run against him by the opposition politicians who are pointing out to all that the Prime Minister's general route is a short cut around Parliament. "The Prime Minister has demonstrated very clearly that he has no respect for this House," NDP Leader Jack Layton said yesterday, the day after a snap vote on the troop extension. "The only time he will accept its decisions is when the House agrees with him; other times he rejects decisions of democratically elected representatives." Mr. Layton, and Liberal Leader Bill Graham before him, were referring to in the House of Commons yesterday are what many believe is the Harper Achilles heel. Yes, each of Harper's latest wins had allowed the opposition to state the truth that the Prime Minister is someone who might one day might also abuse a majority government.<br />
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There is more here than meets the eye initially too. Playing games instead of leading, management is another sign of the PM's clear incompetence. <br />
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The reality today still is that Stephen Harper PM is quite an easy person to understand in fact, so is his PMO link,<br />
for Stephen Harper has yet not matured too, <br />
and thus he still is not qualified to be <br />
The President of a firm <br />
The General manager of a firm, <br />
A Departmental manager even, <br />
Or a Supervisor, <br />
for rather all he still really is, is an assertive loud mouthed Foreman who takes orders from others and dictatorially gives it to others.<br />
He is over his head in his present job as PM and it shows..<br />
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He has to develop more his submissions, listening and assertive skills firstly. <br />
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They all, the Civil and Public servants, Politicians, Professionals still need to be regularly supervised too. That is why we need and do have the auditors, News media, Opposition parties, concerned citizens to do this too.. and it still generally is not enough as we can all see. Better management, and Public exposure and exemplary prosecution of the major guilty is also a fact of life, that serves the good welfare of all the persons In Canada. Too many civil and public, civil servants, politicians, professionals still do think they are above the laws and are unacceptably not being held accountable still in Canada today. This includes now also having a real, fair, honest, uniform Canada wide laws and justice system in Canada, that treats everyone equally, fairly, all persons, citizens, professionals as well. That includes having fully independent regulating bodies, judicial legal appointed authorities, for the RCMP, police, lawyers, accountants, doctors, civil and public servants, politicians included, to honestly, fully investigate and to deal quickly, effectively with any, all of the wrong doings now too <br />
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Also Mr. S Harper still even does needs to mature, he firstly needs firstly to care, to love and to treat all persons equally firstly before he will earn any respect, or a reelection as well. Otherwise I cannot see how he even becomes a PM in the first place right now. Learn a lesson from History. Ex PM Brian Mulroney was not known at the end of his term as a prime minister in touch with the people and his whole Party paid the price, it ceased to exist as a political party next too. History often repeats itself. <br />
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It was no big secret that the Conservative and S Harper's secret agenda was a majority government. Stephen Harper personally had by his won free will accepted the job of being a prime Minister of a minority Government beforehand knowing that it was a minority government and he had said he would work with the oppositions. But it now seems he wanted to be a Prime Minister of a minority government while acting as a Majority government and that is impossible, a sure reason his government will fall and face reelections before the end of his term. The Conservative and S Harper's based mainly also on his recent incompetence, his own unacceptable dictatorial management style, his showing false partiality, his neglecting the poor persons in Canada, as well we all can thank God he and the Conservatives now did not get a majority government for sure. Also I gave said even before the least federal elections no political party will firstly have a majority government really unless it really cares equally about the good welfare of all Canadians, young and old too, equally in all parts of Canada, the rich and the poor ones as well. So far we do not have such a political party and is why we are also in minority governments<br />
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In Canada today, the federal and provincial governments they all Harper now included "really needs to take a look at their own poor persons and human rights record before starting to criticize any of the others," To do this they have to continue also to monitor, to stop the abuses of the tax payer's money, and to stop the individual's human rights abuses, by our civil and public servants, professionals, PM as well. <br />
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The fish stinks from the head but many cut the tail of first.. the news reporters.. the poor people. That also seems how the governments wrongfully does respond to abuses and the poor people too now rather than firstly dealing with all of with the major crooks, the real tax abusers too.. Also Mr. S Harper still even does needs to mature, he firstly needs firstly to care, to love and to treat all persons equally firstly before he will earn any respect, or a reelection as well. Otherwise I cannot see how he even becomes a PM in the first place right now. Learn a lesson from History. Ex PM Brian Mulroney was not known at the end of his term as a prime minister in touch with the people and his whole Party paid the price, it ceased to exist as a political party next too. History often repeats itself. <br />
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"The Conservative obsessiveness about control will backfire since to the larger electorate it revives fears about Harper's "hidden agendas" and his clearly disrespect for the good care and will of the people and of Parliament itself. It is also an affront to democratic principles. Harper essentially put a motion in front of the House of Commons, then promised not to abide by the results of a democratic vote should it not go his way. While arguing that we must participate unquestioningly in Operation Enduring Freedom to bring democracy to Afghanistan at gun point, our Prime Minister clearly signalled that democracy in Canada is secondary to his own partisan wishes. Harper’s defence of his undemocratic posturing is that the Liberals didn’t have a vote on Afghanistan at all. Apparently he aspires to be just as bad as the Liberals. He’s accomplished that, at least. "<br />
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"Harper's battle with media heats up Wed, May 24, 2006 By CP OTTAWA -- About two dozen journalists walked out on Stephen Harper yesterday after he refused to take questions, the latest chapter in an increasingly unseemly spat between the prime minister and members of the national media. Reporters boycotting a prime ministerial news conference was a first, Parliament Hill veterans said. It resulted in Harper being forced to make his announcement on aid to Darfur to a small handful of reporters, photographers and camera operators outside the House of Commons. The impromptu boycott was the latest move by journalists in their tug-of-war with the prime minister over control of news conferences. The Prime Minister's office insists on choosing who gets to ask questions based on a list it compiles. Officials say they're merely trying to bring order to the often chaotic ritual of parliamentary news scrums. But the parliamentary press gallery is concerned Harper wants to freeze out journalists or news organizations he dislikes. "<br />
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"There is an aspect of Harper's style that is far more threatening: his intense partisanship, an approach Andrew Coyne of the National Post describes as "tribal." For Harper, politics is about helping your friends and harming your enemies -- a blood sport in which no quarter is asked, and none offered. Tribalism, unfortunately, tends to militate against any sort of principled politics. Policies, programs and even institutions are supported or opposed not because they are good or bad for the country, but because they are opposed or supported by the other side. "<br />
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" Stephen Harper just can't shake that hidden agenda. Back when he was a scary Reformer, the big worry was that he was a closet Alberta separatist pining for the return of back-alley abortions. Now that he's Prime Minister, the accusations are a touch more polite: apparently, Harper wants nothing more than to be President of Canada."<br />
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The PM's hand-picked choice Gwyn Morgan was unsuitable and tells us what the PM S Harper is like now too. The proposed Patronage watchdog was a patronage appointee too.. and what an oxymoron contradiction.. Harper also can pin the failure of this accountability plan on nobody but himself once again too. More disconcerting is Harper's inability to face and recover from his own fiasco making. Our spoiled child the PM S Harper once gain took "my way or the highway" approach. "What on earth ever happened to making a minority Parliament work? Or a respect for the democratic process he decried former prime minister Paul Martin for routinely rebuffing?" " The prime minister's initiative gets rejected by a group of MPs, but instead of respecting their decision, he curses it and proclaims he'll ram through his own decision anyway, at another time or by another means. Stephen Harper used to rail against this ugly tactic when he was in opposition and saw Liberals doing it. Now, he's doing it himself." and then there is those ugly threats.." we'll obviously be looking for a majority mandate from the people of Canada so we can proceed with our work in this area." when will Stephen Harper stop being now so self serving and start serving all of the good people of Canada is what many citizens care about firstly to.. Gwyn Morgan , this same man and all of his colleagues should never ever have a job, a role, a function in the government looking after the good welfare of all Canadians as well. If this is what the Conservatives and the PM are really like now too, fire them , now get rid of them all out of office rightfully as well. ASAP.<br />
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" In Harper's few short months as PM, this has become a familiar pattern: he's happy to pander to special interest groups, as long as they are his special interest groups. He is not opposed to wasteful government redistribution of income, as long as he's the one doing the redistributing. An inefficient and messy tax code is no big deal, as long as it is his mess. An appointed Senate is fine when it is a Conservative Prime Minister doing the appointing. And so on."<br />
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The Conservatives are in power, but the danger is not that we have elected someone who wants to be George W. Bush. It is that we have elected someone who has no problem with a benign dictatorship, as long as he's the dictator, for whom principle and politics are like church and state, if not oil and water. We have re-elected Jean Chrétien. " <br />
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And now, as Prime Minister Stephen Harper he has had a sterling chance to show that he knows the difference between being a politician, and being a loser. He failed at it and is another loser. Yes, the federal Conservatives got elected on promises of accountability, on being honest in government, and bringing a business-like approach to governing. But now it seems we have to kick them out as well for discrimination, partialities, playing politics, not observing or upholding the laws of the country, and finally for being just big liars like the Liberals too. and it seems I too will have to be writing about the same old issues, also about the governmental inadequacies, concerns to the newt new federal cabinet which hopefully will do a lot more, be more honest too. Sad isn't it?<br />
We can clearly all new see the new government of honesty, decency, maturity, ethics promised by Harper and the Conservative was just another unacceptable big political lie. <br />
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I got news for S Harper and his Conservatives, you cannot hope even win re-election with out the news media support, and the news media does not support the obvious losers, and daily more and more reporters are wrting negative articles about S Harper and his government as well.<br />
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(Prov 13:20 KJV) He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.(Prov 24:6 KJV) For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.(Luke 12:57 KJV) Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right? 58 When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.59 I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.<br />
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On wrongfully Replacing one perverse dictator by another...<br />
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But I also rightfully do take great objection to the absurd view that the News media is the acting king on behalf of the people and that the citizens should not be expect to be heard directly by the MPs. MPs were elected to represent directly the wished and the needs of the citizens and not the news media. I got news for you the News media and the MPs are both direct servants of the people firstly and always. And do also tell them to not to let their jobs or positions go to their big heads now or we will have to fire them.<br />
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"Straight talk KEN ALEXANDER editor, The Walrus magazine Toronto -- Ian Brown's portrait of the Harper government's attempt to muzzle the press and to severely limit access to Conservative members of Parliament should concern all Canadians, regardless of which political party they happen to support (In Harper's Regime, Big Daddy Knows Best -- May 13). Keeping "on message" is one thing, but all members of Parliament are elected by the people and sit in the House of Commons at their behest. While it is unreasonable to expect direct access to our political representatives, in a functioning democracy it is absolutely necessary that political representatives be available to the press." and the citizens as well<br />
Anyone being still nice to the wicked person is still committing an immoral and wasteful act.. for if the evil persons are rather not chastised, rebuked, punished they will not learn to do rather good even for the good benefit us all. All it takes for evil person now, a person note, to prosper is for the good person to do nothing about him or her. If the evil persons do not face real negative consequences they will have no reason even to stop their wrong doings, and change now as well. <br />
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Everyone in the Public, civil service, Municipalities, provinces still do wants more money but what about the proper fiscal management of it firstly that is still too often needed in reality.. and the related accountability too... and no I do not trust even the Aldermen, the appointed Ministers, never mind their subordinates to do this and rightfully as well to even properly manage it. Nor can we now even clearly trust the RCMP to do this.. sad isn't it.. The Conservatives and the NDP better get their accountability act together very shortly otherwise they will lose many voters the next election too. In the undeniable perverse Canada today it is mostly the too often even perverted, immoral professionals, politicians, civil and public servants who have rights, and their rights now enforced, but not the ordinary citizens of Canada mostly still, and this is really unacceptable as well. Our politicians clearly do still do need to take a more serious, real, valid managerial responsibility, personal accountability, valid actions even at the federal and provincial levels too even when it comes to the good welfare, health of all Canadians in any issue. Yes too many of the civil and public servants, their managers, Ministers, politicians they have merely gotten used to mostly lying and now are rather to incompetent to bring forth valid, positive, real effective results still. Real Public exposure and prosecution of all of the guilty persons here too serves everyone's best interest. Jail and firings now too for judges, lawyers, civil and public servants, politicans are still some of the best prevention programs now too. <br />
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It is also clearly undeniable that the Canadian gun registry made social, legal, judicial sense, just as driving licenses now do as well, and the gun registry should include all guns, riffles, shotguns as well.. but the root problem was not the gun registry laws but the actual operating which clearly it seems included the ineffective manner of the people who ran it, the cops included. Gun registry like driving licenses for security reasons should also not be privatized? " <br />
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The federal Conservatives under the professing Christian Evangelical S Harper are starting to look like bigger liars more and more, every day. It seems we cannot trust the politicians to keep their promises, especially even the Conservatives ones and this is really unacceptable.<br />
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Like I have said before I am also really getting really sick and tired of these no good, lying pretentious politicians who when they were in the opposition party they complained about having a more effective and honest government and begged for us to elect them instead, but no sooner than they are elected they really show themselves to be not much better, the same liars, abusers of tax payers money. This is never acceptable and they too should be immediately now kicked out too. For the good of all the citizens now too. <br />
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What worries many of us, and what should concern all voters, is Harper's early tendency to ignore or flip-flop on some of his key campaign promises and statements that he made while he was Opposition leader. The federal Conservatives had said before they were elected, elect us and we will show you what we ill do instead.. well they have now next showed us, too many of them including S Harper they are they are following in the bad steps of the bad Liberals so far. Unacceptable. We certainly now did not elect Conservatives to Ottawa so that the Conservatives can next have a good time there at the paid for by others, free to them, sporting events, or to get richer. There can be no doubt about it, Harper only had won his office this year cause he had clearly, repeated, had often promised in contrast to the Liberals he would have only a clean, honest, different governmental style, and not one rather that now next is really the same old bad thing, with the Conservative politicians and Conservative lobbyists trying to get rich from the existing offices of the federal government. Such presently clearly unacceptable discrediting Conservative acts, behaviors now even offends both the Conservatives supporters and the non Conservatives ones.<br />
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As the news media Keeps on Harping, our PM Stephen Harper has reportedly made a tactical decision between the 2004 and 2006 elections: that rather than trying to be liked by a selected , he would rather try to look for all of Canadians' respect. Dream On. For that all important value of respect, when you abuse even one person, that includes one citizen, one reporter too, you immediately lose it all, you lose any you had to start of with too, you as the exemplary leader do firstly have to earn the respect, it cannot be self appointed, enforced, delegated by Mr. S Harper not so much whether he Harper is receiving it, but whether he and his team do firstly have any respect for any of those as well that they see as mere obstacles to getting their own way. These false Power struggles even between politicians and the press are an indication as to how Harper and the PM view the basic, ordinary citizens as well and this unacceptable attitude in the capital is quickly building to an unworkable situation for Harper, as evidenced by the fact the PMO communications team is no longer able or willing to impart even the most basic information to the media. Visibly Mr. S Harper still even does needs to mature, he firstly needs firstly to care, to love and to treat all persons equally firstly before he will earn any respect, or a reelection as well. <br />
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If Harper ever gets a majority, how long will it take him and his "free enterpriser" masters to declare the "People's Democracy of Canada"?

Ed Deak. Big Lake, BC>

How the PM Mr. Stephen Harper still wrongfully discriminatorily treats anyone at all, even one person, in Canada is still being watched by all, the civil and public servants, other reporters, and the citizens too, for in reality in the main street Canada the PM forcing the journalists now who are only doing their proper jobs to now become martyrs only makes the PM look more inhuman. uncompassionate, out of touch, aloof and disrespectful and also makes Mr. Harper, and his staff, Party, cabinet undeniably really look as they are hopelessly unable to rise to any level of Maturity.

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<a href="http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2006/05/24/harper05242006.html?print">http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2006/05/24/harper05242006.html?print</a><br />
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Harper says he's finished with Ottawa press corps<br />
Last Updated Wed, 24 May 2006 23:11:10 EDT <br />
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he'll no longer give news conferences for the national media, after a dispute led a number of journalists to walk away from an event when he refused to take their questions. <p>---<br>The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.... : Albert Einstein

<blockquote>"People's Democracy of Canada"</blockquote> I'm not sure of that Ed.....smacks of kowmoonizm. How about <u>The continuiing saga of the 3rd Reich</u>? <p>---<br>RickW

Yep, could be Third Reich. After all, in a competitive society what would be wrong with an auction/bidding process for seats in Parliament, to ensure proper democratic freedoms with the right people getting in. After all, the real PM of Canada has been Tom d'Aquino for the past 20 years, so might as well make it official.

Entschuldigen Sie, bitte, keine Parliament, aber Quatschbude! ("Yapping shed" in true blue, free enterpriser parlance.)

Ed Deak.

Well stated, Me3 !!! The emperor has no clothes.

Honestly, put your partizan feelings aside. If you were PM, and you felt someone was going to use dirty journalism against you, would you grant that person an interview?

Or, conversely, if the fifth estate is our last voice in this 'democracy', and they are prevented from asking potentially embarassing questions, how do the 'voters' get informed about the actions of government except for 'official' sanitized communications.

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"I think it's important to always carry enough technology to restart civilization, should it be necessary." Mark Tilden

In a kids world it would be:"well he/they started it" Unbias media is an oxymoron but filtered information is propaganda. Harper was/is more then willing to feed the media bits of information that will give him a stronger foothold and dimminishing the opposition in the process. The news media would gladly twist information to air their veiws. Perhaps Harper has been away for a while or has just learned the shoe can be on the other foot. We call it democracy and he calls it bias when the media dosen't favour him specificly. Harper is already sounding like a spoiled brat.

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Expect little from life and get more from it.

Do you think that just because they can't ask questions to the PM, they will suddenly not print whatever they want to print? "Harper refuses to answer questions about something really important" can be just as damaging, if it's a legitimate news issue.

Harper is just refusing to give them ammo by not letting them have the opportunity to trip him up. I feel most here facing a hostile reporter would do the same, were the shoe on the other foot. Remaining silent on any issue of merit is just as dangerous.

It won't stop the 5th estate from publishing anything, so quit worrying. There's a hundred other ways to report on the news. Besides, there's always question period.

I agree. I do see that Harper is trying to avoid the mistakes of the Reform party ('Doris' Day anyone?). I see the point of the media too. How can they do their job if certain things are 'off the table'.

Now with almost all Leaders sending regrets to the Media Dinner in November, I think both paries are acting like spoiled brats.



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"I think it's important to always carry enough technology to restart civilization, should it be necessary." Mark Tilden

So whatever happened to accountability? How is one supposed to be accountable if there is nothing to measure it against? How about transparency? I think that was another Harper word. How about fair and balanced.......(ooops! that's Fox 'News'....)?

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