Ignatieff delivers a body blow to Harper

[HeresyLives]

Add another to the enemies list (II)
By Aaron Wherry - Thursday, February 11, 2010

Michael Ignatieff selflessly beseeches the Prime Minister to spare the rest of the population and direct all anger at him.

I was shocked to read that Prime Minister Harper has again attacked a private citizen for expressing views on public policy that are perceived to be at odds with his government’s agenda. The Prime Minister’s behaviour is beneath the office he holds. As an elected Member of Parliament, I am used to being on the receiving end of Mr. Harper’s style of politics. But I draw the line at Mr. Harper’s attacks on members of the public. The Prime Minister must withdraw these comments and apologize to Mr. Clark.

Whether or not one agrees with Mr. Clark’s advice, he is the CEO of one of Canada’s largest and most respected financial institutions, and he should be free to offer his opinion on Canada’s fiscal policy without fear of reprisal to his business or personal smears to his reputation from the Conservative government. This is the second time in a week that the Prime Minister has crossed the line in civil public discourse by maligning the reputation of a citizen for disagreeing with the Conservative government. Last week, former finance official Scott Clark was attacked by the Prime Minister, adding to the long list of non-partisans like Linda Keen, Peter Tinsley and Paul Kennedy who have been maliciously accused of partisanship for voicing their disagreement with his government’s policies.

http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/11/add-another-to-the-enemies-list-ii/#idc-container


And here's what it's all about.

http://www.thestar.com/business/article/763673--prime-minister-s-office-goes-after-td-bank-s-clark?bn=1

Private comments at a private meeting in Florida being reported to the PMO...and then the full power of govt is used to smear an individual who disagreed with Harper.

[Lucy Goosey]

1. ...awesome.

Harper is such a raging egomaniac asshole, but I think Ignatieff has been handling him well since the prorogue.

[HeresyLives]

2. Yeah, this was a very good shot by Ignatieff.

And today even Chretien jumped on Harper for it.

[Captain Hilts]

3. Do folks still think of Ignatieff as a carpetbagger? nt

[HeresyLives]

4. Nobody ever did.

Con bullshit is just that.

[Captain Hilts]

5. Uh, not just cons....nt

[Spazito]

6. So, do you think he is a 'carpetbagger'?

It seems you intimate you have 'insider' info on this.....or not.

[HeresyLives]

7. Yeah, just Cons.

To everyone else he's a man of the world, a public intellectual, famous and media savvy.


Unlike the dumbarse from Calgary.

[daleo]

8. Ignattieff seems to be growing into his role as opposition leader

He might even turn out to be a pretty fair PM.