- Calgary MP Rob Anders could be in hot water after a lawsuit was filed against him by a former employee:
CALGARY -- Conservative MP Rob Anders faces a wrongful dismissal lawsuit from a former long-time staffer who alleges that the Calgary politician also borrowed cash from him, which was repaid -- in part -- by the Canadian taxpayer through salary increases, false travel expenses and with furniture from the constituency office.
According to the seven-page lawsuit filed last week at the Court of Queen's Bench in Calgary, James Istvanffy was fired from his $51,500-a-year position as executive assistant in October, 2004 -- not long after he said he began questioning the office finances and suggested Mr. Anders get budget counselling.
Yes, Anders is innocent until proven guilty but we already know for a fact that he's an arrogant bastard. Not only was he AWOL most of the last campaign with his constituents playing 'Where's Rob?' while he was roaming around the country helping other candidates, who can forget when he called Nelson Mandela 'a communist and a terrorist'? If I had been Chretien at the time, I would have called Anders something much more censored than 'stupid'.
Liberal MP Mark Holland attempted to bring this up for discussion in the house today but speaker Milliken kept cutting his questions short because he wasn't sure about the propriety of the line of questioning or how they might relate to the administrative duties of parliament. He ruled further questions out of order. Liberal MP Marlene Jennings then pressed the matter, attacking the Conservatives over their so-called accountability standards. That was met with jeers and heckles. Accountability - nice word with no teeth, apparently.
- Details have emerged from the charges faced by the men and youth arrested in Ontario this past weekend on terrorism charges. The lawyer for one of the accused said the government alleges that his client planned to behead the Prime Minister.
Batasar said he was given an eight-page synopsis of the allegations, including storming Parliament, blowing up some of the buildings and taking politicians hostage to demand the withdrawal of Canadian troops in Afghanistan. If the demands were not met, it is alleged, Chand wanted to behead Stephen Harper.
- Chuck Guite has been found guilty of fraud. He'll be sentenced on Friday and his lawyers say he will appeal his conviction.
- In response to questions by Liberal leader Bill Graham who asked PM Harper what his government was going to do about misperceptions in the US by some officials and newscasters about Canadian security and immigration practices following the arrests of 17 suspects this past weekend, Harper referred to the use of 'ignorant comments' by some Americans. Let's see how that flies in the US.
- The editors at the National Post think Canadians are just plain stupid:
We applaud the RCMP, CSIS and four Toronto-area police forces for their work in uncovering an alleged terrorism plot in southern Ontario last week. But because the alleged conspiracy was discovered before any damage was done to life or property, there is a risk that citizens will not fully appreciate the underlying threat.
At least the paper actually stands up for our civil rights though. That's a shock.
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