I love a lobbyist under oath. Jack Abramoff super lobbyist appearing before a US Senate hearing. From an NBC story.Summa appears to be spending time here at Sue's Blog - so I have some questions.
The Tory Strategist and Summa VP Tim Powers - has his fingers in many pies.
Currently Tim is a lobbyist for CTV globemedia. That's great Tim - and you also appear on CTV programming too right - speaking conservatively of course.
Here's the registration basics.
Mr. Timothy Powers
Consultant Lobbyist
Lobbyist number: 13527
Registration number: 13527-29
Effective date: 2007-01-09
It also says on that particular registration document - that your client CTV globe media has subsidiaries which have a direct interest in the lobbying activities.
They are:
CTV INC.
BCE Inc
THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Your work includes:
Any policies or programs with respect to broadcast matters within the Department of Canadian Heritage, Canadian Radio Television Commission, Industry Canada and any other related issue that impacts CTVglobemedia .
Who you may lobby includes:
Prime Minister's Office, Finance Canada, Health Canada, Privy Council Office, Public Works and Government Services Canada, Canadian Heritage, Treasury Board of Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.
Let's see if I can get this all straight. You sit on television and defend the Conservatives - on the same station you lobby for to the Prime Minister - seems everybody is happy here.
The question is - how do you have such access to the Prime Minister's Office?
Why do you have such access to various government departments?
Remember now this is the Prime Minister that's going to clean all this up - renew democracy. So Harper replaces the Liberal lobby hacks with his own.
Who is this person Timothy Powers? He is not elected is he? He has a job where we sells the ear of the Prime Minister. Wonderful! How about the Conservative MP's - the people we elect and pay - their staff including Minister Hearn and staff - John Fitzgerald the Province's connection to the feds in Ottawa - our Premier - his staff - the Minister of Business - Minister of Energy - Chairperson of Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro or the CEO of NLH - all paid for by the people - except the Chairperson - but he got 15 million from government for his communications company - all get off their behinds and do their jobs. Why is it necessary for Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro to pay some unelected Conservative hack in Ottawa to have "communications" with the PM and Ministers?
What specifically are you paid to lobby for Tim?
Have you been instructed on what to ask the feds for with regard to the Lower Churchill development? Have you seen the elusive energy plan or draft thereof? How much are you paid by our Crown Corporation? Who do you speak on behalf of? What have been the results? What have any of the office holders said to you?
You see as one of the owners of Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro - I for one want the details. Next time you are on CTV sparring with Scott Reid - give us some answers.
Here's how a reasonably minded person could see this. You hop in a cab - run down to the CTV studios - while there you spin the Prime Minister's message - then you hop back in the cab and run to the PMO and spin CTV's message. You call it lobbying - I call it political prostitution. It would be good to remember Tim this is a democracy - and likely will be more of one when Harper is defeated.
On your issue with the IFAW - why not take the reference to them off the Summa site -if you don't want to recall the services and strategy you provided them. It remains however all over the Internet. Why don't you tell us specifically what advice and strategy you gave them. You are originally from Newfoundland and Labrador Tim - so I assume you know the damage that organization has tried to cause this province and our fishermen.
Of course Hydro is just one client:
Here are some of your others.
How do you get all those interests packed into a cup of tea at the PMO or Privy Council?
The Canadian Transit Company
Oracle
CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS (CICA)
Invista (Canada) Company
and more....
Remember Tim - none of these clients (organizations or companies) are voters - we are - and the access you sell to the PMO's ear is interesting. Is that what it takes to get something done in Canada?
I am not a fan of lobbyists - unless it is unpaid and for the public good.
One last question - how do the "informal" conversations on hydro go? Something like this? I know you and the Premier really can't stand each other - and he's promised to wipe you out of Newfoundland and Labrador - but how about that loan guarantee for the Lower Churchill? Loyola is really not up to meeting with you today and Dean and Ed are tied up so - it's all on me now?
2 comments:
"Loyola is really not up to meeting with you today and Dean and Ed are tied up so - it's all on me now?"
Yes, and thank God, you are more than up to the challenge.
As for Loyola, I listened to him yesterday on the "Broadcast". You talk about arrogance!! So obviously irrelevant in terms of major policy decisions, he dismisses with contempt those who know where the shoals are , and would rather see the ship founder than to admit his incompetence. But as for political astuteness, he's as cute as a fox : another Tobanite - a Smallwood incarnate. It will be interesting to see, come next elections, if Newfoundlanders are as gullible as they've always been.
Sue I am wondering if the first representative that this province sent to Ottawa quit his job because he couldn't stomach what he had to do?
But you know Sue where one doesn`t have a stomach to keep things going in the `status quo`mode there is always another who will step up to the plate and carry out the dirty deeds that need to be done. There is money in that game for them. The`ME SYNDROME`is too prevalent around this province. It has to come to an end. We, the electorate, have to sift out the scoundrels from their rat holes right now and the quicker the better. We have to create a vibrant Newfoundland and Labrador from what is left of its resources.
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