Blue Glare and Cover-ups

The Confederation building is presenting itself these days as a reflection of the current government.

There's the blue glare from the new glass - precisely the look one gets when one criticizes the government. What's not a blue glare is shrouded, covered up, or tarped. Certainly a reflection of Bill 29 and the rest of the information you and I can't see as the taxpayers and citizens of the province.

First of all the building could have been reno'd keeping the same style and colours but - no - that sense of importance has been wiped clean.

This business of companies cutting deals with government and crown corps like Nalcor - in a shroud of secrecy is unacceptable.

We are the shareholders, taxpayers, citizens - if you want to use our money then all information is on the table. Open and transparent! Stop allowing this "commercial sensitivity" excuse for not telling us the things we are entitled to know. Nobody is asking for their financial statements online - however a publicly traded company info is available. Do not confuse "commercial sensitivity" with "political sensitivity".

The hiding of this $90 million will not cut it. By the way backbenchers - who do you think you are? You think it's okay to keep information from the people who employ you?

It's time for MHA's to do what they are paid to do - represent the people. Don't tell us what we need or want - listen to what we need and want. Do not delude yourselves - like an overbearing adult - into thinking you know what's best for us. If that's your thought process then we need to do a more thorough screening before we vote.

How about like other corporate executive jobs which entail handling billions of dollars - do a drug test, submit to a polygraph and demonstrate your IQ.

It's time we put an end to the blue glare and cover-ups.

Polygraph in order? Kent and Osborne

Which one would agree to a polygraph - Osborne or Kent?

This is an important test and both should be asked if they would agree. Kent is lobbying hard to sit in the Dunderdale Cabinet and is prepared to throw himself under Kathy's big blue bus if necessary. Osborne says he cannot take Dunderdale's leadership and no longer recognizes his own party.

Osborne says Kent spoke to him about concerns regarding the Premier's ability to lead and Kent says he did not.

Dunderdale for her part explained the road to Cabinet is through developing a relationship with her. That would leave Kent in a "deadwood" zone if he privately questioned the queen of the Tories ability to do her job.

It's bad enough that Dunderdale's most stated objective is that sucking up to her is the road to success - but when one of those kissing #*# might actually be doing so for the cameras while taking a swipe in the shadows - the plot thickens.

So this is an important truth. We don't want the convenient truth - we want the whole truth.

Is is disgruntled Tom or desperate Steve?

Let's see which one is willing to swear to it or be tested by a machine that could ultimately build or break political careers.

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Dollars for Votes - I will vote Conservative after Harper PASSES a Polygraph

Dollars for votes. There are many ways to take this and I'm sure the reader is conjuring up all kinds of images.

First - the Stephen Harper claim that he and his Reform Party would like to phase out public funding of elections and political parties.

On that one Harper scores a zero and is just another manipulation or lie he perpetrates on the public. Harper and his followers absolutely believe in public funding of elections and political parties - all one has to do is review the spending by his government for the past 6 months on political messaging. This he did - knowing full well he wanted to once again go to the polls. Further his party's blatant disregard for the Elections Act - particularly as it relates to the movement of money from the associations to Party central - demonstrates he wants our money for his elections and he also wants no rules on how they have to spend and account for it.


Second there is the straight-up money for votes that Harper spreads around the country as he lectures audiences and bribes voters with their own money - while restricting media questions which may reveal the shortcomings of one "promise/lie" or another.

Harper is fond of making promises and he's even more fonder of breaking them.

1. Income Trusts

2. Elected Senate

3. Equalization changes on non-renewable resource revenues

4. Patronage

5. Accountability

We all know this is a short-list and that Harper's deception of the voter goes far beyond this. He tries to scare the population with CO-A-LI-TION when:

a) he tried to concoct one himself
b) a coalition is a very real option in a democracy and is in operation routinely throughout the world
c) his use of the word CO-A-LI-TION now as if there were one already formed

You see Harper is a liar and Gilles Duceppe has it dead on - and does not shy away from the appropriate word as defined in the English language. Not to use that word (lie) is just a way to make us - the voters accept the deceptive behavior as acceptable - because it is after all - POLITICS.

Our political system must have publicly funded election dollars - in order to keep the Corporate faceless elite in check. Yes the Conservative/Alliance/Reform party can raise their own money from the large corporations that do so well under their policies. Corporations can't vote but they can sure buy elections and have done so in the past. Has Harper returned the dollars for votes his party received? Has he turned it back to the treasury?

If Canada is to remain intact - still doubtful - then politics needs it's collective mouth washed out with soap. The way to insure that happens is to guarantee that alternative voices are heard and able to fund an exposure of lies - as is made necessary by Harper and his Conservative/Alliance/Reform buddies.

I will agree to eliminate public financing and vote Conservative when Stephen Harper agrees to a polygraph. 

Politicians on a Polygraph continued - why we need this!

Looks like Politicians on Polygraphs would be a popular CBC reality series.

Exceptions to The Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) USA
Lie detector tests can be administered under the following circumstances:

• Polygraph (a type of lie detector) tests to be administered to certain job applicants of security service firms (armored car, alarm, and guard) and of pharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors and dispensers.
• Subject to restrictions, the Employee Polygraph Protection Act permits polygraph testing of certain employees of private firms who are reasonably suspected of involvement in a workplace incident (theft, embezzlement, etc.) that resulted in specific economic loss or injury to the employer. 

The law does not cover federal, state, and local governments.They can polygraph away! Many US cities require polygraphs for employees.

Then of course there are military jobs requiring the test depending on security clearance.

So let's make the argument.

First be it the House of Assembly or the Parliament of Canada - it is clear that these members are involved with legislation that impact financial markets or policies that may benefit one corporation over another. Then there have been instances around the country at various levels of government - where elected members have served jail time or found guilty of impropriety with tax payer dollars.

Then there is this bit about the protection of corporate proprietary information - when your government is dealing with a private or publicly traded company on the development of a resource. This means you and me - the people and owners of the resource do not get to take part in negotiations or perhaps pick up on details that would leave us holding the short end of the stick. You must admit that happens all too frequently.The politicans got clever and even subject Nalcor to this - and we own the company!

You see we must not see an election as a replacement for polygraphs. How many of you have been mislead or lied to during an election campaign? Newfoundland and Labrador is 10 billion dollars short as a result of the Harper lie. If our Prime Minister - while campaigning can lie as easily as this - no doubt they all can.

Up until a few years ago they would not even allow the House of Assembly to be audited - look what the results were.

Newfoundlanders and Labradorians have been shafted too many times - to go blindly under the cape of a political leader or party. We require more information if they want the legislative right to negotiate assets worth hundreds of billions of dollars. Based on what I seen out of the West Coast the other day or various instances in our past - banks should consider the same thing.

Finally - these people who want to get elected - say anything - do anything - just to get your vote and an unearned lucrative pension. They are all excited about going on open-line for the first time - going to weddings, funerals, christenings, and anniversaries - and all excited to show you how sincere they are and how entering politics is a sacrifice on their behalf. Well then - they should have no problem answering all that under a polygraph examination. How many of them do you think might volunteer to do this?

This type of reality show would be a smash hit - so CBC should consider spending some of our tax dollars on it. They might not get corporate support via commercials - as many advertising would end up being cut-off from the public welfare trough. 

Lies - Lies and how much has this cost us? 

Evan Solomon drops a big ball - politicians on a polygraph new CBC Reality Show?

Tom Lukiwski Conservative MP - interviewed by Evan Solomon Power and Politics

Tom - was a Harper Conservative today - when not-answering a question about documents regarding policies on crime which do not attach a cost to them for implementation. He did not answer it again and again and at the same time talked about how the Liberals did the same thing when in office. Wow - guess what - Tom if you are the same as the Liberals - why did people elect you?

As for Evan - CBC - have a look at the interview - Evan not only managed to not get one answer - but absolutely did not take Tom to task and shut him down when he refused to answer the question. Evan provided an unpaid political announcement for the Conservative Party of Canada.

Can we possibly get a journalist, host, interviewer, reporter who will get the individual to answer or refuse the cheap political time on our dime.

And then there was the concentration by Evan to get the Liberal and NDP members to say that Bev Oda lied - why? Because Tom suggested he should focus on that.

Please CBC can we get somebody who will seek to find answers and get answers - or give the politician the correct response when they won't answer - shut them down.

Either Bev Oda lied or she has no ability to remember what she herself ordered. This is simple - fire her.

As for Harper - Evan - I have no problem - Stephen Harper lied. The Prime Minister is a liar.

By the way - how many of our sitting politicians would agree to a reality show where they are placed on a polygraph and asked questions about why they wanted to get elected, have they enriched themselves by doing so, have they helped any particular corporation get contracts....you get the picture. Then we can have ordinary citizens who speak out publicly - and ask why they are doing that.

This has got to be more entertaining than Peter MacKay pretending to be a soldier.

Come on CBC - see how many of them would take a polygraph. That should not offend them right? Surely Harper believes in polygraphs.