Let's hope the men's team can follow the Women's Gold Medal Win!
I am confident the majority of Canadians who were watching, cheering on our ladies last night, will not require an APOLOGY. I DO NOT accept the double standard, how male athletes are excused for much worse behaviour on a regular basis. We can blame this on our tabloid style media for acting like bottom feeders AGAIN.
A word for the IOC, and reporters casting this as a negative incident: Please, just let Team Canada have their fun. What they did was refreshingly authentic. Don’t punish them for it.)-Luke Win SI.
Initial reports that the International Olympic Committee was investigating the incident was downplayed by both the organization and the Canadian Olympic Committee.
Mark Adams with the IOC said there is no investigation but the committee has written to the Canadian Olympic Committee asking for an explanation of what happened. Hockey Canada has apologized for the actions of the women’s team.
“In the excitement of the moment, the celebration left the confines of our dressing room and shouldn’t,” they said in a statement. “The team regrets that its gold-medal celebrations may have caused the IOC or COC any embarrassment.”
COC president Michael Chambers said the women have nothing to apologize for.
“The players were very swift to express their regrets,” said Chambers Friday. “They know it was an error of judgment on their part.”
Chambers said, with a straight face, that it’s not uncommon for people to have a cold drink, including alcohol, after a hockey game.
Are you comfortable with the Liberal leadership on display? Are these the same Liberal MP's who have relentlessly criticizing the government on the character of leadership and misuse of funds? What is your promise worth? You failed to repay personal loans in a contest to advance your own career in your political party. What gives you the 'chutzpah' to attend photo-ops and produce publicity stunts at taxpayers expense? Are you shameless?
What are excuses the Deadbeats alleged are responsible to repay loans after the final extension from Elections Canada expired?
The President of the Liberal Party of Canada Al Apps bragged recently how much money they have raised in 2009. Did the Liberals not raise three million more than 2008? Where did that money go? Narnia Ads, attack ads on radio?
Can you spot the Liberal who went to court?*
Photo Op at taxpayers expense (Volpe, Dryden, Kennedy, Fry,Findlay, Dion) 01/25/10
* Yes several of them filed an affidavit in the court to get another extension. Two more years!
Elections Canada is NOT interested in appealing the decision. Why?
In an affidavit filed in support of the application, Kennedy's financial agent said the illness and death of Kennedy's mother forced the campaign to postpone fund-raising events and left it owing $131,361 at the end of 2009.
Photo Op wrong field, spent summer with staff trying to allege imbalance of spending refuted by Liberals (Deputy Leader George Smitherman, Carolynn Parrish, ex Lib-MP, City Councillor.( Note no excuse for this priority)
"Canada's Olympic Games belong to all Canadians. While it is clear that the Conservative government's multimillion-dollar infrastructure campaign is crassly partisan, can the prime minister at least stop trying to politicize the Canadian Winter Olympics?" Liberal MP Hedy Fry asked in the House of Commons.-David Aikin
Do you remember the suggestion by Hedy Fry for a "special" clinic for H1N1?
I'm especially pleased to report that my esteemed representative in Ottawa, Hedy Fry, has a charming little postcard she's sending around suggesting that we can't be backpacking around the globe with our Canada flag like we used to. Which was news to me. "This postcard represents what Liberals are hearing from everyday Canadians from coast, to coast, to coast," says Fry. "That, under Stephen Harper, Canada is becoming a diminished light and force on the world stage. Mr. Harper has tarnished our international reputation when it comes to climate change, the United Nations, respect for human rights, peacekeeping, and the list goes on."
Whaaaaaaaat? I'm pretty sure that the world has no clue who Mr. Harper is, and even if they did, I'd be shocked if they had a clue what our position on climate change, UN, or human rights is. I'm not sure they would know what our position on Canadian bacon or hockey would be. (via Damian Penny)
What an embarrassment. If there are Canadians, who in the midst of a recession are traipsing around the world and still think having the Canadian flag on their bag is not something to be proud of they are probably people that told their friends they bought carbon offsets while taking, yet another flight. It's called being a hypocrite, you hippies. The only thing about another election here in Vancouver anyway, is another great opportunity to not elect Hedy Fry to parliament again. -Jackson Murphy
According to other affidavits, Bevilacqua's campaign still owed $193,133 in unpaid debts and expenses at the end of the year; Volpe's owed $152,800, Findlay's $130,260. The Dion campaign carried the smallest debt into the new year, owing $40,000.
I could go on but will most likely make a short video demonstrating how the Liberals have chosen to launch photo ops and publicity stunts instead of respecting the 'spirit' of the law.
Update
Here is a quick video of some of the Liberals who after three years have failed to fully pay their loans back. Some other Liberals may be included in the photo that do not have any outstanding loans.
...Mr. Dosanjh said the secretive manner in which this government continues to operate – the cover-ups, hiding of evidence, contradictions, intimidation of witnesses and censoring of politically damaging documents – is why an independent public inquiry is needed.
Dosaganjh call this government "lawless" on CTV Question Period December 13, 2009
Shoe-gate occurred over three and a half years ago on a battlefied.
Colvin Testimony
Some of these Afghans may have been foot soldiers or day fighters. But many were just local people — farmers, truck drivers, tailors, peasants; random human beings in the wrong place at the wrong time; young men in their fields and villages who were completely innocent but were nevertheless rounded up. In other words, we detained, and handed over for severe torture, a lot of innocent people. Part One
Part Two
Part Three-NDP on Colvin
Part Four - Liberals and NDP on Colvin
Reality gut check time for the coalition!
If the opposition have their evidence as stated in the House of Commons, they must act immediately by removing the confidence of this current government.
Why did the Liberals and NDP vote to pass a mandatory confidence matter "Supply Bill" on December 10, 2009?
Why has this coalition failed to respect and protect the innocent detainees who are farmers and truck drivers from the military and the government?
