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And best wishes for the future

by Aaron Wherry on Thursday, July 22, 2010 11:50am - 0 Comments

As a small parting gift on the occasion of his leaving the civil service after 34 years, Munir Sheikh was given his very own talking point.

“Our approach is about finding a better balance between collecting necessary data and protecting the privacy rights of Canadians,” the Tory “info-alert” said. “It is unfortunate that Mr. Sheikh did not share these objectives.”

Tags: census, Munir Sheikh, Statistics Canada

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Olaf

This is a bit sickening. I keep on trying to come up with some sort of rationale in my head as to why they're acting like this, something, anything that makes sense (not that it would make them less wrong, just not necessarily dispicable). But this type of slur is really beyond the pale. It's one thing when they're trashing partisan opponents during QP, that's part of the deal, and I've come to expect mindless and baleful knee jerk reactions in that context. But now they're treating anyone who disgrees with demonstrably dumb ideas as a partisan opponent, which is just too much.

http://notquiteunhinged.blogspot.com Catelli

Olaf where you been? This was a reply from the PMO to a regular citizen: http://bit.ly/bxgt2j

Anyone that disagrees is disloyal or an enemy.
http://intensedebate.com/people/MostlyCivil MostlyCivil

Indeed. When I signed up for my current position, I did so on the understanding that I would be watching QP, not be mentioned there.

I rather doubt I would have the patience of this gentleman in handling this affair. Indeed, I might have well resigned, but I suspect my exit might be noisier and less polite. And with 100% more lawyers…

Olaf

You're only mostly civil, after all. :)

http://intensedebate.com/people/MostlyCivil MostlyCivil

Mostly civil. But trial in criminal..

Anon 001

Dimitri Soudas. A slimebag for the ages.
Lord Kitchener's Own

What was it the National Post said?

"This is profoundly undignified governance."
Kyle

Wholly smokes! I just read a few of the Munir Sheikh bios that are littered across the internet . Hewas the guy who put toghether the $100B tax cut package in 2000 and was the guy who led the charge to find $12B in savings in 2005.
The talking point should read:
"It is unfortunate that Stephen Harper did not share Mr. Sheikh's belief in lower taxes and public expenditure restraint. Instead Mr. Harper chose to grow the government by 40% and hike employment insurance premiums."
Jan

Obviously this was they reason they wanted to force him out. This whole census nonse is just a ruse.
wilson

Did he also lead the charge in cutting funding to Healthcare and Education and the Military?
Kyle

Not according to his biographies.
Andrew (not PorC)

You stay classy, Conservative brain trust.