Political reaction to the shooting in Quebec
By Aaron Wherry - Wednesday, September 5, 2012 - 0 Comments
One person is dead after a man opened fire at Pauline Marois’ victory rally in Montreal.
Boulversé par les événements violents auprés de la célébration péquiste à Montréal ce soir. C’est épouvantable.
— Jason Kenney (@kenneyjason) September 5, 2012
Sending congratulations and sympathies to Pauline Marois, prayers for the injured, and a hope that political violence will never re-occur.
— Elizabeth May MP (@ElizabethMay) September 5, 2012
Nous venons de vivre un attentat politique.L’oeuvre d’un désaxé ou pas,ns devons faire preuve de solidarité pour protéger notre démocratie.
— DenisCoderre (@DenisCoderre) September 5, 2012
Sending out thoughts and prayers to peopleof#quebec and Pauline Marois we will stick together #cdmpoli
— Paul Dewar (@PaulDewar) September 5, 2012
Nous sommes consternés devant cette violence et nos pensées sont avec les victimes et leurs proches. #Qc2012
— Carl Vallée (@carlvallee) September 5, 2012
Réunis à Terre-Neuve, les néo-démocrates sont sous le choc. Crime odieux, inconcevable. Nos pensées vont aux victimes, leurs proches.
— Karl Bélanger (@KarlBelanger) September 5, 2012
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Committed to public service
By Aaron Wherry - Monday, May 28, 2012 at 9:00 AM - 0 Comments
Postmedia checks on the welfare of defeated Conservative candidates.
A Postmedia News analysis reveals that 35 of the 141 candidates who lost at the polls received jobs in places such as the Prime Minister’s Office, Health Canada, ministers’ offices or on boards and agencies such as the Quebec Port Authority. In fact, Quebec candidates made up three-quarters of those who received federal jobs … “Partisan affiliation should not qualify someone for consideration, nor should it exclude someone from consideration,” Carl Vallée said in an email. “It shouldn’t be a surprise that people with the determination and guts to run to be an elected member of Parliament would want to serve the public in some capacity.”
Immigration Minister Jason Kenney tweeted last night that it was problematic to include political staff—those who work as aides to ministers and MPs—in this tally.
Ridiculous to mix political staff jobs w/ govt appointments. Of course political staff are political activists.This is news?
If you remove those 14 individuals, that leaves four senators, two diplomatic postings and 14 positions with government agencies or boards.
