Conservatives love to posture about being tough on crime, as long as it's someone else committing it. When it's one of their own, well, they can be Premier or advisor to the Prime Minister.
I very much appreciate your laying out evidence and arguments in such a concise form.
It's gotten so that we south of 49 can't even begin to trace the nefarious influence and funders in what used to be our Semi-Justice system. Of course, our failures (looking at you, Merrick F-ing Garland) then provide free reign for stuff to spill over to actual democracies. I hear Bongino has his own private army paid for by taxpayers now.
Mulrooney is a perfect example of why we should be able to speak ill of the dead. He should have served time for such crimes but failing that it should have been the first thing mentioned every time his name comes up. One of the purpose of punishment and publicising it is to change the behavioure of other would be criminals. By making it a minor foot note it diminishes a Canadian primeminister so blatantly taking bags of cash. How embarasing.
It's certianly a failure that Nygard wasn't charged much sooner. One can hope the world is changing if slowly.
The issues and ideas covered here are very important. I have to implore the author to make a greater effort at organizing his information and writing more clearly. It's all vital for people to know and accept, but when it reads like an extended Reddit ramble, it will not be treated with the seriousness it deserves.
Conservative mendacity on the issue of self-dealing, dishonesty and criminality is legendary.
My fave quote, perhaps entirely apocryphal, is from a famous disgraced Conservative politician:
Q) Did you take an envelope containing $300,000 from Mr. S?
A) I did not.
Sue the National Police force for libel and win a settlement.
Amended question:
Q) Did you take an envelope containing $330,000 from Mr. S?
A) Yes, I did.
The finest wedge of legal hairsplitting. Ahhhhh, the smell of finest rank Conservative hypocrisy.
Well done, Sir...
I very much appreciate your laying out evidence and arguments in such a concise form.
It's gotten so that we south of 49 can't even begin to trace the nefarious influence and funders in what used to be our Semi-Justice system. Of course, our failures (looking at you, Merrick F-ing Garland) then provide free reign for stuff to spill over to actual democracies. I hear Bongino has his own private army paid for by taxpayers now.
It's that efficiency kicking in.
Thanks again.
Very interesting. Thank you
Mulrooney is a perfect example of why we should be able to speak ill of the dead. He should have served time for such crimes but failing that it should have been the first thing mentioned every time his name comes up. One of the purpose of punishment and publicising it is to change the behavioure of other would be criminals. By making it a minor foot note it diminishes a Canadian primeminister so blatantly taking bags of cash. How embarasing.
It's certianly a failure that Nygard wasn't charged much sooner. One can hope the world is changing if slowly.
The issues and ideas covered here are very important. I have to implore the author to make a greater effort at organizing his information and writing more clearly. It's all vital for people to know and accept, but when it reads like an extended Reddit ramble, it will not be treated with the seriousness it deserves.
Thank you for this well thought out and engaging article!