Stephen Harper’s Conservatives are on the political war path with a series of attack ads against Liberal leader Stephane Dion. The TV spots feature a voice clip of a worried Dion asking, “Do you think it’s easy to make priorities?” (and of course, they make sure he sounds VERY Quebeccer and looks stoopid!!)
In the meantime Stephen Harper has been all over the block on the ever-unfolding Brian Mulroney/Karlheinz Schreiber public inquiry question. (What the minority, which thinks it has a majority, has a scandal to look at! How can THAT be?? I mean they have SUCH integrity, eh?? That's why the government of Canada is so TRANSPARENT!! They just have the moral highground they think, or want people to THINK is so.)
Three weeks ago, when pressured on the issue of an inquiry into Mulroney’s suspected sins, Harper said,
“This is not the route that I want to go down and I don’t think that if the Liberal party thought twice about it, it is a power they would want to give me.”Awkward, but that’s what he said. (and he says PLENTY. And he acts like an IDIOT when it comes to Canada's pursestrings. The point being, he sure doesn't want the dirty linen back in his laundry basket.)
A week later, Harper changed his mind and said he would appoint an adviser to determine if the allegations against Mulroney warranted a public inquiry. (Gee, isn't that neoCONS do? Whitewash, doublespeak, divert attention, back ALL Sides ..?? Yup, this guy is some piece of work. What a mess he has on his hands now, as how does he PICK the wash powder?)
Now, under some heat from the opposition, as well as Mulroney and Schreiber, Harper has announced a full public inquiry. (smile! Time for some fun, folks!)
All of which begs the question: Who’s having difficulty establishing priorities?
From my perspective, it’s not Stephane Dion.
Bruce Strachan is a former B.C. cabinet minister and Prince George city councillor. His column appears Thursdays. E-mail: brucestrachan1@shaw.ca
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