Baird said: “Not only have they stooped to the lowest of the lows,..."

That is funny!

It was less than a year ago, during the last election campaign, that the Conservatives (through Sun Media) spreaded runours and innuendo about Jack Layton visiting a bawdy house known to the police in 1996 for a massage.

"lowest of lows" ?  Baird should get some perspective.

the question remains ... who's mommy are they going to cry to about the opposition adopting their own *lowest of the low* tactics?

that's the funny thing about *dishing it out* ... one must also be able to take it, and act like an adult when ones own brand of poop is thrown back in ones face

"Fascism should rightly be called Corporatism, as it is the merger of corporate and government power"

Benito Mussolini

CONs = Hypocrites!

The same ones whining about 'dirty tricks'  are the same group of CONs who practiced their own dirty tricks!

Phoning folks in Liberal Colter's riding, LYING and telling them that Colter had resigned and wasn't running again.

Not surprising, the CON Speaker ruled in favour of the CON party!

http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/11/30/conservatives-admit-theyre-behind-false-byelection-calls-for-liberal-mps-riding/

I'm actually starting to feel bad ....calling them Conservatives. The truth being ....they are not true Conservatives .....but instead the new Canadian party that I call the Harper Reich.

Answered my own question.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/11/17/mb-pat-martin-twitter.html

Money can't buy back your youth when you're old Or the loss of a loved one or a love that's grown cold Make one thing for certain when it comes your time You leave this old world with a satisfied mind

http://montreal.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20120217/mtl_postscript_120217/20120217/?hub=MontrealHome

Apparently Toews doesn't even know what's in his own bill when questioned about certain sections. He even seem surprised. LOL.

What a moron.

Essentially, it says that government agents may enter an ISP when they wish, without a warrant, and demand to see absolutely everything — including all data anywhere on the network — and to copy it all. If that seems hard to believe, let's walk through it.

First, Section 33 tells us that, "The Minister may designate persons or classes of persons as inspectors for the purposes of the administration and enforcement of this Act." So we're not talking about police officers necessarily. We're talking about anyone the minister chooses — or any class of persons. (Musicians? Left-handed hockey players? Members of the Conservative Party? Sure, that's absurd — but the bill allows it...)

Next, Section 34 spells out the sweeping powers of these "inspectors." And, if they sound Orwellian, welcome to the world of Section 34.

The inspectors may "enter any place owned by, or under the control of, any telecommunications service provider in which the inspector has reasonable grounds to believe there is any document, information, transmission apparatus, telecommunications facility or any other thing to which this Act applies."

And, once he or she is in, anything goes.

The inspector, says the bill, may "examine any document, information or thing found in the place and open or cause to be opened any container or other thing." He or she may also "use, or cause to be used, any computer system in the place to search and examine any information contained in or available to the system."

You read that right. The inspector gets to see "any" information that's in or "available to the system." Yours, mine, and everyone else's emails, phone calls, web surfing, shopping, you name it. But, if that sounds breath-taking enough, don't quit now because the section is still not done.

The inspector — remember, this is anyone the minister chooses — is also empowered to copy anything that strikes his or her fancy. The inspector may "reproduce, or cause to be reproduced, any information in the form of a printout, or other intelligible output, and remove the printout, or other output, for examination or copying."

Oh, and he can even use the ISP's own computers and connections to copy it or to email it to himself. He can "use, or cause to be used, any copying equipment or means of telecommunication at the place."

Finally, note that such all-encompassing searches require no warrant, and don't even have to be in the context of a criminal investigation.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/02/16/pol-vp-terry-milewski-bill-c30.html

And Toews says he didn't even know it was in there on P & P.

. . . . Unless each day can be looked back upon by an individual as one in which he has had some fun, some joy, some real satisfaction, that day is a loss.

And Toews says he didn't even know it was in there on P & P.

That shows he is just a mouthpiece.

Whoever did it.....deserves a medal.

pigdog47 wrote:

The Official Opposition appears to collectively lack a modicum of common sense usually attained by adulthood.

I doubt that they will be tweet tweet tweedidly tweet again.

Money can't buy back your youth when you're old Or the loss of a loved one or a love that's grown cold Make one thing for certain when it comes your time You leave this old world with a satisfied mind

Toews speaks out on Twitter turmoil in letter to constituents

Manitoba's senior MP Vic Toews says he and his family have been the target of criminal acts and threats of criminal acts, in a wide-ranging letter to his constituents in his Provencher riding.

The letter is a response to a week in which his divorce details were released online and he was mocked relentlessly on Twitter.

The letter ranges from undetailed revelations of threats against his family, which he said he has reported to the police, to strong declarations of devotion to his present family. He does not detail in what way he and his family have been threatened by criminal acts, or whether he is only referring to the release of private details of the breakup of his previous marriage.

Toews, the federal minister for public safety, has come under attack following the introduction of his proposed online surveillance legislation in the House of Commons. Critics say it threatens the privacy of law-abiding people.

First, details of his divorce were posted on Twitter, in apparent retaliation. Then, via the Twitter hashtag #TellVicEverything, people described to Toews the most quotidian details of their lives.

What Toews wrote

An Open Letter To My Constituents

Dear Constituents,

Over the last few weeks I have been subjected to an extensive personal attack by my political opponents as a result of certain legislation that I have introduced in the House of Commons on behalf of the federal government.

These attacks, which have included criminal acts and threats of criminal acts against me and my family, have been referred to the police for investigation. Any further criminal activity or threats of criminal activity against me or my family will also be referred to the police.

As my constituents I would like you to know that the personal attacks, criminal acts and threats of future criminal acts against me will not dissuade me from carrying out my responsibilities as an elected Member of the House of Commons and as the Minister of Public Safety for Canada.

The personal attacks against me are based on allegations contained in affidavits filed in the course of my divorce proceedings a number of years ago. The affidavits are on the public record and filed with the Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench. These allegations have been the basis of prior personal attacks against me and I assume they will form the basis of attacks against me for many years to come.

I want you to know that I have never responded publicly to the specific allegations made in these affidavits nor will I ever do so. I will be fully accountable for any responsibility that I bear for the breakdown of my previous marriage but that accountability is not something I owe to the public generally or to my political opponents in particular. It is a personal accountability which I cannot avoid nor do I seek to do so.

However, I do want you to know that I have a spouse and a young son who I love more than life itself.

The other night, while I was reading my favourite poet, William Butler Yeats, I came across these lines:

'Yet they that know all things but know That all this life can give us is A child's laughter, a woman's kiss.''

No words could ever describe my love for my young son and my spouse any better. What a fortunate man I am to have them in my life.

Sincerely,

Vic Toews

MP for Provencher

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/Toews-speaks-out-on-Twitter-turmoil-in-letter-to-constituents-139573018.html

Money can't buy back your youth when you're old Or the loss of a loved one or a love that's grown cold Make one thing for certain when it comes your time You leave this old world with a satisfied mind