This has nothing to do with Fontana being a Liberal. This is who he is and always was from his childhood. His father was a cop and Joe thought he could get away with anything and he did. He felt invincible along the same degree as the Ford brothers.
I wouldn't say Mulroney and his envelope of money, or Harper's friends in the Senate are who they are because they are Conservatives. Who they all are is just plain common people taking advantage wherever they can. Many people of all races, creeds, colours and political persuasions will do the same things if given half the chance and think they can get a way with it.
Gord Cudmore is one of the best lawyers in London and he has an ace up his sleeve, he just wanted the testimony today to be concluded so he would know what to put forward tomorrow or the next day. Will Fontana get off? Hard to say, without knowing what Cudmore has in waiting. But even if he is convicted, it will be a fine and a severe slap on the wrist for the measly sum of 1700.00 dollars. He didn't rob a bank with a gun or steal an old lady's purse and with his background of no criminal convictions, plus he probably has a bus load of people to vouch for all the good things he has done. Also it's the same judge who worked the trial for Tim Best and he got only a 5 1/2 month sentence for drunk driving, causing two accidents and fleeing two accidents and then avoiding police. The judge can see right through Fontana but Cudmore also has a lot of respect in the judicial world.
Fontana has a lot of supporters in London despite his recent track record as mayor. He also has a lot of enemies out for blood, either because they dislike him as mayor, or they just like a good political hanging of sorts. But if Fontana gets off and isn't convicted he's going to really enjoy rubbing people's noses in his victory. Whatever way it turns out, someone is not going to be happy.
Now it's just a matter or waiting.
I think most Canadians (regardless of political affiliation) agree that only a "bozo" could have appointed Brazeau, Duffy and Wallin to the Senate. Only a "bozo" could try to pick a fight with the Chief of the Supreme Court.
Who is that "bozo"? What should we do with him?
Only a Bozo would agree to sell off oil to a Communist government with an atrocious human rights track record. Canada use to stand for something, but not anymore.
You don't stay in power for 8 years already and be a bozo!
Really? Hitler was in power longer. Anyone can stay in power if they are secretive, underhanded, manipulative and they have a group of fanatics supporting them.
I love relaxing in the wild and listening to the birds as well. In fact I like calling them into my decoys, quack quack. Nothing more exciting than a **bleep** pheasant exploding from cover and taking him at the top of his rise. Unfortunately my pointer is gone over the rainbow now but here's a pic of her when she was at her best.
By the way I am a bit of a political junky.
To understand Cuba, you have to know it's history. The foundation of all of Cuba's problems stems back a long time before Castro and the problem was the continual interference by the USA. When Castro took power he was not a Communist and even imprisoned Communists who had supported the tyrannical President Batista. However with the loss of Batista American corporations and even the mafia who controlled resorts and gambling and prostitution were not happy. That influence the US government to do something about it as they had done in other areas of Latin America in the past. Castro knew he did not have a chance against a US force so he had to align himself with someone else powerful for not only protection but commerce so his island and people had some sort of trade. He chose Russia. Technically Cuba was like the little kid on the block who was constantly pushed around and his lunch money stolen. In the case of Cuba, it was government control through Batista and a majority of Cuban land and livestock was taken/owned by US interests. So the little kid (Cuba) found another big kid to stand up for him.
China on the other hand, freely chose it's Communist state.
Does any of this justify the human rights violations in Cuba? Not at all. However it does explain why it happened.
Obama has been working on better relations with Cuba and although Cuba is softening some representatives of the Republican party have no interest in making relations better.
"How is this different than trading with Cuba ?"
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Canada trades with Cuba and with China.
Nothing wrong with that, is there?
USA does not trade with Cuba (at least not officially) and, back in the 1970's, did not trade with the People's Republic of China. Instead USA recognized Formosa (Taiwan) as "China" and only traded with businesses on the island. Eventually USA understood money was to be made dealing with the real China (the Communists) and the rest, as they say, is history. Americans go where the money is, regardless of social or moral values.
Eventually USA understood money was to be made dealing with the real China (the Communists) and the rest, as they say, is history. Americans go where the money is, regardless of social or moral values.
The founding fathers of the US are crying in their graves. We should be ashamed as well. When did we sell off our integrity and our conscience? Oh yeah, it was when our own little dictator decided it was time to sell off.
