Monthly Archives: April 2005

U of M Blogosphere



Dana Gregoire and I have been talking for the last couple of weeks about how to connect University of Manitoba students that have blogs. While, I have decided that a Blogroll needed to be designed and available to easily copy and paste on to a blog.
Anyone can copy the blogroll for their site and I encourage you to do so. All I ask is that you do not alter it, if you have a site that I am missing, please leave a comment in the comments section below and I will add the blog to the blogroll.
I learned a little Javascript to create it. Since it is a Javascript, once you cut and paste it into your blog, you never had to update it. It updates automatically!

Looking to get your blog on the Blogroll? or Student Group Listing? Just leave a comment below and I will add you.

Blogroll:


I am working on the Student Groups into Javascript right now.

Yahoo! and Google Visitors looking for Gomery Inquiry Information



Due to the high ranking of my blog on both search engines, I have been receiving many visits tonight from people looking for Gomery Inquiry Information.
I believe in the rule of law, even if I do not agree with those laws. As such, I do not have any information on the Gomery Inquiry that is forbidden by the Publication Ban, and since I do not have anything original to contribute to the debate I have nothing on it.
I have read the banned materials on the US-based blogs and yes (not surprisingly) I have opinions that I will express once the ban is lifted. Now, I could link to the US Blog and break the law. It is tempting to have my blog even more busy than what it is already and I admit that as a blogger an increase in traffic does stroke my ego. I love this country because it is a land with a strong rule of law and I would do nothing to disrespect the proper rule of law. The Publication Ban is proper and I respect it.
If you would like some good reading that is not in violation please check out the OOO:
http://www.oracleofottawa.org/Gomery_Blog.htm

The Problem with the current Liberals



Here is the transcript from yesterday’s Question Period in the House:

Hon. Stephen Harper (Leader of the Opposition, CPC): Mr. Speaker, today Liberal spin doctors and Liberal lawyers actually have the gall to try to depict the Liberal Party as the victim of the sponsorship scandal. Caught as it is, will the government at least have the decency to simply admit that the only victim is the Canadian taxpayer whose money was stolen?
Right Hon. Paul Martin (Prime Minister, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, the Liberal Party consists of thousands of men and women in Quebec and right across this country who are dedicated to the Liberal Party and to their country. They work day in and day out for the benefit of Canadians. Those members of the Liberal Party should not have to bear the rumours or the burden of the activities of a very small few who may have colluded against the party and against the well-being of Canadians.
We will defend those Liberals. These are Canadians who have given their all for their country.
Hon. Stephen Harper (Leader of the Opposition, CPC): Mr. Speaker, the judge, the police and Canadians will be the judges of how involved the Liberal Party has been.
On another subject, last week Canadians finally learned the details of the brutal torture and murder of journalist Zahra Kazemi in Iran. It turns out that for months the Prime Minister knew the true extent of the brutality inflicted upon Ms. Kazemi. Instead of taking a firm stand against Iran, he sent our ambassador back to that oppressive regime.
What kind of callous, spineless government re-establishes normal diplomatic relations with that kind of regime?
Right Hon. Paul Martin (Prime Minister, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, let me respond first to the preamble. The fact is that Canadians do merit having the facts and should have the facts. That is why I called for the Gomery commission. That is why this government put that commission in place. It is precisely to have those facts. That is why there should not be an election until Justice Gomery has reported, because Canadians deserve to know the facts.
Right Hon. Paul Martin: Now if I may respond to the hon. member’s question over the baying on the other side–
The Speaker: I am afraid the right hon. Prime Minister has used up the time responding to the preamble, but I suspect there might be a supplementary question from the hon. Leader of the Opposition.
Hon. Stephen Harper (Leader of the Opposition, CPC): Mr. Speaker, let me just say that was a perfect example of what is wrong with the government. He should have used the opportunity to defend a Canadian citizen, not the Liberal Party.

Greetings to the Justice Department!



While, the Justice Department has been visiting Canadian Blogs today and I am honoured to have been one of them. They came in from Google looking for references to the Gomery Inquiry and the recent revelations that rumours (and the mainstream media) say can be found on certain American blogs that are linked from certain Canadian Blogs. The Justice Department joins the Department of National Defence in monitoring my blog. Welcome, and I hope that you enjoy learning of my thoughts!