Conservative MP Ted Menzies declares Harper's Accountability Act is not credible

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Conservative MP Ted Menzies declares Harper's Accountability Act is not credible

In Question Period today:

Hon. John McCallum (Markham—Unionville, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, Is the minister going to admit his mistakes future, as when he gave an illegal contract to his friend, or is he going to hide, as in the case of the broken promise on income trusts and the famous 22 pages of redacted documents? In terms of future mistakes, what degree of transparency can we expect?

Mr. Ted Menzies (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance, CPC): Mr. Speaker, this government is all about transparency. In fact if we recall, this government is the one that brought forward an incredible Federal Accountability Act.

in⋅cred⋅i⋅ble /ɪnˈkrɛdəbəl - adjective
1. so extraordinary as to seem impossible:
2. not credible; hard to believe; unbelievable:

1 comment:

Dr Mike said...: I wonder if the Accountability Act was blacked-out--that is about the only way Menzies can justify this gov`ts poor record on openness & accountability.

The 18 blacked-out pages delivered to trust investors & their subsequent recall (of the smoking gun) were enough to make John Joseph Gotti proud.

Dr Mike; February 26, 2009 at 6:53 PM

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As you well know, the ‘income trust thing’ has grown beyond the question of whether fair taxes are paid on income from trusts. It’s become a giant dirty snowball, and as it rolls forward it accumulates more and more bulk. There are so many unanswered questions. Let's list a few and invite our "Accountable" government and our free press to provide some much-needed answers.

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Thursday, February 26, 2009