tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post2955721559327725454..comments2024-01-07T08:41:13.864-05:00Comments on C A I T I - O N L I N E: Pallister quits politics so he can spend more time with his Pallister Insurance and Financial ServicesBrent Fullardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08515599756822506137noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-56342973724365565492008-01-10T21:29:00.000-05:002008-01-10T21:29:00.000-05:00Maybe his minister told him all about evil and mad...Maybe his minister told him all about evil and made him see teh light. Or maybe Mr. Pallister found that his blind devotion to Harper and his CONS did not get teh rewards he had expected? It is that Mr. Pallister, the eternal backbencher,could no longer tolerate the ungratefulness of his boss. Going back to sell insuarnce will undoubtedly test his loyalty between ManuLife Income Plus and Great West (owned by Desmarais' Power Corp)annuities. Since he is in Manitoba he may want to consult Ms Wasylecia-Leis of the NDP in Winnipeg before he makes up his mind. Or alternatively Ms Urquhart, "independent" investment advisor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-53999036280358996302008-01-10T20:20:00.000-05:002008-01-10T20:20:00.000-05:00Brian Pallister: Guilty on all counts as charged.....Brian Pallister: Guilty on all counts as charged........do you suppose there is something endemic about CONs who go by the given name of Brian?<BR/><BR/>CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE FOR MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS<BR/>Purposes<BR/> <BR/>1. The purposes of this Code are to<BR/> (a) maintain and enhance public confidence and trust in the integrity of Members as well as the respect and confidence that society places in the House of Commons as an institution;<BR/> (b) demonstrate to the public that Members are held to standards that place the public interest ahead of their private interests and to provide a transparent system by which the public may judge this to be the case;<BR/> (c) provide for greater certainty and guidance for Members in how to reconcile their private interests with their public duties and functions; and<BR/> (d) foster consensus among Members by establishing common standards and by providing the means by which questions relating to proper conduct may be answered by an independent, non-partisan adviser.<BR/> <BR/>Principles<BR/> <BR/>2. Given that service in Parliament is a public trust, the House of Commons recognizes and declares that Members are expected<BR/> (a) to serve the public interest and represent constituents to the best of their abilities;<BR/> (b) to fulfill their public duties with honesty and uphold the highest standards so as to avoid real or apparent conflicts of interests, and maintain and enhance public confidence and trust in the integrity of each Member and in the House of Commons;<BR/> (c) to perform their official duties and functions and arrange their private affairs in a manner that bears the closest public scrutiny, an obligation that may not be fully discharged by simply acting within the law;<BR/> (d) to arrange their private affairs so that foreseeable real or apparent conflicts of interest may be prevented from arising, but if such a conflict does arise, to resolve it in a way that protects the public interest; and<BR/> (e) not to accept any gift or benefit connected with their position that might reasonably be seen to compromise their personal judgment or integrity except in accordance with the provisions of this Code.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-34208140012217643142008-01-10T17:35:00.000-05:002008-01-10T17:35:00.000-05:00Social, financial, economic, personal and psycholo...Social, financial, economic, personal and psychological injustice.<BR/><BR/>Treachery and treason.<BR/><BR/>Unaccountability and untrustworthiness.<BR/><BR/>Deceit and dishonesty.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Stephen Harper, Jim Flaherty, Mark Carney, Brian Pallister et al:<BR/><BR/>These are thy names!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-63531855906479757772008-01-10T14:29:00.000-05:002008-01-10T14:29:00.000-05:00Fighting for a just cause makes the effort an easy...Fighting for a just cause makes the effort an easy one for sure.<BR/><BR/>Guys like Pallister are a dime a dozen in this government where all common sense & reason has been thrown to the wind.<BR/><BR/>They seem to be able to get away with whatever they want without substantial opposition in most cases--this is the one issue where we must not let this happen.<BR/><BR/>They must be held accountable & it seems we are the only ones willing to carry that to fruition.<BR/><BR/>mike.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-87973546564826029712008-01-10T13:39:00.000-05:002008-01-10T13:39:00.000-05:00As the ad says "IncomePlus turns retirement thinki...As the ad says "IncomePlus turns retirement thinking on its head" .. well it's time to turn Steve, Jimmy, John, Tony, Bev and the rest of them on their heads .. and out of office.<BR/><BR/>Glad to see the comments increasing .. DR Mike you are a trooper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-44128011016132428352008-01-10T13:16:00.000-05:002008-01-10T13:16:00.000-05:00My gawd!We're slow-witted. If Pallister were an pr...My gawd!<BR/>We're slow-witted. If Pallister were an professional accountant or a certified financial advisor, he'd be up on ethics charges for conflict of interest.<BR/><BR/>Why hasn't anybody thought to submit a complaint to the Ethics Commissioner?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-36272666897887933742008-01-10T12:01:00.000-05:002008-01-10T12:01:00.000-05:00Please somebody defend Brian Pallister's fine parl...Please somebody defend Brian Pallister's fine parliamentary record...or at least acquaint us with it?<BR/><BR/>Or was it summed up by the following utterly lame rationale for not wanting to hold public hearings...and being, you know, accountable and transparent about a tx move that cost Canadians $35 billion and the CONs about twice that amount in credibility and trust worthiness:<BR/><BR/>Brian Pallister, the Tory chairman of the finance committee, has objected to the hearings, saying they will merely duplicate the normal work of a parliamentary committee.<BR/><BR/>"When we get the legislation, we will be dealing with the same topics and the same witnesses," he said.<BR/><BR/>He also noted that the hearings would be unnecessary if an election were held in the spring, as many expect. If that happened, the income trust bill would die on the order paper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-76896348726855545592008-01-10T11:53:00.000-05:002008-01-10T11:53:00.000-05:00So, since for months any liberal who decided to wi...So, since for months any liberal who decided to withdraw from public life was seen as proof that Dion had failed as liberal leader will we now see reports of a crumbling conservative party under Harper?<BR/><BR/>I won't hold my breath.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-88450705867820124222008-01-10T11:49:00.000-05:002008-01-10T11:49:00.000-05:00har·bin·gern. One that indicates or foreshadows ...har·bin·ger<BR/>n. One that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; a forerunner.<BR/> <BR/>Is Brian Pallister, a perverter of the democratic process through a failure to require complete and accurate taxation and financial information to be brought to the Finance Committee of which he is the chairperson, is resigning an MP. Well that's pretty good news; not much would top it, except perhaps a similar announcement from the Manitoba Wet Dreamer, Pat Martin, of the failed Reformer Diane Ablonzky, or best of all the announcement of the Harper Tory Party defeat.<BR/> <BR/>OMG, it's only 8:45 am, and I'm already having a daytime dry-dream!!! Gotta get a grip on.<BR/> <BR/>Brian Pallister's resignation might be a signal that (a) an election is coming, and (b) the entrails of the polling data suggest he's a goner. He's doing what the Old Tory Titans did at the end of Mulroney's run. They quit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-20342827657607767062008-01-10T11:48:00.000-05:002008-01-10T11:48:00.000-05:00Perhaps Mr. Pallister sees a great future in selli...Perhaps Mr. Pallister sees a great future in selling Manulife Income Plus and annuities now that he helped destroy income trusts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-86185942320201316262008-01-10T11:47:00.000-05:002008-01-10T11:47:00.000-05:00Interesting that Urquhart, she of the falsified re...Interesting that Urquhart, she of the falsified resume, testifies 3 times <BR/>before the Finance committee as an "expert" witness. A loser of over a <BR/>million dollars in a failed investment scheme.<BR/>She tries to influence witnesses appearing before the committee and is not <BR/>charged with tampering?<BR/><BR/>And now she is an expert helping police forces on white-collar crime! Where <BR/>is the justice?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-416138239649733302008-01-10T11:34:00.000-05:002008-01-10T11:34:00.000-05:00I guess you could say for Pallister "Mission acco...I guess you could say for Pallister "Mission accomplished".<BR/><BR/>MaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-89328561282998278102008-01-10T11:31:00.000-05:002008-01-10T11:31:00.000-05:00Letting the harassment of a witness pass without a...Letting the harassment of a witness pass without any comment was one of the greatest miscarriages of justice I have seen during this whole trust fiasco--Pallister let this pass like he knew that it had occurred--can we say "complicity" at it`s best. <BR/><BR/> <BR/>The hearings should have been stopped at this point until this allegation was investigated--the process was tainted from this point forward.<BR/> <BR/><BR/> <BR/>Why has there been conflicts of interest in every level of the income trust decision making--disqualifications should have occurred in several instances.<BR/> <BR/><BR/>Dr MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-62727730379770400552008-01-10T10:51:00.000-05:002008-01-10T10:51:00.000-05:00Perhaps Mr. Pallister sees a great future in selli...Perhaps Mr. Pallister sees a great future in selling Manulife Income Plus and annuities now that he helped destroy income trusts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com