Their Ancient Custom

"I don’t have to remind Quebecers of this, but all Canadians need to realize that when they hear Mr. Martin talking...it is all just to cover a record of scandal."
- Stephen Harper, December 19, 2005

"In one of those you-gotta-be-kidding moments too typical of this capital, Harper's government declared full confidence in Giuliano Zaccardelli just minutes after the RCMP Commissioner admitted keeping silent publicly about Maher Arar's innocence.... Think about that. A party that fought and won an election on accountability is now saying it's acceptable to do next to nothing about a Canadian citizen rotting in a Syrian prison, ultimately provoking a needless and pricey public inquiry."
-James Travers in the Toronto Star, October 3, 2006

"Prime Minister Stephen Harper expressed "concern" over RCMP Commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli's conflicting Commons committee testimony Tuesday about the Maher Arar affair....
"You can't just go out and fire someone without due process," Harper said. It's the first time Harper has expressed anything other than full confidence in the embattled commissioner."
-CBC News, December 5, 2006 (italics mine)


"[Wheat Board CEO Adrian] Measner, who supports the current [single-desk] system, received a letter from federal Agriculture Minister Chuck Strahl last month saying his position is under review and he will likely lose his job... Strahl told CBC Tuesday he hasn't fired Measner yet, but has asked for a response from Measner outlining why he should continue as president. 'That's a position that serves at the pleasure of the government,' Strahl said. 'Obviously, I'm not pleased right now at what's going on at the wheat board.'"
-CBC News, December 5, 2006 (italics mine)

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Let me get this straight, O Righteous Rulers - you're allowed to fire someone whom you disagree with (although he doesn't actually work for you), but you can't fire the nation's highest law enforcement official who has perjured himself to the House of Commons?

There's nothing like talk to cover up scandal. But Steven Harper already knows that, doesn't he.