It is not Harper’s fault ;)

Seismologically our Parliament is built on a fault so Harper can say it is not his fault. When people work there something happens to them because of the nature of the foundation of the Parliament buildings ;)

Now let us look at Harper. He promised scandal free and open government. Scandals we had a few including the Chuck Cadman affair. Then of course he passed the legislation for a fixed election date. We all know what happened to that. Open government? Harper government is one of the most secretive. Most of all past PMs made themselves available to the media but not Harper. Tight controls were put in place as to who can ask the PM questions. Then of course most Ministers and MPs are muzzled.

Now comes the Oliphant inquiry. Choosing Oliphant in itself was interesting. A former Conservative federal Minister and appointed by Brian Mulroney to the bench. They cannot come any more politically tainted. When Mulroney was being questioned it looked that Judge Oliphant tried hard to warn Mulroney how he must not self-incriminate and clarified such points very quickly. I hope I am wrong and we will get a very objective report.

Then of course, and this a big "then", Mulroney's lawyers and PR staff will be receiving $2.2 million in fees and compensation paid by the taxpayers. The inquiry itself is going to cost us $16 million as reported by the CBC. Guess who is the biggest loser in all of this. You and I the taxpayers. WE are the big suckers. If we are not the big suckers, then please name one who qualifies better than us.

All the inquiry has done so far is give Harper the Weapons of Mass Distraction. Forget about the economy; forget about job losses; let us watch the soap opera starring Brian Mulroney, Karlheinz Schreiber, and Judge Oliphant. I hope you all had fun because the $16 million production cost is not a pittance.

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