The Hunt For Pierre Poutine
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The hunt for Pierre Poutine continues and appears to be Michael Sona, the communications director for Guelph Conservative candidate Marty Burke.
It appears he acted without authority of the Conservative Party, contrary to the earlier accusations from the opposition party's.
Political Party's are not above bending the rules to their advantage. The In/Out scandal of the previous election was ample evidence of this, but the rules of campaign finance spending were unclear if not confusing.
But overt breaking the rules has consequences that mainstream political players cannot afford. After all, harassment of the voting public is not some grey area. It's clearly in violation.
It would seem this investigation would have been left unsolved had somebody not stepped forward, and that somebody was none other then a CPC lawyer!
I'm hoping Sona acted alone and no others are to be blamed. And I'm hoping a court convicts him with a serious enough punishment that it serves as a warning for others contemplating such a felony.
The hunt for Pierre Poutine continues and appears to be Michael Sona, the communications director for Guelph Conservative candidate Marty Burke.
It appears he acted without authority of the Conservative Party, contrary to the earlier accusations from the opposition party's.
Political Party's are not above bending the rules to their advantage. The In/Out scandal of the previous election was ample evidence of this, but the rules of campaign finance spending were unclear if not confusing.
But overt breaking the rules has consequences that mainstream political players cannot afford. After all, harassment of the voting public is not some grey area. It's clearly in violation.
It would seem this investigation would have been left unsolved had somebody not stepped forward, and that somebody was none other then a CPC lawyer!
I'm hoping Sona acted alone and no others are to be blamed. And I'm hoping a court convicts him with a serious enough punishment that it serves as a warning for others contemplating such a felony.
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Date: 16/8/12 06:55 (UTC)He was still on This Hour Has 22 Minutes and was an essential part of my education as a new resident.
Edit: Just remembered that he used the name Jean Poutine to refer to the PM in his Interviews With Americans.
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Date: 18/8/12 16:03 (UTC)I may need my book of recipes.