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Affaire Aga Khan: Mary Dawson veut un changement à la loi
Radio -Canada
2018-01-11 07:00:00
L'ex-commissaire à l'éthique estime qu’il n'y a pas de critères objectifs pour définir l'amitié...
Mary Dawson témoignait, mercredi, devant le comité parlementaire sur l'éthique qui étudie le rapport qu'elle a signé en décembre sur les vacances de M. Trudeau chez l'Aga Khan.
Mardi, les députés libéraux, majoritaires au comité, ont bloqué la tentative de l'opposition de convoquer M. Trudeau lui-même devant eux pour commenter le rapport de Mme Dawson. Les parlementaires se sont donc tournés vers celle qui a quitté son poste de commissaire lundi.
En réponse à leurs questions, Mme Dawson a admis qu'il n'y avait pas de critères objectifs pour définir l'amitié.
Fin décembre, Mme Dawson a publié un rapport - le plus long de sa carrière de commissaire - où elle conclut que M. Trudeau a contrevenu à quatre articles de la loi en passant ses vacances sur l'île privée de l'Aga Khan.
Ces infractions ne sont accompagnées d'aucune sanction.
Devant le comité, mercredi, Mme Dawson a déclaré que la publicité faite à ce genre d'affaires et l'impact sur les chances de réélection d'un élu suffisent comme sanctions.
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DSG
il y a 7 ansWe don't need a change in law. We need voters to stop being so gullible. Here's a rule of thumb when it comes to politicians: if it looks like crap, and smells like crap, it must be CRAP!
Anonyme
il y a 7 ans"We need voters to stop being so gullible."
Politician keep a close eye on the gullible-o-meter, and make sure to replenish the gullible crowds faster than the rate at which some gullible join the ranks of the non-gullibles, in an everlasting race that the non-gullibles always loose.
"Proud new canadians" (the more recent the better) serve that purpose, as well as specific segments of the population whose votes can easily be predicted/directed, with the appropriate empty promises.
Old fashion elites ruled by sending in the troops when needed, to crush dissidents who succeded in uniting too many followers.
The trend in western politics for the last 50 years has been to change the populations, and fuel anger between communities. There is no need for repression, as people now fight each other, community leaders fight for subsidies (often for themselves), and dissident movements have a much harder time mobilizing significant numbers of people.
Elites always new that nothing is more dangerous than a united population, and modern times brought them new tools: affordable transportation, and wellfare states unrolling the red carpets for newcomers.
DSG
il y a 7 ansVery nicely put. I can't argue with that. I would just like to add that the politicians communicate to those gullible people through dog whistles.
Anonyme
il y a 7 ansMember of the 1% club here, never get an invite to the "elites' policy meetings" which must be necessary to implement the scheme your not paranoid at all mind describes. Do you think it's because I got there from blue-collar roots? How many generations before my descendants get to participate?
Anonyme
il y a 7 ans" if it looks like crap, and smells like crap, it must be CRAP!"
Funny, that's how I assess your body of work on this here web site.