Ethics Committee Hearing - May 25 - John Baird Opening

Coverage of the chaotic May 25th meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics


From the Globe & Mail -- http://bit.ly/9gPkYp

"The Harper government openly defied the House of Commons on Tuesday as Transport Minister John Baird crashed a parliamentary committee and took over for the previously scheduled witness.

Mr. Baird said he was appearing at the request of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and went on to act as an uninvited stand-in for Mr. Harpers main spokesman, Dimitri Soudas. The meeting dissolved into partisan wrangling between Conservative and opposition MPs. Mr. Baird left after saying little, except to defend the governments new ban on appearances by ministerial aides before parliamentary committees."


Here Mr. Baird makes his opening statement. Since it has nothing to do with the committee's concerns, however, he is quickly cut off by chair Paul Szabo.

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[ryderc69]

@tmanshur they also stated in summer 08 "we shouldnt listen to just any "Common blogger" and then obama started townhalls and talked about my public options idea clean energy and info tech so right tryed to beat him at his own game and created "tea party" to attack his townhalls witch was funded by corperations and lobiests/ internet social networks like facebook at first then they teamed up with mainstream media and created twitter for his agnuguration or what ever? witch explians the tax talks

[ryderc69]

him and right called public options a socialistic/communist plot when it is to help regulate the private secture? or more commonly knowen thanks to teaparty as "obamacare" my bundle package like internet phone and cable but house power and car so even if they do raise cost we the people/lower classes can deal with it ? OPM-summer 08 1.alternative powered farming resources tackle climate,energy,poveerty water in one 2. a non-social prof.network for public and gov local to global 4betterdemocracy?

[tmanshur]

This guy is a contentious blowhard, as transportation minister he has done nothing to help fund the TTC, which is in shambles. In Toronto's largest city exists the worst transit company in the G20 and G8 and it is because of politicians like this. Observing the lack of response for this post it looks as though Canadians have given up on him and his ilk.

[bruinsfan00]

Baird your an idiot.......and a huge embarrassment