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<strong>Date: </strong> 2007-11-23 16:55:58
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[ridenrain]

This is not good at all, but it's telling that this took place in 2004 when he was a Liberal. He has a special insight that's good for the Pakistan/Afghanistan region but I doubt they'll keep him after this.

[hurley_108]

Just goes to show that crooks are crooks, no matter who they sit for or who they've sat for.

[ridenrain]

It also goes to show that the man has more principals than than most other politicians. :

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OTTAWA - Today, Member of Parliament Wajid Khan announced he is stepping aside from Conservative caucus. The decision was made following media reports that he may be charged under the Elections Act over matters dating back to the 2004 election, when he ran as a candidate for the Liberal Party.

"Although I have not yet been served with court documents, Given the circumstances, I am withdrawing from the Conservative caucus to sit as an independent MP. I have also offered the Prime Minister my resignation as his Special Advisor for Middle Eastern and South Asian Affairs."

Wajid Khan MP
Mississauga Streetsville

[ridenrain]

Looks like it's check up time for everybody:

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The 2006 election expenses of New Brunswick MP Yvon Godin are being investigated by Elections Canada.

Godin, the representative for Acadie-Bathurst, said he was informed last week that a complaint had been registered with Elections Canada regarding his 2006 re-election campaign expenses.

[hurley_108]

ridenrain ridenrain:

It also goes to show that the man has more principals than than most other politicians. :

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OTTAWA - Today, Member of Parliament Wajid Khan announced he is stepping aside from Conservative caucus. The decision was made following media reports that he may be charged under the Elections Act over matters dating back to the 2004 election, when he ran as a candidate for the Liberal Party.

"Although I have not yet been served with court documents, Given the circumstances, I am withdrawing from the Conservative caucus to sit as an independent MP. I have also offered the Prime Minister my resignation as his Special Advisor for Middle Eastern and South Asian Affairs."

Wajid Khan MP
Mississauga Streetsville

So is he a principled Liberal or a Conservative crook?

[hurley_108]

ridenrain ridenrain:

This is not good at all, but it's telling that this took place in 2004 when he was a Liberal. He has a special insight that's good for the Pakistan/Afghanistan region but I doubt they'll keep him after this.

If the allegation is true, I hope he'll take the opportunity, as his political career would be over anyways, to leak his report to the opposition.

[ridenrain]

That's up to the reader to make their own judgement, or wait untill the court tells us. My point was that he had the decency to step down, instead of clawing and refusing to leave.

[hurley_108]

ridenrain ridenrain:

That's up to the reader to make their own judgement, or wait untill the court tells us. My point was that he had the decency to step down, instead of clawing and refusing to leave.

Fair enough, and I do agree that he did display a rare level of principle. I was just pointing out that you explicitly linked his alleged wrongdoing with his time as a Liberal, but made no such link to his magnanimous resignation from caucus.

[DerbyX]

hurley_108 hurley_108:

ridenrain ridenrain:

That's up to the reader to make their own judgement, or wait untill the court tells us. My point was that he had the decency to step down, instead of clawing and refusing to leave.

Fair enough, and I do agree that he did display a rare level of principle. I was just pointing out that you explicitly linked his alleged wrongdoing with his time as a Liberal, but made no such link to his magnanimous resignation from caucus.

I've spent the ;ast 2 days illustrating that very fact.

He won't do that because it doesn't fit it with his preconceived ideas.

Case in point RR. You had alot praise for him because he crossed the floor "for the right" reasons and even though its "up to the reader" and "It also goes to show that the man has more principals than than most other politicians" you still said this "This is not good at all, but it's telling that this took place in 2004 when he was a Liberal."

In other words the principled but misguided "floor-crosser for the right reasons" commited his dastardly act when he was a corrupt Liberal because they are all corrupt eh.

I'm quite sure if this had been a Liberal MP without any connection to the CPC it would be an entirely different story.

We'll add this to my list.

[ryan29]

ridenrain ridenrain:

This is not good at all, but it's telling that this took place in 2004 when he was a Liberal. He has a special insight that's good for the Pakistan/Afghanistan region but I doubt they'll keep him after this.

no this isn't good but note this happened when he was a liberal candidate not a conservative .


unfortuently this seat will now most likely he headed back to the liberals without khan as conservative mp in the next election . unless someone new can be found who can beat liberal candidate , as mississauga is more liberal area .

[ridenrain]

hurley_108 hurley_108:

ridenrain ridenrain:

That's up to the reader to make their own judgement, or wait untill the court tells us. My point was that he had the decency to step down, instead of clawing and refusing to leave.

Fair enough, and I do agree that he did display a rare level of principle. I was just pointing out that you explicitly linked his alleged wrongdoing with his time as a Liberal, but made no such link to his magnanimous resignation from caucus.

Reguardless of the spin you put on this, the history stands for all to see. Derby will again try to spin this as partisan dogma, but the facts remain.
He committed the act when he was running as a Liberal and now that it's become public, he has resigned as a Conservative. I didn't need to say that because it's obvious from the story, and it really isn't the focus of the story. The man did something wrong and he's been called to task and has stepped away from public life untill he's cleared.

Why I mentioned it is because it's refreshing to see politicians taking responcibility for their actions.
I'm not a big fan of Vancouver MP Blair Wilson but he also stepped dowwn when it became public, and that's the right thing to do. It shows that they accept the gravity of the situation and it distances the party from the problem.

[ridenrain]

Conservatives welcome Khan back into the fold
By Geoff Nixon , Ottawa Citizen
Published: Sunday, February 03, 2008

The Conservative party has welcomed MP Wajid Khan back to the federal caucus, several months after he stepped aside after being charged under the Elections Canada Act.

In a press release issued Saturday by Chief Government Whip Jay Hill, the party announced the Mississauga-Streetsville MP had been "fully readmitted."

Mr. Khan, a former Liberal who crossed the floor in January 2007, was charged Nov. 15 with exceeding his electoral campaign expense limit by $30,000. Along with his business, Dufferin Mazda, and his former riding president, Mr. Khan was charged with election campaign spending that wasn't authorized by his official agent.

Mr. Khan withdrew from the caucus on Nov. 23 and announced he would sit as an independent.

According to the release from Mr. Hill, the situation regarding his charges has now been resolved.

"Mr. Khan has concluded his matter with Elections Canada. Now that this issue has been resolved, I am happy to readmit him as a member of our caucus in full standing," Mr. Hill said in the statement.

Mr. Khan could not immediately be reached for comment Saturday.

[kenmore]

well he crossed the house for personal gain anyway.. he was solicited by harper and given a plum job...because of his connection to Pakistan... so dont think I would give him any gold star.. just yet.

[ryan29]

how interesting i had no clue he was going to be coming back , but i did wonder about the allegations and how they had turned out or if there was going to be a court case .

but either way it sounds like things are figured out and problem has been cleared up with elections canada .