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ridenrain
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 Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:01 am
What? Corruption in Montreal? Who would have guessed.
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Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:38 am
I don't see how this is corruption. When he was young he did some stupid stuff. That has little to do with what he has done as a city official.
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Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 10:18 am
Sure, he was young and did stupid stuff, like join a terrorist group and rob a store to get cash to fund an insurrection.
Perfectly acceptable behaviour for a Montreal politician and life-long PQ member, and what we have come to expect in independent New France.
Vive le Québec libre!
Go ahead Mac, I’m interested to see your spin on this. After all, these guys can do no wrong in your eyes.
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Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 10:24 am
MacDonaill MacDonaill: I don't see how this is corruption. When he was young he did some stupid stuff. That has little to do with what he has done as a city official. Wow, I know some people that did stupid stuff when they were young that wasn't NEARLY as stupid as that, and yet they had criminal records that prevented them from getting a decent job. When a terrorist can get elected as a government official ANYWHERE in Canada, I'd call that corruption.
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Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 12:39 pm
EyeBrock EyeBrock: After all, these guys can do no wrong in your eyes. If that's what you believe of me, than you know very little about me. I totally disagree with the separatists, but my disagreement doesn't go as far as categorising and badmouthing the entire province of Quebec. Nor do my apologetics go as far as endorsing terrorism. It isn't corruption because this guy has done nothing wrong or dishonest while in office, nor has he abused his office in any way. And while he may now admit to having been involved with the FLQ in the 70s, that has little if anything to do with the person he may be today. In any case he has never been formally accused or convicted of any crime, and last I checked, being a life-long Parti québécois member is perfectly legal. He has the right to believe in Quebec independence if he so chooses. That said, if he were to be formally charged, brought before the court and convicted of any crime he may have had a hand in, then he ought to be removed from office.
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Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 1:45 pm
Well considering his admission and the fact that there is no statute of limitations on terrorist activities, the fact that no-one is doing any investigating speaks volumes.
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Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 1:45 pm
And this headline is surprising because...?
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Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:37 pm
Anything to do with the FLQ is shameful. Only a slight minority of Quebecers, meaning less than 0.01% or whatever, were part of that organisation.
That's why the FLQ manifest at the ''Moulin à Parole'' was a controversy and that Loco Locass and Luc Mervill are useless, untalented artists along with being complete idiots. The fact that it was a one-sided Bloc/PQ fest and uncontested by local journalists really shows that their bias is obvious.
Anyways, the fact that 2 former PQ politicians, Louise Harel and Diane Lemieux, are running against each other, each in the opposite municipal political party for the Montreal mayoral campaign. That says a lot about the PQ as a political party and constant bickering, pretty much a joke.
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 6:39 am
MacDonaill MacDonaill: EyeBrock EyeBrock: After all, these guys can do no wrong in your eyes. If that's what you believe of me, than you know very little about me. I totally disagree with the separatists, but my disagreement doesn't go as far as categorising and badmouthing the entire province of Quebec. Nor do my apologetics go as far as endorsing terrorism. It isn't corruption because this guy has done nothing wrong or dishonest while in office, nor has he abused his office in any way. And while he may now admit to having been involved with the FLQ in the 70s, that has little if anything to do with the person he may be today. In any case he has never been formally accused or convicted of any crime, and last I checked, being a life-long Parti québécois member is perfectly legal. He has the right to believe in Quebec independence if he so chooses. That said, if he were to be formally charged, brought before the court and convicted of any crime he may have had a hand in, then he ought to be removed from office. The guy admits in the national media that he was an FLQ member and that he took part in a robbery to fund the FLQ isn't an issue for you? That's all in the past so it's ok? Come on man.
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 7:00 am
Being associated with a terrorist organization and a communism supporter is not just a "youth mistake". He should clearly step down. Also, he admitted he doesn't regret.
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 7:00 am
Hey, we agree at last Proculation, gimme a hug!
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 4:58 pm
I don't think so. Having committed a crime in one's past doesn't bar a person from ever living a normal life, working or running for public office. Granted, had the public known he had been involved in such things as a youngster, they may not have voted for him.
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 5:00 pm
PublicAnimalNo9 PublicAnimalNo9: Well considering his admission and the fact that there is no statute of limitations on terrorist activities, the fact that no-one is doing any investigating speaks volumes. About whom exactly? The RCMP, a federal agency, has jurisdiction over terrorist crimes. If the feds don't go after him, it's nobody's fault but theirs.
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ridenrain
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 5:17 pm
Proculation Proculation: Being associated with a terrorist organization and a communism supporter is not just a "youth mistake". He should clearly step down. Also, he admitted he doesn't regret. Definate plus for a shot at the US presidency...  
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