 Prime Minister congratulates B.C. SAR Tech and rescue team Master Corporal Bruno Lapointe says he was just doing his job. The 442 Squadron Search and Rescue Technician from 19 Wing Comox humbly accepted congratulations from Prime Minister Stephen Harper during a recent by the PM to British Columbia.Commentsview comments in forum You need to be a member of CKA and be logged into the site, to comment on news. |
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Good job deserves recognition.
No new planes but here's some certificates..
Good job deserves recognition.
And why are their no new planes?
Perhaps because Harper shelved the Liberal plan to purchase new aircraft right?
I can only imagine the howls you would be screaming had it been the Liberals give "lip service certificates" to the very people who he stuck it too when he shelved the plan to purchase new planes for them.
Oh thats right.... you guys did.
I don't like this either but the need to reduce deaths in Afghanistan is greater than the need to replace the SAR fleet.
When was the last time a Canadian PM visited Comox?
You're "rightious indignation" rings as hollow and false as usual.
I don't like this either but the need to reduce deaths in Afghanistan is greater than the need to replace the SAR fleet.
When was the last time a Canadian PM visited Comox?
No. My "righteous indignation" is directed entirely at your disgusting and dishonest partisan hackery.
It isn't in the least directed at Harper for doing this but at you for clearly praising Harper for doing something you would be howling about had the Liberals done it.
Now admit you were either wrong or deliberately lying in your statement praising Harper for doing what is pretty much a regular district redistribution that was done twice by the previous Liberal gov't.
If you can't even admit that you were wrong when it is proven beyond a shadow of a doubt then that pretty much says it all about you doesn't it.
Those planes need to be replaced but guys fighting IED's in Chretien's war need help right now.
Again, when was the last time a PM came to Comox? Dion came to BC but he didn't get past the fundraising dinner circuit.
Yet it was Harper who shelved the plans.
Saying he had higher priorities explains his reasoning and its valid. Thats why we fair minded Liberals aren't screaming about it but you don't recognize that Chretien also had priorities back in 93 and those were keeping us from being bankrupted under Conservative tax and spend policies.
Both had priorities yet you only fairly recognize conservative ones. Hence your partisan hackery and my fairminded assesment.
First off its bush's war and as much as you claim its chretiens war for sending them there it passed to Harper when he assumed the office of Prime minister.
If you keep calling it Chretiens war then we will simply re-install him as PM so that he may rectify the error.
Second, yes they are facing serious threats from IEDs. Bringing them home would solve that but thats another discussion.
The salient point is you would be screaming bloody murder had Chretien handed out kudos to piltos whos aircraft replacements he had cancelled.
You know you would. We all do.
How about Border? How about Petawawa? How about ..........
Know, either admit your mistake or admit your dishonesty.
The Liberals were responsible for federal seat distributions in direct contradiction to your sworn statement.
That and you obviously didn't know what the established policy was or you wouldn't be praising Harper for what is essentially an autonomous and self administering process that has remained pretty fair throughout confederation.
You're not screaming about it simply because you don't have a leg to stand on. The Libs military record, like Chretien's war, is something we really should leave for another day.
.. but please bring Mr. Chretien back.
Interesting as Harper's little trip through BC was, he's been doing a lot of these sorts of visits. For example:
The Stephen Harper the Media Refuses to Talk About
I got some inside information on the PM’s recent visit to the Thunder Bay Superior North riding a couple of weeks ago. For those of you unaware (which is likely most of you since the national press stayed in Ottawa), he came to the town of Nipigon, to announce the creation of a marine protection area for the north shore of Lake Superior, an important environmental announcement. However, more important is a couple of facts:
1) He was the first sitting Prime Minister ever to visit Nipigon. Nipigon is a small town, its economically depressed right now. Their major employer had a major fire last year which essentially closed the facility (local grocery stores here in Thunder Bay took up donations of food to send to the people of Nipigon at the time), and its been a tough road for them. They could have announced it in Thunder Bay, the major center of the region, or in any of the other small towns, but Nipigon was selected precisely because it was neglected by previous federal governments, and had been going through hard times and could use the pick-me-up. It is also worth noting that the Nipigon area is a lot of union folk, and tends to drift towards the NDP, not Conservative.
2) To get to Nipigon he had to travel by motorcade down one of Canada’s worst highways about 100km, this was done over the objections of his security detail, and his planning people who felt it was a waste of his time.
3) When Harper arrived, the kids from a Nipigon school had come out to welcome him with signs, and he directed his motorcade to stop (over the objections of his security detail again), and he spend at least 10 minutes meeting the school kids and talking to them and their teachers.
4) After the announcement was made, there was to be a photo op downtown by the lake, and while he was there Harper noticed a bunch of seniors from a Nipigon nursing home who were out to enjoy the nice weather, they had been bused down to have a couple of hours of fresh air. He decided to go over and introduce himself, and all the seniors were quite tickled to have met the Prime Minister of Canada. During his drive back to Thunder Bay, he delayed his schedule again to stop at the truck stop in Pass Lake, and met some folk there as well.
5) After a meeting regarding economic development in the north and a demonstration of long distance health care services being provided (which is a very important federal initiative which Northern Ontario is a world leader in), he was supposed to go to Kenora for another roundtable on development. The Superior North MP, Joe Commuzzi (CPC now after having been kicked out of the Liberal party for supporting a budget which included 57 Million for an important molecular research facility in the city), convinced the Prime Minister, again over the objections of his security team to divert his flight to Dryden and visit the town for a few hours and talk to leaders there. After arriving at the airport a couple of native children were waiting along the route with signs to welcome him (there was about 12 hours notice of the change in his plans to divert to Dryden), he had his motorcade stop so he could meet them (again against the objections of the security team). Later, as he was leaving, the local school had hundreds of students come with signs to greet him as he went to the airport, and he again stopped and spent a significant amount of time talking to them. One student told Commuzzi that he was never washing his hand again after having shook Harper’s hand (something his parents will no doubt object to).
All in all, the image of Harper as aloof and distant, a policy wonk who cares about control and getting elected is a distortion. The real Stephen Harper is one who is warm and caring, and who goes out of his way to brighten the days of others, and who is really concerned with getting things done for people, and especially people in Northern Ontario.
Comox, like much of BC may be CPC blue but even northern Ontario may still be Grit Red. These trips have little political gravey attached to them but they have huge grassroots impact. I don't recall having a PM making these sorts of trips and I also am sure that Harper is the only PM in Canada to ever have street hockey games on the road infront of the official residence.
Just like its not fair to compare Chretien being handed a 30 billion dollar deficit VS Harpers 20 billion surplus?
I thought so.
Yes then lets compare the lack of military purchases and broken promises from Harper even with a massive surplus Vs the liberal purchases (like the LAV-IIIs) while still battling the debt.
yes lets compare.
BTW, its still bushs war and now its Harpers unless you are admitting he isn't really a sitting PM?
I thought so.
Or Martin. Either are far better then Harper.
So did Chretien and Martin. Its just that everytime they did you cried it was a baseless political stunt.
Actually Trudeau did also.
BTW, Martin is the first PM to tell foreign dignitaries in South America that "the Grey Cup was a very important game back in Canada" and made an extra effort to watch even down there.
Of coutse Martin is a big CFL fan.
Once again its all just trivia though.
Since you are refusing to admit your error your character is doing the CPC jsutice.
Yes it is Cretin's War. Bush has his own war---Iraq.
Or Martin. Either are far better then Harper.
Derby, the very thing you accuse Riden, (and any conservatives), of being could just as easily be applied to yourself and most Liberal supporters. Your assuming some sort of moral high ground is becoming boring and should be dismissed. Just admit that you are as biased as any conservative and leave it at that, but I doubt if you will.
Derby is trying to paint me as totally partisan, but in my defense, I've posted on a number of occasions where I do not agree with the CPC.
That makes it about 300 times more often than he has.
Or Martin. Either are far better then Harper.
Derby, the very thing you accuse Riden, (and any conservatives), of being could just as easily be applied to yourself and most Liberal supporters. Your assuming some sort of moral high ground is becoming boring and should be dismissed. Just admit that you are as biased as any conservative and leave it at that, but I doubt if you will.
Wrong their chummer. In fact if you carefully read through the vasy bulk of it you will notice that we defend the Liberals triumphs from despicable partisanship and we never ever attack the opposition for doing something we accept from our own guys.
Thats the difference.
All Riden hack ever ever ever ever does is bitch and moan about the Liberals and never does he criticize the CPC in the same manner he does the Liberals when they do exactly the same thing.
Thats the difference. I'm not bitching about Harper doing things I accepted from the Liberals.
He does no such thing, in fact their are only a few cons on this forum who do.
Your mistake has been rectified and your apology graciously accepted.
Thank you for the observation.
Derby is trying to paint me as totally partisan, but in my defense, I've posted on a number of occasions where I do not agree with the CPC.
That makes it about 300 times more often than he has.
You accept everything Harper does as gold even when its exactly the same as the things you screamed murder over when the Liberals did it.
On yer bike.