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Originally Posted by longsuffering
Cap'n Crunch - it seems as you as as blind to the foibles of the Tories as you accused Liberal supporters of being with the Martin government.
Turner has already addressed the smears by unelected Conversative backroomers, so at best this is a he said/she said situation.
This government operates at a level of secrecy unprecedented in Canadian politics. It routinuely muzzles candidates, as well as MPs, breaks its own rules to handpick candidates, often overriding the wishes of the riding associations and limits media access to even cabinet ministers.
This is democracy?
Leaving aside the question of whether what they are doing is good for Canadian politics, and Turner has some interesting thoughts on that on his blog, I suggest you take off your blinders and examine what is happening inside YOUR party.
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Granted and sure, but I was absolutely more concerned with the Liberal's history of corruption, outright public lies and incompetance. The one thing that I really liked/disliked about the Liberals is that thier stupidy and corruption was out there for anyone to see.
My issue with Turner is that he would take information from closed door meetings and publish them on his blog, and in some instances modify the information to suit his own agenda. That to me is a problem.
Lets say that I'm in a meeting with my collegues, and I bring up the discussion that we should lay off the accounting staff. No decision is made, but one of the members posts a sign in every office in the branch that states that management is looking to lay off the accounting staff. It errodes the trust of management, and kicks the credibility legs right out from under them.
In every business, and in government there has to be a certain amount of secrecy involved since a completely open policy will guarantee that no decisions will ever be made through paralysis by fear. Turner also broke the trust given to him by his party.
Conversely I like some of the ideas that Turner has been talking about. I've always said that independant MP's should have a bigger role in government, and I think the donation protocals for independants are a joke and need to be revamped. But Turners, histrionices and his grandstanding, and to me his snake like nature make him unworkable in any party.