Thursday, October 17, 2024

Having some fun now! Trudeau at the PIFI hearing, and Harris on Fox News


First, Trudeau testified at the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference hearings today. 
Trudeau was supposed to be embarassed, bumbling, and exposed by this inquiry - but instead, it was Poilievre who found himself stumbling -- unfit to lead because he won't, or can't, get a high-enough security clearance for CSIS briefings. 
Reminded me a lot of this old skiing cartoo - stunned Poilievre doesn't know what hit him, while competent Trudeau continues on his merry way:
Also an excellent summary tonight from Wesley Wark A National Security PM? One more word on the PM’s testimony before PIFI
...He was forthright in stating that he was astonished to learn, for the first time through CSIS evidence presented to the Inquiry, about a liberal Parliamentarian who had been targeted by FI. He said he should have been alerted but also claimed that the changes that have made to the dissemination of intelligence would guarantee that if these events had happened in the present he would have been informed.
But then the PM turned to how best to ensure that all political parties were aware of foreign interference. He expressed some reservations about a policy of briefing Parliamentarians using intelligence information. But he extolled the value of bringing all opposition party leaders into the secret tent so that they could be made aware of intelligence on foreign interference threats targeting Canadians and their parties. This requires opposition leaders to be security cleared to a high level so that they can receive classified briefings. Jagmeet Singh for the NDP and Elizabeth May for the Greens have taken this step. Yves-Francois Blanchet for the Bloc said he would, but appears not to have followed through. The PM said he regarded this approach as non-partisan in nature. Knowledge raises all boats.
But then the PM went on to unleash a fierce attack on the Conservative Party leader, Pierre Poilievre, for his refusal to obtain a security clearance. He called this decision by Poilievre “bewildering,” “lacking in common sense,” and “irresponsible.” He stated later in cross-examination that Poilievre lacked seriousness about national security and appeared unconcerned that his own leadership race may have been impacted by foreign interference. There was a to and fro with the counsel for the Conservative Party on this. It got juicy. I think Trudeau won that one on points.
This was both an electioneering moment and a legacy moment. The PM positioning himself as best placed to defend the country’s national security and deliver policies and actions in the national interest. ...


And in today's other big story, Harris triumphed on Fox News tonight -- personable, tough, principled and clear:
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Anonymous said...

Regarding PP's refusal to attain Federal Security clearance: I went through and attained Federal clearance 24 years ago up to my retirement being part of my job was to access a GoC building. My clearance was at the level below the level our government and party leaders require and the one PP is refusing to attain. The one issue the Feds are most concerned with is one's personal finances. If the person applying has considerable debt, they are unlikely to receive clearance due to the fact that parties wishing to get information from the GoC operations might bribe the person with clearance and debt. To me that means Poilievre doesn't't want to disclose how he got his wealth on an MP's/Cabinet Minister's salary. He is definitely hiding from us how he became a multi millionaire and I suspect, who is propping him up.

mr perfect

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