Nope. The civil service in this country isn’t dominated by liberal-left appointees and sub-appointees. Nuh-uh. And the CBC is fair and balanced. (Hat tip: “Pissedoff”—(you can imagine how he chose the name))
Liberals solicit cash from bureaucrats
OTTAWA—Paul Martin’s Liberals have issued an “urgent” call to Privy Council Office staff for their support and donations in the run-up to the Jan. 23 vote.
Liberal party president Mike Eizenga mailed bright yellow teledispatches directly to the office addresses of employees of the PCO, which is supposed to remain non-partisan and non-political.
The memo lays out the Liberal election platform and asks for a minimum $100 donation.
“We need your support now to make sure we form the next government,” says Eizenga’s letter, which landed in many in-boxes of the Privy Council’s Sparks Street office building on Jan. 9.
NDP MP Judy Wasylycia-Leis slammed the Liberals for their donation tactics, pointing out that Justice John Gomery’s Adscam report underlined the importance of the PCO remaining non-partisan and free of political meddling.
“The danger is that people in that office might feel some pressure to donate to keep their jobs,” Wasylycia-Leis said.
Spokesman Hali Gernon said the PCO will not launch a probe of the Liberals’ appeal for donations. “A lot of people get mail in the Privy Council Office so we’re not looking into it,” Gernon said.
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I honestly believe that most civil servants are honorable people and represent our country and do their jobs in the most honorable way possible. The idea that the Liberals would think that the civil service was a good place to tap for partisan cash support, though, speaks volumes about what THEY think. THEY’RE the ones who think they’re partisan.
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