Phil on Immigration

Stephen Harper let Phil speak in the House of Commons. Here's what Phil said:

Mr. Speaker, our government is standing up for new immigrants who choose to come to Canada; the immigrants who make the choice to work hard and play by the rules. Our Conservative government stands up for immigrants who choose to make a home in Canada.

The obvious fact is that Phil is again parroting the party line. What's less obvious is that he's deliberately hiding the fact that the new Conservative Bill C-49 is a literal assault on the Constitutional rights of new Canadians (and those seeking refugee status).

What exactly are Canada's foreign policy principles?

To a question about Canada being denied a seat on the UN Security Council, Phil McColeman had this response:

Our government makes foreign policy decisions based on what's right and on the principles that Canadians hold dear. These positions may not always be the most popular with some members of the UN, however we will not apologize for doing what is right.

Great work, once again parroting the party line without even understanding what it means. What ARE the principles that Canadians hold dear? Making a fool of ourselves on the international stage? Letting the rest of the world take care of funding for needy Africa? Being so belligerant in the Middle East that we get kicked out of the United Arab Emirates? Refusing to fund maternal health programs??

And by the way, Mr. McColeman, Canada's current position is not just unpopular with some members of the UN; Canada's position is evidently unpopular with most members of the UN. Yes Canada should stand beside Israel. But we could help out Israel a LOT more if we had a seat on the Security Council.

Maybe Defence Minister Peter McKay can explain what Canada's foreign policy principles actually are when he visits Brantford next week.

Phil Blames the Liberals… again

When he comes under fire for poor performance, Phil McColeman's only response is "Blame the Liberals." In the world according to Phil, there is apparently a vast Liberal conspiracy to destroy him (and this non-partisan blog is part of that paranoid worldview).

Opposition MP John McCallum is planning to use Brant as an example of how the Conservatives messed up their stimulus spending of taxpayer dollars. McCallum read some comments by City Councilor Richard Carpenter in this Maclean's article. Aside from the irony of someone named CARPENTER calling out Phil the self-proclaimed renovation nut, Mr. Carpenter has some valid criticisms (which can be found in this blog post).

Phil's response? "The liberal machine trying to win points to show that the government is wasting government money in Brantford."

Mr. Carpenter was above all that. He responded that he wouldn’t get caught up in “the party politics games."

Actually, Phil & friends have been playing the "Blame the Liberals" card for years. See this post and this post for example. How about actually addressing the accusations next time??

Phil's Cronies Get Great Perks

Here's a recent letter to the editor in the Expositor:

New job for police chief

Our very recently retired chief of police, Derek McElveny, has been appointed to the National Parole Board. He made no mention of this when he retired just a few days ago, but he surely was aware of the appointment.

He will receive his full, unreduced, pension as a police officer and will receive a handsome salary as a member of the National Parole Board.

He is a very close friend of MP Phil McColeman, a "skiing buddy" who spends much time with Mr. McColeman in New York State.

How much was our MP involved in this appointment? Why did Mr. McElveny not tell us when he retired that he was getting this appointment? Does our MP think it is fair to take steps to ensure his buddies are rewarded with our tax dollars?

Richard Trebilcock
Brantford

On its face, it looks like Phil is hooking up his buddies with sweet government jobs. If only he could stand up for ordinary Brantfordians with the same degree of success!

(In all fairness, this is a response letter to the editor in Phil's defence. It plays the typical "Blame the Liberals" card without addressing the substance of Trebilcock's original complaint.)

Phil McColeman: Missing in action AGAIN

Last summer, when the Brantford General Hospital was one of the first hospitals in the country to run out of medical isotopes, a Member of Parliament from British Columbia not Phil McColeman was on the case.

After a report on the infrastructure mess in Brantford made National News, you would think Phil would do something about it, like ask a question during question period.

Phil is too busy fear-mongering about coalitions, lying about the life-saving gun registry and sending out Canadian flags that have his email address on them.

On October 7th, a Toronto MP, John McCallum, rose in the House of Commons to stand up for the Brantford Chamber of Commerce, City Hall and Canadian taxpayers:



Where was Phil? Probably retrieving his briefing binder that he forgot in the cafeteria...again.

Phil's Silly Stats

Phil claims that he conducted "fairly extensive" surveying of Brantfordians on the long gun registry issue. I wonder if he considers mailing an insultingly biased survey to your house as a statistically reliable source!

Conservative government costs Brantford millions in wastePHIL spending

Brantford made the national news last night: