Harper’s patronage appointments becoming a holiday tradition

Where's our leaner, meaner, less bureaucratic and more efficient Government that every pre election party promises to implement? I'm thinking it's time for a new political grass roots "small guy" party. Anyone out there up for the challenge of getting rid of these crooks?

Without any deterant or penalty for lying or promising unrealistic campaign promises to get elected, I think we deserve what we get. Politicians have to be held responsible for their campaign platform for their complete term or risk being fired or demoted to a lesser position. Maybe they just don't have a grasp on the English language and don't understand the meaning of "less" or "balanced" or even simple words like "ethical or moral" It's time they did.

@Biff - just because the Libs did it for years doesn't mean it's Harper's turn. Patronage appointments are no more acceptable under this government than under any other. The big difference being the Harpercrits promised to put an end to this kind of political BS.

very generous...he also gave eroupean central bankers $billions$ in taxpayer money for more bailouts for the banks. So what did we learn? CAPITALISM IS ONLY FOR THE LITTLE GUY. IT'S SOCIALISM FOR THE WEALTHY.

Isn`r Mr.Harper the one who railed against this kind of thing when he was in opposition.Now he`s in power ,suddenly it`s a good thing.Rewarding those who blindly follow him,and those the voting public rejected, with his largesse on public funds.
Mr.Harper said,"So what that tells (us) is we won't be able to clean up the (appointment) process in this minority Parliament. We'll obviously need a majority government to do that in the future."
Mr.Harper now has his majority, yet the patronage appointments continue.

Sure, Stephen..........Why don't you put Mike Harris in the Senate? You could make him in charge of the Joint Committee to reduce all business taxes to zero %.......or he could explain Canadian Environmental Policy at the U.N. with his jar of loonies.

BS lot of false promises, corrupt!!!

So we can add LIAR to the list of names Candians can use when describing this prime minister, predjudice, bully, sleazy, sneaky, american lap dog, corporate santa, democratic hating, coward, corrupt,billion dollar party guy, megolamaniac. The rest of the world can see what a poor choice the 40% who voted for the alliance party made, lets hope they see the error they made and return Canada to a democracy next election. North Korea may have a job opening, it is the kind of position that harper wants. the video tape of the cop telling the protester, during the G20 billion dollar orgy, "this isn't Canada anymore" hit the nail right on the head.

I thought the Reform Party wanted to abolish the Senate. What a bunch of hypocrites.

I want an appointment.

Making sure the ''Yes'' men are position in key area's so the Harper Regime policies are past regardless of the outcome.

He did keep the one promise when he said that you won't even recognize the constitution after he's done with it.

If you are a cheat, back stabber, dishonest, crooked, chances are you could become a successful politician. Look at what we have for a not-so-prime-minister! Why are they referred to as right and honourable? Both the furthest things from it.

Stephen Harper. The gift that keeps on giving.

Its interesting how often Andy Radia's articles get onto yahoo. He is so obviously biased that I can't say that I trust his spin. It might be right, or it might be wrong or somewhere in between but its not objective as every article is written in hatred toward the conservatives.

Harper got elected on No Recession,No Deficits,No Appointed Senators,Responsible Honest Law and Order Government,WHEN?

"(Canadians) are ashamed the Prime Minister continues the disgraceful, undemocratic appointment of undemocratic Liberals to the undemocratic Senate to pass all too often undemocratic legislation," Mr.Harper said in the House of Commons in 1996.
I guess undemocratic appointments of undemocratic Alliance/Reformers to the undemocratic Senate to pass all too often undemocratic legislation is somehow better and carries no shame.Hmmm,Mr.Harper?Does the phrase,"Hoisted on his own petard.",ring any bells?

This was the hidden agenda, people. To promise one thing and do the opposite. He demonstrated that very early on with income trusts. You can never trust Conservatives.

Mr. Harper thank you for giving these great Christmas gift that are called patronage appoint's and also I hope you made sure they got a big fat pension when they retire because we would not like to see these people at the end of the food line. Ladies and gentleman this is what happens when you give a majority to a power hungry person and the Liberals did it and the NDP I am sure would of done the same if they were ever in power also. Politicians are all the same the world over and they tend to abuse it and at the end the poor people pay the price for there negligence.

Merry Christmas to all.