- "Stevie, you got some 'splainin' to do!" . . . Again

posted: 11:27 AM on April 7, 2012
Military: Accept F-35s or lose regional spinoffs, DND warned in 2010,
daniel leblanc, Globe and Mail, Apr. 07, 2012 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/accept-f-35s-or-lose-
regional-spinoffs-dnd-warned-in-2010/article2393760/

subtitle:

'I think if we are all going to pay $40.00 per year for 20 years for F-35's

we should all at least get a ride in one of these

"eye watering" technological, and fiscal, marvels,

and that would at least put them to some use -

that Harper would not feel the need to hide from us, that is.'


Stephen Harper, Peter MacKay and the Con's are responsible plain and simple.
Harper and the Con's have already been found in Contempt of Parliament for not providing information regarding the purchase of the F-35's. Along with his 'Tough on Crime" agenda.

In fact Harper and the Con's were impeached Canadian style

and we went to the election on that issue.

If Harper had come clean at that time, would he have won the election?
Well, he would have got the support from the 35% (approx) die hard Con's who simply don't care. But, there is a real and significant chance her would have ended up out of power.

Harper said anything, irrespective of the truth, says anything, irrespective of the truth, and will say anything, irrespective of the truth, to attain and maintain power - after all, it is the American way.

MacKay has demonstrated time and again he simply can't be trusted on anything he says and he certainly can't be relied on to do the right (morally right that is) thing.

Further, you can betcha Harper won't simply give up that power as we've seen before.
(and you can betcha Harper will not allow by-elections regarding the Robo-call assault on Democracy, nor an Inquiry.)

For Harper to suggest that he did not mislead Parliament on the cost of the F-35's because he was not including "operating and salary costs, the government says, which would be incurred regardless of the aircraft purchased."

It is simply Harper-wash.

If there are no F35's then there is no work for these ""National Defence personnel", so either this is simply another Harper Con or these people will be sitting there doing nothing . . . and Harper cutting 19,200 jobs from the Civil Service.

Look for the Civil Service to be saying:

"Stevie, you got some 'splainin' to do!"

If I were Harper and given the 19,200 Civil Service jobs he is eliminating, I wouldn't be very eager to admit this, and certainly not try to palm it off on the good people of Canada as an excuse.

Here's it real simple:
no F-35's = no operating and salary costs attributable to the F-35's = no $10b

For Harper and the Con's to suggest that they: "are largely fixed and would be incurred regardless of what fighter plane Canada was flying" represents the height of dishonesty and indicates that he has no intention of coming clean.

It may be the 35% don't care.

But, what about the 65% - certainly this would be a good time to stand up and be counted. Keep in mind that spending the $30b on things like child development, education and health care would actually do some good for Canadians and keep all the money in Canada.

Also, just think, the F-35 procurement could easily have been covered by the $6 billion a year revenue lost with the 2 point reduction in the GST Harper used to buy votes.

“In fact, the total cost we are talking about for 20 years, plus the acquisition of the airplane, is $16 billion. That amounts to $25 per Canadian per year. That is a small price to pay for the protection of Canadians’ sovereignty and Canadian values abroad.”

Laurie Hawn, House of Commons, March 10, 2011

(see: "Tories’ failure to reveal F-35’s true $25B cost before election ‘political fraud’: NDP", nationalpost.com/2012/04/05/)

Well, Hawn's estimate was upwardly challenged since we now know it is at least $25b, and counting, so it is at least $40.00 per Canadian per year. That would be covered by 2 points in the GST.

Harper and the Con's have been hiding the true costs of the F-35

But the real issue, which is being shrouded, is

Harper is hiding the true purpose he wants the 65 F-35's.

These are offensive, first strike, war planes, plane and simply

What war are is Harper is planning that he is not telling us about.

Look for Harper in Question Period looking right into the camera and with the double 'V' signs saying

"I am not a liar"

Lloyd MacILquham cicblog.com/comments.html