- Someone should ask Harper, Baird, Clement, Aglukkaq and any other Con if they have received their flu shot yet. My guess is that, Harper has.

October 29, 2009 5:26 PM, 'Job sharing with Bob Rae', Jane Taber
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/blogs/bureau-blog/job-sharing-with-bob-rae/article1344260/Tab 10

The H1N1 flu vaccine debacle is a prime example of the importance of who is running the government. Harper and the Con's have been so focused on spending tens of millions of dollars in advertizing to educate everyone on equating the stimulus spending with the Con Party. They should have been focusing on the H1N1 flu (Swine Flu) epidemic. This is just another example of Harper doing everything to grab and hold onto power and Canada be damned.

Bob Rae is right in pointing out that any death due to the Swine flu is a tragedy, especially if it could have been avoided, and we must take a very serious look at how it might have been prevented. Ignatieff and the Liberals have for weeks been pointing out the failures of the Con's in their handling of the whole matter. Even now, with the health of so many Canadians at issue the Con's response is simply to accuse the Liberals of partizan politics, which is, itself, partizan in the extreme. The fact is that no response to any crises is perfect and the idea in a democracy is that we rely on all the people to come forward, each according to their particular abilities. Harper and the Con's are essentially running the country as a totalitarian state and not a democracy.

How about, responding by saying something like "we are looking into these matters, and are continually doing everything we can to improve the way we are handling things and certainly any shortcomings anyone can point out are very welcome".

I have not heard a real explanation from Harper and the Cons as to why there is so much less vaccine available now that what they were saying a week ago. And this is important. Considering that the rumors are that they shipping these 'missing millions' of doses to the US, including for use in their military in Afghanistan, one would think they would be quick to clarify the matter. However, given Harper's general policy of obscuring and obstruction the truth and suppressing the facts, it is not surprising that we haven't got a clear explanation and probably won't get one from the Harper, Baird, Clement, Aglukkaq or any other Con, no matter how important it is.

Lloyd MacIlquham cicblog.com/comments.html