- What Will MacKay Say to the Parliamentary Committee Today

Ottawa Notebook, Peter MacKay reaches for the eggnog, December 9, 2009, Jane Taber
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/blogs/bureau-blog/peter-mackay-reaches-for-the-eggnog/article1393826/ Tab 7

If anyone wants to predict what MacKay might say today?

With the possibility of War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity allegations by the International Criminal Court (not to mention domestic Canadian Criminal law) staring him in the face.

MacKay is likely to respond to any questions by Opposition MP's in the same way that got him into this trouble in the first place, and the way he has been responding ever since then - hostility, aggression, insults, character assassination, accusations, avoidance, obscuration, obstruction, hiding behind "national security classification" ( I wonder how far that goes at The Hague) and generally, contempt for Parliament and those who are doing the job we Canadians sent them there for, or at 2/3rds of Canadians, anyway.

If I were one of men or women in uniform I would be demanding that the truth be revealed and immediately. MacKay and Harper's aggressive, in-your-face actions in 2006 may very well have placed our troops in harm's way, vis-a-vis Int'l Human Rights and War Crimes Laws, and even Canadian Criminal Laws, and Afghan detainee transfers, after Harper up'd Canada's participation to direct fighting when the came into power in 2006. If Canadians have to wait until the truth be revealed at the International Criminal Court, in the Hague, in the spotlight for all nations to see, they may be in a very bad mood about it all. If we bring the truth to light domestically, through a Public Inquiry Canadians may very well be more disposed to understanding just how difficult it is to answer the call of duty in the context of present day International laws and fighting on foreign soil, supporting our troops and turn towards Harper, MacKay and O'Connor and all Con's for justice.

- MacKay's, Harper's and all the Con's demonstrated contempt for Parliament.

- MacKay, Harper, Baird, and the other Con's approach to any criticism is to insult and attack the character of those that are criticizing, as opposed to dealing with the issue in a rational, civil fashion, as was and is their duty as Parliamentarians and those running the our Government.

- MacKay, Harper, Baird, and the other Con's have been doing this all along. They have no interest in the truth, doing what's right (morally, that is) or properly addressing the issues of the day. They only are concerned with grabbing onto power and maintaining it, at any cost, and Canada be damned.

- MacKay, Harper, Baird, and the other Con's actions are coming back to haunt them. Rather than approach this issue in 2006 - 2007 in a reasonable fashion as was, and is, their duty as the government and respond in a meaningful, useful fashion to the, quite legitimate, criticism of Afghan detainee transfers, they denied everything, hid information, obstructed and distorted and insulted and attacked the credibility of whomever crossed their path - sounds like what they are doing now with Colvin and all other that dare to stand up to them. They didn't have to take that approach but that is what they are all about, as I said, Canada be damned.

- If I were one of men or women in uniform I would be demanding that the truth be revealed and immediately. MacKay and Harper's aggressive, in-your-face actions in 2006 may very well have placed our troops in harm's way, vis-a-vis Int'l Human Rights and War Crimes Laws, and even Canadian Criminal Laws, and Afghan detainee transfers, after Harper up'd Canada's participation to direct fighting when the came into power in 2006. If Canadians have to wait until the truth be revealed at the International Criminal Court, in the Hague, in the spotlight for all nations to see, they may be in a very bad mood about it all. If we bring the truth to light domestically, through a Public Inquiry Canadians may very well be more disposed to understanding just how difficult it is to answer the call of duty in the context of present day International laws and fighting on foreign soil, supporting our troops and turn towards Harper, MacKay and O'Connor and all Con's for justice.

The problem is that this is on the record for all to see and now they are even more desperate since not only do they have they original issue staring them in the face again, they have their original denials, attacks, cover-up as well.


Lloyd MacIlquham cicblog.com/comments.htm