Comments on: Stephen Harper & Conservatives NO SHOW for Nortel Protest In Ottawa – October 21, 2009 http://cornwallfreenews.com/2009/10/stephen-harper-conservatives-no-show-for-nortel-protest-in-ottawa-october-21-2009/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:02:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: admin http://cornwallfreenews.com/2009/10/stephen-harper-conservatives-no-show-for-nortel-protest-in-ottawa-october-21-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-778 admin Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:18:24 +0000 http://cornwallfreenews.com/?p=3597#comment-778 Maybe we need to have a vote out the incumbent movement in the next election where we get people to vote for anyone but the sitting MP. When you look at some of the decisions made by MP, especially our own, you have to ask who in the public they really "serve"? Maybe we need to have a vote out the incumbent movement in the next election where we get people to vote for anyone but the sitting MP. When you look at some of the decisions made by MP, especially our own, you have to ask who in the public they really “serve”?

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]]> By: Lawrence Webber http://cornwallfreenews.com/2009/10/stephen-harper-conservatives-no-show-for-nortel-protest-in-ottawa-october-21-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-777 Lawrence Webber Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:16:29 +0000 http://cornwallfreenews.com/?p=3597#comment-777 As stated in your article( Is this political grand standing or are the MP's going to come to the table and do something to protect the Canadian worker?).I believe it is grand standing, the pension issue could have been brought to the fore front earlier in the year when there was talk of bringing down the government. As Mr. Trent Tulip said in his comment MP's have a solid gold pension. Examlpe $25000 min/year after 6 years.For the average Nortel employee this would take 30-40 years to reach this level.One has to ask would 74 MP's put thier pensions at risk in order to bring down the government over this issue before July 2010? It will be a sad day if the Canadian government does not act on this issue, and ask Canadian pensioners loosing 30-40% of thier pension to pay MP's pensions. As stated in your article( Is this political grand standing or are the MP’s going to come to the table and do something to protect the Canadian worker?).I believe it is grand standing, the pension issue could have been brought to the fore front earlier in the year when there was talk of bringing down the government.
As Mr. Trent Tulip said in his comment MP’s have a solid gold pension. Examlpe $25000 min/year after 6 years.For the average Nortel employee this would take 30-40 years to reach this level.One has to ask would 74 MP’s put thier pensions at risk in order to bring down the government over this issue before July 2010?
It will be a sad day if the Canadian government does not act on this issue, and ask Canadian pensioners loosing 30-40% of thier pension to pay MP’s pensions.

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]]> By: Trent Tulip http://cornwallfreenews.com/2009/10/stephen-harper-conservatives-no-show-for-nortel-protest-in-ottawa-october-21-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-776 Trent Tulip Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:41:27 +0000 http://cornwallfreenews.com/?p=3597#comment-776 In the same way that "necessity" sparks invention, it is only "need" that will motivate some people to action. And in the case of pensions, what need is there for an MP or a political party to step up and seize corporations by their "tenders", and make them fulfil their obligations to employees? MP's have a solid gold pension. It's theirs for the taking after only 6 years of warming a seat in Ottawa. And it's guaranteed by an employer that will print money to pay it if necessary. And with the corporate lobbying positions that await them, or the plum patronage appointments... what would move a government MP to consider the working stiff? It's little wonder that the first in line for bailouts were corporations and their fat boards. The working stiffs that were promised pensions and paid into them have been defrauded. That our parliamentarians permit this fraud, is proof plain... that they themselves are frauds. In the same way that “necessity” sparks invention, it is only “need” that will motivate some people to action.

And in the case of pensions, what need is there for an MP or a political party to step up and seize corporations by their “tenders”, and make them fulfil their obligations to employees?

MP’s have a solid gold pension. It’s theirs for the taking after only 6 years of warming a seat in Ottawa. And it’s guaranteed by an employer that will print money to pay it if necessary. And with the corporate lobbying positions that await them, or the plum patronage appointments… what would move a government MP to consider the working stiff?

It’s little wonder that the first in line for bailouts were corporations and their fat boards. The working stiffs that were promised pensions and paid into them have been defrauded.

That our parliamentarians permit this fraud, is proof plain… that they themselves are frauds.

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]]> By: admin http://cornwallfreenews.com/2009/10/stephen-harper-conservatives-no-show-for-nortel-protest-in-ottawa-october-21-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-774 admin Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:09:08 +0000 http://cornwallfreenews.com/?p=3597#comment-774 That would seem to be your answer Ken. Income Trusts; turning Veteran's Hospitals over to Quebec, and selling out the country and environment to Big Oil interests pretty much sums up the Harper Government. I'm sure stealing candy from babies is in there somewhere too..... That would seem to be your answer Ken. Income Trusts; turning Veteran’s Hospitals over to Quebec, and selling out the country and environment to Big Oil interests pretty much sums up the Harper Government. I’m sure stealing candy from babies is in there somewhere too…..

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]]> By: Ken Lyons http://cornwallfreenews.com/2009/10/stephen-harper-conservatives-no-show-for-nortel-protest-in-ottawa-october-21-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-773 Ken Lyons Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:49:07 +0000 http://cornwallfreenews.com/?p=3597#comment-773 What is Conservatives' message? Seniors should just go away quietly and die because we don't give a damn. We only care for the rich. What is Conservatives’ message? Seniors should just go away quietly and die because we don’t give a damn. We only care for the rich.

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