Tory racism.....cont

clipped from www.winnipegfreepress.com A minor rumpus previously confined to the blogosphere erupted onto the floor of the Manitoba legislature yesterday as Aboriginal and Northern Affairs Minister Oscar Lathlin demanded an apology from Minnesdosa MLA Leanne Rowat for a flippant comment she made nearly a week ago that he claims demeaned aboriginal people. Earlier this week, Southern Grand Chief Morris Swan Shannacappo called for Rowat's resignation. During a radio interview, McFadyen said the comments required an explanation and clarification, but not an apology. That reversal prompted Lathlin, who almost never speaks in the house, to rise on a point of privilege Wednesday afternoon and demand a formal apology from Rowat and McFadyen. Lathlin said he has witnessed subtle and overt racism all his life and has become an expert. He said jokes or flippant remarks like Rowat's often reveal a person's true feelings.

Mandryk calls it as it is - SP Government just plain old lazy!!

Murray Mandryck isn't that far off when he says Wall wanted to increase the limits so that they didn't have to work!!!!

clipped from www.canada.com According to Wall's explanation on Wednesday, the new Saskatchewan Party cabinet has been wasting far too much of its precious time signing orders-in-council to buy fish filters and picnic tables -- the kind of expenditures that could and should be dealt with within departmental spending. Moreover, the public will eventually see this spending when final public accounts spending is tabulated in 18 to 24 months, the premier argued. At best, this explanation suggests Wall's new cabinet either does not understand that its job is to scrutinize spending -- or is too lazy to do its job properly. At worst, this explanation is completely disingenuous and Wall has far more nefarious reasons for wanting this change.

Sask Party about face on spending - caught in the act and running

I see Wall and his "transparent" government run fast when they get caught with their hands in the cookie jar..

clipped from www.canada.com REGINA -- The Saskatchewan Party government has backed off, at least for now, from a legislative change the NDP charge would have led to less transparency in how public money is spent. The government had proposed to increase the minimum value of transactions that must be approved by cabinet in an order-in-council to $350,000 from $50,000. Such orders are made public within a week. "Once you've been caught you can do some quick retreating and that's what we're seeing today . . . it's either incompetence, which means they hadn't even read the bill, didn't understand what the bill said, or it was an effort to escape accountability," he said in question period.

Sask Party Justice Minister must resign

If Don Morgan knew who the police office was, and is hiding information from us then he should resign his Ministry...oh wait...the Sask Party is the same as Harper, they do not have to be accountable to the public...never mind...my bad!!!!

clipped from www.canada.com REGINA -- The NDP says Sask. Party Justice Minister Don Morgan should resign from cabinet for changing his story about how he knew an individual whom Regina police recently pointed to as the suspect in the leak of confidential police reports. Morgan first told reporters last week he didn't know the retired Regina police officer said to be the suspect in the removal of reports from police headquarters. The documents detailed an alleged 1992 theft from the NDP caucus office and ended up in the hands of the Sask. Party. Both Hansard records and newspaper files show that the Sask. Party raised issues on behalf of Regina police officers while in Opposition, and that Morgan was involved in a press conference about one of those issues. However, Morgan told reporters he didn't recall ever participating in a press conference with the individual he has since learned is a suspect in the matter involving the leaked documents.