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Was Guergis kicked out of the Conservative Party due to mere optics?

Posted by Scott Tribe on May 13, 2010, at 10:55 am |

I read this last night from Aaron Wherry over at Macleans:

The private investigator says the Prime Minister’s Office did not accurately report to the ethics commissioner the information he passed on to them. He says he has no evidence as to the conduct of Ms. Guergis in his “possession or knowledge.” The concern, he [...]

Anyone think Helena will run as an independent candidate now?

Posted by Scott Tribe on May 6, 2010, at 9:28 am |

This interesting bit of news regarding Helena Guergis hits the wire:

The Conservatives have dropped former cabinet minister Helena Guergis as the nominated candidate for Ontario’s Simcoe-Grey riding, according to a news report…The network quoted sources as saying Guergis was removed because the Tories are concerned an election could be called at any moment, [...]

Foresight

Posted by Scott Tribe on April 16, 2010, at 1:03 pm |

It appears that the Liberals declining to meet with this private investigator who is apparently the source of info for the Prime Minister and his officials that led them to make the decision turf Helena Guergis from the Cabinet and from the Conservative caucus was a wise move to make, when you read some [...]

Rumour: Shelly Glover to replace Guergis this weekend? (UPDATE!)

Posted by Scott Tribe on April 9, 2010, at 11:52 am |

So a Liberal associate of mine has passed along that the rumor mill going on at “the Hill” in some quarters is that the embattled Helena Guergis will be removed (or possibly “resign”, nudge, wink) this weekend, and that Shelly Glover would take her position in Cabinet.

Now, if you’re not familiar with Shelly [...]

Is this Helena Guergis’s potential replacement in Cabinet?

Posted by Scott Tribe on April 1, 2010, at 10:37 am |

I see Conservative MP Shelly Glover decided to issue an April Fool’s Day declaration 1 day early. Apparently, Shelly has some inside knowledge that “all prisoners vote Liberal” while “all cops vote Conservative” – ergo, that’s why the Liberals put forth “soft on crime’ legislation, because they have a vested interest in keeping the [...]

Just a thought

Posted by Scott Tribe on March 31, 2010, at 10:52 am |

If you’re working for a Conservative cabinet minister and want to defend that Minister from bad publicity you deem unfair, you probably should make a better effort at hiding your identity when you write in – maybe write up the letter and then have your supportive neighbour or sibling send it in as a [...]

Update on Hurricane Helena

Posted by Scott Tribe on February 27, 2010, at 2:25 pm |

Urgent Dispatch from the Canadian Hurricane Service:

Helena has been downgraded from a Category 5 storm with lots of fury and hot air to a very sullen Tropical Storm system. The storm initially roared into and out of PEI, lashing airports and people as it left, but it weakened as it moved towards the [...]

Quite the juxtaposition

Posted by Scott Tribe on February 26, 2010, at 11:02 am |

Compare and contrast:

- Joannie Rochette, who won a bronze medal last night in the women’s figure skating, but would be awarded a gold medal for bravery/courage if there was such a thing.

- Helena Guergis, Minister of state for Status of Women, who decided to throw a tantrum over having to follow airport [...]

Helena Guergis says everyone in her riding thinks prorogation is hunky-dorey

Posted by Scott Tribe on January 22, 2010, at 9:48 am |

A rather amusing interview from Conservative MP Simcoe-Grey MP Helena Guergis today on the reasons for prorogation and how her constituents apparently love it:

Simcoe-Grey MP Helena Guergis says the federal government’s latest prorogation was vital to give it a chance to “take a step back” to make sure it is on the “right [...]

Time to defeat the other half of the former 'power couple'

Posted by Scott Tribe on September 20, 2009, at 10:20 am |

This was an interesting story on Helena Guergis and Rahim Jaffer being described as a “would-be power couple unplugged”:

In 2001, an aide did an interview with a Vancouver radio show in Jaffer’s name. Jaffer first said he’d done the interview, and then confessed…On election night last year, he gave a victory speech, then [...]

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Anyone think Helena will run as an independent candidate now?

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Rumour: Shelly Glover to replace Guergis this weekend? (UPDATE!)

Is this Helena Guergis’s potential replacement in Cabinet?

Just a thought

Update on Hurricane Helena

Quite the juxtaposition

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