Monday, May 31, 2010

Harper and friends blame "liberals" for 1 f*cking billion dollar G20 bill

Trying to deflect blame (something conservatives love to do) for the 1 billion dollar G20 bill, we get this little gem:

As the public outcry grows against the huge cost for the three-day meeting, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews told CTV’s Question Period yesterday that using the military – which would have been a much cheaper option than the RCMP – would have provoked political outrage from the Liberals.

“You know, of course, what the opposition parties would say, the Liberals, they would say the army in streets with guns,” said Mr. Toews.

In part says Mr. Toews decisions around security were “political decisions.”


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