The rampant abuse of Canadas Human Rights Commissions has finally come to a head. The case against Mark Steyn and Macleans, along with the complaint against Ezra Levant have raised the public profile of this issue. Finally the Commissions are getting the daily grilling that they rightfully deserve.

On the federal level, Richard Warman has single handedly demolished any credibility that section 13 might have once had. Section 13 is the one which makes it illegal to offend another person. Warman makes a handsome living vicariously taking offense for groups who are not offended enough to complain. Warman's the rich middle-aged white guy who's complaining on behalf of every single Canadian Muslim about Mark Steyn's article "The Future Belongs to Islam".

Then there's the case against Ezra Levant, former publisher of the Western Standard. Some radical Muslim from Ontario is filing a grievance against him in Alberta for re-publishing some of the Danish Mohammed cartoons.

This case is a bit of a personal concern because I too posted one of the 'toons on this very website way back in the day. Thankfully none of my 3.4 readers/month found it offensive enough to file a complaint against me, but the precedent is being set in the Ezra case as I write this. If this complaint against Ezra is successful, there is no reason why I too couldn't be found guilty in the future of being a bigot - for something as simple as posting a picture that was very relevant to the news of the day.

I suspect that both Levant and Steyn's motivations behind their publications were very similar to my own: simply to inform a rightfully curious public about a very serious news matter. After reading various news articles about riots around the world, I found myself curious to see what the fuss was all about. I also found it equally odd that so few legitimate news sources would show the source of the outrage, much less link to it. And like Ezra, after some Googling, I found them - and posted one for others to see. Not to spread hate, and not to offend Islam, but to satisfy the curiosity of ones self and others.

Likewise, Steyn's article "The Future Belongs to Islam", which is in fact an excerpt from his book America Alone, was most offensive to Muslims because of the quotes it contained from various Imam's. In the Steyn-Macleans case, the complaint is against speaking truth - not 'cause it's untrue, but because it's unbecoming.

The differences between the two cases are subtle. In the Ezra case, it's a simple case of freedom of speech vs. the illogical individual human desire to be loved by everybody. The Steyn case, on the other hand, is a little more sinister. In his case a radical Islamic anti-semite is very simply trying to stifle a free Canadian press from saying ANYTHING negative about Islam. Mohammed Elmasry and Richard Warman want to Islamify that old Las Vegas adage: What happens in the Mosque, stays in the Mosque.

These assaults on the freedoms of Canadians should not be allowed to continue. The Steyn and Levant cases are media-magnified examples of what has always been a truly bizarre aspect of Canadian "justice". But the the general public is starting to take notice at the HRCs attacks on mainstream journalism. This is in turn shining light on many of their more lazy and unscrupulous tactics (the light shining on the lazy and unscrupulous tactics of the HRC's not - in this case - those of the media).

The Liberal Party of Canada was the first to grab the ball here. MP Keith Martin is seeking a review of Section 13. While his fellow party members have been far from vocal on the issue, it seems that if it became an issue of debate within the Liberal party, the party would land on the side of Mr. Martin.

Meanwhile the governing Conservatives have been worse than silent on the issue. The Justice Department is so far supporting the status quo. Meanwhile, many Conservative MP's have made statements in favor of the Free Speechers, but Stephen Harper will not clearly state his position in this matter.

The Conservative's may be underestimating the extent to which we Canadians value our freedoms. This is not only a concern of the libertarian sect of their party, but of a whole segment of Canada. Canadians of all cultures value our freedoms, be they Muslim, Arab, Christian, Black, White, Gay, Mormon, Alcoholic, Christian, Cyborg, Agnostic, Pot Heads, Igloo-dwellers, Jews, Old Bastards, Young Assholes, Arachnophobics, People With Bushy Eye Brows, Plasma-fans, LCD-fans, Those Weird Freaks That Can't Twist Their Tongue's, General Racists (of all races), People With Piercings, Tattoos, Hookers, Garbage-Men, Strippers, Italian Plumbers, Deaf Folk, Geeks, Freaks, and I'm spent.... we all enjoy the freedoms Canada represents, and we should endevoure to expand those freedoms, not constrict them.

Labels: Canadian Justice, Conservative Party, Ezra Levant, Human Rights, Liberal Party, politics

As Winnipeg suffers from yet another death caused by car thieves, the government continues to dither and deflect on the issue.

Justice Minister Dave Chomiak is demanding that the Federal government toughen the YCJA. It's a good call, it's definitely a necessary step to put a stop to this epidemic.

Chomiak is barking up the wrong tree. Rather than calling on the Conservative government to introduce the bill, he should be demanding his Federal NDP counterparts to vote for the bill. It's his Dipper buddies who are always watering down the Torie's crime bills when they're not voting against them.

Likewise, Chomiak should be concerned with whats going on in our own backyard foremost. The Winnipeg Auto Theft Suppression Strategy (WATSS) is obviously not sufficient as a deterrent or a prevention strategy.

Prof. Rick Linden, member of the Manitoba Auto Theft Task Force, sums it up best: "Just hours after being released, they'll be back doing it again. We thought that with youth knowing police are following them more intensely it would be a deterrent, but many of these kids aren't deterred at all. It's just part of youth culture in some areas."

The police can only act as a deterrent if the courts will hand down real consequences for the criminal. In the case of youth car thieves in Winnipeg, The Law is a catch and release program where the kids have no reason to fear being caught.

Gary Doer and the NDP need to take some new action on this still-growing problem. Chomiak's comment that, "We've now had several (stolen car deaths) and several is too many", does not instill a lot of confidence. Isn't ONE DEATH too many?

Labels: Canadian Justice, Conservative Party, Gary Doer, Manitoba, NDP, politics, Winnipeg Crime, Winnipeg Police

It's a very simple proposition: if someone commits a crime with a gun, that person should spend a period of time in jail.

Most of the Canadian population would agree with the Conservatives gun bill. After all, it was one of their key platforms during the last election, and the Conservatives won.

Unfortunately, Manitoba Liberal MP's don't agree.

Neville said the bill was poor legislation because it stripped the judiciary of its sentencing powers and refused to support it.

"It flew against the advice of many people in the justice system," said Neville, adding sentencing is often best left to judges after they've heard all the evidence in a case and not legislators.

"You have to leave the discretion to the judiciary."

She said her main concern with the bill was an escalating clause that would send criminals to prison for longer sentences with subsequent offences.

Except that judges have been saying for years that new legislation is needed if Canada is to get tough on gun crimes. They've claimed that there are precedents that prevent them from handing down "tough" sentences. The only solution to this problem is new legislation.

The "escalating clause" of the bill which Neville is so opposed to, is one that would have criminals serve longer sentences the second time they commit an offense. As the bill currently stands, for a first conviction of a gun crime, the minimum sentence handed down would be a five year jail term. On that persons second offense, the minimum sentence would lengthen to a seven year jail term. If you keep doing the crime, you keep getting more time. It seems fair.

Not to Anita Neville however. Neville would rather leave that up to the judges discretion, to let the criminals justify there behavior, and get a slap on the wrist. We're not talking about punk auto-thieves, or shoplifters here; we're talking about criminals that point a gun at their victims and threaten their lives. They have absolutely no place on our streets.

The truth of the matter is that for three consecutive Liberal governments, the laws of this land were watered down in favor of criminals. If Liberal MP's were to vote in favor of these "tough on crime" laws, it'd be an admission that their reign was a failure. You need to look no further than the Youth Criminal Justice Act for evidence.

The Liberals would rather spend billions of dollars on a gun registry, which has proven to be a failure, while letting the criminals off without taking any responsibility.

In fact all of Manitoba's Liberal MP's voted against the legislation. That includes Tina Keeper, MP for Churchill; and Ray Simard, MP for St. Boniface. For the Liberal MP's from Manitoba it was a free vote, they had no instructions as to how to vote. They voted how they thought their constituents would have wanted them to vote. But even the typically soft-on-crime NDP voted for the bill.

To those folks living in Winnipeg South-Center, contact Anita Neville and let her know how you feel about her "stand" to keep as many gun criminals on the streets as possible. She can be e-mailed at Neville.A@parl.gc.ca or at email@anitaneville.ca.

Update: Right in Manitoba raises another point:

Even more ironic is that just this week we heard Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty demanding that the federal Conservatives toughen up gun laws. Rather than call on the Conservatives Dalton, you may do better talking to you brother David [Liberal MP for Ottawa South] and his cronies!

Labels: Anita Neville, Canadian Justice, Conservative Party, Guns, Liberal Party, Manitoba, NDP, politics, Winnipeg Crime

The Conservatives have launched a new website detailing Stephane Dion's weakness as a leader. The website can be found at www.NotALeader.ca (h/t Stephen Taylor).

The site has a few more attack ads on it, along with some eCards that can be sent to friends. But the best part of the site is Kyoto the dog's blog. Thats right, the Conservatives have put up a blog for Stephane Dion's dog.

Kyoto's Dog Blog:

May 29, 2007

On days like today, I wish we were in France!

Spent the morning lying on the couch in Stéphane’s office listening to him pleading with Liberal Senators to pass the Government’s term limits. He said the Tory ads were making him look weak and powerless. Again. "Eight years and out? No way!" they said. He moped around all day muttering about how unfair life is.

Yesterday I was taking the master for a walk when I spotted the Prime Minister’s cat strutting down Sussex like she owned the place. Can you imagine? She’s not even purebred. I gave chase, dragging Stéphane down the street. He kept shouting "No Kyoto! Stop it!" Madame Elizabeth May happened by and almost had a coronary. She thought he was talking about the Accord.

Ignatieff came by the other day. He grimaced at me and told Stéphane he preferred big bald eagles to dogs. When I barked in protest he lectured me about the appropriateness of torture in "certain" situations. So I showed him my fangs. "Yikes," he said, "when are you going to get this dog trained?" Stéphane barked back: "You don't know what you speak about!" and asked Ignatieff: "Do you think it’s easy to make priorities?"

Tonight Stéphane tried to get me to listen to that stupid joke he told on TV last year about the world’s shortest bedtime story. "You know Bam the dog?" he said. "The car goes by, and bam, the dog. Now go to sleep." Then he laughs, like it’s funny. Gives me nightmares. I whined and cowered until he apologized. It’s a trick I learned from him. Now that’s funny.

Time for bed. I'll dream about France. Stéphane tells me we will move back one day but I've heard him flip flop too many times before so I'll just keep dreaming for now.

Thats one funny dog!

Labels: Canadian Senate, Conservative Party, France, Liberal Party, Michael Ignatieff, Stephane Dion, Y2Kyoto

When the federal budget came out in March, Newfoundland Premier Danny Williams called it a "betrayal" of the province. It was a great example of a fine Conservative Premier turned panhandling socialist. He is now waging a personal War on Harper, much to the glee of the media.

If Newfoundland is strapped for cash, they've got an interesting way of showing it (h/t Bound By Gravity).

Premier Danny Williams, in a bid to build on his already commanding majority government, is offering Newfoundlanders the largest personal income tax cut in the province's history in the run-up to a provincial election.

Drawing from a $261-million budget surplus, Williams also slashed user fees Thursday while increasing spending on schools, the health-care system and infrastructure.

The value of the income tax cut was pegged at $155 million.

Danny Williams has some explaining to do. Why does he think that the rest of Canada should fund tax cuts to keep him in power? Here in Manitoba we live in one of the highest taxed provinces in the country, and this Newfie is pandering for more of our money. Shameless.

Labels: Conservative Party, Danny Williams, politics, Stephen Harper, Trough Feeders

I'm just going to have to start stockpiling.

The federal government will ban the sale of inefficient light bulbs by 2012 in a move to reduce energy consumption and reduce greenhouse gases, Natural Resources Minister Gary Lunn said Wednesday.

I just can't imagine living without that warm glow of incandescents.
Update: Who's crazy now?

Labels: Conservative Party, Environment, Y2Kyoto

After previously bashing the Green Party's economic platform, I was glad to see the headline Growth trumps environment in China report.

Even Communist China understands human nature better than Manitoba's Green party. But an even bigger concern is the fact that the world's biggest polluter is putting environmental concerns on the back burner for economic growth. Meanwhile back in Canada, the Greens, Liberals, NDP, and Conservatives battle over who can appear to be the Greenest of them all. It would be nice if we could get the same kind of brutal honesty from our own government.

It appears that the Liberals/Greens and the NDP have pushed the Harper government too far while tinkering with the Conservatives Clean Air Act, and the government will be forced to abandon the legislation. Frankly, this will be a good thing in the long run. The Clean Air Act was thrown together in haste for purely political purposes. It would be fair to say that something like Kyoto, which has the potential to devesate our economy, should be an election issue.

Labels: China, Communism, Conservative Party, Green Party, Liberal Party, NDP, Y2Kyoto

Trevor Kennerd announced yesterday that he will be seeking the Conservative nomination for Winnipeg South-Centre (h/t). Winnipeg South-Centre is, of course, the riding of Liberal MP Anita Neville.

Kennerd has several things going for him from the start. Most obviously is his fame in Winnipeg. Kennerd won three Grey Cups with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, during the club's golden years (we used to win championships); including kicking the game winning field-goal in the 1988 Grey Cup.

Kennerd, who has been running a marketing and communications company since retiring from football, would seem to be a natural for politics (link). He's also been a resident of the riding for 26 years, since moving here from Edmonton.

The Winnipeg South-Centre riding has been dominated by the Liberals since the beginning of time, or so it seems. The 2006 election was close in the riding, with Anita Neville winning by less than 8% over Conservative contender Michael Richards (not the racist actor from Seinfeld). Kennerd is more of a working middle class type guy than Michael Richards was. That will resonate more closely with the riding than Richards' slick-city-lawyer personality.

Also working for Kennerd, is the fact that Anita Neville has gotten on the wrong side of constituents of late. She's taken a head-in-sand approach to crime, in a riding with crime problems. She also abstained from voting on a Liberal motion to take business away from Manitoba.

Kennerd even talked about crime at the announcement, something that Anita Neville thinks is, well, criminal. Kennerd acknowldeged a crime problem in the riding, "As a frequent victim of crime, the property crime in the riding is really out of sight." As of posting, there is still no word on when Anita Apology will demand that Kennerd not sully Winnipeg's reputation with such vial accusations.

Kennerd will win the riding, and quite handily I suspect. Anita Apology will go the way of all the other old-tyme Liberals. And good luck to whoever the NDP nominates.

Labels: Anita Neville, Blue Bombers, Conservative Party, politics

Sigh.

Anticipating the actions of the Conservative government, the Assembly of First Nations overwhelmingly passed a resolution in December calling for a day of action on June 29.

Considering that these guys were planning the protest three months ahead of seeing the budget, I find it hard to believe that any budget would be able to stop them from protesting. And do they really think that preemptive protesting is going to help their cause?

Point-in-case, now that the budget has actually dropped, some natives would like to up the ante, with Terence Nelson chairman of the Dakota Ojibway Tribal Council Chief saying, "My personal goal is to have the Treaty 1-11 First Nations jointly demand that CN and CP voluntarily cease operations for 24 hours on June 29 or face the threat of a month-long roving blockade across our treaty territories."

I say, bring in the troops.

Radical natives are listed in the Canadian army's counterinsurgency manual as a potential military opponent, lumping aboriginals in with the Tamil Tigers, Hezbollah and the Islamic Jihad.

The military is putting the finishing touches on the manual, but a draft version of the document obtained by The Globe and Mail outlines a host of measures the military might use to fight insurgents at home and abroad. The measures include ambushes, deception and killing.

Labels: Conservative Party, politics, Treason

I basically agree with Tom Brodbeck and Greg Weston in that this budget is a disaster. The Conservative budget has exploded program spending by $14 billion. Many people voted Conservative to get away from exactly this kind of fiscal irresponsibility.

Evidence of the Conservative's 180 degree turn is clear in the Status of Women department. In fall Stephen Harper took grief from all sides when the decision was made to cut $5 million in funding for the Status of Women. That $5 million has been re-instated, and just to make sure there are no hurt feelings, the new budget also includes an additional $20 million over the next two years for the Status of Women.

It's not just us libertarian small-government types that disapprove either. The provinces don't seem to be overly appreciative of the new equalization formula. Newfoundland's Premier Danny Williams claims that "What they've done today is basically and completely shafted us." Other people who are speaking unkindly about the budget are Saskatchewan Premier Lorne Calvert, BC Premier Gordon Campbell, and Calgary Mayor Dave Bronconnier.

But this may all be according to Harper's plan, as the Bloc Quebcois is the only party who will vote to pass this budget, and thus prop up the Harper government. This is essentially what what has the Premiers seething, since they view the budget as taking from the West and doling out to Quebec. Having it passed by the Bloc only suggests that the argument has merit.

Labels: Conservative Party, Danny Williams, politics, Stephen Harper

Things aren't looking good for the Liberals.

Elections Canada returns show the Conservatives raised almost twice as much money as the Liberals in 2006, which has created concerns in Liberal ranks that Prime Minister Stephen Harper's party is sitting on a stockpile of cash.

The Conservatives this week launched a series of attack ads aimed at Mr. Dion that are airing on television during peak viewing hours, including this Sunday's SuperBowl broadcast. And many senior Liberals fear the Tories may have the funds for an unprecedented pre-election advertising blitz.

Returns released by Elections Canada yesterday show the Tories raised $19-million in 2006, compared with $11.2-million for the Liberals."

Not only are Conservatives dominating the money-game... but polling numbers are looking good for the Conservatives as well.

The Leger Marketing survey gives the Tories 38% support, the Liberals 31%, the NDP 14% and the Bloc Quebecois 8%.

In Quebec, the Liberals (32%) and the Bloc (31%) are in a battle and are followed by the Conservatives at 24%.

In Ontario, the Tories are at 40%, compared to the Liberals' 35%. (h/t)

But surely the Liberals will see a bounce after Garth Turncoats defection... er no?

Labels: Conservative Party, Liberal Party, politics

So the CBC's Conservative-Smear-Machine is making a big deal about Stephen Harper calling the Kyoto Accord "a socialist scheme to suck money out of wealth-producing nations." Now mind you, the letter was written over five years ago.

But the fact of the matter is, he was right! Kyoto is a socialist mechanism to redistribute wealth, it's clear. Developed industrial nations are put under much tighter limitations than developing nations. That in turn, gives developing nations a competitive advantage in the global market. That is wealth distribution from the rich to the poor.

Point in case is Russia. They're not tied to the same timeline as other industrialized developed nations, because they're an "economy in transition", which is a nice way of saying they have a weak economy. It's not due to a lack of technology, or resources, it's due only to decades of a mismanaged economy. And Kyoto will help them catch-up to other developed nations by giving Russia a competitive advantage over the USA, Canada, Britian, etc.

But the slant that the Liberals and CBC are taking, is that because Stephen Harper doesn't want to subsidize Russia's growth at the expense of the Canadian economy, he doesn't care about the environment.

Liberal MP Mark Holland told the Canadian Press on Tuesday that the leaked letter shows that Harper isn't actually committed to climate change.

Actually, if anything it shows that Harper is committed to responsible climate change. He is not willing to throw away billions of dollars for programs that are unproven, and benifit other nations at our expense.

The Liberals for years have been happy to sign any green-friendly document that comes their way, but did nothing to try to achieve the goals they set out for themselves. Stephen Harper has, in a year of government, done more to achieve the Liberals' environmental targets than the Liberals themselves did.

Just because he has a nasty adjective for the protocal whos targets nobody can meet, doesn't mean "he doesn't care about the environment". If he didn't care about the environment he wouldn't be plunging the billions of dollars into it that he is. Liberals complain that Harper's Green initiatives are all Liberal initiatives re-written.

Liberals seem to think that just because they had the idea, they should get the credit for putting the initiatives in place. Nope, sorry, doesn't work that way. They had twelve years in government to pass their priorities, and they did. The environment was not one of those priorities, and they failed to get the job done. Now the environment belongs to Stephen Harper.

Update [Feb 1, 10:06]: Rod Martin at The Vanguard blog hits the same subject:

It’s no accident that, after stepping down as the mass-murdering dictator of the Evil Empire, Mikhail Gorbachev’s first "job" was as head of an environmental group. The eco gang is a bunch of watermelons: green on the outside and red all the way through. This doesn’t mean they’re never right, just as Communists were sometimes right about this or that as well. It just means that all their solutions boil down to taking from you and giving to the state.

Labels: Conservative Party, Liberal Party, politics, Stephen Harper, Y2Kyoto

I don't personally think that any of the party leaders have the stones to trigger an election this spring. That being said, the Conservatives are going to make sure that they're ready when the writ is dropped.

The Conservative party intends to run TV attack ads against new Liberal leader Stephane Dion, CTV News has learned.

Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenny will hold a briefing tomorrow in Ottawa to unveil the ads that mock Dion's leadership abilities and his environmental record, sources say.

Party insiders say the Conservatives will buy TV spots during the Super Bowl and other prime time slots for maximum impact. [...]

One of the ads is a clip from the Liberal leadership campaign.

"You don't know how hard it is to set priorities," Dion states in one ad as a perplexed Ignatieff looks on, according to a Tory source.

Another ad mocks Dion's failure as environment minister to meet the Kyoto climate change targets.

"We didn't get it done." Deputy Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff says to Dion in an exchange taken from the Liberal leadership race.

Tory MPs roared when the ads were played for them at the caucus retreat.

"They are all Liberals in the ads and they are quite funny," one Tory MP said.

It is not known how much the ads will cost but the Conservative Party is flush with money compared to cash-strapped Liberal Party.

Now before any Liberal's start bitching and moaning about "dirty politics", I'd like to point out two things.

The first point being these attack ads only use direct quotes from Stephane Dion that were made on national television. The second point speaks for itself in this blatant Liberal fear-mongering:

'Nuff said!
UPDATE:View the Video and Analysis Here!

Labels: Conservative Party, Liberal Party, Michael Ignatieff, politics, Stephane Dion

Found this via Babbling Brooks.

The article is a well written defense of Wajid Khan, though not from the Conservative partisans you'd expect. It's written by Tarek Fatah, a native of Pakistan, host of The Muslim Chronicle on CTS-TV and founder of the Muslim Canadian Congress. He was also a delegate to the 2006 Liberal convention. Fatah's point being:

One may take him to task for crossing the floor, and one hopes the Prime Minister permits the publication of his report. But for standing up to Islamic extremists, Wajid Khan deserves the support of all Canadians.

But the best quote is from Wajid Khan himself:

"Listen to me very carefully, my community is the Canadian community; I am not the ambassador of some country to Canada; I am an MP representing Canadians and my primary interest is Canada's welfare. I am not in politics to represent some overseas group or government. Yes, I am a Muslim, but I cannot be held hostage by self-appointed community leaders who have their own hidden agendas."

Labels: Conservative Party, Liberal Party, politics

After Gary Doer's pathetic attempt to skew the numbers by posing a loaded question on the Canadian Wheat Board plebiscite, the Feds now know not to make the same mistake (sub).

The Free Press has learned that Chuck Strahl's Agriculture Department has been preparing a ballot for the key vote that gives farmers three options -- instead of simply asking farmers whether they prefer selling barley on the open market. [...]

But Conrad Bellehumeur, Strahl's director of communications, did not deny there may be more than two questions, saying an "either-or" situation does not reflect the Tory vision for the world's largest barely and wheat marketer.

"I cannot confirm how many (voting) boxes there may be. There could be two, there could be more," Bellehumeur said.

"It (the ballot's wording) will reflect the government's vision to provide freedom of choice to producers."

If we're to use the Manitoba plebiscite as an indicator, this could spell trouble for proponents of the monopoly.

The Feds' question is more honest, and much more in line with the Torie's vision, than the live-or-die options given by the Doer government.

The Doer question forced farmers to choose between the status quo, and "I wish to remove the single desk marketing system from the CWB and sell all wheat through an open market system."

"That would not be the ballot we would use," he (Bellehumeur) said. "It is not an all-or-nothing option."

Strahl has said he will not be bound by the results of the barley plebiscite.

Mike Bast, chairman of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association, which has been among the biggest backers of the Tory plans for the CWB, said a three-option ballot is exactly what his group recommended to Strahl.

"That is the most accurate way to gauge farmers," Bast said.

"I feel that is where the Manitoba plebiscite missed the mark, because it did not give farmers out there that middle ground."

And that "middle ground" just so happens to be exactly what the government's plans are.

Labels: Conservative Party, CWB, Fun With Polls, Gary Doer, Manitoba, NDP

Manitoba may have a new player on the political scene according to the WFP (sub).

Former Winnipeg Jets captain Thomas Steen hinted Monday he is considering a run for political office, though he wouldn't say whether he would compete for a provincial or federal seat.

Steen also wouldn't say which party he would represent though he appeared at a news conference on a new federal fitness tax credit as a guest of the office of senior Manitoba Conservative cabinet minister Vic Toews.[...]

Steen's appeal is unmistakable. At the news conference, he drew a small crowd of well-wishers, including Conservative Member of Parliament Rod Bruinooge.

Steen played Center for most of his time with the Jets, but I suspect his new career will be on the right-wing.
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Update: To give credit where it's due, Comments Closed actually called this one way back in July.

Labels: Conservative Party, politics, Winnipeg Jets