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erythromycin — Fri, 12 May 2006 21:09:51 -0000

"I have no idea what you're talking about," I say.

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TEEN — Fri, 12 May 2006 16:43:33 -0000

IÒve had dreams with scenes like that in Ñem, but usually only when I was awake.

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MASTURBATION — Fri, 12 May 2006 09:19:18 -0000

so i wonÒt say that, even though that was what happened.

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digoxin — Tue, 02 May 2006 13:18:10 -0000

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diflucan — Tue, 02 May 2006 01:40:05 -0000

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Mathew — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 17:08:57 -0000

That's a good point, Rick. I think we should definitely do that -- and I have no doubt that Michael Geist and others will be watching closely. The Liberals don't have a monopoly on stupidity :-)

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Rick Harris — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 16:58:47 -0000

This seems to be getting less coverage, but it seems that the copyright industry has also contributed to Conservative candidate Bev Oda.

If the conservatives do win the next election, it would be wise to watch Bev and see if she tries to resurrect Bulte's bill or introduce something similar.

Rick H.

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Paul Nielsen — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 12:02:31 -0000

I was official photographer for the event and I'm killing myself for lurking behind the candidates when S. Bulte did the Linda Blair "Exorcist" thing. My shots are at www.leopoldbratislav.pointclark.net/gallery/alb.... Tragically, without the Pulitzer prize winner.

Paul N.

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Mathew — Sun, 15 Jan 2006 14:22:27 -0000

I agree, Stuart. As you've pointed out in your comments elsewhere, it isn't even so much the fundraiser per se that raises questions about Ms. Bulte, or the closeness to the industry she is supposed to be regulating -- it's her inability to even admit that her critics have a point that makes you wonder about her political savvy.

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Stuart MacDonald — Sun, 15 Jan 2006 14:16:53 -0000

The bad smell has seemingly escaped Ms. Bulte, at least as evidenced by how she is reacting publicly. But, her "people" sure know that the optics on it are British-cheese-stinky. My Wife and I were at the All Candidates Meeting last Wednesday (Bulte is actually our MP, and the event was held a few blocks from our house -- what are the odds?) and one of her "people" actually said that he knows it looks like "sh**" -- quite loudly, in fact.

I think what is compounding the problem for her at this stage is, given that she has gotten herself into this mess, how poorly she has been managing her response to it (and make no mistake, this is not a question of "unjust persecution" or some such rot: If she hadn't gone along with the idea of having the event, none of this thrash would be happening. Which makes it squarely a problem of her own creation). By ignoring the fact that her decision calls her judgment and character into question, she has made matters even worse. Her saying that it's all about copyright law? C'mon. Sorry, kids, I don't know enough to have an opinion on that very complex issue, but I sure know lousy decision making when I see it.

I do hope that, when it is all over and she has not been re-elected, that in her quiet moments she acknowledges to herself, anyway, what a mistake *she* made, and learns from it. And that her "people" have the common sense to give her successors better advice.

That better be one heck of a party...

-- Stuart

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Mathew — Sun, 15 Jan 2006 11:39:23 -0000

thanks, steve. that's what i get for posting so late at night :-)

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steve — Sun, 15 Jan 2006 11:36:24 -0000

One other correction, she's not a cabinet minister - she's "Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage". Not the same status.

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Mathew — Sun, 15 Jan 2006 11:21:19 -0000

Thanks for pointing those out, John. I've updated the post to reflect
your comments.

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John — Sun, 15 Jan 2006 10:07:15 -0000

Two corrections:

1) the fundrasier has not yet happened. It will hapen on Jan 19.

2) this fundraiser will not simply be attended by these lobbyists. It is being HOSTED by those lobbyists, which makes the whole thing stink even worse. And the reason it is happening four days before the election is because Bulte had already maxed out her allowed contributions for 2005.