Royal Newfoundland Constabutory (II)
According to figures released on Tuesday, the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Assocation helpfully donated another $2000 to the Progressive Conservative Party in 2010.
Together with the $2000 which they helpfully donated in 2009, this makes a combined historical total of reportable contributes from the RNCA to the PC Party to $16,450 since 1999.
Over the same period, the RNCA has contributed a combined $700 in two separate contributions to the provincial Liberal Party or a Liberal candidate.
Three by-election financial reports, including that of the 2010 Topsail by-election, have yet to be published to the Elections NL website.
posted by WJM @ 12:53 PM
10 Comments:
At least you never spent an incredible amount of time adding up PC contributions from design and engineering firms!!
Between you and Ed one gets the impression that this is the first time a governing Party received the lion's share of political donations!!! When you have the time why don't you trot back to the world of Tobin and compare the amounts between the Libs and Tory's. Same story different year!
yawn!!!
At least you never spent an incredible amount of time adding up PC contributions from design and engineering firms!!
First of all, that doesn't take much time; second of all, so what; and third of all, why do you care how anyone else spends their time?
Between you and Ed one gets the impression that this is the first time a governing Party received the lion's share of political donations!!!
If One gets that impression, One has a real bad reading comprehension problem.
When you have the time why don't you trot back to the world of Tobin and compare the amounts between the Libs and Tory's.
Like here?
Or here?
You're welcome.
Wow...I guess you showed me!!!
It's funny how a few colourful graphs will do that
So you are saying that people should be suprised that the governing political Party who is considered to be a slam dunk winner in the next election....will receive more in political donations then a Party that barely registers on the political map..... okee dokee then.
So you are saying that people should be suprised that the governing political Party who is considered to be a slam dunk winner in the next election....will receive more in political donations then a Party that barely registers on the political map..... okee dokee then.
Nope, not saying that. Try again if you'd like. Somewhere else, ideally.
Back again....hope you don't mind?
I get it and completely agree with your comment that the political donation system is a complete joke...I get it!
But I am wondering what your point is...or more aptly ;what is your issue? Are you upset with the RNCA? Are you sookie that the Liberal Party never received the same amount?...or; are you bringing this up because you are hoping that people will somehow think different about this government?
It is at least a breach of the spirit, if not the letter, of the RNC regulations for the RNCA to be involved in partisan financing.
The only way they should be giving equally to the parties is by giving nothing to any of them.
It is wrong for the RNC, individually or collectively, to be engaged in partisan electoral politics.
Just. Plain. Wrong.
It is wrong for the RNC, individually or collectively, to be engaged in partisan electoral politics.
It was also "wrong" for MHA's to spend their constituency allowance on wine and artwork!!! The "moral" compass of some appears to different than others.
My issue is that you leave the impression (rightly or wrongly) that this is somehow tied to the Conservatives...which I am sure is okay with you that you may have left that impression.
As you said, this is not about the political Party (Conservative) but about an inadequate system for corporations to donate to the political system. How you frame it up is nothing more than a cute and backhanded reference that this is somehow linked to the PC's and not the system
Do you think your partisan bent clouded your editorial comments on this topic?
It was also "wrong" for MHA's to spend their constituency allowance on wine and artwork!!!
Or on a "charity" named after yourself.
My issue is that you leave the impression (rightly or wrongly) that this is somehow tied to the Conservatives...
Ummm... who are the RNC, exclusively for the past decade, expressing financial support for?
Hint: Not the Marijuana Party.
As you said, this is not about the political Party (Conservative) but about an inadequate system for corporations to donate to the political system.
Actually, the two issues are independent of one another.
How you frame it up is nothing more than a cute and backhanded reference that this is somehow linked to the PC's and not the system
Yeah, I can see how it's totally unfair to link thousands of dollars in inappropriate donations to the PCs to the, um, PCs.
Do you think your partisan bent clouded your editorial comments on this topic?
Do you think you're a moron? Because I do.
Bye, Murph.
When people resort to name calling I always get the sense that I must be on to something. Why the hurtful words Wally? I thought it was a simple question....appears not!
Exhanges with WmMurphy put me in mind of the following Monty Python skit:
Receptionist
(Rita Davies) Yes, sir?
Man I'd like to have an argument please.
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Mr Vibrating Just now!
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Mr Vibrating Yes I did!
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Mr Vibrating I'm telling you I did!
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Man Oh ... Just a five-minute one.
Mr Vibrating Fine (makes a note of it; the man sists down) thank you. Anyway, I did.
Man You most certainly did not.
Mr Vibrating Now, let's get one thing quite clear. I most definitely told you!
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