Liberals begging recent Harper appointees to retire

[rugatika]

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/12...6pLid%3D674820

Looks like some Libs need some brown bags delivered in the form of cushy government jobs.


Liberal MPs urged dozens of Conservative political appointees Monday to follow the federal government's request and voluntarily resign from positions to which they were appointed in the dying days of Stephen Harper's government.

Last summer, Harper's cabinet approved the appointment or term extensions for 49 people, whose positions took effect only after the Oct. 19 election.

The Liberals have been trying for two weeks to figure out what to do about the Tory appointments — after discovering the issue in an iPolitics story that the bureaucrats had failed to warn them about. It remains unclear what Trudeau will do if few appointees take him up on his request they resign.



Good ole Harper. Looks like he managed to get in a little deck stacking before the election.

Like I've always said: We desperately need a MUCH smaller government.

[densa44]

In all appointments except the senate, you serve at "Her Majesty's pleasure". They can terminate who ever they want. It is better for many reasons to offer them a package and have them quit.

[rugatika]

Originally Posted by densa44

In all appointments except the senate, you serve at "Her Majesty's pleasure". They can terminate who ever they want. It is better for many reasons to offer them a package and have them quit.

Yes, apparently Harper gave them gravy severance packages that will cost the Liberals (well taxpayers) millions to pay off...just to get their boys into the spots. Not good optics for the muppet. Hence, the grovelling to get them to voluntarily step down I suppose. (assuming that lets them off the hook for severance pkgs??)

[airbornedeerhunter]

Originally Posted by densa44

In all appointments except the senate, you serve at "Her Majesty's pleasure". They can terminate who ever they want. It is better for many reasons to offer them a package and have them quit.

Brilliant thinking, it will only cost taxpayers close to 20 million dollars to buy them all out, not to mention another 20 million in contract salaries to pay their replacements.

[Okotokian]

So Harper gave jobs to a bunch of cronies that took effect AFTER the election? How sleazy is that?

Trudeau should do what any President of an acquiring company would do. Fire the lot and give them whatever severance they are legally entitled to.

[Suka]

2.0 is Not a leader, he just does whatever the opinion polls say is popular.

The libs trying stack the senate Now? Now that's sleazy.

[winged1]

It really doesn't look good, more like the guy was running a ponzi.

[Suka]

Oh, and before you lefties heads explode I know the appointees mentioned are not senators, I'm referring to two topics in one sentence.

Sometimes I forget I have to remember to type slower when talking to left voters. (couldn't find a smilie with tongue sticking out)

[Okotokian]

Originally Posted by Suka

Oh, and before you lefties heads explode I know the appointees mentioned are not senators, I'm referring to two topics in one sentence.

Sometimes I forget I have to remember to type slower when talking to left voters. (couldn't find a smilie with tongue sticking out)

Yes, you shouldn't try typing faster than you can think.

[CanuckShooter]

Originally Posted by densa44

In all appointments except the senate, you serve at "Her Majesty's pleasure". They can terminate who ever they want. It is better for many reasons to offer them a package and have them quit.

Just move the appointees offices/jobs north....way north...and they will be happy to resign.

[Okotokian]

Originally Posted by CanuckShooter

Just move the appointees offices/jobs north....way north...and they will be happy to resign.

LOL "We need more development in Iqualuit".

[trapperdodge]

Something has gone wrong here. Why is new governments in Canada think they have a mandate to 'undue' everything a previous administration put in place?
I get it if it is bad legislation but these are civil service jobs. Prime minister's make appointments like these every day of the year. The business of government goes on even during an election.
If Bongo goes ahead and replaces these people with liberal hacks he will be see not as a leader but a partisan back room hack who is incapable of rising to the level of statesman.

[rugatika]

This has likely been happening for a hundred years. It's a "big deal" now because Harper did it.

[Okotokian]

Originally Posted by trapperdodge

Something has gone wrong here. Why is new governments in Canada think they have a mandate to 'undue' everything a previous administration put in place?
I get it if it is bad legislation but these are civil service jobs.

Soooo... new governments shouldn't be able to cut civil service jobs? LOL

[rugatika]

Judging by the almost universal public service rejoicing when the Conservatives were ousted this fall, Harper didn't do anywhere near enough purging and replacing during his tenure.

[Talking moose]

[From The Hip]

Thats all it is.....gotta make room for the new entitled pigs at the trough that gobble up tax payer money....funny enough though to get the new squealing pigs eager to feed on taxpayer money they have to kick the current pigs off the trough which will cost more money.

Does it matter to the new govenment lead by the shiny pony?....NOPE....just get those old pigs away from the trough and get the new Liberal pigs to the trough to feed on taxpayer monies...does it matter that it is taxpayer money....hell no and the statement of "It's my money and I worked for it" is answered with "you worked for it...that is such a preposterous notion!...we will take your tax money and a lot more and SPEND it as we see fit and TELL you that it is better as we are smarter and so much more intelectually inclined than you are"

If that does not work the Lefties will just plain resort to stealing taxpayer monies to feed to the cronies/supplicants(Sponsorship Scandal) and then hold a BS enquirey(paid for by tax payers) that leads to no fines/prison time for the blatant offenders and none of the tax payer funds returned to taxpayers.

Welcome to the next 4 years of Federal governance....pigs at the trough and increased spending across the board...gotta get all of those pigs to the trough....and all because Canadians voted for "style" over "substance" and voted in a complete idiot who could not outwit a bowl of yogurt.The so called "middle" class got fooled into voting for a trust fund baby who has never worked a hard day in his life....the job of a ganja smoking snowboard instructor was what he was best at and then he decided to become a drama teacher and then opt for politics because of name recognition.

Make room for the pigs at the trough because they are coming....and they will be lead to the trough by the latest iteration of the socialist doom to Canada....an entitled DB born with a silver spoon in his mouth.

FTH

[260 Rem]

Originally Posted by Okotokian

So Harper gave jobs to a bunch of cronies that took effect AFTER the election? How sleazy is that?

Trudeau should do what any President of an acquiring company would do. Fire the lot and give them whatever severance they are legally entitled to.

x2

[Burglecut83]

Originally Posted by 260 Rem

x2

dumb and dumber is a popular movie.

[Zuludog]

So 260 Rem should JT fire these guys but promise not to hire anyone to replace them? I would be all for that, if we don't need these people I say get rid of them but don't replace them with new appointees.

I'm directing this at you as you seem to be for the Libs getting rid of them but then the Libs. should lead by example like you requested the WRP do in another thread and NOT replace them. Here is a chance for JT to lead by example and set the bar. Do you think he should do it and do you think he will do it?

[denied access]

Originally Posted by rugatika

This has likely been happening for a hundred years. It's a "big deal" now because Harper did it.

Yep