[bootlegga]

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OTTAWA - Federal public servants were trying to understand the wholesale "harperization" of Government of Canada communications six months before a spokesman for the prime minister emphatically denied any change in policy or practice.

New documents obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act directly contradict published claims by Stephen Harper's chief spokesman that bureaucrats have not been directed to replace the words Government of Canada with "Harper Government" in departmental news releases and backgrounders.

Top former civil servants say the wording change marks a disturbing new trend in the politicization of the bureaucracy — and breaches both communications policy and the civil service ethics policy.

Insiders say ongoing editing skirmishes continue between some government departments with strong leadership and the Privy Council Office, the bureaucracy known as PCO that serves the prime minister.

Industry Canada took nearly nine months to deliver documents based on the access request, ignoring statutory deadlines for releasing the records. The Information Commissioner deemed a complaint by The Canadian Press about the delay to be well-founded, determining the department had refused to provide access under the Act.

The "deemed refusal" appears profoundly political, given the contents.

Industry Canada's emails and edited releases from autumn 2010 make a mockery of Conservative government denials offered when The Canadian Press first published reports of the name-change orders last March.

"The directive we have from the (director general's office) is that if PCO adds the Harper Government reference, then we leave it in," says an email to communications officials at Industry, dated Oct. 5, 2010. "Please proceed with this approach. Sorry — it is what PCO has instructed."

An editor responded: "Given this directive, and with mild distress, I have reinstalled the phrasing."

"French release harperized and good to go," quipped another.

Civil servants were clearly alarmed by the change in nomenclature as far back as late September 2010.

"'Harper Government' is not in line with the Communications Policy of the Government of Canada, so I have modified it," wrote a member of Industry Canada's communications branch after PCO sent back an altered release.

"Please see Chris Fox to make sure we are actually adding 'Harper Government' to the release," wrote another. "This is not appropriate language, in my opinion."

"We understand that Harper Government will not be used by Editorial," wrote yet another public servant at the time. "It has been requested of us by PCO, however."

When the change in nomenclature was revealed last March, Harper's chief spokesman at the time, Dimitri Soudas, wrote to Canadian newspapers asserting "no directive" went out to civil servants. "Nothing could be further from the truth," Harper's spokesman declared.

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/industry-canad ... 45107.html

[DrCaleb]

bootlegga wrote:

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When the change in nomenclature was revealed last March, Harper's chief spokesman at the time, Dimitri Soudas, wrote to Canadian newspapers asserting "no directive" went out to civil servants. "Nothing could be further from the truth," Harper's spokesman declared.

The first thing Harper did when elected PM the first time, was break his campaign promise that he'd forstay croneyism by appointing his close friend and election organizer to the Senate, and make him Minister of "Billion Dollar Boondoggle" HRDC and therefore no longer accountable to Parliment.

Everything that happens after that the voters not only deserve, but support.

[DanSC]

If I was the Monarch I'd be pissed. It's my government damnit!

[eureka]

Never forget his ordering the portraits of former Prime Ministers to be replaced with pictures of himself. There is so much of this man that I forget just what part of the Parliament buildings that is in.

Canada soon to be North Korea's clone.

[PublicAnimalNo9]

I knew eureka was here. My hyperbole meter was screaming.

[RUEZ]

eureka wrote:

Canada soon to be North Korea's clone.

That's probably one of the dooshiest things I've ever seen anyone post. FYI, some actual North Koreans would like to bitch slap you.

[2Cdo]

eureka wrote:

Never forget his ordering the portraits of former Prime Ministers to be replaced with pictures of himself. There is so much of this man that I forget just what part of the Parliament buildings that is in.

Canada soon to be North Korea's clone.

Just when I thought you couldn't be that big a moron you post this and prove me wrong.

You make dumb people look like Rhodes Scholars.

[PublicAnimalNo9]

2Cdo wrote:

eureka wrote:

Never forget his ordering the portraits of former Prime Ministers to be replaced with pictures of himself. There is so much of this man that I forget just what part of the Parliament buildings that is in.

Canada soon to be North Korea's clone.

Just when I thought you couldn't be that big a moron you post this and prove me wrong.

You make dumb people look like Rhodes Scholars.

Well c'mon now. When the PMO calls my house directly to threaten my freedom of speech and uses terms like "sedition", eureka has a point.
Unfortunately for his point, I got that call when the "Liberals" were in charge and Paul Martin was PM.

True story btw.

[Gunnair]

eureka wrote:

Never forget his ordering the portraits of former Prime Ministers to be replaced with pictures of himself. There is so much of this man that I forget just what part of the Parliament buildings that is in.

Canada soon to be North Korea's clone.

Yep, you're an idiot.

[eureka]

Deny it in your usual welter of blather. Harper did remove those portraits and have them replaced with his own. Uncomfortable truth that you have locked out of your minds.

You really are a pathetic bunch.

[DanSC]

eureka wrote:

Deny it in your usual welter of blather. Harper did remove those portraits and have them replaced with his own. Uncomfortable truth that you have locked out of your minds.

You really are a pathetic bunch.

One begins writing a novel by writing a single word, but that single word itself is not a novel.

[CDN_PATRIOT]

eureka wrote:

Never forget his ordering the portraits of former Prime Ministers to be replaced with pictures of himself. There is so much of this man that I forget just what part of the Parliament buildings that is in.

Canada soon to be North Korea's clone.

You are a total waste of space/air. Just when I thought you couldn't get any worse, you come up with something like this.

I'm guessing Harper was responsible for your lemonade stand closing down.

-J.

[Gunnair]

eureka wrote:

Deny it in your usual welter of blather. Harper did remove those portraits and have them replaced with his own. Uncomfortable truth that you have locked out of your minds.

You really are a pathetic bunch.

Didn't deny anything. Simply stated you're a fucking idiot with your North Korea comment.

Fucking idiot.

[RUEZ]

eureka wrote:

You really are a pathetic bunch.

Right back at ya skippy.

[ShepherdsDog]

eureka wrote:

Deny it in your usual welter of blather. Harper did remove those portraits and have them replaced with his own. Uncomfortable truth that you have locked out of your minds.

You really are a pathetic bunch.

Then leave you stupid cunt. Everyone knows that you are a lying sack of shit. I'm sure nursey has a wonderful box of crayons for you to scrawl out your latest inane rambling. 'Awww look, let's post it on the fridge with the rest of them.'