Omnibus budget bill alters history to clear RCMP of potential criminal charges

[shockedcanadian]

If more of this stuff starts hitting the news waves there is no doubt the Conservatives will be done come next election, everyday I become more jaded with government activities. It is worth reading the article:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/omnibus-budget-bill-alters-history-to-clear-rcmp-of-potential-criminal-charges/article24417074/

“I find this provision almost Orwellian,” said Fred Vallance-Jones, an associate professor at the University of King’s College in Halifax and an expert in access to information law.

“It seeks to rewrite history, to say that lawful access to records that existed before didn’t actually exist after all, and that if you exercised your quasi-constitutional right of access to those records, well too bad, you’re out of luck.”

The government is setting a precedent to move retroactively on any record it doesn’t want exposed, Vallance-Jones said. “That to me is the deeper concern.”

[Joe Shlabotnik]

1. Orwellian is the new norm in Canada.

And what worries me is how few seem unfazed by it. People like Chomsky and Hedges are right: our own personal bubbles are too important, and equally impenetrable, until they aren't. Sad.

[arikara]

3. They were just talking about it on the radio this morning

People are just starting to realize what he did.

Aside from the fact that harper and his minions are downright evil, these omnibus budgets that hide other nasty pieces of work in them need to be outlawed asap.

[shockedcanadian]

2. Unfortunately, the RCMP might have the worst reputation of all police forces

I speak only of those out of uniform and certainly the administration and leadership, "plain clothed" officers and the "white shirts" if you like. Though in fairness, there are other police agencies in Canada right on their heels...