He was Speaker of the House - appointed by Conservatives - when his Prime   
   Minister involved himself in a whole lot of 'legal interferences'.   When   
   asked how Scheer differentiates himself from Harper, he answered by deflecting:   
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   Trudeau said Scheer himself has not been able to articulate his differences   
   from his predecessor.  He pointed to an Assembly of First Nations meeting   
   earlier this year where a chief directly asked Scheer how he’s different   
   from Harper and Scheer asked    
   for “a little bit of patience for when our platform gets released.”   
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   Yeah, right . . . . .   
   Just a few reminders about those who are still in Scheer's conservative party:   
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   PMO Tied to Senate Hush Money Scandal   
      
   An RCMP affidavit reported widespread involvement by PMO staffers in a secret   
   payment to Senator Mike Duffy to try and make a political problem go away. The   
   Senate expenses scandal brought on allegations of a cover-up, a breach of the   
   public trust, and a    
   whitewashing of a Senate report. The PMO was found to have hand in the   
   altering of a damning Deloitte audit.   
      
      
   Repeated Duplicity in Afghan Detainees Controversy   
      
   Among the abuses: Parliament was misled and denied documents. An inquiry was   
   shut down. Tories attempted to discredit diplomat Richard Colvin whose   
   testimony diverted from the government’s line.   
      
      
   Harper Maligns the Supreme Court Chief Justice   
      
   The Prime Minister took the unprecedented step of alleging inappropriate   
   conduct by Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin. Facts undermined the credibility   
   of the PM’s position.   
      
      
   Harperites Deliberately Sabotage, Stymie Committee System   
      
   Conservatives used tactics such as barring witnesses, closure, time   
   limitations, and in camera sessions to an extent rarely, if ever, witnessed in   
   Canada. In their early days in power, top Conservatives prepared a handbook   
   instructing committee    
   chairpersons how to obstruct proceedings.   
      
      
   Corrupt Conservative Cronies   
      
   The Senate scandal is just the latest eruption of crony corruption in   
   Harperite ranks. Take Bruce Carson. He was a convicted fraudster before Harper   
   made him a key advisor in the PMO. There, Carson was lobbied for money for a   
   new University of Calgary    
   eco-think tank. He then left the PMO to run the same think tank, converting it   
   to an oil industry booster with a $15-million grant from the Harper   
   government. The complex saga added one more criminal charge to others Carson   
   faces for allegedly illegally    
   working his connections with the Harper government.   
      
      
   Harper Government Sued by Justice Department Whistleblower   
      
   Time and again the Harper government proposes bills that end up being shot   
   down by the courts, prompting critics to say such legislation is more about   
   making political statements than lasting policy. The wasted efforts bothered   
   senior justice department    
   lawyer Edgar Schmidt so much he finally sued the government for breaking the   
   law by inadequately evaluating whether proposed bills violate the Charter of   
   Rights and Freedoms. He was promptly suspended without pay.   
      
      
   Undue Interference with Independent Agencies   
      
   Command and control system was extended to meddling in bodies like National   
   Energy Board and CRTC whose arms-length autonomy is significantly reduced. A   
   special target was the Parliamentary Budget Office, which was hit with   
   condemnations and budget cuts    
   for its critical reports.   
      
      
   Lapdogs Appointed as Watchdogs   
      
   The most controversial was the case of former Integrity Commissioner   
   Christiane Ouimet. Her office reviewed more than 200 whistleblowing cases.   
   Disciplinary action followed on none of them. Ouimet’s own angry staffers   
   blew the whistle on their boss.    
   The auditor general found Ouimet intimidated her employees, took   
   “retaliatory action” against them and may have breached their privacy, all   
   part of the Harper appointee’s “gross mismanagement.” Ouimet was paid   
   more than $500,000 to leave her    
   post.   
      
      
   $50 Million Spending Deception as Documented by the Auditor General   
      
   The auditor general ruled Conservatives diverted $50-million from spending   
   slated for border infrastructure to political spending on projects in Tony   
   Clement’s riding at the time of the G-8 summit. Parliament was willfully   
   misled.   
      
      
   Suppression of Research   
      
   In the gun registration debate, incriminating research and documents such as a   
   Firearms Report were deliberately withheld from the public. While ramping up   
   their prison building, Conservatives suppressed related research and studies   
   contradicting their    
   political priorities.   
      
      
   Protesters Put under Blanket Surveillance   
      
   According to a leaked memo, as part of its command and control approach, the   
   Conservatives have approved a system wherein all advocates, protesters and   
   demonstrations can be monitored by authorities. The Government Operations   
   Centre has requested federal    
   departments to assist it in compiling a comprehensive inventory of protesters.   
   Security specialists have called it a breach of Canadians’ Charter of   
   Rights. Conservatives have moved to give CSIS even more powers than the spy   
   agency wants.   
      
      
   Conservatives Run Undercover Sting Operations   
      
   Conservatives secretly recorded political opponents and also used agent   
   provocateur techniques to try and entrap them. A sting operation against Marlo   
   Raynolds, a Liberal candidate in Alberta, was backed by then employment   
   minister Jason Kenney.   
      
      
   Conservative Convicted on Robocalls Scam   
      
   Tory operative Michael Sona was given jail time for his role in the robocalls   
   scam. The judge indicated more than one person was likely involved. In another   
   court judgment in a case brought by the Council of Canadians, the ruling said   
   the robocalls    
   operation was widespread, not just limited to the Guelph riding. Donald   
   Segretti who did dirty tricks for the Nixon White House told a Canadian   
   reporter his skullduggery didn’t go so low as to run schemes sending voters   
   to the wrong polling stations.   
      
      
   Harper’s Ex-Parliamentary Secretary Jailed for Breaking Election Law   
      
   Dean Del Maestro was one of Harper’s favourites. As his parliamentary   
   secretary, the PM frequently used him as an attack dog to allege misdeeds by   
   opposition members. Del Maestro was given a jail sentence in June for his own   
   election spending    
   violations.   
      
      
   ‘Reprehensible’ Dirty Tricks Campaign against Irwin Cotler   
      
      
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