Gordon Black Hole Campbell, Propaganda, Deceit, Lies!

Well well well, what an interesting last couple of days, where do we start........

Lets start with Campbell`s interview with Sean Leslie at 4:30 pm Sunday on CKNW......

Gordon Campbell said at least 6 times, "Not a shred of evidence".......Interesting how many times Campbell used that line, I believe Campbell has lost his mind, I can picture a delusional Premier that everytime when he hears the word "evidence" involuntarily shouts out.....

"Shred!".......As in Mr. Premier, the ministry sees evidence of falling revenue....Campbell shouts out "Shred!".........Mr Campbell.....There is strong evidence ....."Shred!" "Shred!!" "Shred!!!".......

And the end of the Sean Leslie interview......First off, Sean Leslie conducted a very firm, cordial but stern interview of Campbell, and 2 things became very obvious with the Sean Leslie interview, #1)...Gordon Campbell had a PAB (Public affairs bureau) to coach his words through the interview, #2)..Gordon Campbell was upset with the interviewer......

At the end of the Sean Leslie interview ...Sean Leslie said to Campbell, "If you are still premier in a year will you return for another interview".....To which Campbell replied, "After this interview I don`t think I will ever return" Snip.......

With that the interview ended and it was off to a commercial break, up next was Farnsworth of the NDP.........

Sitting with my Dad listening to this garbage from Campbell, my Dad piped up, "Did Campbell just say what I think he said" (referring to the "I`ll never be back" response from Campbell)

I confirmed with my dad that Campbell did indeed say that, we were shocked, Campbell lost it!.....Meanwhile we were waiting for Mike Farnsworth.......But immediately after the commercial break it wasn`t Farnsworth it was Gordon Campbell again, .........Obviously the PAB said to Campbell to call back in and correct your last statement, to which Campbell did, after saying he would never be back, he called back in and said "I would love to come back anytime"......Too late Campbell, you showed your anger and PAB gave you direction.......!

Also on the Sean Leslie show.....Campbell said that our BC Economy was booming, 20,000 jobs added since the HST, that my friends is a complete lie, job hiring numbers did not spike in July, there is always a fair bit of student and part-time job hiring in the Summer, there was NO 20,000 full time jobs added to BCs economy......

Gordon Campbell also said on the Sean Leslie show that "wages would rise".....Again, another lie, minimum wage is frozen at $6.00 per hour the lowest in Canada by almost 40% to the next lowest Province......And as for rising wages,.....I come across a story in the Alberni Valley Times and in The Hook at the Tyee...........you can hear the Sean Leslie interview here....Cue-up 4:30pm sunday

Catalyst is demanding a 21% wage rollback from all it`s employees, first off the union has already given up pensions, given up job security, given up seniority rights, given up pre-negotiated benefits, and the employees have also given any and all wage increases and have already rolled their wages back nearly 20% and now Catalyst wants employees to rollback wages by another 21%........

Let me be perfectly clear, slave labour in Chinese mills with raw BC Logs are putting our workers at risk, we can`t compete with $5 dollar a day employees, yet if Gordon Campbell would have slowed raw log exports rather than a 3000% spike in raw log exports since 2001 we wouldn`t be in this dire situation......But as for the rising wages Campbell spoke of on the Sean Leslie show......Can you say Bullshit!....Read about Catalyst rolling back wages and shuttering mills here

So Mill workers in small towns are getting hosed on property taxes because of industrial TAX law suits, getting hosed on BC Hydro rates, hosed on Ferry rates, hosed on the HST, hosed an any re-training money are now getting their wages slashed to the point of turning mill jobs into McFlip jobs!

And Colin Hansen today got into the spin/lie game, Colin ferrett face Hansen made some ridiculous claims today.....

Colin Hansen said of corporate tax revenue...."We are forecasting, it (Could) mean as much as $2.7 billion in extra revenue over 4 years".....

Hansen said.."We will use $565 million of the extra money $2.7 billion over the next 4 years to reduce the deficit"snip

"We haven`t decided how to use the remaining $2.1 billion of the windfall" snip.......

And still with Hansen`s forecast....He is predicting forestry revenue to increase 19% this year, 32% the year after that and another 5% in 2013.......How can he predict increased forestry revenue when the US is in a double dip, housing is still in collapse, and.......And forestry in Canada is predicting losses, read how big here

And Catalyst will be closing several mills and be laying off another 1000 employees, across Canada the forestry and pulp and paper industries are forecast to lose nearly $600 million dollars, yet Hansen`s rose coloured glasses wearing forecasters see it different!

And I remind you what Colin Hansen and Gordon Campbell said pre-election and what they said days after the last election.......

Colin Hansen said pre-election....."BC is in great shape, BC is in better shape thay any other jurisdiction in the world...$495 million dollar deficit maximum......The HST is not on our radar"snip

So there is a sample of the lies Gordon Campbell and Colin Hansen made pre-election.....Now, lets compare to what Hansen and Campbell said 1 week after the election.....

Hansen and Campbell said after the election to try and justify them being out by billions in their deficit forecast...."Over the last month corporate revenue declined by over $1 billion dollars, personal income tax declined by millions, the speed and ferocity of the financial numbers overwhelmed us" SNIP......You can read Hansen gobbilly goop from today here

So here`s the deal folks, Colin Hansen relied on forecasters pre-election, the forecasters were wrong, big time wrong, the forecasters in the course of 6 months were out billions of dollars, Colin Hansen and Habitual liar Gordon Campbell talked of the speed and rapidness of the economic fall and collapse of Provincial revenues yet today.......September 13/2010 Colin Hansen and Gordon Campbell ...............................

Cart out the same forecasters and despite the US being in a double dip recession, China demand is falling, exports are down, Europe is in the tank, tourism is flat, housing is flat, housing prices are falling in Canada and interest rates are rising yet Colin Hansen and Gordon Campbell cart out the same economic forecasters and deliver some gobbilly goop numbers about corporate tax revenue over the next 4 years,!!!!!!

Today`s budget update forecast isn`t worth the paper it`s written on.....I have had a quick look at Hansen`s forecast numbers, they have forecast a big spike in Natural gas revenue, Hansen forecast a massive spike in sales tax, a massive spike in both corporate and personal income taxes..........

Yet.....Yet friends, isn`t that what Colin Hansen and Gordon Campbell did last year, blame the forecasters, blame the world, blame the US depression, I suggest that anyone who believes these forecasts are idiots, they were out billions of dollars in a few months yet Hansen expects the BC Public to believe these same clowns over a 4 year forecast period!!!!!!

Lets have a quick look at the non -binding referendum scheduled for September 24/2011....

First off, Gordon Campbell is refusing to make a legislative bill in parliment that guarantees that the HST referendum is binding, on the radio today Campbell said that all that is required is a simple majority...50% plus 1.......

Yet he won`t enshrine it in law, also, Gordon Campbell won`t be premier by the time the referendum is here, Campbell is stalling for time, but my question to Campbell and the BC Liberals is this.....If Campbell isn`t premier on September 24/2011....Will the new leader, new premier guarantee that a simple majority is all that is required to exstinguish the HST.....

Whether it be Rich Coleman...Falcon...De Jong...Abbot....Will any BC Liberal premier or interim leader honour the simple majority of the referendum, why not put it into writing, legislative writing?
Also today Campbell said if the simple majority votes to remove the HST he will honour the vote and remove the HST.......

But....Campbell didn`t say how long would it take, is Campbell talking about if the people vote against the HST he will after 2013 give notice to Ottawa that BC wants out?......

Gordon Campbell needs to clarify before the referendum exactly how long it will take to get out of the HST....

Now call me skeptical, Gordon Campbell and Colin Hansen are habitual liars, "I won`t sell BC Rail...I won`t tear up contracts....An open and honest Government....the HST is not on our radar...No cuts to health....No cuts to education...No cuts to community groups and charities"....

Gordon Campbell with gag laws, BC Rail trial, the HEU supreme court trial...Highest child poverty and lowest minimum wage, 40% lower than any other Province.....

Yet Gordon Campbell expects/wants us to believe we can trust his word, not legislative words but Gordon Campbell`s personal words that the referendum will be binding, words from an ex-premier that won`t even be leader come the referendum....."Recall in the Fall"

As for paying back all HST monies collected by the Province until the tax is removed , too complicated, too expensive, let`s split the difference and call it a day, just remove the damn tax and move on..

And hello to the NDP....NOW what, I warned you about your wishy washy stance on the HST....I warned you to campaign on removing the HST no matter what the cost.....

Now what?.....Because it`s quite clear that the BC Liberals won`t remove the HST before another election, they will campaign on removing the HST in the 2013 election and will pull a Jean Chretian and never remove the tax.....But what about you NDP...Are you going to make a strong get rid-of -the-HST-no-matter-what-stance.......

Or are you going to draft behind Rich Coleman and play hide the truth!

Meanwhile democracy is being sucked into a black hole and 4 million citizens are being treated like very young children, we need to know the questions in the referendum now and what the out option is.

The Straight Goods

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