Tuesday, April 26, 2022

It's Called Stupidity

The Ontario Party is the new kid on the block. Kelsey Carolan reports in The Hill that:

The party was founded in May 2018, according to its website, but didn’t have a leader until December 2021, when Derek Sloan, a former conservative member of parliament, took control.

“In the fall of 2021, with the launch of vaccine passports, citizens who requested that their right to freedom of conscience, informed consent, medical privacy, and bodily autonomy be respected, had their request overruled,” the party mission outlines. “In the absence of sufficient cause, they were banned from public life, fired from their jobs, or removed from their college or university programs.”

Sloan spoke during the Freedom Convoy, advertising the party as an alternative to the Conservative Party, which he said has moved “so far to the left.”

And now the party has announced that it has hired Roger Stone as an advisor:

“I can’t wait to see the amazing effect that Roger’s genius will have on our campaign to take back Ontario,” Sloan said in a statement.

Stone commended Canadians who protested COVID-19 mandates and restrictions throughout the three-week “Freedom Convoy” in Ottawa, which ended in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoking emergency powers to quell the disruption. According to the statement, the protest inspired Stone to join forces with the party.

“They [protestors] came there for a purpose and when you’re protesting you may not get everything you want but you’re expecting to at least have the government listen to what you talk about,” Stone said on the “The Stew Peters Show.” “The government has done nothing but show contempt toward these people.”

There is a virus more deadly than COVID. It's called stupidity.

Image: Vanity Fair


13 comments:

Anonymous said...

No it’s not stupidity. Call it what it really is. Vile people who have the drive to go where they want to be at any cost. And, Canadians who want to be part of the emergence into American society. And, then there are those Canadians who deliberately turn a blind eye…..These Canadians! Anyong

Anonymous said...

Employers look for advisers with relevant experience. When you're hiring convicted fraudsters like Bruce Carson and Roger Stone, that tells me all I need to know about what you're selling.

Cap

Owen Gray said...

These people are a clear and present danger, Anyong. They can no longer be written off as ineffective.

Owen Gray said...

We know who these people are, Cap. We're fools if we ignore them.

Anonymous said...

Owen, the hiring of Roger Stone as a consultant for Derek Slone and his obscure party shows you just how looney that group is. Seeking guidance from a convicted felon is completely bizarre. If Chelsie Manning is not allowed, I assume Stone would not be permitted to enter Canada. RG

Owen Gray said...

Letting him in would be inviting big trouble, RG.

Owen Gray said...

If you initial your comment, Anon, I'll publish it.

Trailblazer said...

Perhaps Roger Stone modelled himself on this character?

https://gardenofplenty.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/beingthere11.jpg

He does act the part.

TB

Owen Gray said...

He looks a little like the Peter Sellers character, TB. But the Sellers character wasn't malevolent. Stone is a black hole of the worst in humanity.

Trailblazer said...

WTF is happening at the Disaffected Lib II site?

Why cannot we comment and discuss?

TB

jrkrideau said...

As RG said, "Can Stone even cross the border with that conviction in the USA?"


It is a stroke of genius to hire him though. Anyone with a tattoo of Richard Nixon on his back has to be a great advisor in Ontario politics. I betw Doug Ford is jealous. /s

Who in their right mind would support Derek Sloan? Oh answered my own question.

Owen Gray said...

I don't know, TB. This is the first time I've encountered a problem. Perhaps he's unaware of the problem. He visits here regularly. Perhaps he'll see your question.

Owen Gray said...

Exactly jrk.