Monday, June 08, 2009

Raitt-Gate Tape

James Bowie & Dr. Dawg draw your attention to the latest carriage to derail on the Lisa Raitt express. Toronto Star's got it now too:

An emergency hearing has been set for 2 p.m. during which Justice Gerald Moir will hear the injunction motion by an as-yet unnamed applicant who is also seeking an order of confidentiality or publication ban. Such an order could block any publication of the identity of the applicant seeking to stop the newspaper from publishing, said spokesman John Piccolo.

An order of confidentiality, if granted, could also potentially seal the exhibits or entire file, he said.

The Chronicle-Herald has not yet published anything about the legal battle going on, either in its paper or on its website. Reporter Steve Maher declined comment.

But word this morning began circulating on political news aggregators and blogs about the injunction application, with reports that it involves an audio recording made by former Raitt aide Jasmine MacDonnell that include Raitt's comments about a cabinet colleage Leona Agluukaq, the federal health minister, and other matters involving Raitt's portfolio.

Wow. Poor Harper must be going out of his control-freak mind. I've written some pretty harsh stuff about Iggy and Liberals humouring the Harper goons for so long. I might have been wrong. All the Liberals have to do is wait and the Harperites will hand them the electorate.

Conservatives: they just can't help themselves.

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