Poilievre rejects terms of CSIS foreign interference briefing (www.cbc.ca)

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Spy agency said in December it would give Conservative leader briefing without him needing security clearance

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[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 36 points 2 days ago

This guy can't be a serious public servant.

[-] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 days ago

No he is, just the public he serves isn't the Canadian people...or at least not 99.99% of them...

[-] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

You better believe he is.

[-] sbv@sh.itjust.works 23 points 2 days ago

Such a weird refusal.

I initially thought there was something weird he didn't want to tell the RCMP, but he held top secret clearance as a minister, so I guess he's just being obstinant.

[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 days ago

Yeah. I don't know how you could read his actions as anything but "having something to hide."

[-] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago

Or being on side with those that do.

[-] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 days ago

His feelings don't care about the facts so what difference would actually receiving the briefing make?

[-] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 19 points 2 days ago

Back in my day, a traitor got the rope

[+] ravshaul@discuss.tchncs.de -41 points 2 days ago

He rejected the security clearance because if he mentions anything they show him he can be charged criminally on national scecurity grounds, even as a sitting member of parliment he can be charged and his seat would be in jeopardy if he talks.

The Liberals push for him to get a security clearance was all a tactic to force him into silence under threat of arrest if he mentions what he reads or sees.

[-] ProgrammingSocks@pawb.social 2 points 9 hours ago

Sure, so instead you would rather he knows... Absolutely nothing? Genius plan there, bud

[-] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 day ago

Not exactly a ringing endorsement of lil PP

[-] Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca 28 points 2 days ago

So the Liberals want him to get security briefings so that if he talks about them he will get into trouble?

Couldn't he just talk about other things but not talk about the briefings? Is the leader of the Conservative party so unable to keep things to himself that he can't be trusted with secrets? What happens if he is actually put in charge, as PM he gets the briefings then would he have a press conference and read out all the countries secrets?

That doesn't sound like a very competent leader.

[+] ravshaul@discuss.tchncs.de -30 points 2 days ago

The Liberals wanted Poilievre legally silenced because his arguments were winning against the Liberal talking points. So if he is now forced to stay silent then that allows the Liberals to lie to the people, lie to the public, and Poilievre can't explain why what they are saying is false. But with him not getting security clearance he can point out falasies in their statements and argue against their logic and there is no legal danger for anything he says because he has not seen anything.

If Poilievre sees some secret information and fires a member of his own Conservative party that is mentioned in the information, Poilievre violated the security act and legally he's out. Without that security clearance he has full reign as leader without confines or legal restrictions.

[-] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 day ago

Without that security clearance he has full reign as leader without confines or legal restrictions.

No, he doesn't. Go peddle your dictatorship fantasies elsewhere.

[-] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 21 points 2 days ago

So if he is now forced to stay silent then that allows the Liberals to lie to the people, lie to the public, and Poilievre can't explain why what they are saying is false.

Nobody is forcing PP to stay silent. He doesn't want to get security clearance because then he wouldn't be able to lie about shit he's been privy to.

If you can't speak to facts, sit down.

[-] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 days ago

That is the dumbest take.

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 25 points 2 days ago

The Liberals push for him to get a security clearance was all a tactic

Or the rules.

Probably the rules.

You think other people have to do the same rigamarole? If so, then it's the rules.

Even when they make Milhouse sad, they're still rules.

[-] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago

So he can’t keep his mouth shut ABS he’d rather complain about factually wrong things than try and help the country?

[-] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 6 points 2 days ago

Sure buddy... How is the weather in Northern most capital?

[-] ProgrammingSocks@pawb.social 1 points 9 hours ago

Hey, there are NDP ridings here too!

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