tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post8647976561210582266..comments2024-02-07T16:22:39.625-05:00Comments on Jeff Jedras: Serving general stumps for the defence minister?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-65263414304740996712008-07-07T13:38:00.000-04:002008-07-07T13:38:00.000-04:00Whooee! The Hillier appearance got me askin' the s...Whooee! The Hillier appearance got me askin' the same question, Jeff. <BR/><BR/>From the Hill Times:<BR/><BR/>*****************<BR/>Mr. MacKay seemed as pleased as punch during a brief interview at a military appreciation day he threw that weekend in New Glasgow. The afternoon "kitchen party" came complete with local musicians, displays of army hardware, and a fly-over of military aircraft.<BR/><BR/>"General Hillier was a huge hit," Mr. MacKay told The Hill Times. "He was treated like a rock star." <BR/>***************<BR/><BR/>"he threw" a kitchen party where Hillier was "treated like a rock star."<BR/><BR/>Seems like, at least in this instance, they were together in the same place and that the place was an event thrown by MacKay.<BR/><BR/>According to the local news site (thx, Jason):<BR/>****************<BR/>A series of events are planned for Saturday to raise funds for the Military Family Resource Centre, which has an office in Pictou, and local cadet groups. A free kitchen party for Sunday at Glasgow Square is also planned.<BR/>*****************<BR/><BR/>Fundraising for various groups was on Saturday. The "free" kitchen party on Sunday does not seem to be a fundraising event associated with Saturday's recipients.<BR/><BR/>MacKay threw a kitchen party. I figger that was the same "unaffiliated" kitchen party mentioned in the local news. More info is needed as to the nature of that kitchen party and whether MacKay hosted it as a Minister or as a politician.<BR/><BR/>JBJimBobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04603665575714484326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-74912832454303206802008-07-07T13:26:00.000-04:002008-07-07T13:26:00.000-04:00LKO, I know MacKay introduced Hillier at the CoC f...LKO, I know MacKay introduced Hillier at the CoC fundraiser, I don't know what else they did together. I'd wager MacKay was probably at the two other fundraisers Jason noted, as both have military components.<BR/><BR/>On the pic, I was just looking for a pic with the two of them together, since that's the theme of the post. I settled on this one because MacKay looks particularly goofy.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971310821484459106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-36935213130543598922008-07-07T12:57:00.000-04:002008-07-07T12:57:00.000-04:00Ahhh, I see now with a quick search that that is S...Ahhh, I see now with a quick search that that is Skydome in the background. It's Hillier and MacKay at a pre-Grey Cup event last year.<BR/><BR/>I don't object to the picture particularly mind you (since it's reasonably obvious it isn't Central Nova) but still. It's a bit weird to have a pic of the two of them together at an event in Toronto a year ago that presumably DOZENS of other politicians and prominent figures attended attached to a story about the General "stumping" for MacKay in Central Nova, isn't it?Lord Kitchener's Ownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348376638620272991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-43064673645439761292008-07-07T12:52:00.000-04:002008-07-07T12:52:00.000-04:00I get the "reflected glow" bit, but just for clari...I get the "reflected glow" bit, but just for clarification, did Hillier actually appear WITH MacKay anywhere while the General was in the riding? The pic at the top of your post certainly suggests yes, but is that pic from Central Nova? ('Cause that does look like Skydome in the background).<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure it can be called "stumping" if he was just visiting the riding and was never seen with MacKay (though, maybe he was with MacKay). It's still a boost for MacKay to have him visit the riding I suppose, but would we say Hillier was "stumping" for Jack Layton if he attended a cadet fundraiser in Toronto, and gave a speech to the Toronto Chamber of Commerce?Lord Kitchener's Ownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348376638620272991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-53025343771144210492008-07-07T12:48:00.000-04:002008-07-07T12:48:00.000-04:00I don't know if the fundraising was appropriate bu...I don't know if the fundraising was appropriate but I do know that retiring before the Afghan mission ends is dodgy at best.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-37693723045557988702008-07-07T12:19:00.000-04:002008-07-07T12:19:00.000-04:00Hmm, could be Jason. The media really should leave...Hmm, could be Jason. The media really should leave the sensationalizing to the bloggers. The MFRC and cadets thing is fine, but is it really normal for generals to headline CoC fundraisers? Maybe it is, I don't know. Anyway, whether you want to call it stumping or not, it is good timing for a popular general to go glad-handing and hold a series of high-profile events in a riding that just happens to be held by his boss. No rules broken I'm sure, but helpful for unpopular Peter nonetheless to bask in the reflected glow.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971310821484459106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-45318912714328632452008-07-07T09:39:00.000-04:002008-07-07T09:39:00.000-04:00I was concerned when I read the bit about fundrais...I was concerned when I read the bit about fundraisers - a sitting officer should not be helping to sell partisan fundraisers or promote political candidates, which is how I read the <I>Hill Times</I> article. (It's obviously how you read it, too.)<BR/><BR/>However, <A HREF="http://www.ngnews.ca/index.cfm?sid=145018&sc=49" REL="nofollow">this article</A>, from a local media outlet, suggests that the fundraisers in question were for a local chamber of commerce, the Pictou office of the Military Family Resource Centre, and local cadets.<BR/><BR/>The fundraisers were not for McKay or the CPC, and the local media story suggests that Hillier wasn't "stumping" with MacKay at all. I think the <I>Times</I> torqued things a bit.Jason Hickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648786726787793783noreply@blogger.com