Harper government had to know $90,000 payment to senator crossed all sorts of ethical red lines

Reblogged from canada.com:

Section 17 (1) of the Senate Conflict of Interest code states: “Neither a Senator, nor a family member, shall accept … any gift or other benefit, except compensation authorized by law, that could reasonably be considered to relate to the Senator’s position.”

Section 16 (1) of the Parliament of Canada Act states that “no member of the Senate shall receive or agree to receive any compensation, directly or indirectly, for services rendered … in relation to any bill, proceeding, contract, claim, controversy, charge, accusation, arrest or other matter before the Senate or the House of Commons or a committee of either House.

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Excellent column by Andrew Coyne on Duffy Scandal and PMO

BH Radio 1 – “2 u 3″ Emil Karamatić i Marko Tomaš – O državi, naciji i patriotizmu

Neslavni pad Željka Komšića – Spasilac “Vojnika Radončića”

Nekada sam Željka Komšića smatrao jednim od najpametnijih i najiskrenijih političara kako u Bosni i Hercegovini tako i u regionu, ali nakon posljednjeg intervjua koji je dao Senadu Hadžifejzoviću u Centralnom dnevniku to mišljenje je u potpunosti promjenjeno. Naime Komšić je u tom intervjuu pored svoje standardne otvorenosti uradio nešto što se od njega nije očekivalo. Bez puno objašnjavanja i podastiranja dokaza, a suprotno onome što zna cijela bh. i balkanska javnost odlučio je braniti jednog od najkontraverznijih političara od 1990-te do danas.

Canadian and Bosnian – My two nations and I

With Judge G. W. Pash at the ceremony

Most of us are born and grow up with a single citizenship, belonging to a single country, nation and homeland. Yet tens of millions of people every year decide to ask the citizenship of another country in the desire for a better life, the possibility of career advancement or to secure future generations.

Sa Republikainfo.com: DVIJE ANALIZE istih političara

Javne osobe su uvijek na meti javnosti, analiziramo njihovu svaku, riječ, pokret, pogled i način na koji komuniciraju sa svojom i našom okolinom. Najviše pozornosti polažemo na političare i njihov način komuniciranja, pogotovo u BiH jer naši političari u mnogome zaostaju za svjetskim ili barem europskim standardima.

Predstavljamo dvije znatno različite analize: jednu mr. Semine Ajvaz iz Agencije Polis za Radio Slobodna Europa, a drugu Esmira Milavića novinara i kolumniste Face TV-a iz Vancouvera.

Pitanja verbalne i neverbalne komunikacije i njihovog tumačenja su sveprisutna, brojni stručnjaci iznose svoje analize i predstavljaju mišljenja o tome kako se ti signali mogu čitati-tumačiti.

FaceTV column: About Serbian president “apology” for Srebrenica crimes (video)

In my latest TV column I’m talking about Serbian President Tomslav Nikolic “apology” for the war crimes committed in Srebrenica.

From Surrey604.com: Interview with Gord Hume about City of Surrey Future, Transportation & Education (video)

The City of Surrey’s inaugural Community Summit was held at SFU Surrey on April 6. It was a two-way dialogue allowing residents to discuss ideas, become more involved with and learn more about Surrey. Surrey604′s Esmir Milavic caught up with speaker Gord Hume after his keynote. Hume is one of Canada’s leading voices on municipal government, cultural planning and creative cities. Mr. Hume answered Esmir’s questions about Surrey’s future, transportation and need to improve Canadian literacy. Watch here.

PROF Komunikacije: Šta nam govori neverbalna komunikacija o odnosima Izetbegovića i Radmanovića u toku posjete Srbiji?

Mnogo je raznih gestikulacija u toku trajanja klipa/intervjua, tako da ne bi bilo moguće sve obraditi a da ova analiza ne bude preduga za čitatelja, tako da ćemo preskočiti manje interesantne dijelove i osvrnuti ćemo se na one dijelove koji su prema procjeni autora, najinteresantniji.

BC Elections Radio Debate: Clark “all the same”, Dix pretty confident, Sterk and Cummins surprise

Photo: YouTube screenshot

Four BC political leaders sit down to talk all important issues regarding our citizens and their future, this was one of two chances to see and hear all leaders at once. After hour and a half of debate just few issues emerged as the most important to voters and the leaders. Debt, deficit budget, economy, government transparency are just few of those. What we see and hear on Friday at CKNW was expected to anybody with decent knowledge of BC politics.

Sexual abuse: Catholic Church is not alone, Serbian affair now

Former Bishop of Zvornik-Tuzla, Vasilije Kačavenda

Catholic Church is usual news theme when it comes to sexual abuse among religious communities in the world. Priests, Bishops and Archbishops even Cardinals were forced to resigned, Vatican demote them or they end up in jail for crimes committed against those entrusted to them either by family or community. But unfortunately they’re not alone in crime. Last week Serbian Orthodox Church forcefully retired Zvornik-Tuzla Bishop, Vasilije Kačavenda, officially due to “health issues” but the real reason according to media reports are sexual abuse, inappropriate behaviour, male prostitution and blackmail.