Gaffes of the Day

I really should put together a substantive post on the incredibly insulting Liberal attack ad featuring a conservative proposal to locate Canadian Forces units near major urban centres. Coming soon.

This just in however – B.C. Conservative candidate to go on trial

The Conservative Party was not aware that their candidate in the B.C. riding of British Columbia Southern Interior is due to go on trial next month on smuggling charges, and if convicted, he could end up in jail.

Derek Zeisman, who is running in the riding currently held by Conservative MP Jim Gouk, previously made national news for a serious car accident five days before Christmas.

In July 2004, Zeisman was crossing into British Columbia from the United States, when Canada Customs charged him with attempting to smuggle in a Mercedes-Benz vehicle and 112 containers of alcohol.

Curious. Somehow I doubt that Mr. Zeisman informed the party or Stephen Harper of this when he filled out his nomination forms.

Mr. Zeisman is also the author of a detailed account of how he would change the country if he could be prime minister. Among the changes he would make he’d:

• abolish the Charter of Rights and Freedoms (a common call among certain ideological conservatives I must admit)
• create a monetary union with the US and other American countries
• abolish all taxes on corporations, industry and small business

Interesting that last one – within no time Canada would become a nation of 30 some odd million personal corporations. Good idea, for tax lawyers that is…