[Gunnair]

gonavy47 gonavy47:

Gunnair, when you misunderstand, you go all the way! Well done!

When you post dumb, you post dumb big!

[Gunnair]

2Cdo 2Cdo:

Zipperfish Zipperfish:

I disagree. I joined the civil service in the early 90s. I was there for many years. When Harper got in it started to suck hard fast. That's why I took my year off and went to work in Kabul. It was immediately noticeable and unlike anything I had experienced in the past. Mind you, I was in one of the science departments, and they've taken the brunt of Harper's animosity. He hates science almost as much as he hates gummint workers.

You were fine until the political hackery at the end. We know you think everything was peaches and cream and fluffy clouds and rainbows when the Libs were in charge.

It wasn't. Tell you what though, for the CF, ain't peaches and cream under the pro CF CPC.

[gonavy47]

Zipperfish Zipperfish:

gonavy47 gonavy47:

Gunnair, when you misunderstand, you go all the way! Well done!

Whatevs. You decided to take a snarky swipe at me for having been a government worker and then--lo and behold--admit to being on the taxpayer's tit for a hell of a lot longer than I was. Like it says in the good book: Pride goeth before the fall, bitches.

Sorry, I should have said unionized government workers, can suck my dick! My bad! My apologies to anyone in the forces who took offence. Your buttons are brass.

[Bodah]

Zipperfish Zipperfish:

Wasn't peaches and cream, but a decent job. It was tough when Martin was in--he cut back a lot, but we didn't get the monthly nastygrams warning of us of the horrible things would be done to us if we talked to anyone outside of government. Even when staff were subpoenaed to appear at inquries adn hearings, they were run down by gummint lawyers first telling them what they had to say.

It's not political hackery. Harper doesn't like scientists. He's run a bunch of them out of government. And his attitude about gummint workers shouldn't surprise you--you seem to share it, along with most of the rest of the right-wingers here.

Honestly curious what makes you say Harper doesn't like scientists ? In the Ottawa area it wasn't only Health & Environment Canada that faced cuts but a lot of other non-science based departments. You're out on the west coast, I imagine there isn't many federal departments out there compared to Ottawa. Still a lot of scientists working here, you could get a job here likely but in order to make sure that new brand of armor all isn't a danger to Canadians you'll may have to analyze the compounds in both official languages.

I'm a gummit worker, I was one of the few that although was worried about the prospect of losing my job. I wasn't as irate and indignant as most of the workers around me facing the same prospect. I know, I'm a public servant. If it's in the best interest of the public that I get axed unfortunately them the brakes.