Carson - the gift that keeps on giving.

And the Carson story continues to produce boulders in front of the Conservative bus. 

The Halifax Chronicle-Herald is reporting that the head of the RCMP, Commissioner William Elliot, was involved in the original security screening of Bruce Carson back in 2006.  Commissioner Elliott, at the time, was a conservative party staffer and national security advisor in the Privy Council Office. 

Um, while there may be nothing to suggest Commissioner Elliott's prior involvement in this file somehow taints the RCMP influence-peddling investigation into Carson, it is VERY bad optics for the PM and the Conservative Party of Canada.

BREAKING: Strange happenings at CFB Trenton. Interview with "commanding officer 'could affect the outcome' of the federal election"?

Now that's just odd. 

From the article:

Suggesting a phone interview with the air base's commanding officer “could affect the outcome” of the federal election, a public affairs officer at DND's media liaison office in Ottawa said Tuesday the Canadian Forces' communication department will not allow an interview with the colonel.

Some journos need to start asking questions about this one.  It just doesn't pass the sniff test. 


Is Harper turfing another public servant for disagreeing with the government?  Maybe the colonel has pictures with Ignatieff on his facebook profile?