tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149446.post3518787041245164571..comments2023-10-10T10:34:10.843-06:00Comments on The Nexus of Assholery: For Whom Might Fontaine Run?Patrick Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04592482865332628189noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149446.post-892001544879836692009-09-02T08:04:09.407-06:002009-09-02T08:04:09.407-06:00Well, off to the Royal Bank it seems, with what pr...Well, off to the Royal Bank it seems, with what promises to be another fabulous and undisclosed salary. May I say "I told you so" with regards to the speculation that he would run for the Liberals?<br /><br />The downside for Mr. Fontaine, of course, is that he - as an off-reserve status Indian - will now no longer have access to the personal tax exemption that he had negotiated for himself with the Liberals under Paul Martin.<br /><br />That deal, circa 2004 (?), protected only the status Indian leaders of the National Aboriginal Organizations who lived off reserve - and not the masses that they claimed to represent, who have paid income tax on their taxable off-reserve earnings all the while.Lost in the Cityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07023530855691679626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149446.post-50232785244162462672009-06-05T12:02:06.584-06:002009-06-05T12:02:06.584-06:00I rather like and respect Fontaine. If he has any ...I rather like and respect Fontaine. If he has any skeletons in his closet, I certainly don't know about them.Patrick Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592482865332628189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149446.post-15606984238076595272009-06-05T06:00:29.099-06:002009-06-05T06:00:29.099-06:00The story of Phil Fontaine running for the Liberal...The story of Phil Fontaine running for the Liberals is an old one, that never seems to quite get its legs. Fact is, he won't run for mainstream politics for any party because he has too many skeletons. He knows it, even if the Liberals and NDP don't quite get it.Lost in the Cityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07023530855691679626noreply@blogger.com