Lisa Raitt may be in apparent conflict of interest

[Gbax]

http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/videos/160458

[vortac]

Oh oh!!!!!!!! Somebody's not as smart as they think they are.

[vic777]

Let's see how free and open investigative reporting can be in Canada. I don't think the media will run with this, too fearful.

[Old fella]

Let's see how free and open investigative reporting can be in Canada. I don't think the media will run with this, too fearful.

Especially the CBC, they are scared shitless. So frightened in that they won't give that old fool Cherry the heave-ho. The Harper adminstration would probably enact legistation to force CBC to keep him as an"essential" service to Hockey Night In Canada.

[aileron]

I wonder what kind of service she received while upgraded - hmm - professional and courteous with a dose of hawked guber?

[tailgunner]

The coupon needs to be properly verified as authentic before we can start throwing stones. Anybody with access and a little knowledge can create one of these....this maybe as authentic as the gunman who drove past Duncan Dee's door.....really?

[Rockie]

The coupon needs to be properly verified as authentic before we can start throwing stones. Anybody with access and a little knowledge can create one of these....this maybe as authentic as the gunman who drove past Duncan Dee's door.....really?

The good minister's office isn't denying it. Just giving some lame excuse about not knowing the upgrade was free (sure). Even if it was true (again...sure) it doesn't explain why Air Canada is giving gifts to cabinet ministers having direct control over a pending labour dispute.

[yycflyguy]

The coupon needs to be properly verified as authentic before we can start throwing stones. Anybody with access and a little knowledge can create one of these....this maybe as authentic as the gunman who drove past Duncan Dee's door.....really?

Show me another company or person that actually still uses dot matrix printers with DOS applications!!

Interesting how quickly all of this has been swept under the carpet. Where there is smoke, there is fire.

[System Message]

Is the conflict that she sat where she was told to sit, or that she used Air Canada?

[Rockie]

Is the conflict that she sat where she was told to sit, or that she used Air Canada?

Wrong on both counts.

[System Message]

I think Rockie is saying that the seat change is not important because it was improper conduct to use Air Canada while involved with the negotiations of that company. Does the government have contracted long term transportation with the airline, and therefore would the media have faulted her for using a different airline at a possible higher cost?

[Rockie]

I think Rockie is saying that the seat change is not important because it was improper conduct to use Air Canada while involved with the negotiations of that company. Does the government have contracted long term transportation with the airline, and therefore would the media have faulted her for using a different airline at a possible higher cost?

No. She can fly on any airline she likes sitting in any seat she likes as long as she pays for it. Where the conflict of interest comes in is accepting gifts from a company where she has direct control over labour issues.

Do you really not see where obstructing workers rights to legal job action through sketchy tactics long enough to bring in back to work legislation after accepting free stuff from the airline might be a conflict of interest?

[System Message]

Yes I can recognize that. There is a danger in pursuing this course of action. Airline staff may become hesitant to put passengers in a different seat to avoid issues, and may rather bump them off the flight entirely while first class seats are empty. Ministerial travel is paid for by the government and this may cause the travel department to stop buying tickets in steerage and buy expensive tickets to avoid conflict.

[sanjet]

Yes I can recognize that. There is a danger in pursuing this course of action. Airline staff may become hesitant to put passengers in a different seat to avoid issues, and may rather bump them off the flight entirely while first class seats are empty. Ministerial travel is paid for by the government and this may cause the travel department to stop buying tickets in steerage and buy expensive tickets to avoid conflict.

It's not the issue. The issue is that she accepted the upgrade free of charge during the labor issues. The issue is why did Air Canada not offer this upgrade to any other passenger on this flight and instead give it to her, this obviously was planned beforehand.

[whiteguy]

Yes I can recognize that. There is a danger in pursuing this course of action. Airline staff may become hesitant to put passengers in a different seat to avoid issues, and may rather bump them off the flight entirely while first class seats are empty. Ministerial travel is paid for by the government and this may cause the travel department to stop buying tickets in steerage and buy expensive tickets to avoid conflict.

It's not the issue. The issue is that she accepted the upgrade free of charge during the labor issues. The issue is why did Air Canada not offer this upgrade to any other passenger on this flight and instead give it to her, this obviously was planned beforehand.

AC check in agents are also being disciplined by AC management for any upgrading that is nor authorized or not eligible fares for upgrade. Complimentary upgrades do nit happen at AC much anymore.

[Mig29]

AC check in agents are also being disciplined by AC management for any upgrading that is nor authorized or not eligible fares for upgrade. Complimentary upgrades do nit happen at AC much anymore.

It's pretty sad when AC goes off the hook and disciplines their gate agents for upgrading their OWN staff ( whether they arePSAs, pilots, F/As, mechanics) but INTENTIONALLY allows upgrading of the Minister (during labor negotiations) and no one gets faulted for it! Tells you where they rank their own employees on the totem pole.

Well, it's not like it was ever a secret.

[Sage]

By upgrading Lisa Ratt (misspelled intentionally), Duncan Dee is in direct violation of Air Canada's code of conduct. Gee, I wonder if he will receive the same punishment as the rest of the employees.