I am not authorized to look at what Stephane Dion's drug dealing friend Perley Edmund Holmes has said about him
A union leader, Perley Edmund Holmes, has been arrested in connection to the trafficking of over $4 million in cocaine. Perley Edmund Holmes came out strongly for Stephane Dion during the Liberal Party leadership campaign. Of course, Stephane Dion can't control what his supporters do. But the Dion people were quick off the mark to expunge the website of Holmes' endorsement. What's wrong with these people? Have they never heard of the Google cache? By doing that, all they've done is pique my interest.
The Globe and Mail has reported that Perley Edmund Holmes is in some serious trouble with regards to drug trafficking:
A trail of footprints in freshly fallen snow led U.S. border police to a major cocaine-smuggling bust in the back roads of Washington State, ending in the arrest of a B.C. union official.
According to an affidavit, 136 pounds of cocaine with a street value of $4.3-million (U.S.) was found in two backpacks on Jan. 18. According to the affidavit, Perley Edmund Holmes, of Bridesville, B.C., faces drug charges.
Interestingly, a fellow by the name of Perley Holmes had a lot to say about Stephane Dion, as this endorsement reads from the Liberal leader's campaign website:
Perley Holmes
"Stephane Dion's ability to gain the confidence of both previous Prime Ministers despite the serious rift in the party, bespeaks his ability to pull the party together. Ontario has some excellent leadership candidates but we will never run this country without the support of Quebec. Ontario has always been fairly evenly split between the Conservative party and the Liberal party. A strong leader will sway it one way or the other so it is fairly market neutral but the weight of a Francophone Liberal from Quebec would possibly be the demise of the Bloc Quebecois party, 'and good riddance', this certainly would tip the balance in our favour in the next federal election. I also feel Stephane's commitment to environmental and social causes will pull support from the NDP out West. His combination of strengths have him way ahead of any of his contenders. Therefore, if we are to have a realistic chance of forming the next Government it only makes common sense to support Stephane Dion."
You have to ask youself whether this is the same Perley Holmes. Well, first, the name is pretty distinctive. But then consider that this endorsement page has disappeared:
Access denied
You are not authorized to access this page.
Yeah, I bet I'm not authorized. Now it might seem unfair to try to sling some mud on Stephane Dion because someone who endorsed him has got into some serious trouble. It's not like Stephane Dion hired him to work in his office. But this man had over $4 million in cocaine in a knapsack. That's an uncommon amount of money for someone who claims that "it only makes common sense to support Stephane Dion".
You see, the question arises whether Perley Holmes and his associates supported Stephane Dion with donations and loans and other resources that cost money. Drug money? That would be very unfortunate for Stephane Dion. I would bet the leadership candidates who lost to the Dion campaign would like to know if Dion was able to tap into this bottomless source of cash.
On paper, Perley Holmes donated a total of $100 to Stephane Dion. But then we know there are ways to move money around so that it doesn't have to be declared.
At the very least, the fact that Stephane Dion is trying to cover his tracks is, well, unsettling.
Addendum: It should be noted, of course, the Perley Holmes has not been convicted of anything. All the more curious that Stephane Dion and his people were so quick to expunge his name from the website.
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"Of course, Stephane Dion can't control what his supporters do."
True, but he can to some extent control who is supporters ARE. With the Liberals so shamefully soft on crime, it's no wonder that a fair portion of their supporters would be drug dealers and other criminals.
Posted by: Attila at January 25, 2007 02:13 PM
Nothing like a bit of insurance,Support the Liberals just in case you get caught.
Posted by: ian at January 25, 2007 02:19 PM
If I was a drug dealer and criminal, I'd support the Liberals without question.
Posted by: Jonny_eh at January 25, 2007 02:26 PM
While I share your enthusiasm for the Conservative/conservative cause, I do not share the same enthusiasm for this tactic. It is beneath you to hint at Dion's guilt by association. Just because the Liberals/liberals use dirty tricks, name calling & smear campaigns does not mean we have to sink to their same level. Don't you have enough grist with Dion's demonstrable ineptitude? And by that, I don't mean that his English is not clear enough ...
Posted by: Gabby in QC at January 25, 2007 02:52 PM
Oh, man. If you are going to make an allegation, make one; but this kind of post is nothing but bush-league tabloid journalism.
Syed Soharwardy of the Islamic Supreme Council of Canada supported Ted Morton in the Alberta election. I suppose we should now be looking for links between Ted and Islamic Terrorists, right?
Afterall, you will recall Mr. Soharwardy as the one who wrote in 2000 that the what the Israelies have done to Palestine is "worse than the Holocaust".
This is the guy who called Israleli bombings in Lebanon an act of genocide -- as with the US actions in Afghanistan and Iraq. The guy who accused Christian missionaries of kidnapping muslim children in Indonesia after the Tsuanmi. And more and more.
I keep saying "Steve, you are better than this"; but I've said it so many times that I'm starting to think that you really aren't. Maybe you really are just a partisan hack who tries to present himself as a balanced observer.
Posted by: bob at January 25, 2007 03:00 PM
This is the lead story now at National Newswatch.
Posted by: Joanne (TB) at January 25, 2007 03:09 PM
Hmmm.
Anyone ever find the owner of the coke on Paulie Martin's ship?
I seem to recall another prominant Liberal supporter from BC also charged for drug trafficing.
Drugs, theft, money laundering, death threats and fraud.
What a party.
How could anyone not want to be a Librano supporter.
These guys make the Mofia look honest.
Posted by: Durward at January 25, 2007 03:56 PM
Everything about Janke is either you are good (Conservative) or bad ( any other party).
Being a good human being has nothing to do with party affiliation. Janke doesn`t get it. As my father as told me, don`t expect much of an "/$hole.
Posted by: Socialist at January 25, 2007 08:13 PM
What is it about liberals and coke anyways? I mean Paul Martin's ship had what a few hundred pounds stashed in it when found in Cape Breton.
Then there is group action and Bedard's accusation that they were coke dealers too...
am I onto something here or is this just too many co-incidences and nothing to see here?
Posted by: Real Conservative at January 25, 2007 08:18 PM
For me, this story does have some relevance to what liberalism and the Liberal Party has become, not just because of the possibility of questionable funds finding their way into Liberal Party hands, although there is a history of that. (Welcome back Cote! Welcome back Basi...)
Who is the Liberal Party attracting as members? How many young Liberal resolutions have been tabled and passed calling for the legalization of drugs? Prostitution? More than just the party of moral relativism, many people are now being attracted to join the Liberals because they believe it is the party which best represents their (currently illegal) interests. With a proven, nationally advertized track record of criminal wrongdoing through Adscam and their members promoting policies of "if it feels good, do it (legalize it)"; why should anyone be surprised that drug dealers would be pushing the Liberal Party?
Posted by: Steve at January 25, 2007 08:20 PM
Perley Holmes is also a big supporter of the Campbell liberals here in B.C., he sent a newsletter out to his members saying they should all support Campbell to get rid of the NDP. I do know a lot of Iron Workers left local 97 disgusted with him.
Posted by: at January 26, 2007 11:36 PM
Of course you'll remember, Karlheinz Schreiber is still a free man. And Brian Mulroney is still an unconvicted perjurer.
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