Monday, December 04, 2006

Ezra Levant, No Class Act

By now everyone knows (h/t to Ted) that Conservative pundit Ezra Levant has, less than 48 hours after Stephane Dion's selection as Liberal leader, accused Mr. Dion of being more loyal to France than to Canada.

This is so over the line that one must question the wisdom of the Calgary Sun even publishing such nonsense.

But Ezzy's history is littered with incredibly tacky behavior, from suing his fellow Tories more or less at random, to intially refusing to step aside during the 2002, Calgary-Southwest by-election so that newly elected Canadian Alliance leader Stephen Harper could run in a safe seat:

At a news conference in Calgary, Levant said he discussed the issue with Harper on Tuesday.

He said the will of the grassroots process that earned him the nomination has to be respected, and said Harper agrees with him.

"He did not ask me to violate our way of doing business," Levant said.

But other members of the Alliance, including MPs, say Levant should have acted differently.

"One person's self-interest shouldn't override the entire party," said Diane Ablonczy, who also ran for the leadership.

Harper will now have to look for an Alliance MP willing to step aside so he could run in a byelection in their riding.

Of course, after days of public ridicule, Ezzy eventually threw in the towel, and the whole sordid story can be found at The Ambler.

Frankly, I think this deserves an official BigCityLib denunciation. So here we go.

From one angry geek to another, Ezzy,

I DENOUNCE THEE, EZRA LEVANT! OOOOOOH! I SO DENOUNCE THEE!

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

How about dusting off those old quotes showing that Harpor loves the US more than he does Canada (second-tier socialist nation etc)...?

Anonymous said...

Isn't it true that Dion is a French citizen at birth and not by choice? (His mother is French). Levant, in his usual deceptive style, implies it was by choice by saying he was not born there. Very different.

wilson said...

New governor general to give up French citizenship
Last Updated: Sunday, September 25, 2005 | 5:29 PM ET
CBC News

''Michaëlle Jean said Sunday that she is giving up her dual French citizenship. Jean takes up her post as Governor General of Canada on Tuesday.''

bigcitylib said...

So would you demand that Dion give up his dual citizenship, Wilson 61?

Anonymous said...

Myron Thompson has dual citizenship. Has Ezra accused him of disloyalty yet?

God, Levant's such a bigot.

bigcitylib said...

So does Ted Morton, I believe.

Penelope Persons said...

According to Levant, I am an American, since my father was. But how can I give up citizenship I have never formally taken out? What would I have to do...?

I've never voted anywhere but in Canada, I've never had any passport but a Canadian one...

Does anyone actually take Levant seriously, though? Wasn't he the Reformer who had a yellow convertible drive up on the steps of the Parliament Building?

wilson said...

'So would you demand that Dion give up his dual citizenship'

No, that should be Dion's choice, just as it was M Jean's.

As for a PM, I would say yes. Undivided loyalties etc...