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Originally posted by investpro

Ruby Dhalla is also high profile and high maintenance.
She drives up to conventions in chauffer driven cars, wears Jimmy Choo shoes and other brand label apparel.
From what I hear investigations are going on to see whether the money for all this comes from personal funds (or family funds) or from tax payers' coffers.

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Originally posted by blorean

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Originally posted by investpro

Ruby Dhalla is also high profile and high maintenance.
She drives up to conventions in chauffer driven cars, wears Jimmy Choo shoes and other brand label apparel.
From what I hear investigations are going on to see whether the money for all this comes from personal funds (or family funds) or from tax payers' coffers.

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Must be all worth it...she does look good though (I am totally sarcastic)

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Paying under table is basically black money changing hands..
Might be ok for u and me.. but For a MP this is a big crime.
This is not india where such politicians are allowed to rule..

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Originally posted by ranirani

Two issues emerge as we get more information:

1. If you look at the type of 'work' these care givers were being asked to do, such as daily scrubbing(not involving mops!) oasin hands and knees, one does get the picture of a 'desi' approach and what we call 'mai' in North India.

Clearly there was abuse of power and exploitation.

2. This kind of thing is very common when it comes to immigrants. Being paid under the table is nothing new, nor is exploitation. The issue is that a 'star' immigrant MP was pulling this off!

Another issue is that of vote banks. Well, I ask you this. Would this individual have been elected in an area NOT dominated by immigrants? I doubt it!

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>It is common knowledge that Dhalla went to the
>Parliament riding on a vote bank based on ethnicity
>and religious belief (more of religious belief in
>this case), which I am condemning in my post. But,
>as always, you won't know.


Not at all. The other main contestants in previous elections are also from the same ethnic and religious background.

See link (need to scroll down)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Dhalla


She has won due to looks and political infighting among the factions of the Liberal Party (as per the article [Globe and Mail] previously posted in this thread

Any views on her testimony today?

IMO, she was prepared and playing 'innocent' .....did nothing but make a phone call.....bogus....as though she has no contact with ma and bro at all....

However, I think she will get away with it....lie low for this year and come back after elctions in a possible Liberal government....

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Any views on her testimony today?

IMO, she was prepared and playing 'innocent' .....did nothing but make a phone call.....bogus....as though she has no contact with ma and bro at all....

However, I think she will get away with it....lie low for this year and come back after elctions in a possible Liberal government....

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Originally posted by ranirani

Any views on her testimony today?

IMO, she was prepared and playing 'innocent' .....did nothing but make a phone call.....bogus....as though she has no contact with ma and bro at all....

However, I think she will get away with it....lie low for this year and come back after elctions in a possible Liberal government....

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She has thrived and got elected on Desi support. CDs are very well educated lot and she will have to pay for her deeds. Exploiting immigrants will strike many a chords as we all have experienced thr horror and there is no way an exploited Desi will ever vote for her. Sorry, I differ and am convinved that she will be defeated.

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