On Chuck...
Chuck Cadman actually struck me as an honorable guy, who would have certainly brought this to the media's attention. But Chuck Cadman himself, told Mike Duffy in a television interview, the only thing the Conservatives offered him was the ability to return to the party with an uncontested riding in the next election. He never mentioned a one-million-dollar insurance policy.
In fact, his wife is the only one to have ever mentioned it. She is the only one who can testify to it. She claims she heard it second hand from Chuck.
I won't call her a liar, but I also wouldn't be inclined to pass judgement on the Conservatives at this point either.
On Warren Kinsella's website...
It appears that Warren Kinsella's website was genuinely hit with a denial of service attack. You know, Warren's position on things piss me off. I'm sure I piss him off. But you know what also pisses me off? People who use their computer skills as weapons.
If some conservative-leaning dipshit hacker did this, I want nothing to do with him/her. In fact, if I knew who they were, I'd forward their contact details to Warren in a split second (CC'd to the police).
On the same bent, I think it's awfully inappropriate for Warren in assume that Kate McMillan is somehow, albeit indirectly, responsible.
For a lawyer who likes to threaten libel suits against bloggers on a regular basis, Warren Kinsella holds no bars in suggesting that Kate McMillan is a nazi with nicknames like KKKate, etc.
Update: Just deleted a comment from this post, that was just a personal attack on Dona Cadman. Normally, I don't moderate comments, but if you want to attack someone in that way, then at least have the guts to post with your real name.
Kinsella is an ugly contradiction from beginning to end, but yes, I agree, the DOS stuff is repellant. Leave the sleazy behaviour to the Cherniaks of the world...
is Donna Cadman stupid or what ??? should keep her mouth shut. she has caused problems where there are none.
I believe Mrs. Cadman wants to sell books. I would like to know which insurance company would cover a dying man for $1M.
Lyndia
I have not seen a statement from Dona Cadman as yet - only from the author and -via the Ceeb- one attributed to her daughter; the original story noted that she could not be contacted for a confirmation. Has she since made one that I have missed? It strikes me as odd that she would run for the CPC after this sort of incident, although that is at best suggestive, not definitive.