Harper’s Plagiarized Speech

[jason]

Watch the video at CBC.ca News - Canada Votes - Ormiston Online - Politics or Plagiarism?.

I must ask: “Is this leadership?” I can assume that Harper will say it isn’t his problem, but one of his team… the team he leads? Or some other team over which he has no control. I’m very very vigilant when it comes to catching plagiarism for a variety of reasons. Now, I am willing to allow people a second chance when it comes to plagiarism… it shouldn’t destroy their career. That said, I would still insist that a penalty be applied and that some notice should be made on someone’s record… and to just shrug it off represents a callous disregard for integrity. We all make mistakes, but how we respond to them is the mark of a person’s character. IMHO.