The song sure got it right. I can't believe what's going on at the Quebec National Assembly...to see elected members merrily indulging in indirect character assassination without resort to a single shred of evidence boggles the mind.
I'm all for parliamentary privilege but the spectacle going on in Quebec City strikes me as a new high in low -- totally irresponsible behaviour devoid of any integrity.
Of course, it all went down from there with serial denials about the conduct of persons who just so happened to have done nothing wrong; assorted alleged threats to the physical and mental integrity of persons associated with this political farce.
Makes one wonder where it will all end. Has political democracy been reduced to this?
And then people wonder why thoughtful and intelligent individuals would rather eat dirt than enter public life...
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Ronald
ReplyDeleteAre you shocked, really?
What are the opposition doing in QP?
Why won't they repeat those comments outside?
CanadianSense,
ReplyDeleteI quite deliberately did not deal with what is going on in the House of Commons. Why? Because we are talking about a related but nonetheless DIFFERENT kettle of fish: in Quebec City, it appears we start from a base of pure fantasy -- in Ottawa, we have Dimitri confirming on behalf of the PMO that a visit to the restaurant did take place.
Now, we're talking ancient history here (just like with sponsorship). I don't see any tactical political advantage to be had here. To my mind, going down this road is the work of several mediocre political strategists.
To see Gilles leading the charge on this...