I was in the Centre Block of Parliament Hill today when suddenly there was a frenzy. Garth Turner had passed the Liberals some information - Stephen Harper was about to lose his Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs over a motion fundamental to that Minister's (Michael Chong's) portfolio.
Next thing you know, questions in the House - a nervous Harper looking like he had a bit of indigestion after last week's cat who swallowed the canary grin - had he turfed his minister, or had Chong been "was quit" to use a Martinism? Not only are Liberal leadership candidates Dryden and Kennedy deep sixing Harper's plan, but his own Unity Minister, that is to say the Stephane Dion of Stephen Harper's government quit over worries about the Nation motion encouraging ethnic nationalism.
At Chong's newser, he indicated that he will be abstaining because he would be fired from Caucus for voting against the government on a three line whip item. So much for voting your conscience. To hell with constituents. In Steve Harper's Ottawa - resistance is futile and dissention is not tolerated. Kinda leaves a guy wanting to rent some 1980's movies to mellow out and relax...
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