Teen taken to hospital for detox after party at Harper's house

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18 yr. old taken to hospital after party at PM's residence

Medical authorities intervened at 24 Sussex Dr. over the weekend after a young party-goer suffered from severe intoxication.

The Ottawa Paramedic Service confirmed that an 18-year-old girl was brought to hospital after suffering from “possible alcohol intoxication” at an event at the Prime Minister’s official residence.

The person is not an immediate member of the Harper family, but a friend. The Harpers have a son, Benjamin, who was born in 1996 and will turn 18 this year.

The legal drinking age in Ontario is 19, but the RCMP, which is responsible for security at 24 Sussex, said it will not intervene.

“We are aware of the Ottawa [Emergency Medical Services] attending the residence,” said RCMP spokeswoman Lucy Shorey. “This was a medical call and not a police matter.”

The Prime Minister's Office declined to comment.

18-year-old taken to hospital after party at Prime Minister’s residence - The Globe and Mail
 
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really kid, the ol' fake harpo pic? u must really be mad.

you can do better than that.
 
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IdRatherBeSkiing said:
and? so? Why should I care?
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Technically she is underage and was under his roof. That makes him in part responsible.


Though personally I don't really care one way or another either. Having the drinking age set at 19 never really made any sense to me.
 
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mentalfloss said:


18 yr. old taken to hospital after party at PM's residence

Medical authorities intervened at 24 Sussex Dr. over the weekend after a young party-goer suffered from severe intoxication.

The Ottawa Paramedic Service confirmed that an 18-year-old girl was brought to hospital after suffering from “possible alcohol intoxication” at an event at the Prime Minister’s official residence.

The person is not an immediate member of the Harper family, but a friend. The Harpers have a son, Benjamin, who was born in 1996 and will turn 18 this year.

The legal drinking age in Ontario is 19, but the RCMP, which is responsible for security at 24 Sussex, said it will not intervene.

“We are aware of the Ottawa [Emergency Medical Services] attending the residence,” said RCMP spokeswoman Lucy Shorey. “This was a medical call and not a police matter.”

The Prime Minister's Office declined to comment.

18-year-old taken to hospital after party at Prime Minister’s residence - The Globe and Mail
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I wonder if it was actually Ben that she was showing a trick or two! -:)
 
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isn't he out of country...gonna be some kids in deep do-do when dad gets home
 
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Looking more and more like the son had a birthday party. This is hardly a story, all young people drink underage. If anything it just shows that Harper is just as human (OMG DID HE SAY HUMAN!) as the rest of us and has the same issues with his kids. Any minute now there should be a big DOUBLE STANDARD rebuttal.

And if this happened at my house. It wouldn't be newsworthy.
 
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Serving alcohol to minors is illegal in Ontario. However, the Liquor License Act allows parents to serve their children inside the family home and, so long as they’re not being served, it doesn’t prohibit other minors from drinking inside the home.
 
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Retired_Can_Soldier said:
Looking more and more like the son had a birthday party. This is hardly a story, all young people drink underage. If anything it just shows that Harper is just as human (OMG DID HE SAY HUMAN!) as the rest of us and has the same issues with his kids. Any minute now there should be a big DOUBLE STANDARD rebuttal.

And if this happened at my house. It wouldn't be newsworthy.
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It was at mine.LOL. But I wasn't there.
 
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Detox (detoxification - or sobering-up) is a process as well as a place
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sure it is, but no use of that in the article

Retired_Can_Soldier said:
Looking more and more like the son had a birthday party. This is hardly a story, all young people drink underage. If anything it just shows that Harper is just as human (OMG DID HE SAY HUMAN!) as the rest of us and has the same issues with his kids. Any minute now there should be a big DOUBLE STANDARD rebuttal.

And if this happened at my house. It wouldn't be newsworthy.
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aye

petros said:
Serving alcohol to minors is illegal in Ontario. However, the Liquor License Act allows parents to serve their children inside the family home and, so long as they’re not being served, it doesn’t prohibit other minors from drinking inside the home.
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aye


Not sure about any or all of the members here but by the time I was 15 or 16, I had been half in the bag numerous times...whether at a friends house raiding his dad's liquor cabinet, community dance with smuggled booze/beer, or just buying it at brewers retail if we passed the 'look test'...my 'bag' was smaller of course as a teen...so to speak...now by 18 (I was independent, with job, car and mailing address) those looked like the old days.


protip: rcmp has responsibility for security there, not stevo
 
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Not sure about any or all of the members here but by the time I was 15 or 16, I had been half in the bag numerous times...whether at a friends house raiding his dad's liquor cabinet, community dance with smuggled booze/beer, or just buying it at brewers retail if we passed the 'look test'...my 'bag' was smaller of course as a teen...so to speak...now by 18 (I was independent, with job, car and mailing address) those looked like the old days.


protip: rcmp has responsibility for security there, not stevo
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we were drunk most weekends.... likely drank more before I was legal than all the years since.
 
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My guess is Bennie gets grounded - which is probably easy time compared to the extra barn chores I got stuck with for a really cool party while Mom and Dad were away (not to mention the house clean-up and some repairs here and there)
 
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Alcohol poisoning is pretty rough. I knew a guy who got into the Screech and man, he wasn't right for days. His eyes were bloodshot, he was puking his guts out. Once when I was 15 I downed a beer glass of white lightening on a bet. I didn't get alcohol poisoning, but when I bragged about to my stepfather a week or so later he tore me a new one.

Kids do stupid sh!t.
 
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