At least back in the 80s, you could do 100 mph (161 kph) on the state highway, and the cops'd just wave as you blew past 'em.
Well, today is the Liberal/NDP Non-Coalition Coalition Budget Day!
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But here we are…prorogue’d instead.
Maybe some charges are coming? It will get out sooner or later but hopefully sooner than later.But here we are…prorogue’d instead.
Same day as Freebird? Whoops. Fraser was the housing minister and he was gonna lose his cabinet seat in the shuffle to make room for…Carney? Fraser quit to spend time with family.
….& he must be done with that because…
(I’m sure it had nothing to do with the liberals absolutely tanking at that point, but maybe his family isn’t polling well now so…)
Huh…weird…
People get mad when someone attacks a politician’s family member. A few days ago, for example, a partisan jerk posted some garbage about the sexuality of one of Mark Carney’s kids. It was disgusting. It was despicable.
It was condemned by just about everyone, Conservatives and New Democrats included. That’s good.
So, you generally shouldn’t involve family when you talk about a politician. It’s a rule.
But three recent sort-of exceptions come to mind. Not because of anything they’ve done. Not because they’ve broken any statutes or laws or anything. They’re all probably wonderful people, enduring their family member’s political career in relative silence.
But, honestly, families of Liberals Anita Anand, Sean Fraser and Nate Erskine-Smith: How are you feeling? Quite a few of us are wondering that.
Here’s why: Nate, Anita and Sean all said they were leaving politics, back when the Liberal Party was in the basement of public opinion. All mentioned their families. Back, you know, when the Conservatives were 30 points or so ahead of the Liberals.
All three said they were leaving politics to spend more time with family — or return to a normal life or whatever. So how’s that working out?
Back in December, Fraser made quite a show of it. He was housing minister, back then, and he called a press conference to say he was quitting cabinet and his Nova Scotia seat. “My kids aren’t getting any younger and they’re going to need their dad around,” Fraser said. He got pretty choked up…but that was way back few months ago.
Anita Anand did more or less the same thing. A few days after Sean Fraser left politics to spend a few minutes with family, Anand — also a cabinet minister — said she was packing it in…but again that was way back a month or two ago?
Nate Erskine-Smith, meanwhile, made his resignation announcement earlier on. He made a pretty unambiguous Facebook post about it, too. “I won’t be running in the next federal election.” Full stop. No qualifiers, there.
Well, whaddya know: Nate’s back, too. His re-election signs have popped up again on lawns in the Beach, like Spring flowers. One must assume he didn’t recycle them when he “resigned.”
Anyway. Spare a thought, this week, for the families of these three Liberal politicians. They probably are as bewildered as the rest of us.
Because quitting to “spend more time with family”? Uh-huh.
KINSELLA: Three Libs now running after initially saying 'family' a reason they wouldn't
The rule, almost all of the time, is to never go after family of politicians.
"Turns out my family are all insufferable assholes, so I'm back in!"View attachment 28358
Huh…weird…
People get mad when someone attacks a politician’s family member. A few days ago, for example, a partisan jerk posted some garbage about the sexuality of one of Mark Carney’s kids. It was disgusting. It was despicable.
It was condemned by just about everyone, Conservatives and New Democrats included. That’s good.
So, you generally shouldn’t involve family when you talk about a politician. It’s a rule.
But three recent sort-of exceptions come to mind. Not because of anything they’ve done. Not because they’ve broken any statutes or laws or anything. They’re all probably wonderful people, enduring their family member’s political career in relative silence.
But, honestly, families of Liberals Anita Anand, Sean Fraser and Nate Erskine-Smith: How are you feeling? Quite a few of us are wondering that.
Here’s why: Nate, Anita and Sean all said they were leaving politics, back when the Liberal Party was in the basement of public opinion. All mentioned their families. Back, you know, when the Conservatives were 30 points or so ahead of the Liberals.
All three said they were leaving politics to spend more time with family — or return to a normal life or whatever. So how’s that working out?
Back in December, Fraser made quite a show of it. He was housing minister, back then, and he called a press conference to say he was quitting cabinet and his Nova Scotia seat. “My kids aren’t getting any younger and they’re going to need their dad around,” Fraser said. He got pretty choked up…but that was way back few months ago.
Anita Anand did more or less the same thing. A few days after Sean Fraser left politics to spend a few minutes with family, Anand — also a cabinet minister — said she was packing it in…but again that was way back a month or two ago?
Nate Erskine-Smith, meanwhile, made his resignation announcement earlier on. He made a pretty unambiguous Facebook post about it, too. “I won’t be running in the next federal election.” Full stop. No qualifiers, there.
Well, whaddya know: Nate’s back, too. His re-election signs have popped up again on lawns in the Beach, like Spring flowers. One must assume he didn’t recycle them when he “resigned.”
Anyway. Spare a thought, this week, for the families of these three Liberal politicians. They probably are as bewildered as the rest of us.
Because quitting to “spend more time with family”? Uh-huh.
KINSELLA: Three Libs now running after initially saying 'family' a reason they wouldn't
The rule, almost all of the time, is to never go after family of politicians.torontosun.com