Thu Jan 27/05
Prepare the roost!

MPs in government are naturally subject to more scrutiny than those in opposition. Of course, the nature of opposition is that one hopes in the future to be in government, which is why the Conservatives' patented calls for resignations have always struck me as flirtation with future disaster. For one thing, it assumes that Liberal politicians are inherently less salubrious than Conservative politicians — that a Conservative government would instantly and forever more be as clean as the snow driven across an Ottawa runway by an Airbus engine. For another, it ensures that if Harper's gang ever does get its act together and win an election, they'll have a Liberal opposition foaming at the mouth to win back ten years of zingers.

It begins. Will it be Reg Alcock, or some other lucky Grit, who gets to call for the cancellation of the Vic Toews Show when the House of Commons reconvenes? Personally, I'd do it with a bullhorn.

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