Mitchel Raphael on the lululemon cabinet minister
By Mitchel Raphael - Thursday, April 23, 2009 - 0 Comments
And the exercise-challenged MP
A) Once a day? B) Once a decade?????
When the Canadian Medical Association was visiting the Hill, many MPs were given a health evaluation. “Do you exercise once a day?” Montreal Liberal MP Irwin Cotler was asked. “No,” he replied. “Once a week?” Again, he replied no. When the questioner got to once a month, the champion for human rights who has served as counsel for such former political prisoners as Nelson Mandela explained he just doesn’t have time for exercise. Cape Breton Liberal MP Mark Eyking noted many MPs, including him, were given pedometers to measure how much they walked in a day. How effective they’ll be remains to be seen. Eyking demonstrated for Capital Diary that just by shaking the machine a little, the number goes up.
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Budget to possibly destroy country
By Aaron Wherry - Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at 10:49 PM - 17 Comments
Unreformed cowboy Myron Thompson seems dispirited.
“The big question is where is this money going and what exactly is it going to accomplish?” Thompson said Tuesday before getting a chance to analyze the nuts and bolts of the Conservative budget. ”And if it’s going into these socialist programs that the Jack Laytons love so much and the Gilles Duceppes, I fear for the country.”
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BTC: Roll call
By Aaron Wherry - Thursday, July 3, 2008 at 8:06 PM - 0 Comments
Not that anyone’s currently around to hold a vote. Nor that there could be a vote—or at least one that could matter. But for those of you keeping score at home, here’s a breakdown of those MPs who’ve spoken publicly about the appointment of Dr. Morgentaler. Continue…
