Van Looney slips a cog

Con House Leader and robust member of the burger-of-the-month club, Peter Van Loan, is not well known for his civility in the kinder, gentler Con regime up on Parliament Hill. He is better known for spewing invective and insults at any one who dares to ask a question of Canada's Greatest Government(TM), even if the question is directed at someone else. His most recent target was MP Bob Rae.

During Question Period on June 4, Bobby had the audacity to ask why the PM (praise be his name), Homeland Security Czar Stockie Day and the former Minster of Foreign (and I suppose, Domestic...) Affairs, Max Bernier, refused to meet with the parliamentary committee set up to discuss Max's misunderstanding of what constitutes national security and confidentiality. I am sure that Peter would have responded in a civil way (yea, sure) except that Rae prefaced his question by quoting the PM. According to Rae, the PM said in a throne speech in 2006, that: "No aspect of responsible government is more fundamental than having the trust of citizens....It is time for accountability."

How dare you quote our exalted PM, blurts Pete. He is a deity to be revered... not quoted, he screams, with Burger King drool dripping from the side of his mouth. He then slagged the Canadian system of government by saying; "Here we go with another kangaroo court, Mr. Speaker."

Hey Pete. It was a good question. Why not answer it? And do you have such a low opinion of all Commons Committees or just the ones not run by Cons?