Ritz on the Fritz
I finally understand why Harper was so inclined on preventing members of his party from speaking with the media. He knew they were too stupid to demonstrate a certain level of self control; perhaps dare I suggest it, sensitivity, and thus, needed to be led around by the hand. What more proof is needed to prove this conclusion other than…
“Please tell me it’s Wayne Easter.” is what the Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz is reported to have said after being informed that there was another death, this time in P.E.I. related to the listeriosis outbreak that began last month after contanimated cold-cuts were allowed out of a Maple Leaf food processing plant.
To date, seventeen deaths across Canada have been attributed to this outbreak. Yet insensitivity over this issue runs deep within the federal minority, which is thankfully facing the voting Canadian public in the general election.
It seems that the minister could take the honourable route and resign. But that’s not the case. In a moment of pure stupidity, Harper rejected the calls for this callous individual to resign. He didn’t even have the decency to suggest that his minister ought to apologise for being insensitive.
The individual to whom the comment had been directed has shown a level of class and isn’t expecting a personal apology but rather one to the seventeen odd families who have to date suffered the loss of a loved one due to the outbreak, which is a result of the federal Conservatives allowing the industry to self-regulate.
“What was said about me is beside the point. The real issue here is being totally insensitive to the families affected on an extremely serious matter where loved ones have died. And for a minister of the Crown to make a joke even in an internal conversation with senior officials is just wrong. It’s not a joking matter.” ~ Wayne Easter, Liberal Agriculture Critic
Even if there is no death in P.E.I. attributed to the break out, it doesn’t erase the words that have come out of one of the mouth pieces of the Conservative regime.
To wish death upon another is just plain wrong. To not reprimend one’s own minister is just as low. Is this the type of people we want to lead Canada or do we want people who are sensitive and able to respond adequately to the needs of Canadians?
After all, when the outbreak happened, where was Tony Clement and the others? I’ll tell you where they weren’t… at the switch ready to handle this like a true government. This could be Walkerton all over again; after all, the members of the federal cabinet happen to be former Ontario PC cabinet ministers from the Harris era…
Easter seeks another apology on death wish
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