Pierre Poilievre’s government-in-waiting ought to show that it can represent the country with class. Instead, the Tories embarrassed themselves by mocking Charlie Angus’s retirement
Charlie Angus has been a member of Parliament for 20 years. First elected as MP for Timmins-James Bay in 2004, he had been encouraged to run by then- NDP leader Jack Layton. Over two decades, Mr. Angus became a stalwart of the party – outspoken on many matters, including the environment, social justice, mental health, Indigenous issues, and the arts . In 2017, he ran for the NDP leadership, finishing second to Jagmeet Singh .
Then, in the House of Commons this week, the Conservative MP for Calgary Midnapore, Stephanie Kusie, also said her farewells to Mr. Angus. She did so after he spoke about past bad Conservative behaviour, referencing “synthetic outrage” in the House. You could almost sense Brian Mulroney eye-rolling in his grave. Mr. Mulroney’s Progressive Conservative politics may not have appealed to everyone, but the former prime minister, who died in February, conducted himself in a way that today’s Conservative Leader would do well to study and try to emulate. If Mr.
There’s still time for a would-be Prime Minister and his crew to learn some etiquette, diplomacy and manners. Perhaps they – including the laugh-alongs – will cotton onto the fact that what Mr. Angus rightly referred to as “synthetic outrage” is really ugly.
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