The Run Away Oil Rig continues to spew Oil on the Grand Banks. This followed Danny Williams demand that restrictions on Oil Drilling be relaxed. Dead oily fish and fowl litter the beaches and fishermen predict that their industry will be dead for at least a generation.
Meanwhile in the House of Commons, Opposition Leader Ignatieff led of Question Period today with the following probing question:
- "I have just received reliable information that an Afghan detainee, earlier handed over by our troops in that country, has been denied his right to receive his daily ration of ice-cream. Will the Prime Minister assure the people of Canada that such travesties will cease for good?
As of today, three of Canada's Big Five Banks have failed in light of the second financial crisis that continues to sweep the World. This current crisis began in early 2010 with the bankruptcy of Greece.
NDP Leader Jack Layton followed the Opposition Leader with this most topical question:
- Now that former Cabinet Minister Guegeris has resigned from both Cabinet and from Parliament, and has been prevented from running again in her constituency in the upcoming Election, will the Prime Minister assure the House that she will refund her pay for the time that she sat as an MP?
Work continues on the clean-up of the CN Tower. This Tower, once the tallest building in the world was blown-up last month by Islamic Extremists. The blast could be heard as far away as Pearson Airport by the many who were standing in line awaiting their turn to go through security.
Gilles Duceppe queried this afternoon on why Quebec was not receiving a greater share of the Federal Transfer Payments. While noting Quebec currently receives 75% of those funds he questioned the Government on why they should not also receive part or all of the remaining 25%.
Meanwhile, the National Media front pages were full of examples of MP misspending. The Report of the Auditor General, which came out earlier in the week pointed out that some Honourable Members had overspent there lunch allowances by as much as 9%.
While Nero Fiddled ...Rome Burned.
As I see it...
"Galagher"
