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Peter: Apologize to BelindaCategory: Politics The saga of former lovers Peter McKay and Belinda Stronach took another nasty turn this week when Peter reportedly referred to Belinda as a "dog" in the House of Commons. During a debate about the proposed Conservative party's Clean Air Act, a Liberal remarked "What about your dog?". According to at least a dozen witnesses, Peter retorted "You already have her." while pointing at Belinda's empty seat. Peter has since wimped out and denied that he said any such thing. Officially, he argued that he never said the word "dog". While that might technically be true in a linguistic sense, from the context, he was clearly referring to a female member of the official opposition as a canine. Granted, debates in the House can be rancorous. But this kind of behavior is unacceptable. Peter seems to like to play up the supposed hurt he endured when Belinda left him and his party. Perhaps the party see some public relations benefit from portraying him as the jilted lover. But that still doesn't excuse throwing loaded insults during debate. This goes well beyond a tiff between two former lovers. Because of this egregious behavior by a senior cabinet minister (along with other actions by this government), women in Canada have genuine cause to be concerned about how the government treats womens issues. Peter: Be a man, and apologize now to Belinda. You owe it to her. And you owe it to all women in Canada. Hans path: /Politics | permanent link to this entry  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
