According to Kady O’Malley at Macleans, the request for an injunction to prevent the airing of whatever Natural Resources Minister Raitt said on tape accidentally captured by her now ex-aide has been dismissed.
If the details of what are on this tape pan out (criticizing her fellow Health Minister and critiquing other ministers) I give Raitt’s resignation time at about a day or so, give or take. It also brings into question (yet again) the competence level (or lack thereof) of the Conservative government. (And yea, I believe the 2nd resignation offer this time shall be accepted by Harper, if he doesn’t outright fire her. I can’t see how he could let her stay on in Cabinet)
UPDATE @ 6:58 pm: The Chronicle Herald confirms the dismissal of the injunction to suppress whatever information it has gathered from this tape.
UPDATE 2 @ 7:39 pm: The transcripts of the tape have been released. Apparently, Lisa Raitt felt the isotope crisis was “sexy”, and looked it as a way to get political credit for herself. Not pretty. Her resignation should be forthcoming rather soon, I’d think.
UPDATE 3 @ 10:05 pm: Initially, it seems Harper is going to be stubborn and try to hold on to Raitt; I know his caucus is a bit thin on talent, but how hard is it to find someone that will just parrot what the PMO and Harper tell them what to say? We’ll see how long this stubbornness lasts if polls start showing people don’t appreciate a Minister calling a shortage of isotopes crisis “sexy” while thousands of people are possibly facing adverse and serious health risks due to delays to hospitals from getting isotopes, while the current Natural Resources Minister looks for ways to make herself politically look good.
I’m so sick of ultra-partisans like you.
@ferrethouse, Irony is now dead.
Calgary Grit gets it. With you its just “conservatives suck” over and over and over.
@ferrethouse, There’s something extremely ironic in the co-founder of the BLogging Tories.. the most hackish and partisan of the blogging bunch.. calling ME an ultra-partisan.
@Scott Tribe, Great comeback – “I know you are but what am I” – how long did it take to think that one up?
The ferret was over at my place snivelling about Human Rights Commissions–truly the King Charles’ Head of the Tory rank and file.
Raitt’s comments were totally insensitive, but I think the real story here is that Michael Ignaiteff decided to prop up the Harper government because he was threatened with retaliation by the CEOs of three major banks from the Canadian Council of Chief Executives.
Good to know where he’s getting his marching orders!
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Front/9012061.html
uh nice try Anonymous. That’s like deflecting a bullet with tin foil
Or….she keeps her job and gets a spank on the bum.
Didn’t John Turner get in trouble for a bit of light bum spanking?
I actually enjoy watching Craig stamp his little foot–don’t you?
Wasn’t it only a week or so ago that ferrethouse and the the other Con apologists were screaming about Ruby Dhalla? Raitt is far worse, but now, suddenly, these things are not a big deal?
LOL, the ultra-partisan hacks have made cognitive dissonance into an art…