The precise nature of the"disparaging remarks" about Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq will be interesting.
Raitt describes isotope issue as "sexy" in taped conversation made public by judge
OTTAWA - Federal Conservatives hoping they had doused a raging political fire involving Lisa Raitt were rocked Monday by allegations that the natural resources minister was recorded while pouring scorn on a cabinet colleague.
Raitt's woes were compounded when New Democrats reignited a controversy over tens of thousands of dollars in questionable expenses the rookie minister racked up while as a senior executive with the Toronto Port Authority.
But in a case initially shrouded in secrecy, a former senior aide went to court in Nova Scotia to block a Halifax newspaper from publishing the contents of a tape recording which the Liberal opposition said contained "disparaging remarks" about Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq.
Justice Gerald Moir of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court dismissed Jasmine MacDonnell's application on Monday evening and revealed details of what is on the recording.
"In the recording minister Raitt and Ms. MacDonnell discuss in a critical manner the political skills of the federal health minister, the honourable Leona Aglukkaq, on the handling of the medical isotope issue. She also discussed her desire to receive credit for dealing with the medical isotope issue and expresses the view it is a sexy issue," he said in his judgment.
"They also discussed pressure placed on Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff by major businesses to refrain from defeating the Conservative government."
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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
Raitt has got to go after this. How many strikes can she handle?
"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."
-- Oooh love that red herring from the conservative troll...awesome. And it didn't even have Adscam in it.
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