Prorogation riles Canadians - and splits the Kent family

From the Globe:

Jane Taber
Last updated on Friday, Jan. 15, 2010

Peter Kent isn't feeling the love from his little brother these days.

Arthur is the brother in question – an award-winning foreign correspondent, whose reporting (and good looks) during the first Iraq war earned him the nickname the "Scud Stud."

Arthur Kent is based in Calgary. Besides making documentaries, he has of late been writing thoughtful but extremely pointed pieces critical of Stephen Harper and his government's decision to shut down Parliament. He says the Prime Minister prorogued Parliament to try to contain the damage from the Afghan detainee inquiry.

"In truth, there has been an unwritten fatwa maintained by the Prime Minister's Office against discussion of any and all controversial aspects of the Afghan debacle," Mr. Kent wrote recently on his news site, SkyReporter.com.

In an interview, Arthur Kent added that if Stephen Harper is uncomfortable with democracy, he should quit his job.

His older brother, Peter, wouldn't agree.

Peter Kent is Mr. Harper's Minister of State of Foreign Affairs. Right now, he is dealing with the earthquake disaster in Haiti. He is saying nothing about his brother's efforts; his spokesperson did not return requests for comment.

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