In a sign that the silly has crossed clumsily into the realm of the ridiculous, Macleans is reporting that a Conservative staffer has been fired for ordering tickets to a special screening of Young People F-ing, for her boss, Tory MP Gary Goodyear. For those living outside of Canada, this is the movie with the spicy title that has been trotted out in the debate about Bill C-10 that would deny tax credits deemed by the Minister of Canadian Heritage to be "contrary to public policy". The staffer is quoted as saying she ordered the tickets "for our files" in case either she or someone she knew (hint, hint), might want to "attend a movie like that".
Now news has come out that a few other Conservative MPs originally on the list to attend the special screening have indicated that they never intended on going to the film. It would be nice for politicians to, maybe, see the film before dragging the Canadian arts community into the muck, but that would require the kind of equanimity which usually escapes this particular administration. At least they're not shy about how they feel about the cultural sector -- in explaining why so few politicians were attending the Governor General's Performing Arts Gala in Ottawa a while back, Health Minister Tony Clement told The Globe and Mail's Jane Taber that the government doesn't get "jacked up" to meet arts and cultural celebrities. I'll let you add your own punch line here.
The debate on C-10 continues this afternoon, as the Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce hears from actor Paul Gross. You can watch it webcast live here.
1 comment:
It is always same with all politicians. Mouths are full of clichés and empty words. You can take that words like they really understand what they are speaking about but it is just seldom true. Working as a Toronto realtor I know it very well. There is some crisis going on but they are just speaking bullshits especially if you understand the topic. O don’t know much about situation around arts but I am sure it is the same.
Post a Comment