[Copps] said parts of [Martin's] 2008 autobiography, Hell or High Water, that involved her included distortions, fabrications and figments of Martin’s imagination. He insisted it was an accurate history.
Asked again about the book, Copps said, “Hey, everybody has written books.”
She attended a recent Montreal fundraiser with Martin and he signed a copy of his book with the inscription: “Sheila, We had great times together, more in the future. All the best, Paul.”
Isn't that nice? And believable too! Copps also intends to send Martin on "multi-riding tours to speak about fiscal responsibility." See video below.
2) Irwin Cotler nails it:
... while I wholeheartedly welcome disagreement and debate about my politics and positions, and this is a fundamental activity that must be protected in a free and democratic society, I must reject any assertion or implication that I am not here in this place acting as I should and advocating on my constituents' behalf.
Indeed, I have been in committee with hon. members on the other side in all parts of the House from 8:45 a.m. today, exiting only for question period and this statement, and will be there until midnight tonight and tomorrow as well to propose my amendments to the crime bill, Bill C-10.
This is the important point, and I do not wish to sound self-serving in any way, but all this gets overshadowed and forgotten if my constituents do not think I am even here and it overtakes them finding out what in fact I am doing when I am here. In fact, the press tends to only ask me questions about these phone calls without seeking to understand positions I may be taking on other compelling issues of the day in concert with members of the House.
That sounds like as good a reason as any to explain the arrival of the not-so-merry Conservative pranksters to the quite suburbs of Montreal: keep the media distracted so Cotler can't be an effective voice in opposition to the government's omnibus crime bill.
3) Sometimes laziness isn't the problem hyperbole is.
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