1/7 Utilizing (Liberal interpretations of) #HoC procedure, @MarkGerretsen#YGK ultimately crassly marched in step with his Liberal #LPC colleagues blocking any 'pre-study' of #WECharity links to Prorogation.
2/7 GERRETSEN read from a statement [11:21:18 - 11:35:53] delineating @liberal_party argument against the Motion by @karen_vecchio.
Following his reading, GERRETSEN interjected upon @ToddDohertyMP with (supposed) Point of Order [11:51:28]. Taking umbrage at remarks of DOHERTY,
3/7 GERRETSEN denied his statement had been prepared by PMO.
To that point, GERRETSEN had an obvious prolonged struggle with the syntax and choice of (his own) words [11:35:01].
* The reader can make their own decision. A video link is provided in the last frame of this Thread
4/7 GERRETSEN did not hesitate to discard collegiality and descend into provocative partisan attack: "This motion is the king of all omnibus dumpster motions [11:34:17] | nothing more than a fishing expedition from a desperate group of people who cannot see past their
5/7 own narrow partisan self-interest. [11:34:37]"
Later on, after blatantly interrupting DOHERTY @ToddDohertyMP during a formal Point of Order, GERRETSEN @MarkGerretsen continued with his disruption and sadly chose to take a childish swipe at his #PROC colleague. [12:02:43].
6/7 In the second meeting of Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (PROC) #Hoc#PROC,GERRETSEN did not embark on any lengthy rants,BUT his behaviour still comes across as flippant, nonetheless.
Previous Thread (PROC Meeting No. 1 - 28 September 2020)
☞ WHILE #FirstNations still don't have clean drinking water;
☞ WITH nothing meaningful to stem the tide of #Veteran suicides;
☞ IN THE MIDST of an apocalyptic snowballing national debt threatening to bury our next generation
... a pledge by @JustinTrudeau of yet another humanitarian aid giveaway, ostensibly for #COVID19 🚧 BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE, #UNSC🌐bid may be over, this is meant to bolster @Bill_Morneau's (taxpayer-funded) candidacy to head up #OECD.
Liberals would have CDNs come to believe THIS not-so-subtle 'circled' statement.
Countless $Billions have been shovelled out the door of 2020, all amidst the fog and chaos of #COVID19#pandemic - AND ALL WHILE, @PBO_DPB requests have been rebuffed.
2/8 To the (undoubted) chagrin of @MarkGerretsen and his @liberal_party colleagues, this story doesn't lend itself readily to vetting.
When @CPC_HQ@karen_vecchio introduced a Motion pursuant to Standing Orders requiring an explanation by the government for the Prorogation ...
3/8 Mr. GERRETSEN embarked immediately on defensive pushback against any inclusion of #WECharity [17:13:50-17:18:12], even accusing all the Opposition of "conspiring in advance" [17:45:50] as "an opportunity to dig up some dirt. I know they're [#CPC] are looking for this silver
☞ "In design, then, the speech rather resembled a mullet: Business in front, party in the back." @acoyne@globeandmail
"... The government that failed at so basic a state responsibility as safeguarding public health is eager to take on new challenges." theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…
The deployment of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives team (CBRNE) as a result of ricin letter (White House) investigation, underscores the seriousness of the situation - as if underscoring was even necessary.
One closes with a theatric flourish, a histrionic plea for divine intervention.
One utilizes an imperative (command), an incitement to riot.
BOTH, foolhardy and imprudent - descriptors that may
actually be too kind - AS EACH AUTHOR seems heedless (but not entirely thoughtless) to the possible consequences of what actions such words could precipitate.
⚠️ Such words merely wink at some passersby; for others however, such words may burrow away into fragile psyches.
When an #RCMP FILE NO. is assigned, it becomes an investigation. Period. Evidence is examined; fact patterns are investigated.
There exists strict Statistics Canada reporting requirements, including an OSR Classification - which delineates, the type of offence. Once a FILE is
opened, the outcome will also be tracked and reported (i.e. Unfounded, Charges, Cleared Other), ergo an investigation.
What happens during an investigation can vary, covering a wide spectrum of considerations, everything from the approach taken to the assignment of resources.