Some may have trouble understanding why Nathan Cooper needs to resign the Speakership and why that's important. 🧵#ableg
In a loose sense, the Speaker like the referee. A former Blue team member, Cooper is expected to stop playing the game and act as an impartial arbiter. He can go back to playing, but obviously can't do both at once. Applies to linespeople (Deputy Speakers like A. Pitt), too.
Now... Imagine if a referee wrote an open letter to the head coach of the Blue team condemning his leadership. And the linesperson joined in. This happened. cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…
The ref apologized, and went right on reffing. edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/…
Months later, the ref showed up at a fundraising event for a new team made up of Blue Team defectors. The linesperson is centre stage. The ref says he's just observing, but stands on stage, too. That happened. calgaryherald.com/opinion/column…
At this point, we should ask: Why would Cooper want to ref the game he's clearly playing?
Beyond question: Cooper has lost all credibility as a Speaker. Given the Speaker's important role in upcoming legislative debates over the pandemic, he needs to be removed from that role.
It begins with a vote of non-confidence in the house. If the UCP doesn't do it, the NDP should. Better yet, it should be a bipartisan effort. vancouversun.com/news/local-new…
Let's not allow partisanship and personal ambition to taint parliamentary institutions. Particularly by people entrusted to preserve them. Cooper and Pitt need to be removed from their positions if they insist on playing the game. #AbLeg
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