Rahim Jaffer

Pavolo wrote:You fell for the smoke and mirrors did you . Well it is as you put it a start it is way to little and way to soft . The measures we need is to revamp the entire system , make people (kids) fear the law again . And no one is doing that .

OTTAWA — Veterans Affairs Minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn has apologized for throwing a temper tantrum over a security officer's attempt to confiscate his bottle of tequila, but insists he was not seeking preferential treatment.

In a statement released Friday, the Quebec minister confirms that he asked the bottle of booze be "destroyed" because it exceeded the 100 ml limit.

"At no point did I request preferential treatment; it’s not in my nature," he said. "Granted, I was definitely upset at what happened, and I apologize to those I could have offended. That being said, the rule is clear. The officers applied the rule. And I complied unequivocally."

Blackburn came under fire in the House of Commons, with Liberals accusing Blackburn of showing "brazen disregard" for air safety regulations and breaching the very same security rules he announced on behalf of the Conservative government.

The controversy comes just days after junior cabinet minister Helena Guergis threw a tantrum at a P.E.I. airport, calling Charlottetown a "hellhole" during an outburst she later apologized for.

kathleen.harris@sunmedia.ca

LivingDead wrote:

Pavolo wrote:You fell for the smoke and mirrors did you . Well it is as you put it a start it is way to little and way to soft . The measures we need is to revamp the entire system , make people (kids) fear the law again . And no one is doing that .

I am sorry to be the one to break it to you.

Canada is full of bleeding hearts who forget the meaning of sacrifice and hard work. We are becoming a nanny state.

No way the people of Quebec and Toronto will allow common sense and good judgment to rule Canada.

Why don't you take all the energy you waste complaining and put it towards making a difference.

Harper also said the Ethics Commissioner and the RCMP would be investigating unspecified “serious allegations” involving Guergis that came to the attention of his office Thursday night. In the meantime, Guergis will no longer be welcome to sit with the Conservative caucus.

Pavolo wrote:Heard it all before and yes wonder what trumped up crap arrived over night .

“We are in receipt of it,” said RCMP Deputy Commissioner Raf Souccar, who is in charge of federal policing for the Mounties. “We’ll be looking at it.”

One likely investigative squad could be the RCMP’s National Interest Investigations team in Ottawa’s A Division, which has the mandate of undertaking probes touching on any alleged “corruption of domestic public officials, the integrity of national programs or matters requiring special investigative expertise.”