Very important: Do Not Fly Near A Federal Cabinet Minister

That subject line belongs to Maclean's columnist Paul Wells, who tweeted that shortly after CTV's Bob Fife reported tonight:

Veterans Affairs Minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn caused a fuss when airport security stopped him from carrying a bottle of tequila onto a plane in Ottawa, just four days after Helena Guergis berated airport employees in P.E.I., CTV News has learned.

Blackburn wanted to bypass a rule that all Canadians must follow: You cannot pack containers filled with more than 100 millilitres of liquid.

When security at the Ottawa airport told Blackburn he would have to give up his bottle of tequila, sources say he asked that the bottle be kept for him. When security refused, he demanded that they empty the bottle in his presence.

Sources told CTV News the argument became so heated, security almost called the police.  

Wells was just the first pundit to pounce:
Kady O'Malley: …this is why we need ministerial jets.
Peter Pritchard: Can't wait to see who's next. Ten bucks on Duffy, I've seen Chomsky on sale at the YOW
Susan Delacourt: Memo to ministers: If you feel you're regaining assertiveness skills, start at cabinet table not airport security.
Anonymous government official to Fife: “He remained polite. He didn't pull a Helena apparently.”OLO staffer Adam Goldenberg: Jean-Pierre Blackburn, at airport security: 'I've been drinking my ass off for you people!'