You may have heard that Warren Kinsella, Michael Ignatieff's election war room general, is suing Public Works Minister Christian Paradis and the Conservative Party of Canada. He says they've defamed him.
Today, as on several other occasions, a Conservative MP used his time in Members Statements — the 15 minutes just prior to Question Period where MPs can stand up and make a one-minute long statement on anything they want — to press Ignatieff to fire Kinsella. In the House of Commons, MPs have “privilege” which means that, though they must use Parliamentary langauge, i.e. no calling someone a liar, they cannot be sued for libel or slander so long as they say what they say in the House of Commons. Today it was Ontario Conservative MP Darryl Kramp's turn:
Mr. Speaker, top Liberal advisor, Warren Kinsella, has suggested that women politicians would prefer to bake cookies than to be in politics.
He said Chinese foot contains cat.
He has made threats to Ontario's public broadcaster, TVO.
He has even made threats to his own Liberal MP, the member for Pickering—Scarborough East, saying he “would tell the truth” about him.
Most recently, Warren has even been threatening the Canada-Israel Committee, saying that he would use his Liberal affiliation to get the organization blacklisted from his party.
Now Kinsella is even musing about suing the CIC, a non-partisan advocacy group.
Are his beliefs the beliefs of the Liberal Party? Does they believe they can threaten and bully people and make sexist comments about women politicians?
Will the Liberal leader not demonstrate leadership, do the right thing and fire him?
Seriously, who is he NOT suing these days.
I used to have some respect for the man, but lately, anyone who so much as even disagrees with him, or voices an opinion on his past behaviors or even references fact finds themselves faced with a libel suit. Heck, he seems to be eager to attack anyone who suggests he's not a “nice guy”.
He's throwing threats around like confetti at a wedding, while claiming that his reputation is being damaged by these other people and then turning around and saying he hopes they keep it up because things have never been better for him.
Seriously, which is it?
The Lying Jackal is coming undone in public, this is a meltdown.
Sorry, can't comment – can't afford the legal bills