Today’s Globe and Mail article on the ouster of renegade MP Garth Turner got me a little PO’d. I don’t really care about Mr Turner’s ejection from the Conservative party (the official reason for his being fired from the current Government is that his personal website “violates caucus confidentiality”) — any party can do as they please.

What did cause me to ‘get to thinking’ was the actions of the Prime Ministers Office with respect to the media. According to the Globe and Mail, the Office of the Prime Minister refuses to talk to the media on Parliament Hill (where the federal Government sits in Canada) and orders elected representatives (MP’s) to not answer questions by the media or by constituents in their riding regarding certain specific topics. From the article, Toubles grip Tories (front page of the online edition) Thusday October 19, 2006: » Read the rest of the entry..