And now she’s resigning: Helena Guergis steps down from cabinet
Fridays are the best when it comes to the media. It’s the one day of the week that officials unload stories that they’d prefer the public not care or read about. The Harper Tories have become masters of this particular trick, and this Friday is no different: CP24 is reporting that Helena Guergis is stepping down from her junior cabinet post as the scandal surrounding her and her husband, Rahim Jaffer, continues to boil over. The precise reason she gave for leaving is unclear, so here are several to choose from:
• she’s married to a scandal-plagued former MP with shady ties
• her staff writes fawning letters about her to newspapers
• she yelled at airport officials for asking her to take off her boots
• she called P.E.I. a “hellhole”
• Helena Guergis resigns as junior cabinet minister amid scandal [Twitter – CP24]
Minor point – CP24 is no longer owned by CITYTV. It is a CTV station.
Thanks for noticing the inconsistency, hg. The post has been updated.
Best political news I’ve read in months. Good riddance!
Remember when Tony Guergis, mayor of Springwater & cousin of Helena Guergis, flip-flopped on Site 41 and almost poisoned an entire county? Refresher: http://stopdumpsite41.ca
Each and everyone of them on Parliaent Hill are dirty, one way or another. Give these pencil neck nerds any power and that is it…they are off to the races to enrich their lives and care little of the normal Canadians. There should be term limits of 2 in and then new blood as they stay and become so corrupt that it is sickening..off with their heads….aswhile we eat cake.
It’s about time. Unfortunately, we will still have to deal with Rahim Jaffer.