Liberal MP Maria Minna (what a name, that) and Liberal leadership contestant Hedy Fry are upset that Harper has asked Liberal MP Wajid Khan to be his special adviser on the Middle East and Afghanistan.
Said Maria, “This is, pure and simple, a partisan effort aimed at halting the Conservatives’ slide in the polls. We should not be aiding and abetting their efforts in that regard.” Added Hedy, this is “a clear conflict of interest and of trust.”
Wow. And I was worried I was getting too cynical.
Listen folks, we need more cross-party cooperation and dialogue, not less — especially in a minority government situation. Harper could make a monkey his special adviser on banana affairs for all I care, so long as said monkey was qualified for the job.
I’m with Bill on this one. Give Wajid a chance.
I agree wholeheartedly that there ought to be more inter-party co-operation. When I argued about this with my ultra-Conservative cousin she felt like delineating the definition of the term “opposition” for me.
I applaud any move towards a parliamentary paradigm shift.
-Kathryn