Did John Baird really compare the Harpercrites to “any other Liberal government” as reported in The Hill Times today?
"More infrastructure spending will have been completed this year than in any year in our history. It is moving 10 times faster than under any other Liberal government," Transport Minister John Baird (Ottawa West-Nepean, Ont.) said last week in Question Period, who is overseeing the rollout for much of the money promised in the budget, as a large part of it is going to "shovel ready" infrastructure projects.
If the quote is accurate, it would certainly confirm what many neo-Cons have long suspected about the Harper government.
UPDATE JUNE 2, 2009
I contacted the Hill Times for confirmation of the quote but received no reply, so I went looking in Hansard. On Monday May 25, Hansard records the following reply to a question from John McCallum about the delays in getting infrastructure funds out the door. “More infrastructure spending will have been completed this year than in any year in our history. It is moving 10 times faster than under any other Liberal government.” So it looks like John “Freudian Slip” Baird was reported correctly.
5 comments:
Hey, mighty good catch there - LOL.
For some reason it just jumped out at me. Go figure.
I can readily imagine Baird shooting off something that stupid, but I've gone back to the Hill Times asking them to confirm that's what he said. No response yet.
Let us know if the Hill Times gets back to you. Yes, Baird does have a way of saying things - without thinking. He shouts even when he's speaking quietly, or normally. ;)
penlan - confirmed the quote from Hansard and updated the post accordingly.
Baird has "foot-in-mouth" disease & always will. ;)
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