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But first in more important news...

The CBC and Canadian media guild have reached an agreement. Good. Jeffrey simpson notes that the CBC has lost about 400 million to inflation over the last decade. Good point.

CJSR's Liquid Chatter (88.5 FM Thursday nights [Technically Friday Mornings] 12-1:30 AM) has asked me to be a weekly political hack. I can do that. But don't worry, you can still catch my useless fact on Sonic 102.9 FM Wednesday through Friday)

I sent the following letter to the Post today: Dollars to packs of breath freshening gum it doesn't get printed

Andrew Coyne committed some pretty sins of omission in his recent column 'Turning Vice into Virtue' in whichhe mentions The Robinson and Dingwall scenarios as reflecting a ridiculous amount of ambiguity, which should not be permissible. Might I offer yet another pair of examples:

Peter McKay first does a deal with David Orchard, fellow PC Party Leadership Candidate to not merge the PC and Alliance parties and then, mere weeks afterwards, agrees to merge the parties. So Mr. Coyne must have simply forgotten that he could have shown disgust at McKay for being just faithful enough to warrant his becoming PC leader, and just realistic enough to move with the flow of the times. Also his party fails to pay Mr. Orchard the $70,000 owing in donations sent care of the party and indended to be turned around within 48 hours (now approaching two years), even though Messrs. Chandler, Prentice, MacKay, and Brison received thier remaining monies in 2003. So the Merged party is just different enough to deny its past obligations, but not different enough to lose as they argued control over the Progressive Conservative 'trademark' when anti-merger tories went to re-register the Progressive Conservative party? I'm sure Mr. Coyne will join with me in condemning this chicanery.

As well as that of Stephen Harper who, after becoming disgusted with the ethical situation of the Martin government, allied with the Bloc Quebecois in the House of Commons to bring down the government saying that Martin had lost legitimacy. Of course shortly afterwards, in the debate on the same sex marriage bill, Mr. Harper suggested that, because the bill would not pass without the support of the Bloc Quebecois, it was illegitimate. So Mr. Harper was simply too bold a leader to pass up an opportunity to work with the Bloc or he was simply too principled to allow the separatists to determine the course of debate in Canada. I'm certain Mr. Coyne was chomping at the bit to get these very words into print, but sadly, was not afforded the space. I beseech the editors:

Allow Mr. Coyne the opportunity to write the follow-up he so richly deserves!

Sincerely,

Sean Tisdall,

Edmonton, AB