Tough guy
Peter Milliken has advised all MPs to cease with the personal attacks. Liberals point to various statements made by Conservative MPs. Conservatives scoff and point to statements made by one Bloc MP (Serge Cardin is not, as reported in the Globe, a Liberal) and one Liberal.
"I wouldn’t read anything into it. ... I think if you’re going to step into the ring, you’ve got to be able to take the punch. This isn’t a classroom at Harvard. This is the House of Commons. This is politics," Mr. Teneycke said.
Indeed. And if all else fails, you can always sue, right?
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