John Reynolds

The former Reform/Alliance/Conservative MP and one-time interim party leader? Because I have to admit to finding this Globe story to be a bit of a gobsmacker, what with him turning out to be the anti-Randy White:

If anyone thought that the BC Supreme Court decision was going to make tomorrow’s special Health committee hearing on Insite a moot affair, I have good/bad news for you: Despite the judicial reprieve, it seems that the self-appointed “safety” lobby is still on the anti-harm reduction warpath. Guess I’d better make sure to show up early enough to get a front-row seat — liveblogging is so much better when you can see all the action up close.

So a B.C. judge has ruled that the Insite safe-insection site can keep operating, in defiance of any decision Tony Clement may or may not someday eventually make. (You want a decision from Clement? You are guaranteed a wait time.) This will come as a disappointment to many, including John Reynolds, who registered as a lobbyist for an “alternative” to Insite. After swearing he would never be a lobbyist. (Mind you, he wasn’t paid.) After co-chairing Stephen Harper’s 2006 campaign with that noted advocate of elected senators, Michael Fortier.