Today in oops

Capping a particularly glorious day for Canadian democracy here at Beyond the Commons... this.

Maritime lobster fishermen in need of financial help are getting a lift of another kind. A toll-free hotline number announced today by federal Fisheries Minister Gail Shea for fishermen is actually a sex line.

The hotline is supposed to offer details about a short-term assistance program. But instead, a sultry-sounding woman offers callers “some tantalizing fun” from a bevy of “nasty girls."