Ladies and gentlemen, courtesy of our good friends at CHPAC (Cole Harbour Public Affairs
Channel), we bring you the following - Cole Harbour question period! Yippie! Political fun
for the parliamentary nerd among us all! Without further adieu, and with all props to Hansard,
here is a short look into yesterday's Question Period.
Mr. Thibault: The Honourable member from Astral Drive. Mr. Hicks: Thank you very much, Mister Speaker. Mister Speaker, my question is for
the Honourable Minister of Justice. As we well know, the Minister is well known for his
lenient stance on crime, but what if it was HIS family locked up in the basement with a
crazed murderer, and he tries to open the door, but there's too much BLOOD on the knob... Thibault: What is your question? Hicks: My question is about the budget. Thibault: I rule that out of order, bitch. The Honourable Member for Colby Southwest. Mr. Windeyer: Thank you very much, Mister Speaker. In the fine tradition of Cole
Harbour democracy, I would like to take up the gauntlet left by the members opposite, who are
conspicuous by their absence... Many: Shame! Shame! Windeyer: ...and I would like to ask the hard questions of this government. To that end,
my question is for the Prime Minister. What colour socks are you wearing? Mr. DeWolfe: That's a very fair and important question. The answer is grey. Thibault: The Honourable Member for Colby Southwest, first supplementary. Windeyer: That's all fine and well, but the people of Cole Harbour deserve to know this:
are they a poly-cotton blend? DeWolfe: Yes. Thibault: The Honourable Member for Colby Southwest, final supplementary. Windeyer: This government has prevaricated on it's sock policy long enough, and I think
the people are sick and tired of hearing excuses as to why... Many: Question! Question! Thibault: Order! The honourable member will continue. Windeyer: Thank you again, Mister Speaker. My question is this: Will you tell this
House and the people of Cole Harbour if your socks match? DeWolfe: I defer this question to the Honourable Minister of Health. Ms. Walters: I can assure the member that everyone in this government does indeed
wear matching socks as a matter of public policy. Well, sometimes the sargeant-at-arms
doesn't, but he doesn't really count anyway. Thibault: The Honourable Minister of Education with an introduction. Mr. Carmichael: If I could draw the attention of the members to the Speaker's gallery,
Cole Harbour's newly minted ambassador to France, Douglas Choo, is in attendance. On behalf
of this House, I welcome Mr. Choo, and I invite my fellow members to acknowledge him. Mr.
Choo, if you could please stand?
Well, I think that's all you can handle for one day. Still, isn't it exciting to see your
elected representatives in action? I thought it would be.
