Ron Cannan restrained in Parliament

[Atomoa]

Toronto-area MP Dan Harris says he saw International Trade Minister Ed Fast make a gun gesture with his hand at NDP colleague Niki Ashton after she asked a question in the Commons.

Shortly after Harris raised the finger-pointing issue as a point of order, he says B.C. Conservative MP Ron Cannan approached him on the NDP side of the House and had to be physically restrained.

http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-st ... htm#112795

I was just on my way down to his office this weekend to talk about the "fair" elections act. Looks like he and his party will be doing damage control over the next few weeks and will be too busy to pretend to listen to me.

Violence and intimidation and gun gestures in Parliament?

"He was coming down the row, yelling at me and he had to be physically restrained from coming at me…. He was challenging me to come outside. That kind of behaviour has no place in Parliament."

He called him outside? In PARLIAMENT?

Thanks Ron (and the CPC), for lowering the bar even further.

[Lady tehMa]

I find that hard to believe.

[Atomoa]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trade-m ... -1.2604588

In a separate scrum, Harris said Cannan "was getting belligerent and yelling at me from across the way" before appearing on the opposition side of the House.

"He was coming down the row, yelling at me and he had to be physically restrained from coming at me…. He was challenging me to come outside. That kind of behaviour has no place in Parliament."

Harris told reporters that he was also approached by Fast.

"He came over afterwards, and he was very angry, denying it and putting his finger in my face from less than the distance that we are. He was basically saying he was going to make life very uncomfortable for me if I didn't apologize."

Good thing its all on video.

[Captain Awesome]

I was once taking pictures of Christmas parade in Vancouver. One of the floats carried Larry Campbell, then mayor of Vancouver. When I approached the float to take a picture of him (I must have been 5-10 feet away), he looked straight at me and did a throat cutting gesture looking straight at the camera. I thought it was kinda freaky.

Next day I emailed his office wondering what's going on, and he explained to me that his friend in politics was standing right behind me, so it was meant to be funny to him.

I still have that picture somewhere. Should have sued the City for millions.

[dogspoiler]

OMG we're just lucky that they all didn't start holding their breath till they got their own way.

[Partmanpartfish]

These "conservatives" are basically Republican Tea Party wannabes. Their "fair" elections act mirrors what Republicans are doing in the US to suppress the vote of those who they believe don't support The Cause.

An election can't come soon enough. But I'd wager Ron's job is safe no matter how crazy he gets.

[Logitack]

as usual, the conservative right wing loon party shows its true colors with outrageous behaviour in parliament. smh

[zzontar]

Looks like he had the safety on anyway...

[dogspoiler]

One would think that that having advanced that far along in the Government those people would know which finger to use while communicating with each other.

[annexi]

What a circus. Getting to be like reality tv these parliament proceedings. How on earth can anything constructive come out of that raucous hullabaloo?

[Popeye69]

Well buddy shouldn't of made a gun gesture, that was dumb... but for parliament to get bent out of shape over it is purely stupid. As if he intended to threaten someones life. Who cares... we are waaaay too sensitive these days to stupid crap. Everything can now be construed as bullying these days. You raise your voice..your a bully...you roll your eyes...your bullying. Its out of hand.

[SmokeOnTheWater]

Harper and his minions are circling the drain. It may be stressful for some and they act irrationally.

[Atomoa]

As if he intended to threaten someones life. Who cares... we are waaaay too sensitive these days to stupid crap.

These are 100+k a year salary + golden pension professionals working in the highest office in the country.

I can't point a finger and pretend to shoot someone (customer or another employee) while working at McDonald's. Try "making a gun gesture" in a airport.

No excuses.

As well - our own "can't loose the election no matter what" Ron Cannan walked across the floor and called out a MP "to fight". This is a grown man, who is also a father. I'm more concerned about that than the gun gesture (it's takes a lot of emotional immaturity for a grown "professional" to try to start a physical fight in Parliament), but both are equally as deplorable,

[JLives]

Justin Trudeau drops an F-bomb and is called juvenile and unfit for office. Ron Cannan gets physically aggressive as a sitting member IN Parliament and it's no big deal?

[wanderingman]

I was once taking pictures of Christmas parade in Vancouver. One of the floats carried Larry Campbell, then mayor of Vancouver. When I approached the float to take a picture of him (I must have been 5-10 feet away), he looked straight at me and did a throat cutting gesture looking straight at the camera. I thought it was kinda freaky.

Next day I emailed his office wondering what's going on, and he explained to me that his friend in politics was standing right behind me, so it was meant to be funny to him.

I still have that picture somewhere. Should have sued the City for millions.

A guy makes what you perceive to be a simulated throat cutting gesture and you can sue for millions. ??
this world is made of idiots for sure