Mulcair, on what was inside the box...
By Julie Grenier
It was show & tell time in the foyer after Question Period for NDP MP Thomas Mulcair.
Mulcair showed off a cardboard box, one of three that Minister John Baird sent to budget officer Kevin Page detailing the government's infrastructure projects.
The empty prop (literally empty since the documents had been removed) symbolizes what Mulcair calls a dirty tactic -- "an old lawyer's trick to bury your opponent in information."
Mulcair showed off a cardboard box, one of three that Minister John Baird sent to budget officer Kevin Page detailing the government's infrastructure projects.
The empty prop (literally empty since the documents had been removed) symbolizes what Mulcair calls a dirty tactic -- "an old lawyer's trick to bury your opponent in information."
How Mulcair obtained the boxes is unclear.
Creative minds wonder what kind of other visual opportunities would have presented themselves if Halloween fell today instead of a Saturday.
Creative minds wonder what kind of other visual opportunities would have presented themselves if Halloween fell today instead of a Saturday.
Video of his entire prop-tastic scrum here.
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