Thursday, September 23, 2010

On irrelevant factors

Andrew Coyne points out the political convenience in Scott Simms' personal story - poignant though it is - being leaked to the media before yesterday's gun registry vote.

But I'd think the more important reason for cynicism about the story's leak is its irrelevance to a vote where Simms wasn't allowed to make decisions for himself. If one takes the Libs at their word in having a confirmed whip that was dictated by Michael Ignatieff as far back as April, then wasn't the "reason for (Simms') decision to support the long-gun registry" long since determined regardless of what happened since?

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