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Originally Posted by Bobblehead
Michael Fortier lost his election bid, then was appointed to the Senate and the cabinet by Harper.
Were you this outraged then?
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I'm not a fan of appointing people to Senate in the first place but realize that is the way it is done. But it was more than rewarding a guy for being a PC. This was a way to get representation in the government for a province that did not have a good number of MPs (yes i understand that in itself in pandering to Quebec in the hopes of future votes). It had precedence in previous Canadian History i believe. The agreement was also that he step down and run in the next federal election...which he did.
The appointment of May doesn't have such potential underpinnings...it's completely a reward for being a friend of Dion. Nothing more.