http://www.calgaryherald.com/health/...418/story.html
Quote:
A battle broke out on Twitter on Sunday when Opposition Leader Danielle Smith appeared to endorse feeding recalled meat from the XL Foods Inc. plant to the hungry rather than disposing of it.
In a response to a tweet from an individual who questioned, “Is there no way to cook it so it’s safe and feed the hungry?”, Smith responded, “I agree. We all know thorough cooking kills E. coli. What a waste.”
NDP Leader Brian Mason instantly responded, tweeting, “I’m appalled that a public official would suggest feeding tainted meat to Albertans living in poverty.”
Smith went on to tweet that she would hate to see good food destroyed if there was a way to salvage it, and that if the recalled beef could be sold, she would be among the first to buy it.
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You know that what Smith said may in fact be true (about killing e-coli) but the optics of the statement are just plain bad.
And... I seriously doubt she would be lining up at the supermarket to knowingly buy contaminated beef to feed herself and her friends and family.