Thus, with a quiet whimper, does the political life of Belinda Stronach crawl to an end. The Canadian MP for the Newmarket/Aurora riding of Ontario (and I do not pretend to write this with an unbiased mind, seeing as how that is MY hometown riding) announced recently that she is planning not to renew her bid for her position.
Her new position, nestled comfortably at Dad's ultra-suede knee, is as an Executive Vice-Chair of Magna International Inc, presumably at its headquarters in Aurora. The motivation for her decision? Well, I'm sure it was entirely unmotivated by the cushy position, the weak Liberal standing in Canadian politics (rendering her all but useless), and the air of scandal that just never seemed to leave the poor woman alone.
Good riddance I say. Floor crossers irritate me regardless of the party they choose to affiliate themselves with, and she stole the Conservative vote away from those in her riding who voted for the Party (although sure she'd just as soon prefer to believe that they were voting for her strength of character).
For a little self-indulgence, I'll get all pompous-English on you an toss out a quote from the great Mark Twain, who could insult with the precision of a surgical laser:
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