Don Newman schools John Baird

[terrendously]

ohhh snap!! haha

[RascalKyng]

THE GG 'F'ed' up... She shouldnt have allowed them to do that...

[Freethinker12341]

John Baird is a disgusting servile human being

[methodyne]

Baird is an absolute buffoon. This is embarrassing.

[hd92122]

He is now becoming the Foreign Affairs minister -.-

[RantyChris]

Go vote!

[sneakywan]

Baird is a loudmouthed clown with no credibility, just like the rest of the Harper party!

[xxYetterxx]

It's been pretty obvious that Harpers party has no idea how a parliamentary system operates

[decibel333]

@xxYetterxx No I think it is more that they exploit the fact that most Canadians don't know how a parliamentary system works.

[westislandkev]

Wow, how does someone in elected office get away with inaccuracy and untruths over and over and over without any consequences? WE the people got what we deserve, I guess, sadly..... it's almost unbelieveable.

[mumphry10]

"We're in unusual times." Whatever, as long as we have jobs and the murder rate is lower than the US what do we care? Voter turnout at federal elections is 50%. That's DEMOCRACY. God bless Canadian apathy. God bless the Queen of Australia.

[BoredomCorner]

And Baird is the HarperCon house leader now? Oh, they're screwed.

[PoliticsStudent]

Newman asks question. Baird gives bull shit answer. Newman calls him out on bull shit answer. Baird changes subject. Newman calls him out again. Baird holds back his tears.

[MrBrolydeath]

well done don newman, that is a perfect example of how journalists should act, respectful, insightful, and confronting the government when they mislead people

[probot65]

This baird buffoon must record & watch himself & think he's brilliant

what a blowhole

[tpjl25]

Fatuous and pompous. And deeply in the closet. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

[BoredomCorner]

@tpjl25 It does beg the question of why a gay man would ever work with a party as homophobic as the CRAP.

[sprtn007]

Funny how Baird is openly gay yet he works for a party that opposes his rights.

[wrinklet]

John Baird is a joke; just like the rest of the conservative members of parliament. All of them are turning our Body of Parliament into a big clown house. These people need to be brought out of power.

[mmodnao]

@wrinklet OK, I agree, buy you would replace them by what or who? The Liberals? Still corrupted, same good ol buddies looking to get and keep power. The NDP? Is this party still alive? I like Mr. Layton buy I would not vote for the NDP only because the leader looks cool. I'd rather have a beer with him. The green party promotes only 1 idea. Well, if someone from the bloc quebecois was trying to get elected in my place (highly unlikely), I'd probably vote for him-her.

[wrinklet]

John Baird is a joke; just like the rest of the conservative members of parliament. All of them are turning our Body of Parliament into a big clown house. These people need to be brought out of power.

[wrinklet]

John Baird is a joke; just like the rest of the conservative members of parliament. All of them are turning our Body of Parliament into a big clown house. These people need to be brought out of power.

[sndd0138]

john baird can't even say prorogation.

[lalunette]

Let's never forget that Harper and his NeoCons firmly believe they can do or say ANYTHING they want in order to remain in power.

Their concept of the NOBLE LIE entitles them to "lie" to the public for our own good.

[etherialcruiser]

going over the head of politicians to respond directly to the public?!? BULLSHIT! where do the come up with this insane line of reasoning... they're turning their back on the public...\\what a babyfaced scum

[wingman63]

What a pig. What an absolutely revolting pig.

[leftfootism]

Thatcher's dead.

[Anthem1976]

The inconsistency and hypocrisy of the Conservative position is incredible. And the fact that the Conservatives are willing to bypass democracy and the constitution in order to get their way is frightening. Parliament is the voice of the people and cannot be bypassed.

[nojyt]

Newman was brilliant, and I wish HE was the Governor General. But I fault him on one point: he called the minister "John", which is out of order.

[Fmaack]

So what? I don't care much for this having to call pricks like Baird "Honourable Member" or "sir" or "Mr. Baird". It's not an honour he even deserves. Besides, Don Newman is a private citizen.

[johnbidochka]

Was Baird tipping his hat to Trudeau with his "Go over the heads of..." comment @3:21? Also, it is funny that Newman knows how long Baird has been in Parliament (2 terms, 3 years), but Baird thinks he's been there for 5 terms ("I think you're confused about how long you've been here").

When there's nothing on The Comedy Channel, check with Question Period on CPAC.

[jjedras]

Baird was also an MPP in Ontario and a minister under Mike Harris, I think he was saying terms in a parliamentary system, not just the federal parliament.

[GenTrollcommander]

@johnbidochka so true i do it all the time lol

[ShinyGlow]

Watch Don every day on Newsworld. The TV goes off when John Baird opens his mouth.

[master93921]

Too long of an interview for John Baird....Got off his talking points. Haha.

[sonisisuper]

Welcome to the brooaadcast."

I'm going to miss that. I'd take Newman over Duffy any day of the week.

And twice on Sunday, if it came on Sunday.

[MembrainJ]

John Baird is a total idiot. I love how he never answers a question.

[ttcgeek]

Better yet, he's telling us to fuck off because he thinks we're constantly bitching money for new streetcars. Well, guess what, NEWSFLASH MOTHERFUCKER! Have you seen our agiing streetcar fleet up close and personal? I sure have, they're starting to crumble.

[somewhatlongdong]

I'd far rather see Peter Mansbridge go. Newman seemed to be respected by the Members of all parties.

[Iodrake]

Don is retiring, My 5pm will never be the same. I will miss you greatly.

Also, Baird is a fucking tool

[athenakay]

the spin stops here!

[bonnieblue1122]

watch him everyday on Newsworld!

[bonnieblue1122]

Don Rocks!!! :)

[kppost]

If you want to show someone's answers, why not show the complete answers without cutting them in order to skew the audience's opinion towards yours?

By the way, what the "coalition" tried to do was ridiculous, and I'm glad Harper decided to wait a couple weeks for those babies to cool down and change their minds (which they did).

[Tharun4]

First. I really wish he had shown more. Especially the part where Baird outright lies to Newman, and by proxy, the Canadian people.

Second, You seem to be confused about the nature of the canadian political system.

The coalition had fundamentally different view about the way Canada should be governed, So Harper said, if you don't want to play by my rules, you cant play at all. Very childish indeed.

Especially when it means suspending a democratically elected house.

[howes1960]

Harper temporarily closed parliment so the coalition wouldn't take over. Harper messed up and fixed it by pausing everything

[gabriepell]

Thank you for the fantastic reporting.

[kennebacasiskyle]

i love don newman i want him on my iPod!!!!

[alastair36]

It is so refreshing to see an interviewer actual correct a liar. It is no wonder Mr. Harper does not let his party talk openly to the press. His party twists everything to suit their needs and has never had an issue with lying.

[luc59457]

John Baird, <==== This man is doing real bad in the position he's in cabinet, he needs to be punished. This is only one of his "bad" examples but he will continue to show them. I've seen a worst more recent even where he was laughing at a man who was only being honest, and his little tricks made the honest man appologize to him. He got pwned! Mr. Baird, Go Don Newman!! You need to take over his position, with mr Layton!!!!!

[sinjohny]

No one should be surprised by Mr. Baird's performance here; while Energy Minister in the Harris era he didn't know that one of his NUCLEAR POWER facilities was OFF LINE for TWO months until it was raised by a journalist during Ontario's major power outage. From a perverse perspecitive, it is probably consistent for a reasonably intelligent, though callow ideologue, like MrHarper to promote a closeted and potentially easy to manipulate bully like Baird in both boardroom and bedroom.YES MINISTER!

[luc59457]

ahahahha, that was a freaken funny comment. I think if anyone should take his position it should be someone like David suzuki. We will really need to caulk our windows and extensively silicone our doors to run from him. Especially Mr.Harper hehehehehe

[achanceromance]

go over their heads? this guy is nuts!

Lord send Canada a proper leader to unite us!

[hodgepodgebuddhajoy]

Wow, Baird is a super douche.

[revpaperboy]

ksibr, Newman didn't make Baird look like an idiot, Baird is an idiot. What he did was put Baird's nuts up on the anvil and flatten them with the nine-pound hammer of truth. And it couldn't happen to a nicer guy

[yirphd]

Haha! Excellent phrasing here...

[Masha51]

Don Newman rocks!!

[ksibr]

lol. i actually saw this LIVE and this clip isn't even half as good as the original. don newman made john baird look like a total idiot. frankly, i can't decide if he's more of a mindless robot than harper's bitch

[tevlock]

John Baird out shilling for his pimp.

[slowhands666]

Don Newman fucking owns.

[kennebacasiskyle]

word

[dl003]

Don apes Bill O'Reilly. It's embarrassing.

[yirphd]

He's nothing like O'Reilly! I'd say Don is acting more like the BBC's Jeremy Paxman. And that is QUITE a compliment.

[kbuzzred]

Harper didn't seem it was a good idea to go over the heads of parliament and ask the people when he asked the GG to consider a coalition between the conservatives, bloc, and ndp. He probably didn't demonize the social democrats and sovereignists as Socialists and Separatists either.

[avenue4]

John Baird is the dirtiest, most morally corrupt politician in Canada. He is a bully and I don't think an intelligent thing has ever come out of his mouth. I have no problem with the fact that he is gay, but how can you be gay and belong to that party? Half your party would prefer you didn't exist. And at least come out to your constituents!

[12v45g]

I'm pretty sure the fact that he's gay and was personally chosen by the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada to be the Finance Minister means that the party does not hate gays.

[campbellandrew]

John Baird is not the Finance Minister... he's the Minister of Transport.

[godfree2canada]

Baird =bully

[blackacadian]

You can clearly see the huge difference of competance and quality between canadian and american mainstream media. This is what happens when politicians try to mislead canadians, they get called out on the spot. Not years after their terms in power are over. Don has mad skills that more people need to recognize.

[Schnitz13]

Respect, man. Don indeed has mad skills!

[blackacadian]

You can clearly see the huge difference of competance and quality between canadian and american mainstream media. This is what happens when politicians try to mislead canadians, they get called out on the spot. Not years after their terms in power are over. Don has mad skills that more people need to recognize.

[shameoncanada]

These Reform Party fascists must be stopped.