Government Ops. Committee - June 2 2010 - Baird vs Coady

Proceedings from the chaotic June 2nd session of the Parliamentary Committee on Government Operations and Estimates


From CBC News: http://bit.ly/bhAU8F

"A parliamentary committee looking into the Rahim Jaffer affair descended into a shouting match during an unprecedented — and uninvited — appearance Wednesday by a trio of Conservative cabinet members led by Transport Minister John Baird.

Baird, appearing in Ottawa alongside Natural Resources Minister Christian Paradis and junior science minister Gary Goodyear, clashed with opposition MPs on the government operations committee until the testimony of two other witnesses was suspended by a vote call in the House.

The heated appearance was the latest salvo in the battle between Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government and opposition MPs over the Conservatives' decision last week to bar ministerial staffers from appearing before committees as witnesses.

On Wednesday, the committee's opposition members had sought to hear from staff members of all three ministers, only for their bosses to show up ready for a fight.

At one point, Baird repeatedly bellowed over the committee's chair, Liberal MP Yasmin Ratansi, and tried several times to present a point of order, despite not being a member of the committee. Ratansi threatened to have the minister removed by security, while Baird charged that Ratansi didn't know how to do her job."


Here, John Baird and Siobhan Coady go toe-to-toe. This is a must-watch.


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• June
• 2010
• Baird
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• Coady

[Veltanschaung]

Bully boy in the Schoolyard, BAIRD is frothing at the mouth! We know he hates women....but this pitbull should get Anger Management classes and his mama should get this idiot a BABY SOOTHER!

Just an ignorant Harper Boy - SHAME ON BAIRD AND THE THEOCONS!

[vancouversignman]

Mr Baird if he were allowed would abuse, hit and beat women. He would like nothing more than to abuse her. He is a Vile discusting man, who, cares nothing for this country and cares not for the enviroment. His shamefull talk hurts Canada. He do doubt hits his wife and childern. Shame on this piece of garbage.

[gregsmithjazz]

Atta girl

[ryderc69]

@vancouversignman your account where is it I clicked on this name and no account? I wanted to give him a shout?

[Pax79pax]

@vancouversignman - He doesn't have a wife and children, his interests are elsewhere.

[wiggs4321]

First of all those are the rules.

Second Ms Coady has not said anything important but insult Mister Baird.

I think Mister Baird should of said yes mom because this is all she is acting like a mother. What a complete waste of breath.

[meloveicecream24]

the conservatives actually made a book on how to disrupt parl committtees...he got this from that book...

[RascalKyng]

I voted for her!  :)

[Cnewstoto]

I like the way Coady handled herself against that pitbull Baird. If this were highschool, he would have been expelled long ago. It's a wonder why the people in his riding continue to vote for him.

[campbellandrew]

John Baird is gay!