Crisis? *yawn*

I'm about as far removed from Ottawa as you can get without a passport, and was mildly amused at how the two local dailies bit down hard on the latest sales job originating out of Parliament Hill. A NATION DIVIDED, CHOOSE YOUR SIDE thundered the Sun and Province, respectively. A little too liberal with the bold face type methinks. On my morning walk, I certainly didn't witness neighbours hoisting battle flags or speaking in hushed tones. Deliveries were being made, traffic kept on rolling, construction sites were active, steam kept rising from the mills (the sun was actually out for the first time in weeks it seems).

I think the only people (out here) falling for this attention getting (and relevance asserting) stunt are those who have made the mistake of conflating a crisis that is limited to the internal business units of the country's largest mafia organization with a crisis affecting the population under its control.

Don't get drawn into the shit-flinging spectacle. It's beneath you and there are more productive tasks on which to expend your energy.
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