June 06, 2005

Monogamy is shortlived in the world of politics

Roman Kotovych (email) at 10:56 AM

It appears that Liberal Pat O'Brien is leaving the party to sit as an Independent in the House of Commons. Like Belinda, he disagrees with his former party's stance on gay marriage. Like Belinda, he goes against previous statements of commitment to his party. And like Belinda, he is now in a position of greater power than he was previously. Should he be glorified as a principled hero simply because he has chosen to sit as an Independent, an Independent whose vote matters more than a cabinet minister's these days? His constituents, who desired a Liberal as their representative, will ultimately decide.

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