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The 10 most irritating politicians of 2009
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Dec 18, 2009 08:33am |
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| Category | Opinion |
| Author | Jane Taber |
| Media | Newspaper - Toronto Globe and Mail |
| News Date | Thursday, December 17, 2009 02:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | 1. Michael Ignatieff: For those silly political ads in which he was featured in a forest-like setting explaining who he was. The ads were meant to introduce Mr. Ignatieff to Canada and counter the Conservative “just visiting” ads. Says Mr. Doyle: “The opinion polls told the rest of the story.” We agree.
2. Pierre Poilievre. The 30-year-old Conservative MP and parliamentary secretary to the Prime Minister is toy terrier-like, constantly yipping and yapping at the opposition and never, ever wavering from his talking points. The baby-faced politician is often used as the government’s attack dog. And so toxic can he be (and he is effective for the Tories) that when he was named as one of the government representatives on the special Liberal/Conservative committee on employment insurance reform last summer, the Liberals knew the committee was doomed. They were correct.
3. John Baird. The Transport Minister is also a Simpson-nominated “frat pack” member. Mr. Simpson describes the rhetoric of Mr. Baird as “perfervid.” He writes that the Conservative communications strategy is one of “unrelenting partisanship and obsessive control of information.” Mr. Baird has filled in at Question Period for the much-travelled Prime Minister. His sanctimony of late in praising the Canadian troops as he defends the government against charges of dropping the ball on the Afghan prisoner detainee issue earn him a top “irritating politician” spot. Again, he is a very competent politician and good at what he does; he is just so annoying as he does it.
4. Former head of the Armed Forces Rick Hillier
5. BC Premier Gordon Campbell
6. Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney
7. Liberals on Twitter
8. Past (and maybe future) Liberal MP Martin Cauchon
9. Environmental protestors
10. The NDP caucus |
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