What are you thinking, Mr. Dion?

Stéphane Dion is at it again. After not checking his facts (or sources) again, Mr. Dion blamed a Conservative spokesperson for an "extortion attempt" concerning a Montréal property developer. Since Mr. Dion seems to have no idea what extortion is, he issued an apology Thursday afternoon after question period, a quick, uncalculated response to a quick, uncalculated decision. Almost as soon as Dimitri Soudas' (the spokesperson) lawyers contacted Dion demanding an apology, he gave one. Seems he knew he screwed up.

The opposition parties are getting into quite a tussle since these allegations came out. Mr. Soudas claims to have contacted the Department of Public Works to get information about the lawsuit with the Montréal firm. Now, as a Canadian citizen, he has the right to ask these kind of questions. Is there evidence that he had ties with the firm, or that he tried to help the firm? No. But the Bloc is trying hard to get him in trouble for not helping the firm. Strange, isn't it?

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/01/31/soukas-letter.html
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/01/30/harper-soudas.html