Jim Hillyer
Finger guns in Parliament: A short history
Ed Fast is the subject of but the latest complaint
The finger gun registry
After QP yesterday, NDP Carol Hughes stood on a point of order to lament that Conservative Brad Butt had a made a gun gesture with his hand. A short while later, Mr. Butt apologized.
This is the week that was
The NDP leadership contenders made their first impressions. Bruce Hyer napped. Robert Chisholm defended his unilingualism. Paul Dewar proposed a new kind of vote subsidy. Thomas Mulcair pitched cap-and-trade.
And then this happened
After QP today, the Bloc’s Andre Bellavance rose to ask that Conservative MP Jim Hillyer apologize to the House for his gestures several weeks ago during a vote on the long-gun registry. Mr. Hillyer duly stood and clarified his gestures had nothing to do with the Montreal Massacre, but that he was “sorry, not just that this has been misinterpreted but misrepresented to be at all associated with the tragic events at École Polytechnique 22 years ago.”
Finger guns
Conservative MP Jim Hillyer was apparently quite excited to vote in favour of eliminating the long-gun registry.
Too disunited to govern?
The Canadian Press finds increasing unease among Conservative MPs about the government’s support for asbestos.
The Secret
The Canadian Press interviews the previously elusive Jim Hillyer.
Who is Jim Hillyer?
It remains unclear who the people of Lethbridge just elected.