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justinsb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-09-08 08:38 PM
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Staffer Fired for Seeing a Movie
A few weeks ago in Ottawa there was a special screening of the film Young People Fucking. The filmmakers wanted MPs and Senators to actually see the film because it had come up often in discussions on Bill C-10. Naturally all of the Conservatives declined. But a staffer for Conservative MP Gary Goodyear from Cambridge, Ontario decided that she would go see it. She was fired.

Today that staffer, Victoria Van Eyk, agreed to be the new Film Critic for my website publicbroadcasting.ca

Background is here

http://www.publicbroadcasting.ca/2008/06/bill-c-10-mps-watch-young-people.html

http://www.publicbroadcasting.ca/2008/06/ex-tory-staffer-victoria-van-eyk-joins.html

It's been an unpleasant couple of weeks for her, so if you have a little time please post comments and help welcome her to the light!
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Lisa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-26-08 02:14 PM
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1. Just too ironic, isn't it ...
She wanted to see for herself what the movie was about, rather than just blurting out opinions without any background knowledge. And she was punished. Well, heaven forbid Mr. Goodyear would actually want his staff to be informed (even if he himself was too chicken to be seen attending). Welcome to Ms. Van Eyk. Personally, I think we need more political staffers like her -- I work for one of the other parties and I hope that I would do just as she did, if my employer took that line.
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