Bouquets of Gray

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Monday, September 22, 2008

Putting on the Ritz

Gerry RitzMany have been impressed over the last few weeks by Impolitical's on-going and thorough presentation of the listeriosis outbreak and the poor performance of Harper's government, especially Tony Clement, the Minister of Health, and Gerry Ritz, the Minister of Agriculture.

In case you've missed any of it, here is a handy index to her posts on the subject:
  • Gerry Ritz's tangled web
  • Gerry Ritz gets tripped up in his tangled web
  • The independent review ploy wheeled out by Harper today
  • Harper listeriosis investigation called out by union
  • Political considerations above all else, even with the listeriosis outbreak
  • Gerry Ritz should be fired
  • Gerry Ritz should be fired, part II
  • Gerry Ritz should be fired, part III
  • Gerry Ritz should be fired, part IV
  • Gerry Ritz should be fired, Part V
  • Gerry Riz should be fired, Part VI
  • Why Gerry Ritz's black humour matters
  • Gerry Ritz should be fired, part VII
  • Gerry Ritz should be fired, part VIII: "The team is falling off like snowflakes"
Posted by buckets at 9/22/2008 04:37:00 pm
Labels: Gerry Ritz, listeriosis, Tony Clement
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