Mulcair: Focus On Issues

In today's Ottawa Citizen, NDP Leader Tom Mulcair is calling for the resignation of Justice Minister Peter MacKay for what can be best described as innocuous comments in Mother's and Father's Day messages is going beyond what is expected. A House of Commons article on the role of opposition states in part that "they work to ensure that legislation is carefully considered, and that differing views on important initiatives are publicly expressed and defended."  It is a challenge to make a connection between that statement and Mulcair's comments on MacKay.  As there are so many other significant issues to scrutinize, there's no need for the official opposition to focus their time on such trivial matters, particularly when so many Canadians will accept those parental good wishes in the positive manner intended.