Ottawa mom crashes Conservative presser. Demands answers about Con-tempt.

The Conservatives are not used to this kind of treatment. The party has been so insular and so secretive for so long, Canadians have not had the opportunity ask questions of the Conservatives outside of the party faithful. People are pissed and are using the election to vent to the very Cons who have resisted communication with Canadians for the past five years.

Great to see how this Ottawa citizen – Sheenagh McMahon – stood up to the Cons, demanding answers about the contempt the party has shown Canadians (emphasis mine).

“I promise you Mr. Baird if you avoid answering this direct question today, if you do not give a direct answer, I will dog your steps wherever you appear in your riding. I will be there with this question until you answer it directly,” she said. McMahon said she had no party affiliation and would likely not know who she would vote for until she reached the ballot box on election day. She did, however, campaign for left-learning Clive Doucet in the 2010 Ottawa mayoral race.
She said that Baird could not answer the question by referring to “a conspiracy theory which is so ridiculous that only a fool would believe it.”

H/T: @lifeonqueen

UPDATE: Curiosity Cat has an informative post on the entire exchange, including Baird’s smug response.

UPDATE II: Curiously, the media has been quiet on this incident. Postmedia downplays it and predictably gives Baird the final word. The paper dismisses McMahon as “a former canvasser for left-leaning former Ottawa mayoral candidate”. Figures. And you wonder it is so hard for any party other than the Conservatives to get any press?

Cross posted at Let Freedom Rain