Previously in this space, I suggested that B.C. Government Whip Kevin Krueger might have reason to regret slagging former Liberal MLA Elayne Brenzinger.
On Tuesday, a reporter asked the obvious question: what else aren’t you telling us?
To paraphrase Krueger’s response, “Oh, tons of stuff.”
The Times Colonist reports that Krueger now says the Liberals have suspended several MLAs from caucus since 2001, without deigning to tell the people who elected them.
Who? He won’t say. Why? He won’t say. How many? For how long? Any of them suspended at the moment? No answer.
The CBC has a similar story, this one quoting Gordon Campbell (who must be just delighted to be talking about this stuff publicly).
Krueger has a wonderful record of magnificently dumb off-the-cuff remarks, from calling hospital workers glorified toilet cleaners to this gem about enlightened management techniques:
“The way good managers deal with conduct problems is called progressive discipline. You whack them once. If they do it again, you whack them again. Eventually you turf them right out.” (Hansard, July 9, 1996)
You have to wonder just what kind of whacking Krueger is receiving right now from his leader. And whether we’ll ever find out about it.
