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Meet moggy Thatcher
Jane Taber
The morning buzz: What's making news on Parliament Hill
1. Lady Thatcher revealed. With the Prime Minister away in India today and
the House returning after a week-long break, you may expect to see Transport
Minister John Baird up on his feet in the Commons answering questions this
week. However, Mr. Baird, who is used to the spotlight in the chamber, won't
be in the House today and has been shunning attention outside. He and his
staff have refused requests to speak about the death, or release pictures,
of his 16-year-old cat, Lady Thatcher.
They say it's personal and we understand. Still, we uncovered some pictures
of the feline thanks to the crack team at CTV's Question Period. A search of
the archives revealed an interview Mr. Baird gave to another CTV program
several years ago. It features, none other, than the lovely Lady Thatcher
named as a result of Mr. Baird's admiration of right-wing conservative
politicians. Not only did he name his cat after the former British prime
minister, Margaret Thatcher, dubbed the Iron Lady, but he has a plaque on
his desk in his Parliament Hill office quoting the late U.S. president
Ronald Reagan: "It can be done."
Back to the late cat: Lady Thatcher's death has become a trans-Atlantic
cause celebre after an innocent email announcing her death spread like
wildfire through a gala dinner in Toronto last week.
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