Remember: What Happens in Parliament, Stays in Parliament

[bcholmes]

The Prime Minister warned the Opposition yesterday that if they keep calling for an inquiry into Brian Mulroney's dealings with lobbyist Karlheinz Schreiber, he would be forced to dig up Liberal skeletons too.

In comments that came close to a dare, Stephen Harper taunted the Official Opposition, refusing to reopen the Airbus file and arguing that it could set a precedent leading to probes into the business affairs of former Liberal leaders.

— "Don't play with fire, Harper tells critics", The Globe and Mail

Good god. What is wrong with these people?

Afterward: And wasn't it one of the Conservative campaign promises to bring accountability to Canadian politics?