From plumbers in Parliament, to linguistic lapses, to political prize-winners, the Gargoyle gathered many an odd tale this week. Here’s a snapshot:
You can’t handle the truth
Sometimes you’re better off not knowing. Just ask the Canadian Embassy in Kyiv.
This past January, the embassy reached into a little-known pot of money called the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives to help a group called Free Crimea survey Crimeans about a variety of subjects. The questions included whether respondents were happy with having joined Russia.
For those who have forgotten, Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in March 2014. The move came after a controversial referendum …read more
Source: Ottawa Citizen
