Surprise, surprise

Oh, how quickly THREE HUNDRED YEARS OF PARLIAMENTARY TRADITION!!!one!! get thrown out the window when ministerial responsibility would involve being responsible for something:

New Brunswick Southwest Conservative MP Greg Thompson on Wednesday said it was a difficult decision to go public with his complaint that Fredericton Conservative MP Keith Ashfield is blocking federal investments in the province.

He also told The Daily Gleaner that he complained last week to Prime Minister Stephen Harper's chief of staff about the situation.

"It is a tough call because it is one that we felt was happening but only when you see it in black and white do you know that it is happening," said Thompson. "It is not an easy thing to do.

"It is a story that shouldn't have to play out this way, to be perfectly honest with you."
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The black and white Thompson referred to is an email from Ashfield's chief of staff, Fred Nott, who said a project in St. George should be delayed until after the Sept. 27 provincial election.

Ashfield has distanced himself from Nott's memo, saying it doesn't reflect the minister's position.