Government House leader Joan Burke raised a question of privilege in the legislature on Tuesday over comments made by opposition leader Yvonne Jones after the chair of the House management committee - Provincial Conservative member and Speaker - Roger Fitzgerald voted with the other Conservative members of the commission to vote money for the two other parties but deny the Liberals.
Fitzgerald offered no reason for his vote leaving most people to believe he was just following the lead from the government benches.
Burke was stupid to raise the petty partisan issue of the money vote again, let alone ensure the issue got dealt with on Wednesday with opposition house leader Kelvin Parsons giving a pointed one hour speech against the question of privilege.
Fitzgerald ruled against Burke on Thursday.
Maybe he saved Burke's bacon by killing the issue. Maybe he was jammed up with the argument Parsons presented.
Either way, it must have stung both Burke and Fitzgerald when he ruled against the government.
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