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Marc Garneau Accuses NDP MP Jonathan Tremblay Of Stealing His Mail

Posted: 04/30/2012 4:17 pm Updated: 04/30/2012 5:10 pm

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Liberal MP Marc Garneau accused NDP MP Jonathan Tremblay of stealing his mail Monday afternoon after Question Period. (CP)

Liberal MP Marc Garneau accused NDP MP Jonathan Tremblay of stealing his mail Monday afternoon after Question Period.

The Montreal MP said a parcel addressed to him was mistakenly sent to Tremblay’s office. According to Garneau, when he enquired about the mail with Tremblay’s staff, they said they had opened it and given the contents away. Tremblay occupies Garneau's former office.

Garneau said the package contained small toy space shuttles intended for delivery to sick kids.

"They did not call and return the contents with an apology for opening the package clearly addressed to me. No, Mr. Speaker, they instead removed the content, then gave them away. That Mr. Speaker, is not only an invasion of my privacy, it is theft," Garneau said. “When contacted by my office, they showed no remorse whatsoever for this offense,†he added, requesting an investigation.

Garneau wants Speaker Andrew Scheer to rule that a breach of his parliamentary privilege has occurred.

NDP house leader Nathan Cullen suggested Garneau’s complaint was trivial and should be dealt with by the MPs involved instead of devoting the time and resources of the House of Commons to the matter. He also said there is some confusion around whether Garneau's name really was on the box.

"I think there may be some discrepancy as to whether there was actually a name on the box or not. We will get to the bottom of this."

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Liberal MP Marc Garneau accused NDP MP Jonathan Tremblay of stealing his mail Monday afternoon after Question Period. The Montreal MP said a parcel addressed to him was mistakenly sent to Tremblayâ...
Liberal MP Marc Garneau accused NDP MP Jonathan Tremblay of stealing his mail Monday afternoon after Question Period. The Montreal MP said a parcel addressed to him was mistakenly sent to Tremblayâ...
 
 
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12:35 AM on 05/01/2012
good grief - Cullen is right. Why didn't the cons get this upset about the robo calls?
11:46 PM on 04/30/2012
Cullen's right. Complaints about other MPs not sharing their toys don't belong in Parliament. Jeez.
Dinsdale Pirahna
"lookin' out the 'ole in the wall"
11:31 PM on 04/30/2012
Mr Speaker, I think we need to set up a Royal Commission, this is so much more important than election fraud and $10 billion F-35 boondoggles.
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Spanky McFarlane
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11:03 PM on 04/30/2012
There needs to be a name assigned to this occurance. the fact that no one owned up to it or stepped forward is troubling.
Obviously this is what is troubling to Mr. Garneau as well, given the contents of the package. Common courtesy demands that those responsible step up & stop the BS about a 'np name package', The owner has Identified himself- so why has he not received an apology & why has he had to go to the Speaker?

Unsat, IMO as I'm sure mail gets misdirected on the Hill more often than not..
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Liz Wilson 2
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09:56 PM on 04/30/2012
I suspect it could have been a mistake - I suspect that it wasn't worthy of bringing up in the house - I suspect that it could have been bad judgement by whomever opens the mail.
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Rob Vann
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07:51 PM on 04/30/2012
"I think there may be some discrepancy as to whether there was actually a name on the box or not. We will get to the bottom of this."

The "Huff Inquirer" strikes again..
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Doogs62
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07:03 PM on 04/30/2012
Rather thin on content Althia. Hopefully you'll follow this up in more detail shortly. That said it seems a rather ignorant thing to do on the surface of it. Common sense or decency has never been in surplus on the Hill. Shame on the people responsible for this.
06:46 PM on 04/30/2012
Sven Robinson is now back in Ottawa coaching the new NDP members?
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06:15 PM on 04/30/2012
ITS like kids in high-school....lame...
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Russg
07:40 PM on 04/30/2012
High school? More like Kindergarten.
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05:55 PM on 04/30/2012
"They did not call and return the contents with an apology for opening the package clearly addressed to me. No, Mr. Speaker, they instead removed the content, then gave them away. That Mr. Speaker, is not only an invasion of my privacy, it is theft," Garneau said. “When contacted by my office, they showed no remorse whatsoever for this offense,†he added, requesting an investigation".

Really, Space Shuttle toys? Really? Please! Why don't you come up with something to go after on policy? Why, because you have nothing.
05:37 PM on 04/30/2012
Isn't opening someone else's mail illegal?
12:36 AM on 05/01/2012
true, but this kind of stuff happens in offices all the time. hardly needs to be discussed in the HOC.
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Warren Yuill
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05:22 PM on 04/30/2012
This is actually a pretty big deal.
We'll see what comes of it.
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05:56 PM on 04/30/2012
I don't think so Tim.
Seamus OMalley
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05:35 AM on 05/01/2012
Mail theft is a crime, so yes, it is a pretty big deal.
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Marg Wood
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04:04 PM on 05/01/2012
If his name was on it, it is a big deal! If his name was not on it, it was a mistake!
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djelimon17
what's this thing for?
05:03 PM on 04/30/2012
Hope they scanned it before they opened it at least.